The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-04-09
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sefifs af }eafs ana of uar sWeatest poole
aud pufest Wrlers, saJ moss having
aaf.d.alde reputation.
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FgH taaa among us sud toak charge of
lI.e Seminary that school hss asowere#
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bIsh reputation which ibis v.llage has,
. Tor correct moral. aud intelligence ol ifs
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dpne msrh 60 give ioue 60 tbe character
81 il.s people Those vbg have been
your seh8sars are scattered over this
broad land, sad mauy Of tbcm arr In hon
cradle rlsecs, occupying TIE front walls
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gfatrfa. sod endearing 10 those wha herr
. received these Jiet.iags May ve pgt
Iusl.y -ay yea have been pobia buue-
Gclorf Who has done more fyr tie wet
being Of his fcllowmrn Than be wsn ha-
successfully spent bic lie 10 training Bee
toiads and moral. Of the Young. prepaf.
ing them for usefulness aud honor here
and Tor happine-, now sud iorever2
You aud /, -ir, have passed The .utH-
nat Of iifc and are now going down The
".e-iern slope oar ascent has been
slow and our descent will be rapid. May
10 storm Or cloud obslruct the sky In the
remainder OF your journey, aud ina}
your exit be az serene and tranquil a,
your iitc has been just aud pure. NOW
present you this work. The names OF
tbs donors will be found Ia this volume
We ltu.; that YOU aud Mr.. Wickhsm
wiH find cnioymcn, in its pages
Dr. Wickham replied substantially a.
follows:
The voluntary gathering Of our friends
aud ueighbors, though il takes US by sur
j prise, is by $50 means on that account any
the less welcome. am reminded bY il
ola similar gathering here ten years ago
I when We first entered this dwelling to
make il our future home On that oc'
easiou as on this you were deputed TO b.
The speaker. Iou welcomed Ms cordially
to q home IN The village, assuring IL.
from your own experience that Manches-
ter was good place Ia which TO lire, aud
when | thought, in reference to my re.
lfoment from post Of public duty, you
we're about to add ia ,ohtch 10 die, ny
ear caught the words "in which to grow
old" Now By the favor Of Providence
have been growing Older here from the
age Of G7 To n, and have experienced
the truth of your remark, At no time
during this period have J been conscious
of a desire that were living elsewhere
than among the friends that surround mc
aud 10 the pleasant village of Manchester
Fiji. feeling am happy TO say is shared
: 10y my companion OF nearly forty year,
now standing by my side, feel bound
TO add, also, that If am in any degree
worthy OF the complimentary terms il
which you have been pleased 10 speak Of
my success ia the position was called
hither 10 occupy about Sc years ago and
from which retired, when this nous,
became my home that success WAS du,
10 no small measure to her sympathy
with me la my employ mout, her cEecu
live ability aud her earnest solicitude fol
the best Interests OF lbc youth commIilc,
to my charge. The costly volumes pre-
scented through YOUR hand entitled "P.r
lturesque America" while valuable "a.
a specimen Of artistic skill and IRON tht
b fact the editor is the first of American
e Poets, Wm G. Bryaat, will Doe more 8.
E 80 "a. ~ q memorial of this glad orcasion
. aud a testimony OF the friendly rpaau
% OF those who gave IL.
While thankful 20 the Kind Providence
, tbat fixed our residence among yoe IS,
-ha1 not cease TO pray, as oar hearts havt
prompted as TO do Ia toe past, that lh
best Of Heaven. blessing, may now &,
, the dear tamiHe. that surround Il, au'
thst a. we shall sucees.ively leave ou
homes here We may be found prepare,
I for the better homc on high.
\ When DR. Wickham concluded his al
fecdpg speech, Mr. Miner took him by th
y, hand and said he hoped he would live h
a green AID happy old age, until his Eear
were numbered by two s.. Instead OF twI
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FACTORY POINT.
john T. StockweIl, who had the m'-
fortune few weeks since 10 PARTIAL
ID di-locste his knee while drawing WOO
" tium the west mountain whereby be We
. disabled Tor three weeks, had AZ the sam
y lLn1 tAe good loAnne 20 bold an sec