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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-01-18

DISASTERS AND DEATHS OF THE EAR.
The year just drawing to close, par
ticularly the latter part of 1t, has been
memorable for its disasters The Dos
ton fire came not very far from the an.
niversary of the Chicago fire The hor-
rible sacrifice at the Fifth Avenue Ho-
tel. New York, followed; then the scarce
" less terrific burning of house on
Centre street, New York, in which eight
persons were burned alive: then the
most mournful Christmas tragedy at
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, by which
women and children were crushed to
death while celebrating with innocent
festivities the happy festival, then the
crushing of the cars ard burning Of the
passengers on the Buffalo and Pitts
burgh railroad There have been fear
ful inundations in Italy and England,
and tremendous storms have swept ali
along the coasts of northeastern Europe,
as we'll as upon our own coast, in which
many a goodly ship has gone to the bot
tom of the sea. In our own lake bavl-
CATION there have been not less than
nine hundred disasters, of which the IN
surance companies bad practical knowl-
edge. attended by one hundred and eigh-
ty-nine lost lives, actually reported.
The year has also been remarkable for
the deaths of distinguished men in lit
erature. art. science and religion. A
mong our own profession are the names
James Gordon Bennett, of the New York
Herald, and Horace Greeley,of the New
York Tribune. The army has lost Maj.
Gen. Meade, Maj. Gen. Halleck and
Gen. Anderson. France laments Field
Marshal Torey, who defeated the Aus
trians on the historic field Of Montebello,
and England Field Marshal Sir George
Pollock. Constable of the Tower, a vet
eran of the Indian wars, and Gen. Pen
nefather. another soldier of renown.
Tne ranks of craftsmanship have been
thinned by the deaths of VIM. II. Se-
ward, ex Postmaster General Randall,
Senators Grimes of Iowa, Davis of Ken
tuckv, and Walker of Wisconsin,; Pres
ident Juarez, of Mexico: Earl Mayo,
Governor General of India; Joseph
Mazzini, the Italian revolutionist; the
Duke of Persigny; Sir Henry Bulwer;
Lord Lonsdal, and the Duke of Bedford.
Among the eminent diviDes who have
died during the year are Archbishop
Spalding, of this city; Bishop McGill,o
Richmond, and Rev DR.. Seabury, Of
New York at one time the leading mind
of the Episcopal Church. Thus the
most distinguished as well as the un-
known of the earth pass away, while
others fill their places only in their turn
to be written on the neurology roll Of
some future year. BoH. Su1.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-01-18
Billings Farmers AllmlnaA
FOR THE YEAR 1878

sotspscr eos pzcelIed by none They are sold
for Is cents piece aud no 1Fmse ,n ss %.hoa, ~f a%s
oISst of %i" he@ They nd and gro
OSo Obat. Buy at once. DELAYS S are OA"''
Price % GEMS eN'' ". II. STALEY,
Or sen, to any part ofthe United states oc9 on ~ re-
CENT Of price --------
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-01-18
TICE & HAM MOND.
HAGFRSTOWN MD

HAGEKSfUW \, MU-,
DEALERS in Hardware. Carrisge Ma.
~ kers' Goods, Rubber Hose and Gum
Packing. Rubber aud Leather BelHng
Aug 81 6n
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-01-18

INVITE you to certify that have
used DIR. SIMMONS LIVER REGU-
LATOR IN my family with complete
success j.. w. ~. blhD
Cbattahoochee, FIorida.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-01-18
EXECUTION OFW WIN. CRAIG, COLD,
AT CUMBERLAND.
from dc Baltmore sun.
Cumberland, Md, Jan, 10, 1877

Cumberland, Md, Jan. 10, 1873.
To-day, William Craig, colored, suf-
tered the extreme penalty of the law
for an outrage committed upon the per
son of Mrs. Dayton, a respectable lady,
seventy-lour years Of age. Craig was
hanged at l2.45 p. NJ, in the jail yard,
He made no confession, saying that be
had none to make. His last words in
his cell were: Il can look upon yonder
coffin and rope without fear, for God
sustains me" Three colored ministers
were with him on the scailold. About
sixty spectators were present,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-01-18

