The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-08-21

tasl We asa % have Is seized school I'D tie
toa,h raTg Of tie town ibls GD Niles
Carrie ~ Iloyi viii commence terra ot
twelve weeks On Monday ncai Mics
Hori has The reputation u being q Gnt-
class TEACHER. aad we presume she VII
give good saas!ae,igu.
TIE BAH on The lssb 81 BtHnctG's Han
was enc Of The largest ever belj al Bic
house. Everything passed 90 pleasantly,
and those wso attended were well pleased
with IT,
ABINGDON.
On Tuesday night, ihe I2,h int, The
private 6sh pond on The premises Of Mr..
A. = Davis, Of West Arlington, was
broken into aud nearly al the trout
stolen. The tracks Of the thieves were
traced from the pond near The house,
through The lots across the Batlenkii 10
The main road The lsh were the prop
erty Of Mr.. Downer, the isthcr-lu-lsw Of
Mr. Davis, who has taken great pains to-
raise aud keep large stock Of splendid
front, from which be has served many q
delicious dinner 10 visitors, and parties
from the hotels In Manchester have fire.
quently ayailed themselves Of bis delicious
fare. This robbery was all the more
wauton and cruel, because inflicted upon
highly respected old gentleman, who
harms no one and who has spent much
time and pains upon this his fayoriie em-
ploymcut, which he has succeeded IN
/ making somewhat profitable to himself
The whole community feel outraged at
/ this bold, bad act, which is at once wick
ed, cruel and mean.
NORTH BENNINGTON,
The ladies Of the Congregational So
ciely are invited TO convene OH Tuesday,
the 10Th inst, to make the carpets for the
new church, the dedication Of which is
expected to take place Thursday, August
2sth. The Rev. Mr., Clark, Of Brooklyn,
is expected TO preach the sermon; other
exercises not yet announced.
The demand for Simmsns's patent
lamp filters has increased so rapidly that
our townsmau, G., II. Simmons, the pat
entee and general agent for the United
States, has found 1t difficult TO procure
them Of the manufacturers as fast as they
are called for by agents in the field. The
Yankee people can and will appreciate a
really good thing.
Our former and esteemed citizen,
Charles Fisk and family, who with his
venerable father, Mr., Peleg Fisk, left our
village in May last to seek new home
in the far west, intending to locate at
Greeley, Colorado, returned August 10Th
under circumstances Of extreme sorrow,
awakening earnest sympathy in the hearts
Of multitude Of warm friends. A be-
loved daughter six years of age, who
had for several weeks betrayed unmis-
taxable evidences of declining health,
hoping to benefit which, the quick return
to her native home was at so early day
planned and consummated. At Benning-
ton, SO near the journeys end and almost
in view Of tho portals of the dear old
home, she yielded up her sweet life to
join the ''innumerable host,p leaving her
stricken parents and little brother TO bear
home with quivering lips and aching
hearts the precious burden of her lifeless
form. They comforted themselves as
best they could with the consoling
thought that they had done what they
could. Mr.. Fisk expects his father will
1 also return soon. He further says that
those who arc permanently located there
have SO much depending upon their love
of country that IL would be difficult for
them and hardly to be expected that they
would tell the plain unvarnished truth.
BENNINGTON.
The celebration on the 10th drew a
large crowd, the trains from either di-
rection being heavily loaded, besides the
multitudes coming by private conveyance.
The Il. A. Us were out in force, and, il
possible, were more horrible than
usual. The procession, consisting of fire.
men, bands of music, officers of the day,
and citizens marched through the prnci.
pal streets, when they were received in Q
brief speech Of welcome by Hon. T. w
Park, president Of the day. The follow.
ing machines were present; Rough and
Ready, No. 2, Greenwich, n. Y, II. A
Knapp, foreman; Tub, Button & Blake
Waterford, n. Y, makers; cylin
der 6-iuch, stroke Finch, fifty men
Edmonds, No /, Hudson, N. Y, G. b
Cure, foreman; machine built by Smith
New York; cylinder 8-inch, stroke
9.inch, sixty men; accompanied by High
land Hose, thirty men, Chas. Campbell
foreman. J. J. Gray, No. /, Cambridge
N. Y, {. L. Warner, foreman; machine
Davis make, built at Troy; cylinder l.:
|, inch, stroke 9-ineh, sixty men; accom-
panied by Gray Hose, Geo. Sherlock
foreman. Ocean, No. !, Chatham, n
. hiiEb btutbS lbltHldu guy tHe1 but
ton Il Blake, Waterford, makers; cylin
der G-ineh, stroke 7-inch, sixty.iye men
. Western, No. /, West Bratteboro, Johl
J Sargeants, foreman; Zimmerman bull
. tub; cylinder C-inch, stroke l2-inch, sixt,
; men. Nickwackett, No. l., Rutland, y
f. Page, foreman; engine, Cowing & Co.
makers, Seneca Falls, n. Y; cylinde
+ 9-inch, stroke s-iueh, sixty meu. Tn
E following were the judges: Walter c
7 Landon, Rutland; J, v. Carney, Ben
G nington; c. T. Hawley, Cambridge. Th
trial for the fret prize resulted as fol
e lows: Western, ~ feet; J, j. Gray