The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-08-05

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Our worthy towasmaa, &. W.
sprBGue, met wlih severe aeeidsHi =
few days ago By falling on : scytbe. The
cat Is jasl below The knee and although
bealibg rapidly, Il Of such nature that
f Il viii furnish him With an exoellen, eH-
cusc for ix weeks vacation from so-
uye business
= The schools about town have now
nearly all closed Stter a sessian Of qaite
genera prosperity. Those Ia the village
closed last week. Emma Wilder taught
toe intermediate aud Laura Dean the
primary department Herald
ARLINGTON,
= II. Wilson's new house on Flint IT..
. Is receiving rs finishing touches.
The new house built by Edward
Cullsn il about ready for occupancy.
The Rev. GermoDt Graves has re-
signed the rectorship Of ST. James parish
aud accepted mission appointment iu
The northern part Of the state, TO take ef-
y feet September lst.
IS NJ. West is putting on an sddi-
ton TO bis lin aud stove store, TO be used
exclusively as work shop, leaving the
whole Of the present building for sales
room, an arrangement needed for the in
( creased business 10 that line here.
Among The improvements in Ar
lington village We notice the completion
Of the marble walk, commenced last
year, In front Of ST. James church and
cburchyard. About the after, which Is
also cemetery, fine spruce hedge lie
growing, which has lately been trimmed
by AN expert from Cambridge, and the
old fence has been removed. The church
sheds are in part being newly rooted and
otherwise repsired.
The cemetery commissioners have
done good deal Of work this season 10
4 Evergreen Cemetery, grading the drives,
setting out shade trees and dwelling
mounds. This is getting to be a very
pleasant place Of resort on pleasant sum.
mer evenings. The grounds now con.
4 tain several ine monuments, and good
deal Of taste is displayed in enclosing and
fitting up private lots.
SYNDICATE.
We notice improvements in the way
OF repairs, painting, etc, as follows: Mr..
I George Snow has commenced repairing
/ lis house; Elisha Hamilton is making an
addition TO his dwelling; A. b. Convey
repaired his house during the past spring
aud has lately taken possession oft; A.
j. Woodward has newly covered and
painted bis barn; Crawford Woodward
has painted bis dwelling house, and NJ
j. Convey is building a corn house.
The month of August has come
again and finds our farmers bnsy haying
\ and harvesting. The weather has been
fue for the past week. Speaking of Au-
gust reminds us of the 10th, the anniyers-
airy of the battle of Bennington, which,
we understand, is not to pass by unno-
ticed in this vicinity, as a party 10 to be
given on Monday evening by Mr.. Ben
nett, at his new hall in West Sandgate
4 During the summer Mr.. Bennett has en-
larged and improved his hall, making ii
one Of the pleasantest and best ventilated
rooms in this vicinity. Burts Quadrille
Band will furnish the music, and we pre-
sumo this will be one Of the pleasantest
parties of the season.
wooDFoRD.
Cool weather for August
= Grand Ball at the Crawford house
August 10th.
Geo. A. Knapp has twenty varieties
Of vegetables in his garden.
Jacob Harbour has started up his
coal-kilns.
/ Vacation Of two weeks in District
No L.
The report that business will soon be
suspended on the b. & q, II. Il. In con.
sequence Of the failure Of Duncan, Sher-
man & Co., is probably without fouDda-
ton,
That catamount which has been
roaming over the mountains SO many
/ years has been seen again. lie 10 mon
ster. Drap him, ye hunters
--Patchn's store is having new roof
applied oft. The Squire will keep things
in order.
Rev. W. o. lligIey of Bennington
preached very interesting discourse here
last Sabbath. The ordinance of baptism
was administered to two converts, after
whichsthe communion OF the Lords Sup
per was celebrated. Rev. DR.. Irving Of
Troy preached at 2 O'Clock p. IN.
WIN. Mallory's little gill fell from a
fence the other day and broke her arm |;
few days thereafter William lost
thumb and a finger from his right hand
on a circular saw.
-Raspberries aud whortleberries are
unusually plenty aud those who are fond
Of the pastime and labor Of picking them
are laying IN supply for the coming long
and tedious winter.
"A movement is on foot to establish q
post fllee st the hollow something that
,hould have been done long ago. The Of