The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-05-09

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Columbia Han S receiving thorough
oycrlaui.ng preparatory 20 receiving
summer guests
Gay s Carpenter are doing a ano
business e. their new store Now the
block !. completed and everything about
81 IN ship shapc & forms one q the finest
place. for business 10 The country
Frank Hand has commenced thc
erection Of large business block on Che
corner towards The depot Improvement
8. on Tire rampage 81 The springs
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"A. u. Gale Is building an extensive
addition to bis harness shop This addi-
ton Is made necessary by The increase In
his business. Mr.. Gale Is one Of our
most enieTprising business men.
Rev. +, G. Booth delivered the morn
ing sermon ia the Methodist church last
sabbath, il being the second time that be
has preached here lie partially excused
himself az the beginning by stating that on
account Of recent illness be had not pre-
pared himself as he would have done had
Il been otherwise. His text was taken
from Isaiah 1850 He opened his dis.
course by describing the difference be.
tween temporal and spiritual strength.
He spoke Of the nations OF the earth, their
rising and downfall and gave az the cansc
OF the latter a neglect Of duty, the love
for fashion ana display, which would
ia time come TO dislike for labor and
falling into that languid state which char
acterizcd the French nation. lie also
spoke OF the faults of Napoleon, and
quoted the remark which he made to the
French nation, That he wished to con-
vert France into a flower garden, into a
perfect Eden lie enlarged upon the faults
OF the present time, and seemed to long
for by gone days His theory being that
the people Of the present day wished TO
do something great, something which
might make them popular, but they were
too inactive and really too delicate to
carry out any Of their plans or desires.
If they could not perform some great
thing they would do nothing. Following
this was a beautiful Illustration which be
presented showing that he who waited
upon the Lord and was active in relig-
ious duties, ever ready to speak kind
word to his neghbor when he met him,
was regular in attending meetings and
never failed to assist in any way the
progress of the work of God, was re-
newed in strength He it is who is hap
py And such men never fail TO bring
with them a cheerful countenance and q
happy heart They are the pillars Of the
church, He fingered long upon the peo-
pie of the present day He ridiculed the
kid glove and tissue paper aristocracy.
That our ancestors were happy while at
work with their loom or spinning wheel
They could walk eight or ten miles day
and thought nothing about it. But the
present generation are very different.
They can 60 to church only when il Is
calm and pleasant. They could not walk
but must ride. They could not perform
household duties for their hands would
by that means become rough and large.
| trust the young people of the place
will bear in mind the morals which he SO
clearly illustrated. II is pity that We
could not have known before these essen
tial things in every day life but we trust
the "young minister" will observe the
improvement when it has been brought
about and remark upon it. | for one
think it would be extremely impossible
to break through the laws of custom and
go back to those of former days. No
look forward and let your motto be eek.
celsior'. PIONEERING MAPLE.
CHATHAM.
Weather is very warm and pleasant
The lilac and horse chestnut trees are
coming rapidly forward, the heads Of eacf
of the above mentioned varieties are quite
advanced.
Several of our enterprising citizens
| by their united efforts succeeded in set
ting out remarkably fine and thrifty elm
tree on the station grounds last week
If the tree flourishes, as it gives promise
to do, II will be labor well spent.
The rapid strides that have bee made
in the vegetation of the country, in Tho
space of two weeks is remarkable. The
fields seem TO be nearly as green as usu
al at this season, and if the warm wealth
er continues steadily, we may hope t.
catch Up with time.
RAWLINGS.
Several attempts have been made re
Gently to burn the village Of Pawling
Dutchcss County, N. y. Wednesda.
morning of last week the Catholic churcl
was fired, and it, with its contents, wa
entirely consumed. In the afternoon til
excited inhabitants held a meeting anl
offered 81 500 reward for the arrest Of th
incendiary.
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