The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-09-23


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n &. spaaiaing. formerly resident
~ ttis village hai reosutlt q Manchester
DtPea, died snsf > ices lllasss, % sun-
dsy Ne va member q The q. q
% y and wAs BARRED wlth the hoBou q
thsi irsssssliy os Tuesday.
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PfVsiag BE residesoa,
--Franana Cock j. baildipg = new
hooss on tic "efoss. road Z
Tie family o. Iienry Young. q Erie,
Pa, 10 10 towa sisislog friends ADD res
aiires
Tie Colburn House team, having
boen EFF alone In iron, Of Blsokmef's
store Tor a iew moments ou Monday,
started on The rua up The road, aud were
not stopped aatil they bad reached sam
Bas.eu. house, on their way to Man.
chester village. strange to ay, al
sheush isey tact several teams, no dam.
age was done 10 either The bofses or car
rage.
--The funeral Of Ransom spsulding
wss largely attended from the Episcopal
Church 10 this village on Tuesday after
noon. A arge delegation d Odd Fell
lows (of which order Mr.. spsalding wss
membrI) Was present, aud the services
At the grave were conducted by them.
Mr. spsuldiag Was well known TO sIl ia
this town a. faithful, honest man, aud
be will be much missed IN the places be
wa. accustomed TO frequent.
EAsr DORSET
The people here are getting walked
up ou the marble sidewalk question and
r. pairing the church. Go ahead.
Geo. Barron will soon visit New
York to be sbsent several days, but on
bis return expects to bring large stock
u new goods OF ali kinds.
RuPERT.
The hrst annual convention of the
Rupert Musical Association will be held
on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
Of the present week, under She leader
ship Of Il. J Humphrey. Of Poultuey,
with Mrs +. W. Hopkins as pianist, as.
sisted by Hopkins baud. There is com
siderable musical talent at this place, and
we expect good convention.
On Saturday, the lltb inst, Col Jo-
seph Parker and wife OF this place, cele-
brAled their golden wedding; the family
party on the occasion comprising their
surviving children, John NJ, Charles,
George, Convis, aud Harriet r., wife of
4. Is. Stafford, E.q.. who was also pres
eut, aud several grand children. Their
son, Mr.. David Parker, residing in Cat
taraugus county, ~ y, was unsvoidsbly
absent. There were also present Mr..
Andrew lioughton and wife, OF Buskirks
Bridge Mrs. H. being a sister Of Mrs.
Parker--Mrs. Rising, wife OF the late
Simeon Rising, Esq, Of Rupert, and
Mrs, Braymer, wife Of the late Frederick
Bray mer, Of Hebron, also sisters OF Mrs
H., with several of their children aud
grand children, and other relatives OF
Col. and Mrs. Parker. In addition to
these there were a large number Of ac-
quainlauces aud friends from Rupert and
towns adjoining, aud friends from dis
tauce.
| We noticed Mr.. and Mrs. Kelsey, Of
Troy, MIR. aud Mrs. Josiah II Merchant,
Of White Greek, Mr.. VIM. Sherman, of
Milwaukee, aud many others whose
names we cannot now recall.
From Salem were the venerable Judge
Allen, lion. Bernard Blair, Cashier Ban
croft and wife, James Clark, Esq, and
wife, Warner Hopkins, Esq, and wife,
Mr.. aud Mrs. Fsyette Hopkins, Mr.. and
Mrs. John M. Clark, and others.
OF the appropriate gifts we saw an ell
egant gold watch, present to Mrs. p.
from her daughter; . gold chain from
Mrs. Ferguson of East Greenwich, N. Y. /;
two pairs ofgold spectacles, gold head
cd ebony cane for Col. r., with name en-
grsved thereon; several handsome pieces
Of silver ware, aud other gifts. There
was also copy OF the New Testament,
in large print, and elegantly bound In
Russia leather, on the ~ leaf of which
We noticed the following inscription =
"Col. Joseph Parker, Rupert, W., from
bis Old friend A. NJ. r., New Brighton,
N. Y, Sept. IL, 1875" This was gift
from friend of many years, who bat .
few days before had casually heard OF
tbe approaching anniversary.
Col. Parker was born Ia the owu OF
Rupert, aud in The same bouse Ia viii cl
be celebrated bis golden wedding. III,
father, Deacon John Parker. was a sol
dier in the revolution, aud emietsted
| from Rhode Island to Vermont aeon after
the close OF The war. He settled firsi ia
Pownai, aud moved from thence to Ru.
pert shout the year 1852. Ola family Of
nine chi idren, six OF whom were born IN
Rupert, Col. T.. was the eighth, and Of
these besides Col r., two only-David
Parker, sged 81, aud Mrs Weed, aged
~ NOV survive. The latter. who liw,
in western New York, were too infirm I,
be present 81 their brothers golden wed
ding. On the llh OF September, 1925
Col. Parker was married 10 Mary, dauRh
ter OF James Montgomery, Esq., Of Wa
tervlie,, N. Y, and after few days b