The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-09-21

2Oa "Wednesday forenoon Il lasi week
an alarm Il dc va, sounded which
called out ,bc department aHa also Use
neW steamer which aniyed 70 town The
dar before. The Gre was found 70 be il
az Oh Uadding mill which Is now used
a. a box factory b. the Bennington Manu-
hc,ariug Company The building was
Ola and burned very rapidly The
machinery vas nearly an DESTROYED, bnt
most 81 the stock was saved The loss
viii amount b ncarly sleN No insur.
m,se Tho steamer worked very well
tt. total cost was stss
uouacN fALis.
The trustees Of tie village public
school, have for principal, grammar de-
parmcnt. Nj. Dewey and for principal
IL intermediate department Miss Blan-
ohari. both OF Whitehall \ y About
100 came to the school The first day,
wien the school house was found too
small to accommodate them II should
bc enlarged
The SUNDAY Schools OF the Baptist,
Methodist and Presbyterian churches had
al excursion % Cambridge, "Wednesday
Of last week Three schools from Cam
bridge Joined them. There was base
/ BAH match nc the grove the same day
between the Fire Flies of Greenwich
and the Star Climb OF lIoosick Falls, n. s..
The Wood Moving aud Reapug
Machine, Co, found their new iron
Mowers so popular that they propose
commencing their manufacture for next
seasons trade Immediately, having al
ready received largo orders from their
i Agents. They have been cnlarging their
works the past season SO that they
now have capacity for turning out
about one hundred aud thirty
machines per day. They are building
large Office near the new brick shop
constructed last season--which will be
i finished in the best style, and win be the
most convenient building for their pur-
I poses that money can build. The new
malleablc iron ioundery buildings are
nearly ready for roofing. | will write
1 sou as good description ofthem as pos
,ible when they are finished. Mr.. Wal
+ ter a Wood is at Nahant, near Boston,
Mass, taking recreation after his sum
mers work Lynn Z. Wood has recently
returned home from Europe.
/ II, w. TooIe, young man who broke
his arm about six weeks ago by throw
i ing stone, was in town few days ago.
lie is cripple for life, being unable to
move his arm or fingers
BERLIN.
Rev. Mr. Mumford has had two
Jobs matrimonial the past week. Mr..
\ Woodward and lady Of Bennington, and
Mr.. Ellery Bentley and Miss Cornelia
Pike of Berlin.
The Seventh Day Baptists, an
nua 5, s. picnic took place at A. 7. Halls
grove at the Centre ON Thursday. They
had very Pleasant time, and all seemed
happy.
The BAPTIST annual Association con-
yened at Stephentown the same day,
which was attended by quite number of
Mr. Mumfords congregation. The affairs
of the Association seemed on the whole
to be prosperous.
We met our genial friend Supervisor
Brown with the accomplished Miss
Anna Conkling, of Berkshire, on his arm
and were surprised and delighted to be
Uniformed by Mr.. B. that they "twain had
become one ncshW May Heavens
choicest blessings attend them.
Had a slight frost in the valley on
the morning Of the 18th. Corn is gener-
ally in the shock, and potatoes are wait
ing for some live fellow TO come TO our
Depot and buy them. There is good
crop of them, and think a good chance
for an active man to make some money
in the potato trade. RoMEo.
The following notes from the New
York correspondent Of the Albany Times
will be interesting to some Of our read
ess;
This week was one Of party Of five
from New York who visited Rensselaer,
county aud explored two caves located
, in the town Of Berlin, about twenty miles
! from Troy. The caves are on the Harlem
!, Extension railroad, one within half a
mile of The North Village, and the other
; about a mile aud half from the South
: Pctcrsburgh post office. The first has
i already been explored to the distance Of
a, nearly a mile. at which point The pas
sane becomes TOO small 10 admit Of per.
SON going through. a constant current
{ Of ain Fushcs ont Of the cavern, which fact
proves concIusively lhat the passageway
extends a long distance under ground
The cave has been visited by many SIN,
dents ana others interested in such mat
= ters. The mouth Of il i on the side o.
4 steep mountain, and the passagewal
, extends II j. supposed, for several miles
and possibly through the entire chain 0
The WilIiamstown range. Here j. !
+ chance for speculation, Indeed, q bet
ter opening for an cnierpiisng man can
not BE found. The other cave referee
4 70, Situated near South Peler,burgh pos
u Office, is q much smaller affair. il ha
. been explored 10 the distance OF a fcv
rod only, aud contains two quite arg
rooms a hole a. largo a. a mans am
y out ef which a Snrrent Of air rushes, is a
2 Tie further end 81 tie inner room
Il Speaking of cayerns reminds one tha
tbrre i sHll another cave on tie top o
Z Wiliiamsiown mountain, near the Peters
bureh liuc. This III known 10y tie rattle
uupaciical name Of "Snow Hole Isl