The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-03-28

~ he nbo marble mill " hssars. TYrel
4 kent was started some time ago, bat
the water IL 90 low that Il can be run
only portion Of the time. To obyIaie
this difficulty the eHtsrprising proprietors
propose 10 pat in al engine Of sufficient
capacity 10 run the mill, not, however,
to be used except In low water. A
foundation WAS laid and other prepara-
lions were made for the proposed change
las, fall, and il IL expected that the mill
viii soon be put In condition 10 stand all
manner Of droughls, making il In every
respco, one Of the best mills 10 this viein-
ity or 10 the state.
poRsET.
The temperance lecture Of T. h.
Brownell OF North PownL win b. de-
liyered At the lecture room Of this Con-
gregationAl Church on Saturday evening,
March Spth. OWinE 10 The detention Of
the trains on the Rutland road by the
snow Mr. Brownell could not keep his
former appointment.
RurERT.
Ogden r. Fisher Of Rupert has .iI
scar old Cow that gave birth to three
healthy calves on Wednesday March Goth
aud all are as smart as single calves are
commonly. Who beats that.
Elijah Burton has sold his farm to
Walter White Of Hebron, N. Y, price
$500. Nobody Is glad that Mr.. Burton
has sold his farm. Rupert Ia not so rich
IN substantial citizens that we can afford
| TO loose one Of them. We want more Of
them aud Mr.. White viii be cordially
welcomed to our midst.
Rupert is nearly dried up, running
water Ia pipe or logs being troze up al.
most entirely all over town. Something
/ that was never known before by It's old
est settlers. The streams are tho lowest
year The weather Is not very SPRING
like yet. Mercury standing at zero most
Of the time. No one makisg sugar yet
We are ia hopes that dog days will
bring thaw.
Mr.. Pierce has sent TO Troy for man
10 open his safe, not being able since the
fire TO get II open by the ordinary means.
Many OF our people are complaining
Of illness, occasioned by the severity OF
the weather aud the sudden changes.
George Potter has sold his house to
Eugene NJ. Willard and moved into Mrs.
Johnson's house.
Eugene Willard has given up bis clerk
ship with W. b. Griffith, and 10 engaged
In business for 5. l.. Griffith upon the
mountain. His house il for the present
occupied by VIM. Thomas and It. j.
Whittemore.
DIR, Cheney, having vacated the bank
building some months since, purchased
by the Catholics with view TO convert II
into chapel-they last week took out the
partition walls, and last Sabbath morning
mass was held there for the arst time.
We are informed that the building is to
be Immediately fixed up In good shape,
and expect soon to see Il neat and home
lyike little chapel. Bat we apprehend
that with the growing Catholic population
in the vicinity, Il will soon be found to BE-
too small. DIR. Cheney has moved into
Danforth Gilmore's house.
We learn from the Herald that thu
store Of William Pierce Of Dandy, with
nearly its entire contents, were entirel,
destroyed by fire shortly after twelve
O'Clock Friday morning. The store VA
also occupied as the post ofhce. Mr.. Fisk
the clerk ofMr. Pierce being postmaster
aud 1t is understood, that the entir,
, mail matter therein was consumed
The fire was discovered about midnigh
by Robert Neil, who lived near by an,
was awakened by the smell Of smoke
The alarm was given at once. but whel
the store was reached It was found tina
the inside Of the store was completely en-
yeloped in flames, 90 that ii was impoes
ble TO force an entrance or 10 remove an,
Of the goods. The store was filled with
large and valuable stock Of goods whicl
were entirely consumed, with the excep
ton OF small quantity, stored In the rea
: store, which were removed before III
fianes reached them. The loss on lh
: building and stock IL estimated at frOt
= six 10 eight thousand dollars, which
partially covered BY insurance. The cor
: ,ltion OF Ar. Pierce's books an
papers has not, at the present writing
been nscer.Ained az they were kept in on
) Of Lilies large bAnk saies, which 10 MOI
u lying amid the red bot debris Of the stor'
J but they win undoubtedly be found nj
IS injured by the arey ordeal through whic
= they have passed. The origia Of the fl
g j. az vet unknown. The loss will cxcee
y $40 600; the insurance IL q, 900.
: From our correspondent, we learn II
following particulars: All thai woul
burn Of the large stone store, owned al
occupied by Mr.. VIM Pierce, With Alno
y is entire contents, together with tie on
buildings, was consumed. OF his vel
p large stock Of goods nothing wss save
E except few articles Of comparative
d little vAlue, such as eoald he got oat fro
l. the back store. In the same baildia
be were the post-ofsios, Good TsmpaAfs' Ha
- and shoe shop occapied By Mr.. Kasp
At Prom none Of thess wss ssytAing save
= As there il no Ore engine 10 The plsc
'e and ladeed but very little wafer - 4
d present tune, though multilade Of pc