The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-02-12

CITY church 90 Suudsy, Feb. I'd.
Andrew Duuton and family. Of 4.ut-
land, are paylag visit to their relatives
in this town.
Ice on Lake Tabor is bow foot thick
and iceists are improving their spare mo-
meuls in laying up store thereof
This, tA.thaw We spoke Of last week
is coming soon. We were little ahead'
That's all. Chester viii probably explain
matters.
--Chss Moore Is one Of our most e1ten.
siye dealers in lnnber, etc. lie IA pre-
paired TO oil all orders Tor that same.
Wen, brother Chester how DO You
feel this week? We feel letter We are
pleased that you are 70 we'll aud mani
fest - much interest in giving us adj
vice. You must, evidently have a spec
iaI informant We discontinued the
stencil business some time ago. We are
eeaHhy aud should be glad to share our
riches with you, for we understand YOU
need "pecuniary aid" As TO our "lnjuu
Stories" ifyou want to read = romance
that will thru your rery soul, Just sub.
scribe for the Plat Valley Republican.
Then you win "scuttle!" Londonderry
is O. Il.
A ru.hing business is now being
done on the r. 4 G. X. X. The train
runs through town three aud four times
a day well loaded with products of the
Glastonbury forests.
noosICk FALLS, n. \,
The Wood Moving aud Reaping Ma
chine works, are now RAINING on full
time About seven hundred men are EN-.
ployed aud seventy machines turned out
daily.
About seven O'Clock Wednesday
night, fire was discovered In one Of the
rooms next the public hall in the PheniX
Hotel. The fire had got started briskly
and the floor was nearly burned through,
when discovered. A few pals Of water
promptly thrown, extiugulshed the
flames. II the fire had burned five min
utes longer, there would have been hard
~ chance to save the building.
The extra given by the IIoosick Falls
Terpsichorean Society at the Phoenix,
Wednesday night, was u very pleasant
affair, though not largely attended Mr..
Wallace deserves the thanks of the lovers
of the tcrpsichorean art for the excellence
OF the entertainment.
We have about eight inches of snow,
making Gne sleighing.
The Rensselaer, County Standard, ed
tied by james II. Livingston, aud pub
lished here every Friday, is being liberal
~ patronizod 1t is a small sheet, printed
in fine type, aud presents avery good APP
pearance. II. 0. Peters is the local edi-
tor. Mr.. Livingston also publishes Lv-
ingstons Family Guest here.
John Sweet, OF North Hoosick, died
very suddenly Tuesday morning, of con-
gestion of the lungs. lie was aged about
32 years, and was universally respected.
RIDERS MILLS, NY.
We regret much TO chronicle the
death of Ella wife of Clayton Wickham,
who died on Thursday Feb. 9th, In Ben
niugton. Mr.. Wickham is at present a
Baggage Master on the Harlem Extension
railroad, and special train was gener-
ously furnished by the railroad company
to bring her remains on Sunday to Riders
Mills, accompanied by large number of
sympathizing friends. The funeral SER
vices were held In the Quaker meeting
house and was largely attended, as Mrs.
Wickham was well known in Chatham.
SOUTH BERLIN, Ny.
This place seems to prosper in some
degree, its proportions expand as circum.
stances require, and what is done is done
in the spirit Of temperance, there being
no whiskey mill 10 curse the enterprise
OF ils citizens; but there is temperance
hall, aud at which the Good TempIars
assemble every Saturday evening TO in
terchange healthy sentiments. We have
10 weddings of late date to report
Births seems 10 be the order Of tie day.
Mcssrs. Bentley, Hull and Lapham are
escs doting on their baby, all Of them
are OF the male persuasion. A. Tor
deaths il has been remarkable pD1r sea-
son, we have none to report.
We were permitted by the station
sgent to take figures from his monthly
statement Of railroad business at this
Office for the year ending with December
last. The whole amount Of business
done foots up to be sl3,225 10 as follows
Received for tickets s90l .4j, for freight
/ SIS, 1924. charges on freight shipped,
for milk 1928, for other freight 49,.
/ j04.l7. The dairy farmers Ia this locality
are complaining bitterly on account OF The
cl arge Of two cents per quart On miIk.--
/ they are told that this is the only road
( that charges more than one aud halt
cents, this comes more uuweIcOme per.
/ haps Oh account OF the failure OF feceiy.
( ing three TO i've cents AZ was assured
4 them that they would realize net by send,
iug to New York. The receipts being
oul, irom Two to three and sne-hali, aud
the freight taken l. equal to the aiaount
received by lltc farmer part uf the SEA
sou. That j., tie road takes hail Of ID,
milk a. freight, TIL, charge continued
wiil be- likely 10 effect a dbcan'inuauc,
81 the trade iih many. A drduction O.
freight nc think would be hkel, To- 81