The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-07-16

Bataebago 90 tbls village hss beea iu
progress Cor the iass iwo weeks, and Is
crpaiel To be oama1e,e3 Fee 0rer gf tauF
weeks more.
Peter johnson. wh1 stole tb0 Aorao.
haur aaI wolf robe Off. a. Orv5s. the
bnrev af Frank Veiel. and she overaat
If Amos sheldon, was found aud arrest.
e8byL.N. srragge at West Warashoru,
about O'Clock Friday morning, Jolly s.
.ustcad Of al Jamaica, as stated iu last
weea JouuSAL. and thu property cid re-
covered there except lAe wolf ruac,whleb
Dee hsd Sold so man iu Jamaica whea
passing through tae day before, and
which was secured lnom The purchaser
Aud while correcting Bems of usws u
miaat bc as well 60 Inform tae readers ct
the 1agEsAL laat David TwiIena.. Of thls
iowa, uho-a sudden death has been no-
lleod ln papcn COPIED from The JouENAIs
Is Sc present a.5yc aud lea usua. hcallh,and
the only foundation your correspondent
could have bad Ter ibc report of Dis death
was the fact that Adams TwIlehel. died
az North Wardsboro about that time. We
40 like the spicy locals Of the JouEsAI,
bul it is important that they should bc
facts, and Uncle David decidedly objects
to being suddenly Killed by local item.
ARLINGTON.
This post Office has been made a
money order Office which will be a great
convenience to the people here.
The Democratic and Liberal Repub-
jean Conventions here ou Tuesday were
quite well attended aud their action quite
harmonious. The following are the
names OF the persons put in nomination
q. We have them, For Senators, K. T.
/ llurd OF Arlington and Rot Chas. Hub.
bard OF Bennington; for Judges of Pro-
bate, A. j. Gray OF Manchester aud Z.
| II. Hall Of Powual; for Sheriff, Amos
Aldrieh OF Woodford; for States Attor-
ney, T. sibIcy of Bennington; for County
Judges, W, Il Bcebe OF Dorset and j.,
Montgomery Of SALISBURY.
There has been nothing very exciting
here the past week, the weather has been
hot aud sultry, the farmers busy hayiug,
who report heavy crop.
The board OF listers for the several
towns in the county met here in accor-
dance with the statute on Tuesday, the
lAth, to equalze the grand list and to
elect a delegate to represent them in the
state board. Daniel IIuIing Of Benning-
ton elected as such delegate.
There are quite number Of visitors
from the cities here at present, both at
| the hotel and private houses. One fAmi-
/ ly at Bartetts hotel has been there for
fifteen summers in succession.
--Bnsincss seems to be picking up a
little among our manufacturers,
There is now prospect that the old
school house which has so long disgraced
our village is to give place to a new and
more commodious one ON a large lot in
the south part Of the village, the district
having voted to build and appointed a
building committee, etc.
BENNINGTON.
The Nortons have completed their
new pottery building which is somewhat
| larger than the old one.
The work Of erecting new obscrva-
tory on Mt. Anthony has been commenc.
ed. Two have already been built and
were forced to succumb to the fury of
the blast but the new one will be less
than a hundred feet high and broader at
the base. This is a fayoritc elevation,
easy OF access and ailording a very fine
prospect Mr.. Geo w. Robinson, who
lost considerable by the destruction OF
the others, has more than ordinary
pluck to undertake another. We sincere.
ly hope this last effort will be crowned
with permanent success.
woODFoRD.
-lIaying is commenced.
The days are shortening.
Strawberries are plenty aud fruit
prospects are Frightening.
Dog days are near at hand and you
must look out about them.
Geo. w. Bowles is entertaining five
city borders at his pleasant cottage
home.
City guests begin to arrive at the Mt.
Pleasant House.
The Railroad House ia doing good
business this summer.
Josh Billings was in town last
week, and we never saw the humorist
look so hale and hearty. lie went fish.
ing apd caught one hundred md won!
Don't you think we arc having an
abundance Of rain2 Well, it does seen
refreshing for the food gates Of HEAVIER
to be let loose, doesn't II .
A. Quitleriied, ESD, shot hawk s
few days since which measured over
feet from tip to tip OF wings.
The Advent Church at the Hollow il
to be dedicated TO tho service Of God OF
the 23rd inst Mr.. Sibley Of Sandy nm
n, j., wal preach the dedicatory sermon
The GLORIOUS Fourth" has come aue
gone. II was duly observed in Wood
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