WINE Plated Table. Desert and Lea
z Snoons, Forks and Butter Knives, al
Il. "A. Billings Drug Store.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-01-18
ENTLER HOTEL,

oAepHe'"
.,,,vJvG leased the Enter Hotel, II is
o,en for the accommodation OF
' Tbe Table will be boUntlfully suppl
sd with all the luxuries and subs'anuaIs
b,, the city and country markets afford.
The Bar viii be supplied with choice
Liquors.
None bot poiie and attentive servants
will be employed, and nothing shall be
Ien undone that will contribute 10 The
comfort and pleasure of guests.
The Stable will be attended by an ex-
perenced Osler.
EDWIN BOWEN,
Late OF Warren County, Va.
Nov 9 #
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-01-18
A WEALTHY WEDDNG.-On tn

A WEALTHY WEDDING.-On the
evening of the 4th inst, Charles +.
MacDermont married Miss Flora Main,
at the Grand Hotel, in San Francisco.
Miss Mains father has grown puncely
rich in the saddle and harness business,
and Mr.. MacDermont has accumulated
a fortune in other avocatiOnS. The
bride was loaded down with presents.
Her father gave her ahunured thousand
dollars in gold, and decided her two
hundred thousand dollars worth of real
estate. The husband, as soon rs the
marriage ceremony WIS finished, pre-
sented the bride with titles to real eS-
tate to the amount of hundred thous-
and dollars. He also presented her
with $1,000 solitaire diamond ring,
a 5000 diamond cross and $1,000
pair of bracelets. The father and
mother each presented her with solid
set of silver ware-oue OF torty-elght
and the other of thirty-siX pieces. 9th
er friends added yalnablepresents. Who
would not be such bride.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-01-18


er friends added valnablepresents. Who
would not be such bride.
A SCENE IN CoURr-W hen the argu-
ment in the Uppercue trial was drawing
to a close, Judge Inglis made a touching
apostrophe to the prisoner, lauding his
blamelesS character, the geutlenesS Of
his manners, and lhe purity and plety
of his whole life, aud commiserating
with him in the terrible trial of his man
hood. and his faith in God. This was
followed by thrilling prayer to God to
enlighten the minds OF the jurors that
they might not shed innocent blood 10y
consigninf the young prisoner to dis
graceful death, blight his whole family
and break the heart of the devoted girl
who WIS clinging to him in this hour VI
his greatest agony. Many Of the audi
ence were deeply affected, even some
members of the bar were shedding tears.
The accused leaned his head on the rail
inc beside him and cried bitterly. The
pathos of the scene was heightened
when the allusion was made TO the be
trothed of the prisoner and she walled
aloud in anguish. There wele few per
sons in the crowded courtroom who
did not sympathizc with the distress
thus eIoluently brought before them;
If the result had been then determined
the sympathy evoked might have at
once acnuitted the accused, but when
Judge Inglis sat down the aihanced of
the prisoner left the courtroom, and the
States Attorney, after going forward
and congratulating Judge lnslis, on his
great effort, made the closing speech to
rule out all considerations Of the conse
qucnces, and hold the jury toa verdict
on the law and the evidence rs they re-
garded them-Buh. A"srican.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-01-18

HIS LAST NIGHT On EARTH, y 81
The Revs S. v Leech, Henry Nice'snd
the two colored ministers above men
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-12-25

