The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-01-02

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aee Postmaster attending 60 .spafrans,
was ue8 rneafel and wu agFfs sicl
ay lae recipient .f $40 msy faasa By tA1
learf JaagEs ar aFerai. And sbaH O.
closing song br Else eh1lr called "Th1
Christmas Eaug" alaed maaa Be jae oa-
terMHmgai, ba, the greatest satisfaction
OF the ryeuHnE yves lu witnessing TIE
sparkling eyes Of tac au3c ones SIS some
n.as aad nsefsl present vas handed 60
them. Large provision was ma3e f-f Use
sHdfcu ely SHAFT uaua should be dl-aP-
pointed
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james r. Bate died at jhr residence
Of william slearus, 81 Wo,, Rupert, ou
lhe .irb Of Dee. 1879. ST. Bate had al-
tanned the axe Of ever four score year,.
De bad led g bachelors Ifc and Iaii this
world az icw meu do, without an enemy.
Mr.. stephen Taylor an aged citizen
met with s. serious accident on one ofthe
cold day. Of last week. he went TO his
barn to feed bis fowk, aud on starting
for bis house be accidentally stumbled
and fcIl aud broke bis hip lIobHug io a
helpless condition lia nearly exhausted
before assistance could be obtained to TO-
move him TO bic house.
EoSuvuir
MIR. David uarwooa, Of this place, is
50 years and 6 months old aud can see 10
read very well without artificial aid. lie
Is almost as straight and spry as a mau Of
Gny. He has one sister living who is
nearly SIS, and she is kably active
for an old person. Two of his brothers
died aged respectively 81 and q years,
and four sisters have also died aged %,
50 and 60 years, making an average Of
more than 81 years This is q remarkable
family, on account Of their longevity, and
would be a fortune for some cnterprising
life insurance agent.
rEEu
Peru is suIl here, but so buried in
snow that It would be very difficult TO
find Gland marks This month has been
a succession of SHOWS and blows and in
optic Of the predictions Of the weather
wise and "all signs" we have had no tbaw
vet. Christmas was not obserred here.
The DAG vas cold enough 10 make a Rus
sian shiger, and the 'yule logs were
consumed lea the shape of stove wood.
The store il aboat to be closed and our
only shoemaker thinks Of leaving soon.
Things look badly NOW but We hope to
weather the gale and come out all right
next Spring. So mote it be.
LANDGRoyE.
We are having plenty Of SNOW, and
as TO blows--there is no end to them.
We are being favored with q singing
school this winter, Mr., Nathan Holt Of
Weston, teacher.
Mr.. Horace II. Harlow means bust
ness, we should judge, by the amount of
logs he has purchased the present sea-
son.
M. A. Thomson's girl, some 10 years
old, fell and broke her arm, on the 9th
inst, it being in consequence of "scufl-
ing' by the boys in the school room.
Teachers should exercise more care in pre-
serving order at intermssion,
SOUTH LANDGRovE.
We have an immense qunatty of
snow and huge snow drifts.
In spite Of bad roads and stormy
weather meetings are regularly held, once
in two weeks at the Hall, in the Green
Mountain Coffee House.
Our district school, comprising over
thirty scholars, is taught by Mrs. L. i.
Sheldon The scholars are improving
finely. We have spelling schools once
in two weeks.
The members Of the Sabbath School
took advantage Of the pleasant weather on
Thursday last, to visit their Superiuten-
dant Mr.. Ragg. The older people went
in the afternoon. The teacher with about
twenty of the scholars, Of the district
school, went up in a double team. They
found a well spread table awaiting them.
when all had partaken Of refreshments
the young people adjourned to another
room aud enjoyed themselves as young
folks can. Before they left they present.
ed Mr.. Rugg with several tokens of their
esteem, among other things n nice scarf
donated by the children as a small token
Of their regard and appreciation Of his
services and faithfuIness during the
school All returned feeling that they
had passed a pleasant evening, aud one
long TO be remembered. ~.
LONDONDERRY.
We have been favored with an alb
uudance Of snow, which, being driven by
the whlstIing wind, has kept the team
sters busy breaking roads. 1t took our
friend Smith four days last week to get
the mail over the mountain 10 Mauches-
. ter and back Notwithstanding the
great depth Of snow, aud excessive cold
weather, the people have not forgotten
their accustomed donation visits aud
Christmas aud New Years Balls. At
south Londonderry the Methodist Society