The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-04-18


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tht aam,raa. ua valuable present. Is
ifc bride wa. given which. together
Whh ein. from NsA York uuaoeonai.
sblg de'agel Ga transit e 5. ihought.
would make up q thousand dollars ia
value Young irieBds Mas your
shadow. never be lc.s
uEtrItuoHo.
Fifteen sihea lhe Methodist Cboreh
a week ago
Ihe lbuadgr shower on Tuesday
evening. was quite success for the first
Amy stome !, here ibis week The
Drummer Boy wa. here last
Mr. -. : Pratt "a. bought the .bort
born COW Lady Princess f,r $500.
The fteai speak. hight, Of pri.
yate reading given here, by Nc Frank
Bradford Of Remington
The Methodist society have occu,
pied the Town Hal, and are 10 have "a
ward c Ba-. o. minister said to 10 i
smart man
MIR u, NJ CuIjier has sold his house
to 5, W Richardson. Mrs. II. W
Smords ha, sold house on Fiat 81 tC
Mr. McMincmau.
MIR John Frost has lakcu share d
the Meal business with Mr. James Esty
Their trade 8. quite large, aud ha. been
good one tor some time.
How these beautiful Spring day.
rciugrnaie one a Kind of thrill, az cn.
lhusis,n pos.c>-e- rs 10 try once more a
new wear iu our living. a, nature begin,
a new work
The CROOKS Hoes is let to Bard
well Il Allen OF the "Stevens House
New York The lease is said to extend
five years, Twenty-Five thousand dollar.
is expected 10 furnish it.
Tile revival sin progresses ia the
Baptist Church, though more quietly
and no one can say that good work has
not been and i, siil doing. Nine were
baptized last Sabbath evening, Che lith)
and II i, said ~ were baptized IN March
Others were also immersed SUNDAY week
The last week has been one of great
anxiety for tLe safety Of the ''IInsdalC
bridge across the Connecticut The lee
began TO come down the very first OF the
week, on Tuesday afternoon il was very
hard for the pier, the river being full o
immense cakes Of ice, that Knocked sever
al stones out. The banks were crowded
with people watching with intense inter
est the result Fortunately the river
cleared before the bridge fell, as il mus
have done, if the ice had run any longer
Afterward there were as severe trials, bu
Mr. Waite, the proprietor, had secured
the pier somewhat, so it still stands, al
though badly injured, and if the river Il
clear TO Bellows Falls we shall sec NJ
more trouble.
ARLINGTON.
Our farmers made extensive prepare
tions for sugering this spring but the sea
son has been very unfayorable thus far
Our timers have been busy for week
in making heaters, pans and buckets. I'm
proyement being the rage just at presen
in this branch Of industry, the old fash
Toned kettle and arch, wooden bucket
and the like are fast becoming out of date
resulting in great saving of time in boil
ing and better article of sugar.
The following officers were elected a
the annual Faster Meeting of st. Jane
PARISH Wardens, A. ID. Garfield
Harmon Garfield; VestryInen, S, Bene
dict, S. f. Garfield, A. 5. Davis, Henr,
S.Hard, Fernando West; Clerk an'
Treasurer. II. s. Hard; delegates TO hi
ocesan convention, II. :. Hard, A. ID
Garfield. IT.. Garfield, substitutes j.
Garfield, T. West, G. Il. Vault.
Last Tuesday, The l0lh, was warn
aud sultry, some rain fell Throughout
the day In tie evening We had sever
thunder storm, the first ofthc year, whe
the rain fell in torrents for two hour
washing our roads badly in diflcren
parts OF The Town, running into cellars
carrying of bridges on the mail stream
and doing great damage TO tie rairoa
embankments in this neighborhood. y
mails were received by railroad for Tire
( day. The Baucnkiil and Roaring Branc
were not as high a, ID the great frc-hC
three wears ago, bat the small stream
were never 50 high ID the memory OF ia
oldest iuhabitanl
rtsr ARLINGTON.
The Rev, Mr.. Curry, Methodist, wh
has been in charge of the chapel a. la
Arlington the past year has been assignc
by the conference 20 take charge Of III
societies Of both Fast aud West Arliugto
llc coming year Mr. Curry ha- mad
many warm iiicuds during bis sojour
among us, who ste gralificd with this :,
selection tor lhetn.
SANHfi kTt.
The heavy rains Of late have raise
the streams 20 O. 20 90 considerable dan