The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-03-07
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cations from school jest BON
-. II ILbbey q tbs plaos has exc
oute3 very duc erayon portrait of Jane
Flsk. Jr
Mr. Earle he evangelist Z preaching
every afternoon and evening 81 the Rap
tis, church, besides several more times of
SUNDAY
REV. r. II Chaplin - expectsd 10 Ics
ture here in April
The Rarnaboc concert was splendid
all enjoyed Il to the utmost.
Mrs Roger wadsworth, making
uissiep, feli on carpet aud broke hel
hip.
Not 3 fake Of snow or storm q any
KIND for two weeks or MORT bat steady
cold weather; everything frozen up-th,
water being the worst trouble, many fam
lilies being quite destitute.
Three Young married men were
brought before a Justice for disturbing d,
peace last week.
The broken.glass miscrtant was car
ried to Newmne 10 default Of ~ ooo ball
and win have a future trial
ARLINGTON.
Notwithstanding the extreme cold
all day there was good attendance al
town meeting, everything passing of
quietly aud harmoniously
WIN. Campbell an employeeFin The
sash and blind works Ia this place re,
ceived severe injury IA few DAYS since
By having bis hand caught Ia some of the
machines aud thrown under the knives
tearing bis fingers mp considerably,
The dry house Of the Douglass Manu-.
featuring Co. at ChiselyiI, was with il.
contents entirely destroyed by fire on the
forenoon Of the 5th, with thermometer at
20s below zero. Fire is very desirable
but not of this,klnd.
The following town officers were
elected Tuesday: Moderator, Ansou
Buck; Town Clerk and Treasurer, Jas
X Batchelder. Seectmen, J. X. Judson
/ ). NJ. West, Samuel Buck; Listers, T.
II Garfield, C. j. Benedict, Dorman An
drew; Town Agent, Jas, II. Batchelder
Supt. of poor, A. S. Garfield; Grand
Jurors, +. b. Davis, 4. G.. Mckee; Col
lector aud Constable, David Crofat;
School Supt., f, b. Davis; Auditors,
II. 5. Hard, Haman Garfield, Arson
Buck I'd Constable, Ralph Smith, No-
ted tax Of s. cts. on the dollar Of grand
list for the year 1872.
sHAFTsBURY.
On Thursday morning, Feb. both,
the thermometer stood II below zero, al
SALISBURY Centre; March lst, A. degrees
below; 9TH at sunrise, l9' below; at l(
o'clock a. m., 10 below.
AT the March meeting Hiram Barton
OF SALISBURY received his ISth election
to the Office Of town clerk.
BENNINGTON.
Nearly half the wellsin town arc
dry. This instance is scarcely ever
known.
Rev. Mr.. IIurlbut has concluded to
accctp the pastoral charge of the Congre.
gational church.
The snow came down plentifnlly
Monday afternoon, which was gladly
welcomed by all, if nothing more than to
! lay the dust in our streets.
-. Ii. Cushman, of the Banner, pro.
cured the endorsement of onr entire dele.
cation in Congress to his petition for the
post office except congressman Willard
The latter opposes him. Perhaps he has
not forgotten what occurred at the Middle.
bury convention, when he was nominated
for representative.
The finishing up room of the Brush
Mandatory, near the Woodford line,
was burned to the ground last Saturday
morning, about 2 o'clock How it took
fire is not exactly known as yet. This is
the second building that this company
have lost by fire within the last three
months. However the loss will not fall
heavily upon them, as all their buildings
are largely insured.
So sure are we that the "Nariety
Entertainment" which will come of IN
Music Hall, Manchester, this evening
will be a grand affair, we have no hest
fancy in congratulating tho boys on their
success before the time Of exhibition
4 We have seen ''the like" performed by
/ them ere this, therefore we know where.
of we speak Don't be surprised il we
have the pleasure of meeting with you
again to night Undoubtedly 81. e.
has a prominent position Ia the Drama
wooDFoRD.
High March winds.
The roads in some places are quite
dusty.
The streams are very full Of ice
with but very little water Indeed there
is greater scarcity of this element, thar
was ever before known.
y. w. Hagar is the champion potato
raiser 10 town, inasmuch as he has We
800 bushels Of the Indian Vegetable de
posted In his cellar, and & finer yariet!
we have never seen.
The prospective building improve
ments for 1872 look brighter than at am
former time. We already hear Of sever
NJ new buildings that are going ~ on III,