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

noa SRI activity for h.m. The con-.
aaaliT wiI regrtt BIZ death III miH.
tsgy tide b. obtai0r8 several years slaog
a. Ceieuel q to Oas Hundred and Tf4.
fth regiment. state militia
rkcTowI roNv
Me- Gcorge W smilh has sold b.
rca8euee g Gilman Wilson and win Re-.
mare VIII hIs family e -srNer4
a company 81 Owe 81 aE 81 oul
young men win leave this week 20 joiB
colony from Neu Eagland about o -.
&c gpou Government lands % ihe Ngub-
era Paei6r 4 4 81 Minnesots.
"A youag la 81 TIE 'wea road was
recently surprised a the remarkable
agreement, ia Iime 10 tbc ibe many estab-
lsbmenis about us AZ noon, al almost
tie same moment be beard the whistles
81 last Dorset, and al salem, the tanney
whistle in tbis village. TIE lumber mill al
Sunderland. The Seminary bell and tie
town clock.
uAHNuMyuLu.
l.Asl week q thuly farmer whose fra.
gal habits have been frequently noticed,
aud who lives eat Of Peru town line, bad
coaZed BIS hens 10 contribute few egg.
thsi might be exchanged for some much
needed merchandise ior the family The
spring was backward and the hens in
consequences were q H,ile contrary, be-
sides the pail TO be filed was large, aud,
what was worse than az else, the daily
report from Park A Auold's showed O
regular and con tant decline IL the price
Of eggs bat IS patience = always re.
VARIED, one day last week "Oh Spec
layed the egg that filed the pail and com.
picicd the 18th dozen The next morn.
log the horse was bitehcd mp, produce
loaded, a list Of articles 10 be purchased
carefully pcnciled down and "frguality
started for the store, enqairiag Of each
ueighbor as lie journeyed along, the price
Of eggs AT the different western markets
fIe appeared before Mr. Whitney, a
thoroughly posted man and demanded
Factory Point market price for his eggs,
bat eggs were eggs, and Charley stab
born, and the difference Of a cent on each
and every dozen parted the merchant and
bis customer and irugality, dobbiD and
eggs, started for Factory Point. But a
serious difficulty was yet to be overcome
Peru turnpike lay exactly IN bis path and
MIR. liiIl would certainly demand y cent.
each way for passing the old rickety gate
aud he could not get through aud agree
TO pay when be came back and then "a
back by way Of the notch road. He had
played that on Mr.. Hill until il was play.
ed out. A bright thought came TO our
frugal farmer. He would leave his team
at the house Just above the gate and &c
on foot to Factory Point, ii was only
three miles away and u cents was de-
pending This was done, eggs marketed
II cents saved, and our hero was return
ing with his empty pail and large bun
die Of well selected bottom priced articles
and as he was passing the gate Mr.. Hill
stepped out and demanded the toll, and
reminded him Of the fact that he had driv
en- his team over the road once and was
going over it again and that he had run
the gate before and was liable to pay &
heavy bill OF costs. This was too much
for frugallty; the future looked dark; II
would certainly be easier to pay "a cents
than ten dollars and discretion whisper
ed "you had better pay" and he paid
and went home, sadder If not wiser
man. J. ---