The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-01-09

wound. General Bradford telegraphed
( yesterday for the best surgeon in Troy,
neither Bonteeou nor McLano went up,
however,
WoODFORD.
Driving hail storm Sunday.
-Impediments to pedestrans-Snow
drifts
Our Debating Society is in a fine
state ofprosperity,
C. L. Walker is presiding officer"
Of the Philomatic Association.
Miss Rhoda McLenithan is editress
of the Lyceum Evening Star"
1t is said on good authority that Iron
Ore abounds in some of the mountains in
this town. Time will tell.
On the opening Of the spring the
business will largely increase and the pro-
ducts Ct the Glastonbury forests will be
carried Though town in profusion.
The question to be discussed at the
Lyceum next Friday eve, is; "Who is
the more useful to society, the farmer or
mcdaniel Tell US, Mr.. Editor.
The large steam mill of Lyman
Bowles, is being run day and night to
supply the increasing demand for lum-
| Der.
The question discussed at the Lyceum
last Friday evening, was; (Which are the
more pleasing to the eye, the works Of
nature or the works of art After be-
ing discussed by six disputants, three on
each side, and the iury--eXcuse us we
mean the Honorable Board of Decision,
were addressed by the judge--therel par
don us again, we mean by the President,
that's it, verdict was rendered for the
Affirmative, TO the satisfaction of the
house, which was packed with an en-
thusiastic audience. a defamation was
given by n. Hathaway, Esq, and an es-
say composed and read by Mrs. W. II,
Wood, which merited especial praise.
Thanks to "Chester correspondent"
may he live long and prosper for being
50 Kind as to pass an encomium upoa our
"Inun" story, is our earnest hope. But
in speaking Of the cold weather, brother,
we refer you to the opening of the story,
and you will there observe that it was in
/ the sunny month Of May, when those bru-
tai scenes occurred, with mercury $50
aboce zero, as the silver haired old gem
| tlcman By our side informs us. We have
not gotten through with the story yet.
/ Preserve all the copies Of the JOURNAL
| that contain the narrative, and then read
I il all 10 your childreBi ust before retiring
they anil go right to sleep. And ever
/ thereafter at the hour Of 7, as you sug'
gest, the little ones will begin to sing
"Put me in my little bedV How glad
you will bel But enough. Where
friend Orvis' scorpion?
The b. q 6. r. u. makes thing
"creak" while passing through town
these cold mornings. The grade is sucl
that it runs up to Glastonbury rather
slow motioned' unless much diligence !,
exercised at the foot Of AN ascending
patch Of ground to "let on all the steam,
when it will puff along at pretty
good rate Of speed. This "order Of eKer
cisos" il reversed on the downward trip
masmuch rs the steam has to be "shu
: or But little business will be done OF
the road the present winter, more thar
the taking on Of freight--lumbtr, wood
coal. paint, cfc., furnished by our towns
men. However this branch Of the busi
ness win prove TO be very remuneraliy'
to both parties. 4 side track has been re
Gently put down at the Patchen Crossing
and ear loads Of humber are being sen
away daily.
CHATHAM VILLAGE, \. =.
Richard II. Bartlett, the aecommoda
/ ting agent Of the Harlem Extension Rail
road at ihi. place, j. again the recipient O
beautiful tea Set consisting Of code
| BOT, tea pot, slap bowl. sugar bowl ain
/ ullk pitcher. Each piece II appropriate
/ Is marked 10 German text with the lette
/. IS, and the sci is Of exquisite desig
aud pattern, surmoauted with a cluste
% grapes. II was manufactured at th
|. lsgase ri Peter Bachman, Nos. ,, Q aud
, Maiden Lane, Y. Y. Beyond this Nj
Baazlett has n2 know edge Of from whoi
3 it uasdonalej.
goHttausd from last 'eeek
Search wac immediately begun. Mr.
! Mrs. Coleman ia company with AM