The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-12-26
Telegraph One
MANCHESTER

HkNCHtsffR.
-lev. DR.. Cushman, on Christmas
eve. preached discourse appropriate 10
the occasion at the lecture room Of the
Congregational church.
The weather got low spirited on
Tuesday night 80 much SO that the Their
tuomeler could barely get up to l5@ below
zero on "Wednesday morning.
The name Of The Bennington Free
Pres has beea changed to Vermont Gas-
eftc. We have received two ehfom0s, a
choice Of which the Gasette will give TO
lts subscribers, paying two dollars for the
year 10 come.
The only consolation we have had
during the past few days Of cold, windy
weather, Is the fact that these same
breezes next summer will be as delicious
a. they are now unpleasant, Not all the
good things belong to any locality.
The heaviest snow storm Of the sea-
son occurred on Friday morning, and the
trains were delayed more or less on all
the railroads. II cleared1h warm and
pleasant, however, leaving the sleighug
III this part OF the country, In beautiful
condition,
Mrs. Il, Il, Baldwin was considerably
bruised, on Friday evening, by being
thrown out Of sic Oh in consequence Of
the back seat not being properly fasten-
ed. Sleigh riding Is a pleasant institu-
ton but an acrobalic performance over
the back Of the sleigh isn't,
Prank secoy, an employee ofthe Ilar-
lem Extension, K. Il. was caught between
the hunters ola milk ear aud passenger
car at Rutland, on Friday evening, and
squeezed into a space six inches In width,
but strange to say, was not seriously IN
iured. Ii was a light squeeze though.
-. 7. Mecker has just huished dress
Ing go more nice turkeys, besides geese
chickens aud ducks for the Boston market.
An who want to be an angel very badly
can get plenty Of wings to practice with,
By calling att W. Bowen's aud all for
nothing.
Hubbard & Hopkins from The first Of
MAY to the first Of December slaug bcred
for consumption In Manchester and VI
cinity, $50 beef cattle, and Mr. Spring OF
Factory Point nearly half as many. Much
Of goes to the hotels, bat the eousump-
ton Of beef by people generally has
largely increased within the last few
years
The annual meeting Of members Of
the Congregational Society for the cleo
ton Of officers will be- bolden at ten
O'Clock a. IN on the FIRST Monday In Jan
nary, 1873. a thc lecture room IN the
Congregational Church, a. provided by
tie constitution OF the society; aud foF
the transaction Of any other business that
may legally come before the meeting,
-'sS ashburu's Latest Sensation" will
exhibit At music Hall on Wednesday eve.
nlag Of next week. Most OF thc readers
~ ihe JotINAl have already attended
Eashhutus performances and most OF
them all wish 20 ~ again. lie has Fis'
tied Manchester several times and always
has something new and Invariably draws
fall house. His performances are usu'
ally free rom that yulgadly which Is dis
tasteful 10 al respectable people.
--Chrislmas, after lowering about tbs
village ID distraeing state Of iudeeisiou
fer the past two wecks, 81 last decided "a
make IL enircs At Barr aud Burton Semi
nary, where a Tree" with the aeeom
panlmehts wijl be displayed, this WED
nesday) evening. Eager expectations oI
liberai supply Il 'truu' src INDUCED
~ al, aud We hope none win De dimp
polluted The tuwnspeopie have been in
shei TO ioin ia tie Rifl-giyiug aud merry
making 81 fhe Seminary. aHd, altogether
We expect e will be merry Christ
mas
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tons tRlrtrlde rocss1 unabridged, en-
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