The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-02-22

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seaA 4 il.r last meeting y the Washing
teH County Board 81 Supervisors. sis.ing
isat ID was tiso lulcotl0n Of llse Delaware
snd iIuAssn Caual ComAany 20 build >
railroad from Whllehaa % Granville. ia
sbon tine. lfnsc Delaware and Hold
soa Canal Company mean tbis ibey mean
mora tiAu uis. aud u 3 road e bul't
from Whitehall g Granville, q VII be
extended 10 Dorset add Manchester, and
ultimately 10 connect with the West
River road. We are Inclined 60 think that
ibs day !. %, faf distant when die Loco
motive vii wake The echoes from hili top
aad mountain from Whitehall 70 Brat
tlehoro
"A lecture will be delivered q Music
Han, Thursday evening, Feb. 29th, by
Wallace Bruce, Esq. Of Poughkeepsie,
my. Subject, Sir Walter Scott The
lecture ia highly praised. The materials
II the lecture we're gathered during tour
Is Scotland, and have been worked up
with Scotehman's love for the country,
tl,e people aud the man. We are assured,
therefore. that a rich literary treat Is in
store for those who 60 70 hear Mr. Bruce,
This lecture, although secured by the
committee. Is not included % the course,
Arrangements have been made, however,
so that holders Of season tickets will be
admitted for % cents, while TO all Others
the price will be us usual % cents.
COMMITTED.
There Is prospect that q posi- Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic will soon be
established at this place. We are ire
Quenlly asked the questions Is the Grand
Army a political organization! No, Mr..
Politician, It Is not; though, tit was, the
question would occur TO some, "Who
has better rightF' But il Is not. It's
constitution provides that il shall not be
political. 1t has passed resolutions in all
it, conventions that It will not be so, and
.iu The nature Of things, il cannot be SO,
for the only qualifications for member
ship is honorable service in the army or
navy, and honorable department as a
man. Its membership embraces men OF
all parties, aud it is a punishable oliense
for member to raise political question
in the meetings Ii stands on the solid
foundation Of Fraternity, Charity and
Loyalty.
FACTORY POINT.
"A good social time was had by The
people Of Factory Point and vicinity,
, Friday evening Of last week, all respond
ing nobly to the call, and furnishing a
table spread with an abundance of luxur-
les. Each seemed to enjoy the occasion
the Rev. w. w. Foster not excepted, he
receiving benefit therefrom to the
, amount Of $1,000.
On Saturday and Sunday evening an
attentive audience listened to addresses
by II. L. lIurlbut, upon the subject OF
temperance. Mfr. II. is an able advocate
of the noble cause, having had experience
on both sides of the question. lie is
again to speak to us on Thursday even
ing Of this week, at Adams Hall, Fac
: tory Point, at Z o'clock, Lectures free.
a All are invited. His next appointment Is
G III Dandy on Friday evening
w. II. Fullerton's horse left his own
} err at South Dorset on Monday evening"
and started for home on his own respon-
: sibility; but no one can blame him, as
s he waited round near by half an hour af
c ter his halter had become unhitched, and
l. seeing nothing of Mr.. Fullerton, and il
: being rather cold, he started towards
u home. Some person on the way attempt
cd to stop him, which caused him to run
/ and smash the cutter TO some extent, Du'
l. he turned in at Egbert Smiths and was
r secured all right But the best part O
4 the performance was the positive asser
le tion Of half a dozen people in the village
4. that they had seen the horse 90 through
at high rate of speed, with fragments o
!. the sleigh attached to him.
z, DORSET
y Sheldon Bliss, formerly of Dorset
y now a resident Of Michigan, Is (aiter al
y absence ofseycral years. at present spend
' inqa little time in town, with wife an,
" son-mueh to tie qualification Of OH
+, friends and acquaintance.
a. The nice, quiet company of yonni
:, people that came from Manchester on
i recent saturday evening, and had suppe