The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-03-07

orders ioF fruit aud ornamental trees.
Mr. Walker q selling for Warren Fowler
who S well known in connection with
ihe nursery business Ia most Of the towns
on TIE lire Of the Harlem Extension r. 4,
whoever contemplate. planting choice
varieties 81 fruit trees, plants etc. viii BE-
sure 81 not being disappointed Ia pur-
chasing of Mr. Fow ler's agents
HrmiN.
school matters quiet 81 present.
We have had the mercury very near
zero every morning Tor week Wheel
Ing Is dne with tho exception of icy
places. Sap buckets arr dry, very; and
Kc are 81 a harry To use them. Water Is
getting very low.
The coming town meeting Is the
exciting topic now. Last spring we start
cd a reform party. the platform Of which
was no buying votes, aud we gave
ticket lthis kind 200 votes ia vote Of
500. The Republicans this year at their
caucus appointed a committee Of nine 10
confer with the Democrats aud try and
have union ticket on the above platform
but the Democrats would not come into
the arrangement A union ticket will be
IN the field headed by W. r.. Jones, the
old Supervisor, to fight The Democratic
ticket headed by A. r. Hull, but where
the reform is to come in is not apparent
TO your correspondent
srEPHENrowN.
Tho republican ticket IN the recent
election was headed by Apolos Rollo as
candidate for supervisor, and the demo
cratic by Rufus Sweet
NEW LEBANON,
- Rev. Mr. Tatlock, Of Pittsheld,
preached in the Congregational church
last sabbath
A new school house is TO be erected
this summer, II. A. Tilden has bought
the old one and has taken the contract to
build new one Of brick.
Nj. Y. Tildon's gas house came near
being burnt down by the explosion of oae
Of the pipes, setting fire TO the building.
The machine was badly damaged.
-Workmen are quarrying stone for the
foundation to large barn, which IL. A.
Tilden intends to build this summer
The New Lebanon Conet Band, late
" organized, are making fine progress.
They serenaded number of our citizens
the other evening, and played some very
fine pieces Of music. They propose Civ
ing a concert in Gays new hall in few
weeks.
WEST LEBANON.
"A donation held in the church was
given to Rev. Geo. q. Brown of Chatham,
Feb. 10Th, in appreciation of services rem
dered during the revival season. A large
number of the members and citizens were
present, and all contributed largely, 800
being raised. Ice cream, cake and pop
corn were served, of which all partook
freely.
"A car loaded with hay, from Peters
burg took fire from the sparks Of the en-
CINE near Lebanon Centre, on Tuesday
Of last week, and before the train could
be stopped the fire was under such head
way that the combined efforts Of employees
and passengers were of no avail, and
both hay and car were totally destroyed.
No blame can be attached to the railroad
company, as every effort was made to
save the hay The conductor and one Of
the brakemen were slightly burned in
separating the burning car from the train.
The Pittsfield Eagle says Mr.. Powell,
agent of the New York and Hudson
Steamboat Company, has been at North
Adams making contracts for the freight
for the year, at 25 cents per hundred to
retail dealers and 20 cents TO manufacture
ers, during navigation season, and 26
cents the rest Of the year. lie has scooped
up nearly all the business at these rates. |
He does not classify freight, but takes il
as it comes. The business is to be done
over the Harlem Extension railroad to
Hudson in part and part via Pittsfeld. /
Here we find a new branch for the bnsi- /.
ness of our railroad, which is constantly /
on the increase, both with freight and
passengers.
CHATHAM.