A fta.a elass ef vaaI1l leaders.
as..as tie working mea 10 some u agr
Cities $50 taking advantage Of lbe
Fgeeet hard times among that class.
ta 4drance the idea that IL .s the duty
al che city governments 20 SUPPLY
taem with work and u they fail 90 pro.
vide wHk they must support them ia
,8.oaoss. Tee New York Times las
gae following sensible remarks ia rola,
uHH 81 the matter:
IL, tae working mtu 81 the country
are nat entirely beyond the reach Of
reason, they win take care 10 disooua
teusucc the spirit which animated the
mee ing les Chicago yesterday. THE
latest demonstration Of the dcma,
Eagas who are striving 60 lead the Ia
aauns classes into tho gtaycst pefils
rs tho most pronounced OF all their
movements he Chicago meeting
ha|d g demanded what was only hiuted
80 in Sew York and Cincinnati. Not
eaatent with asking that the city saall
moish lbem work, they insisted that
mHcy wd provisions he given to
those for whom 10 work eau be found
Alj ihi- might be excusable, bat This
mafii Is = aatf ~ the reckless ag.
1tatofs who managed il 10 go b. greater
lengths. IL was made 10 advise a CON.
a'Hatian against capital. resort to
i1rae in case the demands upon the city
we've refused, and an equitable division
at tne wealth Of the country. The viz
hence of these aenagogues is all that
prevents them from from being dan.
gerogs in the present condition Of al.
fairs ha sober second thought Of
the workingmen must convince them
that .hisaivice will, if followed, bring
them permanent ruin instead Of reliev.
ing their present wants a more ea-
cited spirit appears to prevail in Chi
sago than has been shown elsewhere,
but, trusting to the good sense of the
aboung classes, we do not share in
The apprehension that they will resort
10 actual violence.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-12-25

iae hFEin.aa ias eeaa G.tm ap lH
tHe -paHlsb aUt"ag.Ges #n8 fherHFs y.
i'E l't's"a'fs surrendered fhe aao
i'aa h"" comes aH. wN- she really aa
American vessel "r ha3 sle #rieIHd
"ef ''Ah' 8" 'h" &mef"H" ats 1aae
'.. r'''.' '.''.a''.#" t'"1 nIo spanish
""' b" t'@ io prove .HHt saa "as aut
entitled 10 our protection. which. ta".
u VIII Dol maze Their seizure Jastiiable
~ we manner go "b'@h 80 Was accom-
P'is''" VIII serve G." tuoday public
oiah''h. "e learn ihai England and
PAN ave having trouble and the Eng
l'sa naval I9fee IN TIE West Indies Is
'afs''t increased There as also a
'u'''' '"'' 'f'' ailh'eS has sent IA
h'a resignation as minister TO Spain,
"hich VIII mot Oe called bad news by
'he people at'srge' "r' though sickles
a'a we country good service during
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-12-25
Yours very truly,
tHAs. II. BuRRITr,


a. u. Bean Of Glover, raised the past
season, 5000 bushels Of roots and il feed
ing item 10 hj. cattle
Mr.. Robert Miller ct it,cgute, raised
i-nm oue appIo-tree tbirf, five bushel. of
applies Iui. wear. 20 bu-bcl. Citizen good
par"g apples.
Ihelu"uamuut to che late" Gen Baxter
Of tulfapd of which the papers have been
ia.ang recently, viii not be erected tlH
after liat gentleman. demise.
The residence Of W. L. Villas in Boz.
Hngtan. wa. baokeu iuto and robbed Of
'wu buffalo robes, larues. aud small
qaauisy Of clothing "Wednesday night.
Senator Edmund. la. been advised by
DE-. physician tbat be mast give 40 close
attention 10 business for the present, or
be aiIi become permanently an invalid.
Toe gatiand HcroH says that otsy
lso month. lme and $4,000 more are
rsqatel to pat toe whole New York,
Boston aai Montreal Railroad In working
ORDER
4 few aags ago a partridge seat from
tae woods sod took up his abode with
Ar Darling fowls Ia Wolc0ig. /, seems
quite tstHe aud e9uiested, aud b. much
pf ben 4s aug of 'em.
The butter market Al 81 Adams lAst
week wa arm The ruling prices for
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-12-25
NEWS ITEMS

