The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-08-29

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psumee.
WuouFoRn.
The roads Ia somc paris Of ibe town
ar5 la bad condition,
"A caacus win be held 10 the Red
seboal-bouse o. saturday evening next,
for ,ho purpose Of nominating a sandi-
date for town representative.
-Mcssrs Woodward and Gleason lost
ysluable horse last week, while coming
down from the city by some part Of The
rigging giving out, whereby tho team
was crowded on 10 another load Of lum.
Der standing near, and one horse Killed.
WILMINGTON.
The Ministries were here last week
and had s full house. Those who atlen-
dea report them as good musicians.
. The Methodist Sabbath school caught
TIE picnic fever which carried them of
en- Wednesday to the maple grove Of the
superintendent, Mr., Israel Haynes.
I About 10 persons were present. A
nice dinner, with plenty of amusement
made the afluir enjoyable to all.
BERLIN.
! VIM. Rogers has added another sto-
( ny TO his large honse on the corner,
which with other improvements makes a
fine show.
Byron Clark, Of the firm Of Green 4
Clark has just been presented by his
wife with a beautiful pair OF twins, male
and female.
Sending milk to n. Y. from this de-
pot IS obout played out, One or two
old, bruised 80 qt cans are sent OCCASION
ally.
During the progress of a thunder
storm, some days ago, ten head Of cattle
were struck and killed by lightning on
the farm of J. Wells, Esq.
The dwelling house on the farm of
Miss Sarah Cornell, daughter OF Ex-Sher-
i'll Cornell, occupied by Mr.. Wing, was
burned a few weeks since. BY the her.
ole cxertions of Mr.. Wing and neighbors
most of The goods were saved.
VIM. Green has commenced building
a dwelling on Main street, south, just
opposite the grounds purchased by Il. II.
Green and l.. w. Grcenman of G.. f.
Denison, Esq, on which grounds we may
expect something extra in due time.
"A man belonging to the observation
society, observing in the daytime all
he can steal nights, went through all
the railroad depots in town few nights
since. All that was needed was to dis
place n pane of glass and 90 in. The
agents of tho South and centre depots
had taken most of the money away with
them, but our agent having neglected TO
do so, lost about fifteen dollars. The
thief has not yet reported himself.
Politics begin to squirm a little, but
we Liberal reformers are not making the
progress that we expected at one time,
in fact we almost fear we are losing
ground. The Col. had Greeley pnrp
sent him which has made much noise,
and disturbed some of the bloody-mind-
ed GRANTEES, which is some comfort.
Some of our active men are under the
weather. Gen. Atchison don't hardly
come to time, and the Professor seems
nearly dried up but Gen. Put, (not
PeeD, our most active and efficient lead
er still declares that if lying will do it
we shall surely succeed to which we res
pond amen. OCCASIONAL.
NEW LEBANON, N. Y.
Officer Rouse has succeeded in az
resting Henry Green, of Nassau, who is
charged with stealing horse of Charles
Haight. The horse is not found as yet,
but Green is in the Hudson Jail.
The Ladies' Fair closed on Monday
evening, and has proved success in
every respect. The attendance was large
every evening, and the patronage so lib
eral, that about eleven hundred dollars
was raised, which is to be used in erect
ing parsonage for the Presbyterian So
ciety. A concert was given each even
/ ing by the " Peek Sisters" which drew a
/ large crowd Of attentive listeners, The
New Lebanon concert band was also pre-
sent, and furnished music for the occa.
/ sion. Many of the articles were sold at
auction, among which was diamond
ring, donated by VIM. II. Wickham, ESD
of New York, which brought something
over 800.
CHATHAM VILLAGE, N. Y.
The Ocean fire engine company, mum
bering about sixty, with corresponding
number of ladies, left this village at half
past seven o'clock on a special train for
I Hudson, where they took the steamer
"Nupha" for Newburg. They were ac-
eompaucd by the Chatham band. They
returned at about nine O'Clock in the
evening, considerably tired, but satisfied
that il was the most pleasant excursion o.
the season.
A special train left Chatham on Fri
dag evening at six o'clock, carrying
about five hundred passengers, bound fol
Hudson, TO attend the Grant and Wilson
ratification meeting held in the City Hal
that evening. The.promiuent speaker wal
Senator Wilson, candidate for vice-presi.
dent. So many could not gain access 4
the building, a meeting was ORGANIZED
outside, and addressed by speakers from
kindelhook and Rhinebeck.
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