The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-06-05

hood. Rev Dr Cashmaa.
The Model Tcarbcr Rev q u HaIbfrl
and Prof shsw
Mr.. Frances Hatch % ibis town
lT spending few weeks ia visiting
friends IN Delaware and Maryland. From
Dover. Delaware. May ia she writes
~ enjoYeA my journey through New
Jersey. Pennsylvania aud Delaware very
much. Tie country is BOW looking beau
ufaly. every thing il growing luxunously.
I have not seen q bin since | lefl New
Yofl. The family with whom am stop
ping are very pleasant, refined and hoe.
pitable people, formerly slave holdcrs,
aud are quite wealthy now. They own
two farm. out Of town upon which are
about 10000 peash trees, and ten acres
I Of straw berries never saw such a sight
a. the peach orchards, acres aud acres Of
. trees all set out 80 regularly, he ground
+ highly cultivated with Dot a weed or blade
+ Of grass to be seen, sometimes nice row
Of strawberry vines between the rows 81
trees. One OF the young ladies Of the
family took ne sll about the town. We
I visited the Jail aud saw a negro and white
man who are TO be hung, adOrding a
practical illustration. Ia this ease At least,
of the equality Of the races Also had
view Of that wonderful southern iusti-
tuition, the whipping post, whore white
aud blacks guilty Of theft aud other Of
fences are chained one hour, IN the most
painful position imaginable, then lashed,
after which they have to be Carried away
unable TO move. By the laws Of the state
they are now d.sfrauehisec, not being al
lowed to vote, another .torctble ilIustra'
ton OF the equality of the races, - you
see, being alike liable 10 crime and sub
ject TO the same penalty, therefor, tho
whipping post aud Acknowledgement.
The weather Is quite warm here. We are
leasting upon oysters right from the
water, fresh aud nice"
EAST DORSET.
Rev. DIR. Cushman will exchange PM
pits with Rev Mr.. Dunton next Sunday
Juae sth.
RUPERT.
DR.. j. II. Guild has gone on fish
ing excursion to the Adirondack.
. The doctor has laid the foundation 70
"A. A.. f.,t IN 80
WEST RUPERT,
A The annual meeting OF the church o
the Disciples will commence at the brio
church Friday evening Of the presen
week, and continue two or three days
= Several speakers from abroad will b
, present.
q MOUNT TABOR.
. A little girl three years old, daughtc
of Frenehmau named Coulter, wa
drowned near Mattock's tannery, on FIR
d day night last. The family had only r,
). Gently moved into town and had not g
n their furniture aud stoves set up, and IL
parents allowed this little girl and be
Ie younger to go to neighbors to get warn
1f About seven in the evening the boy +
turned but could tell nothing about h
companion. The neighborhood was q
armed and search made and continue
nearly all night, but no trace Of the 10
child could be found until about nil
:, O'Clock next morning, when her lifele
, corpse was discovered under some noe
!, wood in a raceway or canal leading to q
mill. 1t is supposed that in endcavoriI
to go home the night before she lost h
way and fell into the race and was tn
X, drowned.
MIDDLEBURI.
A. The Graded school has had rece
r.; of one week, owing to the prevalence
measles; it reopeaed last Monday with
be full quota of students.
Although fully half Of the scholars
the public schools in the village have h
in the measles, during the late rage of IL
at epidemic, but one death has occurred
son Of J. Z. Negus. The funeral to
bo place from the house at 8 p. m. on Tu
III day and was attended by large numt
!, of mourners and friends. He was an OF
son, sixteen years old.
A. p. Upper, of East Middlebu
- has purchased the vacant lot on the corr
opposite President Kitchers and has GO
IN menced the foundation for a DWELL
house. This corner has long been pull
re- nuisance, and every one is glad to Sc,
eel cleared up. when completed the
'el' pearance of DR.. kitchers splendid r.
the deuce will be improved not a little.
'"' MIR. Buitolphs new house is +
crossing finely, aud will be compile
ior As early as Commencement. Mr.. L..
ans Twitchel's fine new two-story reside
hat on the Hill will be habitable in q
up days. The painters are now at work Of
'e's Several new buildings are in proc
of construction on Court st. Middleb
The is taking some rapid strides in the ri
was direction this Summer; we are glad
an see il, for there is no reason why
cut should not become in the future, "
lore she has once been, the third place Of
heh pouanee Ia the State.
ha j. a. lIsig aud Geo. Brooks, N
must bers Of the senior class, were the ora
III at Weybridge on Decoration day.
hear the orations very highly spoken
'nce The Concert given by the Col
II as Quartette Club at Brandon, on Tue;
wing evening was decided success.
. H. Young men sang we'll, and the audi,
testified their appreciation by conur
#a,d toud auulause Tho pIub will