I'm rondon io,,.,,I.in a,.;...
,i.os ~ ID, N.I.a.. .,.I p.1c,,...
ASST award hi,h rroi.o - ,bo,
',e" persons nave Oee' l"uho
Ia,o g., Nran,.a,,',,,. .,.i.,.,. , .
,ono.,oI
'e'''S'"o' - ''' VI '"o 'ou''tol
'"s At ,'~ ~ Jus sup A'a0."' ''o''' Ca''
'"''" l Ia, 'o' 'o' no'''" W.T." " 'p'o"D'e
s0' "' '''" " INV Wv" "''' "'"" IT.
mere Is 4' present genera '""lsp"-'-
no" among .n'''oeF' 81 Congress 10 l"-
crease '"A"'lol' II VIII not he done UNI
'e'7 ''o necessity Ga" De clearly shown
The steamer Santiago dc Cnba has -oe-
ccedrd IN landing arms on Ga" coast of
o"'4' rive """n''" oPa"Iaf's ''" 1910
u" '"'"ts'"' "''"".'''' an" st" "'F
A'''n OF captured
a Milwaukee servant girl ha, aba don
cd her place bccau-c for six weeks SIZE
never went TO bat three circusc,. four
prayer meetings, seven picnics, aud two
steamboat EXCURSIONS she says sle
wants 10 nave I''''e 'i'ne /" herself
Rev Father Daggan, whose dcelara-
lions Of aposaev from the Catholic faith
caused such sensation ia Ia san Fraci-.
60, ita. written letter to Archbishop
Alcmnny acknowledging hi. nut aud
sid aud praying to be take" back Into
the church
The executive department ag Wasblue-
ton, IA revision, VIII reduce the c,li-
mates for public buildings 100000
The estimates OF 81, 600, 900 for iutcrna.
Improvement. can be lessened oue-halL
why w"re not these reductions made al
the outset
Au iulaut recently found on Father
Hoglc'. doorstep al Morri.aufa, \. y.
was carried To a fair 81 81 Mary, church
aud raiileI for =, 10 cents a chance. Z be-
lads who won i, ki,sed:jt enthusiastically
aud departed ia ligh gIec 10 surprise bog
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-12-25

The following sound sentiments in
regard to the prevalent custom of max
ing too free use Of public property is
from an exchange, commenting on the
conviction Of Tweed
he conscience Of the average
American citizen in active p9litica! life
Is not yet educated to a due sense of
honesty in the service of party and the
public. Men who would not take so
much as pen from our table without
asking leave, SO deep is their respect
for personal property, will take pens
aud stamps and bottles Of ink and
reams Of paper aud envelopes from the
desk Of q public office, without a
quaIm of conscience. Nen who would
not pay more than fifty dollars rent for
an Office 10 transact their own business
will ray two hundred, i've hundred. or
q Thousand dollars. when the Office is
required b5r public usc Ncu will sit
at a teu-doiar desk to write thc.r own
letters and ~ % dy, hundred dollar
desk to write commission letter, air.
regumritcs' which. under Tweed.
came at last re- te enormous dishou
gatfR4 HOGAN If.r....f... . To-. ,.....,,.--I g.. .
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-12-25

HAIRY Genet. another ul ih. Tam
many ulg, vas found guilty ot fraud
70 New York ast Friday. Although
bis psriaipas ion 40 ihe RUG frauds was
very we'll known. yet he diI scot lase
bis political influence and uas l4st f.ll
elected q member # lhe a.semtlv ST.
1cr thr verdict u the jury be was
placed 10 castodg al a deputy sheriff
agi allowed SIS sisii his home ia liar
lrm The sheriff Sat 40 with him >un.
las sight uail 3 O'Clock Genet thea
a-sej permission e. - up stairs g. see
Die wife. saying that il may be i5r the
last linie. shIilis was satisfied that i
Wa al right. - be lad allowed him
70 DO ,ae sane thing the night previous
and be hsl returned prompuy The
depesy sAcna icll iatiguel and fen
aslcvp. ugl swakiug anti O'Clock TO-
day whea he discovered that BE-. rgls-
obef was not Is be found No spoke
10 Mrs Genet bat size dcnied that she
t43 seea Der husband a 81 Arl said
that Be ala not come Up stairs Shields
thea uea, = tie central eHee and TO-
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-12-25

There are encouraging signs Of re-.
'lval Of confidence. From all quarters
we bear Of the resumption Of work
Here it is a wooden mill and there a
Gotten mill. In one place the manuiac-
ture Of stoves is resumed aud in another
blast furnaces and rolling mills have
started their fires In the money mar
kcts we notice that securities which
could not bc sold three weeks ago arc
ceiling far hir prices The retail trade
rs hr,sk When lbo stock f.r retail IN
n iai~ % Na>,ns,- has bren tyJured
srhu mael te 15veu tn lhc muuttc.
,aree, and w"rA musl lr rr-nmel be
s8rer oi the pane i- spent
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-12-25


