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


There Il some sickness in town
DEXTER Coolidge has buried liitle child,
and Warren w. Abbott has one quite
sick.
Apples are very scarce here, and The
market il firm for that article
--Rey Mr. Enright, Of Weston, preach
ed at ibe Union church last Sabbath.
We hope aud trust tina, no more mid
night singing viii be heard, 10 disturb
the SAUNDERS Of quiet and sober people.
Mr.. W. ". Wiley, formerly Of this
place, writes Ne be raised squash The
past season which weighed &C pounds,
and took the premium at the town fair.
He also writes that the JOURNAL is glad
by welcomed each week
cHEsrER.
There was large attendance at the
Baptist Conference held here on Tues
day aud Wednesday Of this week. Tie
church was completely tiled day aud
evening. Rev. Mr. Carpenter, recently
from India missionary service, delivered
Il timely written discourse Tuesday even
ing, working Ia occasionally little de.
nominatioual egotism which was, per-
haps, eouaterbaaneed by complimentary
Allusion % other sects. Mr.. Carpenter is
a talented man; working steward Of the
Lord aud his discourse which embraced
interesting statistics, was listened to most
aiteutiycly.
On the 7th and Sth proximo, the
State Sunday School workers meet here.
MIR. Fairbanks, President OF the assoc
citation, will deliver the address, The oc-
casion il expected to draw large num-
Der Of people here and fully test the hos
| pitality Of our residents.
- The Chester Band is making excel
lent progress, aud, though but a few
months old, We have the pleasure OF list
eniug to a variety Of the most popular
band compositions, performed with prais-
worth accuracy. The band will coalesce
In friendly way with the Grafton band
next Saturday evening.
Il hear no news except that Mrs. Tell
told Mrs Hear that Mrs. Listen under
stood Mrs. Story 10 say that she, Mrs.
Story, heard In roundabout way that
Miss Curl was to be married between
now and spring Don't tell any body that
told you, because IL may not happen.
shouldn't have known anything about il
but for the fact that three weeks ago Mrs
Tells hired girl saw Miss Curl buying
spoons at Maxfelds' which little incident
let the whole thing out as aforesaid
Keep still.
sHAFrsBURY.
SALISBURY can put forward claim
for the championship of the state on fat
people. Living IN that town--which has
a population OF only 2,000-are five per-
sons, four Of them in one district, who
weigh between 262 aud 800 pounds
Among the five is young lady seventeen
years of age. whose weight is 275 pounds,
while one maiden tips the scales at 800
The other three are Of the male persua-
sion, the ightest one of which weighs
262 pounds Rutland Globe. .-
BENNINGTON,
Sylvester Cutler, who has been so
! .ouosaI,, IA ;rta1 xvitI ,nal;uoa - or,s;,,
elias for eleven weeks, or more, deceased
last Friday. His funeral was largely at
tended on Sunday. He was fine and
promising young man and beloved by
all who knew him, and he had not an
enemy. The flesh had nearly all dropped
from his bones.
Grapes are plenty this season.
We have had three days of weather
nearly as warm as In mid summer 1t
Rev. G. IL. Hubbard is expected
home from Europe in a week or two.
The New York panic has been one
principal topic Of conversation during
the past week, viz, Grants Admins
traii0n.
The excursion OF the Sabbath schools
connected with the Second Cougrega-
tional society will take place Friday, Oct.
3rd. The excusiopists will take The morn.
ing train for Troy, and, upon arriving
there, will proceed to tie steamboat
landing, and embark upon the steamer
Metamora, which has been chartered for
the occasion, and enjoy ride down the
Hudson river, returning to Troy IN time
to take the train for home, which leaves
about o p. m.
wooDFoRD.
New York pienicsn has been the
I principal topic Of conversation during the
past week.
Saturday last was pronounced little
too warm Tor solid comfort, at midday,
especially. But all nature Is now sssum-
! ming its most bcAntiful aspect.
Luna has appeared again and Is Just
as bright as ever We womb "go back
! on LunaV'
-"Peepin Johns and tuueful frogs
! Try % make night Inelodious, AKIN 70 The
} advent Of spriug, which IL an unusaa
, occurrence for this quarter Of the terres
: lnaitbaHl
, Every 1ay we sec and hear of pi.ea-
,otiaus catching lrort and other dslt from
J our streams We presume, inasnuch ~
tie term ior which tire law WIS given
prohibiting the taking Of flea feotn %,
yermosa siresns after August 3lsl d