The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-01-09

s. they lave 70 STAY ~ home mostly.
Iii would seen that the new veal
vas not content vltb tbe rsrg ttlsi
asaatfC beqasAihsd BY -, and has over
laid g. with a uew, and perhaps more
fashionable material, smooth, solid and
polished a. a mirror.
People who have plenty Of provisions
and fuel, ought 60 keep Thanksgiving
over again; bot there are some with viz
age long I see. the reason is their wood.
sheds r. N. T. n. As.
The annual donation to our worthy
pastor, Rev. A. +. Clark viii be held 81
the parsonage, GA Tuesday afternoon aud
evening Of next week Among the at
fractions Of tie occasion viii be an oys-
ter supper. 4 cordial invitation is eN-
tended TO all, not only those who love
oysters bat those who love 20 do a good
deed, to help replcuish the store Of a
faithful, hard working 1--WE came near
say ing poorly paid minister,
JAMAICA.
A savings bank was chartered at the
last session Of the Legislature, and the
corporators were called together ON the
sth inst, by +. /. Waterman, Esq, to
organize and transact the business neocs-
sary to commence operation.
LANDGRovE.
There will be a donation visit at G.
w. Woodward's, Wednesday, the 18th
day Of January, for the benefit Of our
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Buckley, All are In
yited. The Lord bless the cheerful giyer
LONDONDERRY.
The weather is always fruitful
theme for comment; but the month Of
December was certainly remarkably
cold, the mercury being often below zero
The thermometer indicated Christmas
as being the coolest of any during the
month, the mercury being down among
the twenties below zero. The new
year opened cold-on tie morning of the
"a inst. the mercury was 22' below zero
and the next morning the SD it was "a
above zero, and raining, a change IN tenn
perature of So in "a hours is certainly
worthy of note.
BRATTLEBORO.
Rev. Mr.. Chandler preached his fare
well sermon a week ago.
The ice harvest is being gathered
now at fast rate.
-Rcy. Mr.. Murray, lectures this Mon
day evening; subject: "My Creed"
"A New Years festival was held at
the West Brattleboro Baptist Church
Rev. De Witt, Congregationalist has
been preaching there the last two OF
three weeks.
Sickness has prevented your Brattle-
boro correspondent from appearing duti-
fully.
Christmas passed by in the happicst
manner, every Church Society had fes.
tival, and family trees were abundant.
The Holiday trade was good, elegant
goods beautifully displayed. made the
streets pleasant to go on.
The Sunday before Christmas, Hor-
ace Edwards, a young man of dissipated
habits died in his chair at the Brattleboro
House.
The 18th of Jan, Theodore Thomas
Troupe give concert at Athol, special
train goes from here to accommodate
those who wish to attend.
New Years calls were made by all,
this year. Ladies were said TO look beau.
tifuily in their elegant reception dresses,
Tables were we'll spread, but with the
right kinds, so that all were well behaved
and no disgraceful scene is recorded.
The weather has been so "tremen-
jous" that we just kept from freezing, and
that made the chief item, then If we had
Dragged of our cold weather, you in Man
chester, Peru, Bondyille, &c. would
have told bigger story which any one
would believe that had felt the wind and
seen the snow drifts Whereabouts.
"A very sad and peculiar case occur.
red here last month in the death OF three
sisters. Mrs. Smiley and Mrs. Smith
widows, aud a maiden lister Miss Rean
ger lived together, kept pleasant home
and were remarkably worthy and useful
women. or strong characters, markedly
religious, they were very active in the
Congregational Society Of which they
were members, always in their place, al.
ways doing with their might what theil
hands found to do, and kind loving wo,
men who always made others happy
First Mrs. Smiley died very suddenly
after a sickness of three days. In about
two weeks Mrs. Smith sickened and died
Of congestion Of the lungs, about the same
time Miss Reanger was taken with ty
phoid fever and died a few days later
Mrs. Smiley leaves one child, a son, whC
Is so suddenly bereaved Of mother anC
aunts, and a home that was so peculiarly
a happy one. These three women, Mr.,
WiIliston, Mr.. and Mrs. French (parenti
Of Miss French formerly of Holyoke Sem
mary and Mr.. Asahe Clapp, have dice
out of the Congregational Church in tn,
last year.
ARLINGTON.
Eugene Garfield, Esq. Of Aurora, III.
son Of Hon Harmon Garfield, is eIecte,
to the State Senate Of Illinois, from thr
l4lh Senatorial District, composed o
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