The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-10-10

fret dsy b. contributions from q few
cents an b several hundred dollars
When tie collection was completed there
ws- found 60 be a surplus Of sls32.
One ol the noteworthy features OF this
collection was the fact that more than
two-ihirls Of il came from members Of
churches once feeble and aided BY The
state Convention. The Convention ad-
joufued on Thursday noon to meet at
Rutland on the first Tuesday Of October
1878. H.
SYNDICATE,
Jesse sage offers large amount Of
property ior sale at auction in our adj
vcrti,iug columns The sales include a
farm, bay, stock, etc, in this town, three
farms aud hay and also saw mill and
tract Of timberod land in Suattou. Read
Bis advertisement.
Another wager less absurd than the
one from Weston, ia last weeks JouR-
nal. IS that between sherman Nichols, Of
this place and ". II. noyt Of Cambridge,
\. Y The stake is barrel OF cider, the
Iooser 10 convey il to the house OF the
winner and the goods to be labelled in
large letters, Lost on the Issue Of the
presidential election"
Once more the fantastic toe has skip
ped to the music Of the Shushan band.
Wednesday evening witnessed one Of the
largest balls ever known in this place
Extensive preparations had been made,
the house aud yard Illuminated aud when
the wagons began TO rattle announcing
the arrival Of guests expectation was on
tlptoc Five towns were represented,
making six couples, besides servants and
guests invited to witness the hilarity.
WEST SYNDICATE.
AT recent dance man from out Of
the State brought jug containing six
gallons Of beer for the free use of the
company, but the beverage was abstract
ed and afterwards the empty demijohn
was found at the house Of one Of the
guests. MS.
ARLINGTON.
The RI. Rev. w. H. A. Bissell,
Of Vermont, will ofliciate in St. james
church Monday evening the 18th inst.
Quite a train Of new freight cars left
the Arlington Manufacturing Company's
works during the past week for the Har-
lem Extension Railroad Company, where
they were greatly needed.
The republicans connected with the
Douglass Manufacturing Co.'S. works
have just erected at the chisel works a
pole 80 feet high, from which floats a star
and stripe flag by Is feet and str Gamer
80 feet long bearing the names Of Grant
and Wilson, long may it wave.
AT the annual reelection of officers
for the A. Y. M. association, he ID at their
rooms on the I'd inst, the follow ling were
chosen: President, Ii. S. u ard; Vice
Presidents, Charles Cauiiel6 |, ID. w.
Gilmore; Secretary, Willard Holden I'd
Executive Committee, J. X. Batchelder,
Lemuel Buck, II. s. Hard Librarian,
Hartman G. Brownson.
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Hare [, on Friday
last, celebrated their wood N wedding,
on which occasion their houi e was filed
with their friends to congr atnate with
them. The presents on the occasion EN-
braced almost everything in the shape of
wood, some being very fine and costly,
all, however, being Of | PRACTICAL and
useful character aud handy to have in the
house. All present seemed to enjoy the
occasion aud broke up at an early hour
wishing the couple many happy returns
Of the marriage ami yersar.y
EAST ARLrSGro \.
We are sorf to say q lat Mr. WIN.
shcpard's child eight month old has been
for some time considered da vigorously i'll;
also little laughter OF Mr.. +. Oatmau
was taken short time since in the same
way The disease seems TO battle the
skill Of on physicians
East Arlington still in town but has
been yer quiet since Christmas. a few
Of oar i,izcns are from bo ne for short
time. r. Judson, we are not ashamed
10 say has gone as our town representa-.
tive Montpelier, b. W 5 Afford to Al
tooU 4, Penn, to the annual meeting oi
Rtt hebtes Rev. Mr.. D0uel son to Now
\ Urk, in which time there viii be nc
pl eaching in the Congregatio nal church
/ We overheard our tailor say few days
since that be was getting up nice SUIT
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