The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-10-02

--Rey. Dr. Walker, Of waIIingford,
exchanged pulpns with DIR. Cushmsn
last Sabbath.
Last week closed and The present
week began with as BIO, weather as We
have had the past summer, Il was really
uncomfortable.
--Aionson Mclean, Of Jackson, n. W
dug 81 pounds o. Late Rose potatoes
FROM one bill, one potato weighing two
pounds aud eleven ouuees.-C Cambridge
Posi-.
Benjamin. Mclean, Of this place, dug
II Ia pounds Of Early Rose from one
bill. or little more than i've hills to the
bushei.
--Millclt and McLaue report very
good crop Of tobacco, though portion
oft was slightly injured by the frost be-
fore cutting. This is the first experiment
oflobacco raising, as crop in this sec
ton aud may be reckoned a success,
Bishop Comstock has just shown US
Aspeeimeu strawberry, four inches ip
circumference, grown by him from plants
set this spring He has more nearly as
large, and what Is better, he does not
propose to keep all the good things TO
himself, bot win sell plants OF the same
variety 10 all who wish TO buy.
--On the first page We give notice Of
Rev. Or. Jackson, who lived many years
In Dorset, and Is stu remembered by
very many Of our readers. The article
was written by Mr. Watson, now Of Port
Kent, N, ", and originally appeared In
the New York ObSerrer
A. X. Sykes has shown us an Early
Rose potato which weighed 81 pounds,
together with two more from the same
hill, the three weighing eight pounds. The
Joke Of Il 10, they are capital eating pota-
toes, but must be cooked tone end at a
time, no ordinary kettle or oven being
large enough to accommodate them. One
must get up early In the morning to beat
the Early Rose this year.
We are glad to notice that Miss Abbic
Wadlcigh, daughter Of Rev. +. A Wad.
leigh. Of East Berkshire and formerly =
rector II ST. james church, Arlington
has becu elected to the Protessorship OF
Chemistry 10 The Pennsylvania Female
Uoilege, ., Pittsburgh, al salary
Of $500. Miss Wadleigh was formerly
student ~ Burr and Burton Seminary
and l. remembered - a dilllgcnt and sue
cessfnl student
The regular meeting Of skinner Post
No. ~, G. A. r., al The Colburn House
Factory polni, neat Tuesday evening. A
fall attendance Of members and recruits
Is requested
ID. A. Phillips will canvass Benuing
ton couuty for r. g. Ar,hnr's pahlca
lions. Subscribers to Afthur's magazine
can have their choice In half doEel
really dae engrayinss besides getting I
vAluAble publication,
"A paper has been circulated aud six
natures enough obtained to guarantee /
course u lectures The coming winter. A
the preliminary meeting on Aonda,
evening $. q Cone was elected presidcn
and ID n. 8 monds. Sec; II II Shaw
b. l., Wyman. l.. Manson Il Howard
and pr Ile,nesway were elected CON
mitiee 10 procure lecturers and irausac
csher business necessary 10 be done. |
i uudtrtood that the coarse is 10 censis
of I've lectures, ard perhnps sls, sca
con tickets enough afe sold % secur
against luss seReoA tickets " III be lwt
dollars each AID siugse tickets ilny cents
The Commute wil eedckvor 70 seear
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probable ., possible. TIE tickets vi
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60 receive.
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