The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-04-17


Ea.t Rupert March it, aged "a years,
We bad quite a .now-.torm Monday.
Sugar making !. prosecuted under
dliiieuIies.
Miss Emma Armstrong is engaged to
teach our village school. Miss Louis
sykes Is to teach in the West road die
triet, aud further am not informed
MIR Elmorc Kent Of Westfield, n. Y.
son Of Lucian Kent, is spending a few
DAYS with relatives IN Dorset Also, Mr..
Henry Sykes OF Belyidere Illinois, has
just made short visit to his native
place.
RUPERT.
Peace and harmony continues to PIE
vail. Local news and maple sugar are
scarce articles. No marriages, deaths,
births or accidents to report. There are
however strong indications aud symp-
toms OF matrimony in certain quarters.
Our Congregational parish continues
10 bo without q pastor, This is not exact
~ as il should be. A whole souled, live
man OF brains, who is willing and able to
preach the gospel, can find employment
here and the funds will be forthcoming.
The Rupert Cheese Factory has again
commenced operations, under the super
vision OF the we'll known cheese maker,
"Zeb."
Franklin Farrer, Esq, has recently
sold his property in Fairhsven, and has
now come TO reside in the town of his
birth. We welcome him back. Is.
BoNDvnLE,
There is some sickness, mostly colds
and influenza.
This Is great country for braiding
palm leaf hats. Many of the girls and
some of the boys will braid ten in day
aud one family has turned off 100 in one
week
The children of Mrs. Holland, recent
ly deceased, have all been placed in good
families. Mrs. Holland was extremely
industrious and braided hats to support
the family until just before her death.
1t is expected that mill will be
erected the coming summer near Mr. Dun
bars. One family has already moved in
and there Is another half a mile this side,
thus forming quite a settlement in the
wilderness.
AT the recent town meeting the old
school district at the middle Of the town
was divided up between the Graham dis
trict aud the Slade district. The school
house in the latter is to be removed east
of VIM. SHADES.
Robins have come again and the crow
maketh merry. The tops of the fences
are once more visible in some places and
occasionally a bare spot of earth, enough
TO plant a hen coop on. The stage has
managed TO pull through until this week
aud now "Jud" has taken TO snow shoes
and carries the mail on his back
rEgU.
This has not thus far proved good
sugar season. In the first place the snow
has been very deep, and in the second
place the flow Of sap has been very small.
Our largest producers have made only
three or fonr hundred pounds, but will
make more.
a. l.. Chandler, son OF Il. +. Chaud-
Ter met with a severe accident on Monday
falling from the hay NOW on TO a large
pitch fork, the tine Of which entered the
groin about three inches. At last ac-
counts be was doing well aud will proba-
bly, recover. lie was at play in the barn
at the time and the sad accident should
prove a warning 10 boys.
&C, W. Whitney, our postmaster has
gone to Londonderry, 10 take charge Of
Judge Arnold's store, and has appointed
q. X. Davis, our popular landlord, as
Deputy 2. NJ. Davis 4 = democrat, how
ever, aud some Of the republicans do not
quite IKE the idea Of pa,rouiziug q civil
service reform Of tbls kind Though
everybody likes George" personally,
get the giving Of an Office 10 a democrat,
look, little Ike casting pearls before
swlae, la their eyes.
smith, who carries our mail on foot
since the road. became impossible for
teams from the melting snow, finds
some iauH At the necessity Of carrying
newspapers and when % Saturday, there
was found in The mail bag, a bundle Of
papers directed to Factory Point, which
be had brought at the was over tie
mountain, be made use Of some erpres.
sious tia, would not iooa well In print,
and some 81 those who we're standing
b. waiting ior tie mail, were almost ln-
el.ued 10 help bin 10 ihe suDjeot Justice.
Smith says Il auy one locs nos believe a
hag fall of papers Il heavy, Iei him carry
lt leu o. twelve miles Ga a snow path.
BAATTlBoEo.
"A class Of drawing painting, etc.,
opeueI TIE l4.h.