The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-04-24

Efa hF thst he Hamhlg ei IatsissHs rH
saea tul.ee ae teu Voted, that lss re-
gaaf examinations D. hcll a. follow.
spdnE examination SATURDAY. Nav 8.
I- FaH examination Saturday. Ndv
&. 1873. Written examination 10 coin.
mrBcr "a 2 o'clock s. m.. and . oe1oek
g. m. Voted, ibat tts President appaiut
a committee 81 tate 10 make She ncces.
sary arrangements f1r toe Teacher,
Institute Thomas II. Hall, T. N. Tor
rev. N. D.. aud D. u. payis, wers AZ.
pointed. Committee 10 prepare qucs-
lions i5r examinations Orlhozrapby Rev
i. Hawies aud George r, Mont
geometry; Agithmeie. DR. J.. NJ Tofrey,
&. ]. Moore. and DR. W. n Austin
Grammar. Thomas II. Hall, aud ". 4.
Hoyt. Geography. s. " Webster and r
Il. Davis. Meeting adjourned elm p. ~.
Met pursuant 70 adjournment, al present
Various reports % committee on prepar-
alton 81 questions for examinations read
reviewed, modified aud accepted Stand
ari Of qualification for teachers was fixed
a. follows an oral examination satisiac-
tory 10 TIE superintendent in an the sub
lccts prescribed by law. An average Of
65 per cent. In The written examinations
in Arithmetic, Geography and Grammar;
no candidate 10 fall below 30 per cent IN
any one Of these subjects and 10 per cent
Ia the written examinations on Ortho-
graphy. Voted, that the Secretary fur
uish copies Of the proceedings Of this
meeting to the several papers Of Benning-
ton County for publication.
TnoMAs H. HAL, Sec.
Arlington, April Is, 1871.
Rev. /. II Garfield, d. d., who has
been for some months resident here,
has accepted a call 10 North Adams,
Mass, aud has entered upon the rector
ship Of st. Johns Parish in that village.
The Car Co. are rushing their works
preparatory to filling a contract for cars
for the New York, Boston Il Montreal
line. The company has built quite
number Of coal cars during the past
winter for parties on the road South Of
us, which, as to style and workmanship,
speak their own praise.
We are pleased to see that Hon. IN.
dock Garfield Is out again, having been
confined by sickness all winter. He is
not yet fully recovered bat is gaining
slowly.
Bishop Bissell will visit st. James
parish and hold services on the evening
Of Monday, the 2Sth instant
Our different manufacturers are now
at work Oh full time aud with fall com.
plements OF hands and everything is lively
in consequence.
Ira Mclaughlin, OF the east village,
knows how to repair worn out and broken
machinery quicker and better than any
one else in this part of the county.
BENNINGTON,
Amy Stone is coming again.
Erin and the Brennans at Library
Hall this week Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings. They give mertorions enter.
tainment.
We are to have another new church,
Congregational for which the ground
is already broken, and hotel.
Swallows were seen yesterday. They
did not enjoy their visit we opine.
Spring trade is brisk.
wOoDFoRD.
The "winter of our discomfort" is
over in this latitude.
--"Ethereal mildness' has come. How
ever the people in the eastern part of the
town are O. enjoying sleighrides yet, and
probably will till the first of next month.
Samuel Sawyer, Esq, was unex-
pectedly called to Rutland to visit his
mother who has been taken suddenly i'll.
There has been but very little maple
sugar made as yet probably not more
than enough to pay for the trouble and
expense of manufacturing.
--Solmon's observation, "There is moth
ing new under the sum-" has been quite
applicable to parts Of the town, during
the past few weeks.
The roads are settled and dry in the
Hollow Quite a contrast between that
place aud the City.
Time 10 plant your peas. Let US plant
our Lettuce.
Hon. Amos Aldrich moved his family
to the Hollow last week.
Anthony IIagar has gone to North
Carolina instead Of South Carolina. lie
is manager Of coal mart there, aud is
successful
What is il that man often sees, the
King seldom sees, and God never secs
Answer next week.
BERLIN n. y.
"A correspondent from this place last
week referred TO our school affairs again
/ In the winter of 1872 the district voted 70
raise 5000 with which to build new
/ house, provided 5000 could be raised by
subscription. 1t was nearly all raised
when the present Board Of Education was
confirmed at Albany. The board i'm.
mcdaicly appointed committee 10 as.
certain If the subscription was good, bat
did not find a man who considered him.
self holden for his subscription We
then got up a plan for an addition to the
house, The cost not to exceed 5000, and