The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-03-21


az the present time. The springs an,
streams being nearly all dry, the yariou
mills and shops are either entirely stop
ped or running bat part of the time. III,
only reliable water now being obtained
is from the artcsiau or drove wells in on
place, none Of them having failed as yet
one at The Arlington Manufacturing Coz
works now furnishing about sixty barrels
per day for the boilers Of that establish
pent, the pump being worked by ma.
ehinery Ihas now been running about a
fortnight without any diminution Of the
stream OF water from IT, ana is their only
dependence at this time.
EAST ARLINGTON.
I %. \. Russell has bought II. Il.
Webb, house and lot in East Arlington.
Price $1,000.
/ Thomas Quinn OF Salisbury has
bought a. L. Bartlett's farm adjoining
the town farm.
III, II, Webb has sold his farm in
sonlh part Of town and bought an adioin-
ing one orc. n. Russell, price $1,000.
Adams Walter has bought the dwell
ing and harness shop belonging to A. p.
Niles in fsst Arlington, price $1,000.
Mrs. n. G. Hard and Miss Shack
shober have formed copartnership for
the purpose Of opening Millinery and
Fancy Goods Store People in want OF
anything in that line will find good as
sortmcnt at their place of business.
BENNINGTON.
i II Woodman has returned from
the south
The graded schools Of this village
closed their winter term on Friday of last
week.
"A new store will be ready for occu-
pancy in few weeks. II is only about
six feet from the Banner office.
Nearly half of our manufacturers are
running their mills on half time, owing TO
the scarcity of water.
The cost Of building the proposed
Glastonbury railroad eight miles) is est- |
mated by the engineer at three hundred
thousand dollars. Twelve bids have
been made for building the road.
Mrs. Ravens, wife OF Hon. E. Palm
er Ravens, of Essex, New York, and sis
ter of Henry w. Putnam, Esq, of this
place, died at the latter gentleman's resi-
dence, on Tuesday the 18th inst. The
disease was strangnlated hernia, which
bafll ed the skill of many physicians.
The Troy Press Of Monday says: The
friends of the Waloomsac railroad are
getting discouraged and begin to find
fault with the inaction of the directors.
They say there is always something else
10 be done first before attention can be
given to raising money for building It.
Until the directors show that they have
aith in the enterprise, they will hardly
get other people much interested in it.
wooDFoRp.
-Four feet dccp--lhe snow.
Too good-thc sleighing.
--lncreascs-ihe price of real estate. f
This town contains ~ square miles.
-Saluiation Of the day--how's your
old?
Another ball is talked OF. The Young
ne on the qm sire.
The first inhabilant of this town, was
'acb Moore
"A thaw is talked Of 1t isn't expect
a this month
The older inhabitants maintain that ,
a the month OF April, high water will {
e prevalent all over the country.
This town was chartered by Gov.
Wentworth, March 9Th 1863 The town
'as organized Feb. llth 1863. a
or Irish aud colorcd population, we |
&c entirely exempt. Who'll present the :
ext bin for Congress- 4
"A cattle disease Is prevailing. A
aluablc Ok died from thc effects, one day
lst week,
-'Pleiades IN the constellation Arctnr
3, was exceedingly bright, on Saturday
vening A cold storm Of snow aud slect ]
,as the result The following day.
The past winter has been The only
nc that has passed IL fifteen years, With
tt brake up, Of one turn of high II
later. Perhaps tie fashions /. becoming I
bsolete, d
AZ the recent annual meeting the fol- 4
wing officers were elected: Town 8
eIE and treasurer Lyman Bowles: Sc 4
q men, Amos Aldrich, Jacob Harbour, !.
ancis Gleason: ovefsecr Of the poor, q
Hathaway, Jr. listers, VIM. Knapp, q
hauncey Easton, Geo. w. Knapp; col !,
cior, GEO. W Knapp Anditors, Chas
Mood John Hathaway, Jr., Fred =
ddy; trustee q public money, John !,
hathaway, SEN. Supi. of common '
.hools, 4. q Hathaway, road com, .
raneis Gleason. Fred Eddy, John IIatha- y
aE JEi defender 81 suits for the a.
.wu, = AIducb. ia
rETElsRi Egn. "a
The meeting o. the Methodist Ladies' d
"a Society TbHrsday last. 81 Mt. J y
add was suocest They are pro. a
-efsing finely il securing funds for far.
shiug thc.f new and neatly constructed 2
,roaaee which gili sDon be completed. q