The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-04-25

Mr S.faheu II Philadelphia Is tse
u3sa who pa. taken he oauirss, referred
70 aboyc and has engaged , i1a 900 worth
ef marble ana win employ, Ia all, about
one hundred bands Mr. sirltbcm ay
that when be gets one Dorset marble
front erected ia New York be ran ind
market foraIl taat Mr. Freddy can get
oot ID being SO mueh superior to the
WestcAcgter marble which Is mostly used
ST present for building fronts --Ep.
JoEENAL
HuNpNuIr.
-Basiaess !. good 10 oar village 81 she
present time.
Hay has played out.
"A. T.. Graham Is doing 8 good bust
ness at his chair factory. We understand
be has q now agent.
/ Mr. Wright, Of Weston, VI, will
+ preach Of the Methodist church the COM
ming summer
Mr.. c. b. Williams will 60 to Boston
soon to purchase new goods.
/ Mr.. W. c. Wheeler will start the list
Of May for Worcester, Mass, where be
will spend the coming summer.
There Is to be a social dance at Union
/ Hall, in this village, May LIST, wllchis the
/ last one Of the season.
/ rERu.
+ The weather is fine but the roads are
/ rice reiye.
[ The pathmasters have caused the
snow drifls TO be ent down on the stage
route, which is now passabIe with light
wagons. A gentleman was asked his
opinion as regards the speedy departure o.
the snow drifts in this vicinity his am
answer was, "if fourth Of Julyis warm
and pleasant, dog-days will be apt to cook
/ them"
We wonder if the selectmm Of this
/ town cannot see the Instructions and uui-
sauces strewn along the highway in and
about this village. If they have noticed
such nuisances why do they not have
them removed as provided by hw.
1 CHESTER.
! Miss Susie Il. Gibson, a Young lady
widely knownin this vicinity IS possess
/ ing fine social qualities Of mind and intel
leetual accomplishments ola nigh order,
/ died very suddenly at her mothers resi-
dence Saturday night, the l3ta inst. So
natural and liie-like did the deceased APP
/ pear that her relatives delayed her inter
mcnt until the Wednesday following,
The funeral was attended by very large
concourso Of sympathizing friends.
We have just learned Of he death Of
NJ. Ney Barney, aged 20 years, which oe-
cured at Soho olcraft, Michigan. Young
Barney left Chester less than year ago
/ for the west. Not flaw coald be found
in his character, while he enjoyed the rep
utation of being one of the best scholars
that ever graduated at Chester academy,
lie was ever identified with the lyceum Of
this institution and was luent and log.
| ical depator. AT the tine of his death
Barney was an associate editor Of the
Kalamazoo Dispatch d Meas Or at least,
contributed to its columns many able
leaders; and recent number Of that pa
per says: "The community are saddened
by the death of one Of It's most Promising
young men. The Union Schools followed
his remains in procession to the depot"
Mr.. Barney was a son of our respected
townsman, L, f. Barney, Esq.
BENNINGTON.
The streets are settled and dry.
The trotting grounds are beginning
to be occupied.
Barber Chase, Esq, contemplates
paying another visit to the west before
long. When he arrives at his destination
we hope he will be successful catching
those buflaloes, when he goes out on bis
romantic tour.
The Brennaus with their TabIeaux of
Erin, have made engagements whereby
they can be with us early in May. We
\ bespeak for them full house.
The Free Press comes out il new
dress, both sides being now Of home man.
ufacture. We congratulate brother Still
son on this evidence of prosperity. There
is one thing we would like to inquire
about, not in a spirit Of cayil but for in.
! formation. We notice at the hcsd Of the
! first column in the Free Press 8Otiicial
County Paper" Official IN what respect
This is something new for Vermont pa.
per to claim. What little official patron.
age is given the papers in this State Is
generally divided among them pretty
equally without regard to politics or cir.
culation. As far as publishing bankrupt
notices and other notices Of the United
/ States Court the JOURNAL is the only pa
/ per in the county authorized IL publish
them. Probate and other lega notices
for the north shire are published in thC
/ JOURNAL, aud still we don't clam to be-
the official paper Of the county. We have
also noticed in some Of the State paper.
that the Free Press is the leading paper
4 in southern Vermont. Not counting Che
Rutland papers, every paper in southern
Vermont is ahead Of it, in point u cireu
latiou and some Of them have at least
double the number Of regular paying sub.
scriber5. The JOURNAL has more subscrib,
ers outside Of Bennington County than
I the whole list Of of the Free Press wa.
short time age. We make this ST ate.
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