The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-02-13

Thursday and Friday OF |9-t week.
wcgc quite warm. reminding ouo tbat
spring will soon be with 90, again
Measles are plenty In the ]ucigbbor-
ing districts. canslng % sudden decrease
in the attendance o. pupiIs, bat uo fatal
cases have as yet been announced
II. r. Hurd, recently lost ii valuable
span Of horses, which is the second span
he has lost within n year besides ono -iu-
gle horse.
BENNINGTON,
The Congregational Society have TAX
en- initiatory step. towards building "a
church. Cummings n Bht Of Troy. who
furnished the plan for tae beautiful
church at Manchester, are az work on the
plans. II is expected that the edidce
will cost from s25, 900 TO $4,000. aud the
great question of interest just now is
whore is an the money 10 come from. Per
baps it will be satisfactorily answered.
The man who was arrested at War
rensburgh, y. Y, proved to be Sammy
Lucas. lie stole % horse and sleigha at
that place, and started away with il bat
getting lost on the road he drove round
and back to the same hotel from which he
started aud was arrested, lie cannot be
brought back to this state without a re.
QUESTION from the Governor. and we
think this state has already had enough
Of him, especially Bennington County,
Since writing the above we learn that
a requisition has been obtained and Lucus
brought back to his old quarters. The
first morning after getting back the jailor
asked him why he did not leave the night
before. Sam replied that he had the
rheumatism and the night was too cold
for him to be out. sam il an expensive
bird to keep, and it wonld probably be
cheaper for the state TO let him 90 aud
pay for what little stealing be can do
than to attempt 10 keep him Gagged, but
then, he is pretty to look at, though we
never learned that he was q remarkably
sweet singer,
WooDroRp.
Monday was the coolest day of the
season.
"A variety entertainment is talked Of.
About time for Manchester to be ''cele-
brated." Let us know.
Miss Lottie l.. Hathaway read an es-
say after the lyceum last Friday, which
merited especial commentator.
The famous Danish physician has
been thrown out Of house and home,
and has returned to his "far on country. -
Mrs. Granger win not go west till
next September. Her sou David, so says
Mrs. G. is engaged in q skirmish with the
Redskins, near san Francisco, Cal.
Ii. W. Sawyer and family viii re-
turn to their farm in Meudou, on the
opening OF the spring, Mr., Sawyer has
.ully rcgained his health again.
Mr.. Geo. Turner came near being
seriously injured "a few days since, while
coming ont Of tle woods with a 80 foot
stick Of timber. George says the load
went over" and The mammoth stick
came within an inch ofhuryine himiu the
snow b. careful,
BERLIN
The following are Che uanes ct iuy
grcat-great grand father, Jeremiah Sweet
and Mary his wife. also of their children
with The husband or wife Of each chill.
Sci opposite the name is the age Of each
at death; jeremiah Sweet 20, Mary
Sweet, his wife, Sc; children: Sarah
Sweet Is, Samuel Milimau, her husband,
%; Pcleg Sweet So, Desire Clart, hi.
wife, 1s Simeon Sweet rs. Deborah
Hyde, his wife, a.; Jonathan Sweet sa.
Mary Ellis, his wife, sit; Hannah Sweet
"a, David Austin, her husband, 192 Ere
born Sweet -, Polly Tbbiis, Iis wife. .
+ Jeremiah sweet 8I. Ruth GferHmaH. hi
wife. 81; David Sweet So. Merry Ann
Brlmmer, bis wife. @s Mary Sweet -.
+ David Andrew. her husband. sl; Elza-
beth sweet %. Nathaniel Nile, hes bu.-
baud. TolaT aGaI. 1856 year,.
EE1y SuLiatN.
wrsf uFt
"A public ualg Was eieeu @ tla ba.a.
OF M. Eaeucr. oa "Wednesday evening.
Feb. atb. Aboul twenty raaae gl-
pated il tle pleasure. uft1e oeaa an.
Kendall. Qtadfllo lau5 aaraaI t,e
wu.ia.
Edward foa oithe tIHH 8a.
of Shaker. all ono aF ts
s.ear 10 samuel De EwiiH 81. Eaa eaat-
ham, eae pair. Use gesn Old, weighing
500 r9nud The Gve weighed las
NW ErHAHaE, a.a..
The FIRST aunual reception ot Uulla
Lodge, No p. & A. 2I.. wl1 be- given
ST. Gay Han, LebaHoa Springs aH Fr-
Gag evening Feb -i.a
Cammaagre ~ A. iiaa u4s married
70 Miss Jessie +. johnson oil saturday
Fob. IT. The C8mmos ha-. we aarn.