The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-12-30

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short terms ID tlse same iasiilunon FOR
breaking into stores IN Bennington.
David Mercy, nsputy sheriff from STAN.
ford, died yery spddcnly enc morning
AN geek. whlle "a attendance q, ihe
court. from hesEt disease.
Christmas passed on very quietly 10
,bIs village, there being no public OBJ
seryancc 81 tie occasion We should
Judge TIA, Christmas preseuts, however,
were quite a. plenty a. usual One Of
toe teachers 81 lbe Seminary, who has
had sickness IN bis family for nearly a
year, received purse Of over dfty dol
lars, from tie students aud others. We
come near forgetting 70 mention the ser.
vices Christmas night at 81. Johns
church. A good congregation assembled
70 participate 10 these services. The
church was illuminated aud appropriately
decorated with wfeaths u evergreen,
banners, etc over The chancel window
was she text. "The Word was made flesh
and dwelt among US Ga the wall be-
tween the choir and chaneel were The
words, "Alleluia, Ailcuia, Alleluia.p Co
The opposite side, Emmanuel, God with
Us" At either side Of the church were
tbe texts, Thou shalt call His name
Jesus, aud "Thcre shall come a star out
Of Jacob" a cross Of evergreen and
scroll with the words, "lu Memoriam,"
were placed over the memorial window
Of Mrs, Oryis, The thanks OF the cougre.
gallon are due to several Kind friends
who loaned artielcs for the occasion, es-
peciflly 70 Mrs George Smith, who gave
the use Of her dne organ for the services.
FACTORY FONT.
The Methodist Church will hold a
watch night service at Barnumyille, Fri
day eve, Dec. 3lst NJ. 4. brethren from
abroad will be made welcome.
The second Of the socisbles given by
the Ladies' Aid Society was held Tues
day evening at the house Of Dea. Burritt.
There were readings by Mr.. Sessions,
Mrs. Ames and Mrs. Wilcox, and music
by Misses Parker aud Bowman. More
than $50 were present, and as everybody
come for a good time, they went away
feeling they bad obtained it. The next
viii be at Mr.. Howard's, Jan. (.
There will be public festival Of the
sabbath School, at the Baptist church, on
Friday, New Years eve, at $3.50 p. NJ a
pleasant programme of exercises has been
arranged, aud presents will be dstrbu-
ted 10 the children Of the school.
School census blanks for School Dis
triet Clerks can be obtained of the School
superintendent, Rev. Mr.. Estes,
AT seven O'Clock Friday evening the
Methodist house OF worship was densey
crowded, and the audience continued 10
gather until every available foot of space
was occupied The house was tastefully
iestooned, and wrcaths, hanging baskets
and pictures ornamented the walls and
were pendant from the ceiling. But the
| principle attraction was the Christmas
Tree itself, which was lighted with sperm
candles and almost literally enyeloped in
gifts of every description. The exercises
by the children were well received by
the audience, aud when they came to the
distribution of the gifts pastor, superin-
+ tendents and teachers with the children
shared alike 10 them.
BARNUMNfLLE,
The concert and Christmas tree on
Saturday evening was rich with interest
The house was beautifully trimmed, and
was crowded to its utmost capacity. The
exercises frequently occasioned the mos
hearty applause; and the Christmas tree
was richly laden with gins, such a
books, dress patterns, slippers, gloves
miuens, candy, pop corn, dolls, anc