Esai dalres we're farm s9t5 Com
maa % ialr. 10 ~ mo8.um Co saal.
80 70 ssc oAaicc ), selections s
George Buaegay u Montpelier made
nE his lHlnd that ~ wasnt 20 mneh 81
tulust sntf sB sieu be ssatel arr
tts lam t4sg eeyt an3 Gaed 8awa f.
Aaua-e1 ro4s 70 az sa.a water before lr
ooad ,gsl ouI
> D. Flanagan q Moatps 6er. wss srH.
fenced an5 committed 70 fall Oar thue
months ou The llipst flr selling lugox-
i1atlBg liquor -oairarv laiaw. ilels lhe
afu person ever Committed 90 ialI lu that
oau6ty lof violating ,ho statute la tmt
particular
Frank l. Jones. .1n ~ Rev y. Janss
81 HabhsrI.on. vb6 bas been missing
fsf several weeks, uas iauHd dead lu ba
room 81 the Libby housc. New York. thc
oibcf day There vas bullet wouram
hi, bead and q pistol boy hi. side. llo bai
probably been o. a long -ufea
Judge los. ol s. Jghnsbur.. zeulcu-
c.a Maurice b""eh 'o STATE PRISON iar
the term of6fcrn ,rars fsr rape. aud
Geo. Huutaou f9s eighteen months lor
'~'eeHf. H'zh eb'tiu >iiHth took them
10 '"a~'f ON i"esaa} '""aii'eyp.e there
ahuuts breathe easier
"'o. ii, CLARK 90 ""''mote X t'wh b
l"'"''ie.> j. i'e'uiins Hho Haas White,
'ht f'4at p""rr "' Tie e'"esi" 's tu"-
hlnE lsrPaisl1 .' cent sloit, bfluE
""" ]" ""'dst'fN' iu' Wc soA'lfted
companions a't g 'r i'6ca loS, 'he' s"oh
a'a Toe so"'p'iig VIII commence ''' ah-
e"a' '"'d o" 'as pno'''.
brucau AsllcS Appieiuu of Grauby d
vriA venerable mau, was tuuwu lo ,Hy
ground $50 Nio.rnl'E tt Slice wand swing
me- daur which bee Was civslHg, as 60
break his lex aud otherwise iJure him,
on the 4th lust, His wife upwards Of so,
got him upon a sled, but the ground be-
u's o'iei was uhAo'e 10 ara" MN she
'"'" s"' " shoNe' "'uHi5 Oh 'le sfo"a"
"'''''" '''o ''e"' ""i "e' ha'oauo ny
Pus'''s Ag"'hs' i WIN MS "n'"loiea
'o''' "o'Seo D'ihseT " ~" Ihehes al
'''oe 'o"a'u u'e mouse ms WIG 'Aeh
""''e" 'ae sou sl'O" h"'i i hl''e' Ole"
no'h an" IAiseu he'p'
Burlington Grange, consisting Of about
forty members, was organized in Buriiug-
ton Saturday evening, by T. a. Thomp-
son, the national lecturer Of the order.
Among The prominent members nre f. j.
llendee, a. n Merchant. J.. a, Shedd,
+. IA. Van Slcklin, l.. >. Drew, y. C..
Barber, Hon, X. ). TAN, Gen. w. W.
Henry, Fred lladey, Rufus Barstow, II.
j. Nelson and A. Il, Ballard. The organ
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-12-25

Tie ways snd means committee had
a long session and discussed tia letter
81 the secretary ot the treasury with
regard t. additional taxation. They
directed The chairman to offer resoln.
''on Ia The House calling on thc heads
OF Tie several executive departments
y amend the estimates submitted look.
iag to a reduction thereof which il i.
believed, will obsiate the necessity Of
additional taxation. The committee
GA appropriations adopted similar
resolution.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-12-25

Tho House, before adjournment for
the holidays aud after great deal Of
foolish talk IN which Gen Butler called
the press a machine Of forty iackass
power passed bill fixing the salary
Of members at 50 600 and actual tray
cling expenses, but refused to touch
the other salaries which were raised
last winter The action was the result
oi a very close vote the house refusing
10 have the roll called thus placing
their vote en- record The vote will
probably be reconsidered after the re-
cess and give occasion for another
fierce set %.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-12-25

