The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-03-14
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Is not 5 concluded sale amer AZ, the bar
gain bclug broken
Mr. james Es,y has bought the Val
ley Mills of NJ G. \ Davenport, pric,
sa9ao + reported
MIR II + Heaghlep hss bought 81
Prank Harris, the house lstely occupied
\ by him, price $3.50
- e Davis has bought tho house
owned by T l.. Miner FOR s4oor
Scyersl other small transfers 81
houses have been made, Mr.. George Full
Der selling a place. Joseph Prescott buy.
( ing, Jesse knight selling Jonathan Howe
baylng . tenement house
tOuon7 CLARK, Of hair OIL notoricty,
ailer selling cut a good shop aud business
ia Che barbering aud hair dressing line,
has been Taught By experience ihsi the
old trade j. the best, and is TO open q
shop soon under the Revere House,
Perry 4 Holding, The jewellers who
failed here lately, are declared bankrupts
according TO their own petition.
Such terrible weather as We have
had people were obliged TO keep close,
OF have frozen ears, feet aud hands
Many have suffered great Inconvenience
from want ofwater, springs being 50 low
and what little ran freezing up. Chop
ping holes in the Ice, and Juggling water
in pals from ihe,brook isn't pleasant. es-
pecially for hotels and livery stables. To-
day lhe i0th) Il has been warmer, aud
quite an amount of rain has fallen.
The meetings at the Baptist Church
still continue with great zeal, and many
converts are reported,
MIR. Alfred Simonds an old resident.
died Tuesday the 9th. For the past
eleven years he has been great sufferer
from paralysis, gradually growing more
aud more helpless, and incapable Of
speech. Ills mind was not impaired, till
the last week Of his life, when II seemed
50 much living death, that no one could
help but rejoice at his release. Ills son
Is The proprietor of the Mansion House,
Northampton Mass.
There being no important issues at
stake and the mercury ranging from to
~ below zero, with brisk Northwest
breeze made town meeting very quiet.
SYNDICATE.
Town officers; Moderator, w. X.
IIoyt; clerk and treasurer, w. u. Ran
dali selectmen, w b. q Il. Randall, Irving
w liurd; overseer ofpoor IL. NJ. Provan;
w. s. Bentley; listers, Clark
Snow, a, NJ Hamilton, NJ. j. Convey;
auditors, W. Il. Iloyt, w. j. Hamilton,
J. Il, Barber; agent, W. II. Hoyt; sup't
of schools, w II. lIoyt; town grand ju-
ror, David Snyder Voted town tax Of
100 per cent, discount of per cent il
paid on or before Oct 18th next. Coun-
" commissioner-F w. Hoyt had IL
votes; George Benton 4 votes.
BENNINGTON.
The wadding factory on Pottery |
treet will soon be fitted up as knitting
mill.
H. l.. Stllson, Esq, editor of the
Free Press, is quite seriously indisposed
Doubtless he will be able TO resume edi-
orial charge of his paper again in few
lays.
The school in district No. 20, taught
~ s. M. Bowles, closed its winter term
N Saturday last. Mr.. Bowles has been
cry successful in his method of teaching.
"A party from this village intend to
tart for Minnesota in the spring TO So
ourn there for while, but how long we
annot say. If our town presents as
many attractions as most people say it
loes, we opine they had better remain
ere. This party will consist of twenty
zinc persons, and they intend to name
heir settlement there Bennington.
Ed. JoURAL-I have said in my adver-
lscment in another column that my roof
ng is cheaper than shingles, perfectly
ight, and will last hundred years can
c used nearly fiat, easily made fire proof,
nd cannot be blown off; and to those
Wishing to make enquiry, will refer to
ny builder Or carpenter and joiner IN the I
own Of Bennington. |
GRO. w. ROBINSON. I
The Troy Press Of Monday says: II
estimated That by the first of April five !
undred PEI pie will have removed from
ais village since The first of January. l
pward- Of three hundred have already
one, il is said. A great part of these
re families driven out Of town by the i
OF work at Mr. Hunts mill, .
at many uucouuccted with that business
I'VE gone,
MIR. A, A. selOyer of New York made
contract at the time the Harlem Exten- .
Oh road was built to give certain per =
nat for the town bonds or the stock Of =
e road taken IN payment of the bonds, +"
hich would bring bat small loss upon "
e town. It Is understood that the pres
II board of scectmen will bring a suit n
laiust Mr. Seloyer 10 compel him TO a.
I'll his contract d
Town officers: Moderator, John II.
ates; town clerk, y. f. Squires; select =
en-, ;. +. Harris, T.. ID. Fillmore, Milo :
linling treasurer, Luther X. Graves =,
erseer Of the poor, s. + Harris; consta- :,
es, Leander Powers, John Robinson
tiers, Daniel Iluling, Edward Rice, :