The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-03-07
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asys lesgthsu and uo snow appears, So,
the mud crews deeper
EAsT ARLINGTON.
Stow Sbowi i tie great need hert
a, present What i The J9CHSsL goo,
for II we can't have sDew TO get en- col
logs2
The ladies Of The Congregational So
riety In Fast Arlington, gave Neak-Ti,
Soglahle a. Billing Hail On ihc evening
Of AGreh "a. The novelty Of the thinG
drew a crowd, and everybody seemed t.
enjoy themselves, although. youth, man
hood and old age were slightly mixed az
when the neck-tics were drawn and sup.
per was announced. The Art Gallery
was quite 8 feature Of the evening, and
contributed in no small degree 10 the
pleasure 81 the entertainment, rejecting
a good deal Of credit on is originator
The society realized b. tween s6Q and see
wEsT ARLINGTON,
r.. r. IIurd Is engaged in buying
wool lie thinks farmers in this section
ought not to give up sheep entirely but
keep enough for seed
w H. Hoyt and wife, formerly resi-
dents Of this part OF our town, now living
Just over the line in jackson, n. y, cell
ebrated their tin wedding on Tuesday,
February 2lst, There was large attend.
auce Of friends, many from this town be-
Ing present, With plenty Of tin, the
whole thing passed of splendidly. About
two hours amer the departure Of the
guests, however, the barn in the rear Of
the house was discovered TO be on fire,
all efforts 10 extinguish Il were unAvailing.
There was stored Ia the barn about $500
worth Of furs, upon which there was an
insurance Of about two-thirds value, all Of
which was destroyed. Barn worth $1,000,
insured for $3.50. Henry will have the
of many friends hereabonts in
this additional streak Of i'll luck. II Is
not yet known how the fire originated, by
some ii il thought TO have beer set
by an incendiarY,
There is good deal OF talk about the
improvement in the JOURNAL. Your
friends here all wish you success
Local news is about as scarce as snow.
It is a great loss to us not having any
sleighing this winter.
Il here will be donation party in
this place at the dwelling Of o. Clark,
Esq, on the evening Of the nth inst,
for the benefit of Rev. Wilbur Il. Poor,
who has preached TO this people the
past year
Mr.. +. Miles who is an extensive
of car-wheeI iron at Co
pake, on the Harlem r. r., Columbia
County N T., has been doing a large
business in the charcoal line in this To-
,ality for nearly two years. He has
now ready for use four brick kilns of
arge capacity which he will commence
the first of next month.
1t will require fifty hands to furnish
the necessary amount of wood, work
the kilns, and deliver the coal in the
cars at Arlington station. He has also
several gangs burning coal under the
dirt.
R. I. Hurd and his partner, 4. judi
son, have purchased over two hundred
thousand pounds of wool in this and
the adjoining counties within the last
six weeks. A large part Of this has
been delivered in bulk, at Hurds store
in this place, sacked or bagged and
sent to market from Shushan station.
The recent advance 10 wool has un-
oarthed or brought to the surface a
Iarge quantity of this article which
hard times and low prices had kept out
Of sight for several years. One lot
consisting Of nine clips, was found, a
portion Of which, these same parties at
one time offered one dollar and ten
cents per pound for but the owner be-
ing of the Locofcco persuasion in po-
litics Of the Hard Shell" species, pre-
ierred wool to currency and held on.
1t now brought forty cents per pound.
But Greenbacks you know have bet
ter reputation, and great many don't
hesitate to take them now If offered
Hurd a. Judson left for the West on
Wednesday morning last, with a view
of purchasing wool in Illinois, Iowa
and Wisconsin.
Our quondam acquaintance, the
First Tuesday in March, has promised
to be in this town, land it is understood
in some others) on the 18th inst. 1t is
generally thought he will distribute his
iavors with his usual impartiality, re-
some TO Office and dls-ap-
pointing others.
EAST DORSET.
Our Roman Catholic brethren celc-
brated the beginning of the Lenten fast
with three days service in their church
in this place. Father Gatiney, our resi-
dent priest, was assisted by several Other
priests from adjacent towns, and the Ger.
emonies were OF varied and impressive
character. A large number Of Catholics
were assembled at all the services, filing
their little church to oyerhowing. We un-
derstand they have in contemplation the
erection Of a much larger and more suit.
able church. Ne may expect an edifice
which will be Al ornament 10 the place
for when the Romanists build they build
well.
"A Book Club has recently been or
gained here, which we regard as one Of
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