Tho financial situation Of the gov.
eminent is said to be daily becoming
more hopeful and encouraging The
receipts from internal revenue are in.
eroasiog, and will, probably, exceed
the estimates, while the holders Of the
loan Of 1868 will gladly accept the
new five per cent bonds 10 lieu Of
cash. This state Of affairs II Il con.
iinues, rigid cutting down Of est.
mates aud the strictest economy will
prevent further taxation.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-12-25

Cue Of the most amusing speeches
ia Congress on Wednesday was by
Alvab CFoeker 81 Massachusetts,. who
defended his act as a salary grabbcr
tie said that having teen taken very
fick last summer be thought Of return
ing the money, Bat when be got better
be determined to keep IL, and uow be-
meaot TO bold ea CO Il unul they cease !
90 cali him q tLicf and robber he .4Id
Washington was the most expensive
capital ia lha world. aud member. sal.
suss ougbtto la large. Let the people
comc here and stay week and they
would ilnd e0t vha; II costs Butler
shook bands with him warmly when be
rai through
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-12-25

IH aar satleo II tie Chaaeery eaf-
iHg 81 r. altsus last v-rt oar types
we're ia error AZ they 81 aul3 have said
'hr Injunction Was granted ss ar d..
la"a" belonging g tae CebuA Yer
HHat Is eaHrHei which satakrts ..
mst .r.8ssan.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-12-25

Bstaa has beer ia4alg.ag les a rele
brauaa f itc lggih aaaitrfsary Ct tae
famous '.ie4 party ia Fastaa hagaar.
sa lfye'y solicitation il was. Macs
places ID Aew Eaelsad aIsa Observed
ts aay
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-12-25

har1hAl bazIss. II Faaae. bas b.ra
tried by court martial fr cgeaf1fas
Asa rsfatal g. obey order. 30 the late
Sar asth Prussia. @aa sentenced Ga ia
faat Aehabna bas eammulrl le
ssHiraen Co h4u.samcut Er taaa,Y
yests
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-12-25

aaFfrss H4s adjourned urrr tAa
ha'.3afs wl'baat completing aay bust.
ness ~Hrtty special mention taar
da" contemplation 81 iar holiday
'afsry a#d 'az.as $50 hapa tbcg sH
n'.assembir WITH 6 determination To
accomplish something
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-12-25
ooRnEsposDENcE.

Factory PotSr, VT, Dec. %, 1873.
n. Il. SimoadS, Superintendent 81
Common Schools, Manchester:
have felt for long time the neces.
sity Of a different speller in our com.
mon schools / have made a critica
examination of the New American
Pronouncing spellcr, you left with me
and am much pleased with it. / think
it far surpasses the old Vermont Spell
Icr now in use, in every particular
especially in utility and attractiveness
and gladly recommend a change in
my school, aud shall use all my in.
tluence TO obtain it, and would like to
address myself to the parents of my
district through your paper.
| think 30 more favorable time will
ever come for making this desirable
change than now
LIST. The supply Of spelling books
in my department is small, and many
scholars must have a new speller OF
some kind
Pad. The New American Pronoun.
cling Spelicr is recommended by the
State Board Of Education, and cannot
be changed for five years.
5rd The pricc of the new speler is
now placed so low that it seems foolish
not to take advantage Of this generous
offer Of the publishers and if under
stand rightly, this offer only holds
good for three months
As this change has become almost a
necessity hope 1 shall receive the
cordial support OF the district. | have
also examined the other books left with
me and am much pleased v It'll them +;
bat "a, these do not reach my school
will not speak at length upon them,
besides I think they have been intro
duced into our primary department
here.
Yours very truly,
tHbs. H. BCRmTr,
Teacher Eighcr Department, District
No 9.
We are glad that Mr. Durritt has
taken hold Of the matter and we wish
the teachers Of the other schools in
town would ascertain what change
may he desirable in their schools, es.
pcciajly in readers aud spoilers, ar an
opportunity is now given for such
change At HE reduced rate A con-.
cert Of action in the matter is very de.
JouRxAL.