The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-06-12

state. Mr. Clark accepts a call 10 Lever
cit. Mass
sANp0ATn
Weather fine
Crops, though somewhat late bid fair
to yield q good harvest.
Streams arc very low aud We wait
aaHiousiy for rain; many express their
fears Of 4 drouih.
"A majority Of ibe male population
OF this place are IA attendance NJ the
county court.
Public sentiment is unchanged re-
garling the msrder in this place, aud
most people greatly regret the escape
Of Convey.
EEssIkGToN.
The funeral Of Eddie ConkIing, who
was drowned In the Hudson River was
largely attended At the Bennington Cen
ire church, last Friday, at II - O'Clock,
a. IN.
Those farmers who found fault with
the winter weather, snow storms aud the
like, are now praying for rain.
IL. W. Booth, leaves tor Prince Ed
wards Island this week. isabel Booth
/ il now IN Nova Scotia Bennington has
a good number Of distinguished persons
abroad.
During the past week the committee
chosen to superieutend the erection of the
new church edifce for the I'd Congrega-
tioual society, have contracted with Mr..
Charles Anthony of Sandy Hill, TO con-
struct the church. The price paid him,
/ be furnishing everything necessary TO
complete the same, including painting,
fresco, etc, $4,000. The church, from
designs furnished by Cummings OF Troy,
will stand OH the corner OF Main street
aud Smith Avenue, and will be SGx67,
/ feet built of brick and is to be surmoun-
ted by two towers, the highest one being
| lS5 feet. The cost of the whole when
ready to be occupied is estimated at
/ $50 600. The basement will be divided
off into kitchen, parIors and pastors
study, the upper part being used entirely
for church purposes. Some ten years
ago the church Of this society was de-
stroyed by fire, since which time the
congregation have worshiped in a fine
brick chapel, erected by them soon after
the church was destroyed, at an expense
of Sl5, 900, which, after the erection Of
the new edifice, will be used for Sunday
schools, etc. The pastor Of the Society.
Rev. c. b. Hubert, formerly of New
Haven, VI, who is now in the second
year OF his ministry here, and is very
able preacher. The choir is under the
direction of John V. Hall, and is exceled
by few in the State.
wooDFoRD.
Internationally, there is one
word that contains all the vowels-E En-
change.
Rev. Mr.. Baker officiated at the Hol-
low on Sunday last. The solemn rite Of
baptism was administered TO two per-
sons.
We are having showers now that
cause vegetation to "shoot upward"
though the weather is quite cool.
The Sabbath School at the city Is under
the management of WILDER Dunton.
Dnnton has been superintendent for two
seasons and has given good satisfaction,
hence his re-appointment to that office.
We will, next week, transmit fol
publication al essay, composed and read
by Mrs. Albert Qnitterdeld before Tho
Literary Association last Saturday even
ing, subject, Temper"
: Miss Carrie Dunton was edtress O
the Lyceum Evening Star" at the las
meeting aud she meriied especial com
mendatiou from the audience.
We make the announcement right III
this connection lha, 5 NJ, Bowles viii
deliver AN address before the association
, next Friday evening.
--Atter person has had an excelleu
VI % induccment offered him to sell out
! both house aud home he will best con
: suit his own interests As TO the prope
I course he had better pursue. Seyera
G practical Illustrations having beel
I brought to our observation during Tia
c past week admonishes as TO caution PEG
4 pie s0lnew bat about being too hssty il
= thcir judgement and then repent at leis
I ufc.
u, We never knew the time before whe
/. bobolinks, appropriately called skunk
black birds, By some, were 50 plenty a
they are now. Their sweet notes, AM
As Beecher denomnales it '8zziie' ca
be heard all the day long,
Whipping 10 our public schools.
/. useless 10 resort to this method Of cai
iipaiiou to make children obey the rule
c Of school At least zee have AWAY
y found il to be 80. Occasionally ther
4 NAV he a case Ia hand, il Is true tia
e requires .eyere reprooE But It is just !
easy to get along viii pupil who ha
i, been found guilty Of some mi.demesuo
= a. Il 3, 10 tell how many five and five mak
j. IN addition This can be done witbou
the use al The Christening rod How
ever. this announcement may look big
= the eyes OF some arbitrary teachers, an
= even pro woke their wrath Bot ifor
= statement "be treason, WHY male Il
. most Of il. We do not, nor il 1t our II
," ,cation Ia the writing Of this aftisle