The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-07-18

Wet. Wreht. pho baa long
been as thaat accountant aud naak
keeper lor tae panam Administering
Co.. has izaea hs position ana r.
.iouedlau Taes u3w b.ts tie p'sg made
Tseaut by his re ienalloa
Frank Bow ics. Esqt uh9 uss lag-
mgfIy 8 resident q gh.s placs ana iar
some CINE hs. uocu residing ID Boston,
ha attended She Boston Jubilee, au1 ~
course pronounced &c q grand aHair
The thunder and lightning last week
during ihr heavy showers, were very
terrific and severe. One man and team
lBeni Towusea3) was quite severely ia-
IareI bg The lightning iu the western
part Of thc town.
-plcasurable parties enjoy ride to
Woodfgrd every day. 70 see what progre
s. made So the construction Of the elias
teubury railroad. They always report
avorably.
Mrs } II. Evans Of Nj Holly, n. }.
arrived at this place yesterday. She will
visit hcr friends for short season. aud
then return home with her husband who
has been making these parts his iAyoritc
resort since the first Of June.
A preliminary meeting for forming o
Greeley sud Brown club was held on
Saturday evening. The meeting was adj
dressed 10y a. p. ChiIds. Col, Z. o. Cole,
J. h. Pmmenter Of the Troy Press, Maj.
A. u. Valentine and others. There is a
warm time coming.
1t is rumorcd that the Free Press has
been bought up by the Greeleyites and
win come out this week on that side.
We suspected as much though we are
surprised that some OF those who came
out so strong against the sale ofthe Ban
aer should be among the purchasers. But
It makes all the difference in the world
whose OK is gored.
wooDToBD.
GOOD hay weather.
Early peas are now abundant.
$. +. Brown has dug good sized new
potatoes from his garden this season.
No celebration here the 4th, conse-
quently there were 40 injuries received,
There will be an abundance Of fruit
in this section this season, and we pre-
sumo in many others.
Lyman Bowlcs has sold his personal
property in this place to Geo. +. Page Of
Fitzwilliam, N. II.
"A ton OF grass more to the acre viii
be produced, than last year. The click
of the moving machines are heard now
a-days.
Celebrated musicians from Hoosick
Falls, N. Y, will have charge of the in
strumental feature Of the Grand picnic
OH Tuesday, next.
Quite large parties from Bennington
and New York occasionally visit A. Fox,
Esq, our popular landlord about noon so
as to partake of his excellent dinners.
We speak from experience.
Rhetorical exercises were held in the
school in district No. /, on Friday after
noon last These exercises are becoming
very interesting, instructive and import
ant There were a good number Of visit
ers present.
S. p. Brown has a flower which he
cultivated from common weed found
on the mountain, he says. We saw il a
few days since and it is floral beauty.
Mr.. Brown has fine variety of flowers
in his garden, and a beautiful maple
grove which will be occupied Tuesday
23d inst
"A grand pic mic is announced ior
Tuesday July Esd. Last winter the an
nouncement was made that it would be
held July 4th, but the management deem
cd it the better way to postpone ii q
couple of weeks orso, as various articles
are to be received from New York, to
add to the days enjoyment, which could
not be obtained at the earlier date.
Grant & Wilsonl The names harmo-
nize well! There are quite a number Of
Greeley men in this town, but their votes
viii have but little effect, There was tall,
few days since of raising a Greeley and
Brown flag, but before it could flap in the
breeze Of course it was laid in the dust
A flag to the honor OF Grant 81 Wilson
would almost look majestic floating in the
breeze. Raise it up boys Again let Il:
say Grant q Wilson! 1t makes a ticket
which embodies much of national and
political distinction.
Large excavations are being made il
the banks and hills by the roadside, OF
the line of the Bennington & Glastonbury
Railroad, to supply dirt for constructing
the same. There is plenty oft with mil
lions of hard heads which is one great AL
vantage. The proprietors of the road
propose giving free ride on the compile
ton of the road, which they maintain vii
be in about thirty days, but we viii
double the time and then be on the SAFE
side.