The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-03-19

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ts iarthst b1stis demonstrations There
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counted Ter "a DC ground q Insanity Z
SO ias bsutof5it exhibited soiae slgus u
iasauliy
poWsET
-Wlsl bss become q l,sc spgisblc THE
week
w Williams aud vile have gone to
tI.i lbci sou Ia Lowell. Mae
The Town farm has been sold 70
Aliei nnd john Reed for $500.
AL SATURDAY afternoon smoke was
discovered ssoeDdiuR from The root of
Norton sykes sugar house. A ncisibor
went 10 .te lbc cause and ioeud the inside
d lhe building on dfe. aud Immediately
tsiiAguishei II The family were away
from home, aid probably he house
woulI hayr been destroyed, q. Il was 10
ciase proximity, had Il not been dis
covered 81 iis commencement.
We air glad to learn ihal Mss Lotlie
sykes who has been sick ior few weeks
pasl 4. Improving
Fksr BogsEt.
--A spoudeut writes; supenn-
tensirut Iorress yery able report upon
tbs condition Of oar ,l,ouls MAKES il ~
idfbt Iiat 'th,n !. something rotten III
. Dgnmark from hi. carefully prepared
.laiistiea; table il appears that one.ihird
1t ihc children Of school age, Ia town,
larc iait entered school honso during
tie past ytar, aud lhat the average at
tendance l. considerably lees than tie
average uou-altendaucc In several Of
tie districts, be tells ", the average Is no
mole lhan one.ihird OF the number clig-
ibic TO school privileges, aud il one or
two cases even Less than that su,al irac-
lion. These are startling iacls, facts
which so intelligent citizen can regard
with indifference. The cause of this state
81 Thing. should be sought ont and If
possible removed The failure of some
OF the parents TO appreciate the value of
the schools that are costing them nothing,
, no doubt must be charged with part OF
. the evils But MIR. Torrey sees more
fruitful source Of this meagre attendance
Ia the inadeqnacy Of the provisions made
, for The scholars comfort and instruction.
Better houses and more competent teach
efs, he thinks, are the first remedies TO be
applied And a comparison of the re-
cords Of the several district In town
would seem 10 fully sustain snch q view.
While the average attendance during the
, present winter in mono Of the other dis,
tticls reached 10 per cent, Of the mum.
Der Of children Of school age, in No. o.
East Dorset village lit was 65, and in No
l4,--Andrew's dstrict-it was 70 pei
cent, II also appears that these district.
have school buildings in point of com
tort aud attraetiyeness beyond compar-
ison with any others Ia town, and that
they engaged teachers without regard ia
expense. Now Is there no connection be.
tween the large attendance IN these two
districts aud the liberal outlay for their
support? Would not the people Of that
district, which is reported to have kept
but Il OF lis ~ children in school during
, tie winter, do well TO inquire If they can
longer afford TO support so cheap house
! and SO poorly paid teachersl
- In the notice Of the concert last week
the names Of Florence and Nellie Bufum
and Nellie aud Edna Waite should have
, appeared among those who took part in
the Operatta Of the Mercy seat.
Rev. T. j, Gafruey delivered very
fine address ut the celebration Of St
Patrick's Day at Fairhaven.
PAwLET.
some excitement has resulted from
the late discovery OF what is supposed tt
be coal mine in this town. Mr. u. S.
Lane has leased portion of bis farm 10
I Pennsylvania miner who proposes I,
spend some time and money in making
thorough examination OF the matter.
LONDONDERRY.
F. Mr. Wm. Chadwick, an experienced
I manufacturer 81 WOODEN goods has LEASED
the Londonderry wooden mill, and IN
. teud, 10 commence business ~ soon a
. .priug shall f4irly open. II will be graf
b. ii,iug 10 many in this aud the ncighbor
10y town, 10 lrar that Mr. Chadwick viii
manufacture woolinto custom.made clotl
iur such A. may wish to get their WOO
worked up.
G CHESTER.
2 Geo. II Cole sdgertises an extensive
}, auction sale the 2'th aud 2sth.
= sUNpERLAND.
rne good ,!eighiug Of lhe past wecI
bas been generally improved by gettinl
: up wood piles and stocking mills.
. Marx Ienily has just received u 10
81 LAP bucket. fresh from TIE mAnuiac
iurrr. which BE will sell low,
y &c. ~ Bradley hrs breu stirfin,
e around She pact week with even nor
e tl8au his customary yiRor, sad hiss nov
latrc stock Of logs 81 his Hiil, both hau