The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-11-11

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she retained the use Of Der mental fsceE
ties TO 3 remarkable degree.
BENNINGTON.
There are more criminal cases 90 lhe
docket for County Court thAn ever be-
fore The devil viii reign suPrrmt At
times.
&C. W. Benton has opened an oyster
house and restaurant In the new Godfrey
building adj.cent TO the Gates House
Charley Is The man for me-
wooDFoKp.
Next question for debate: That cor
coral punishment be abolished.
Interesting services 81 both churches
last Sunday. Rev sprsgue d siAtes al
the City church pexl sunday, ID. V.
Weather warm again aud rain j. pre-
vaiIing. SNOW sI gone. "ProbabihIics
says. however, that cold wave Is com
lug. Let 'er come.
Turkeys are strulting around prouder
than ever, little aware that they are
about to be slaughtered for the good time
coming.
Juvenile trsppers are rather more cue.
cessluI this season than ever. They have
brought in a number Of tlne fur-bearing
quadrupeds.
"A singing school is TO be organized
at the city this week, Saturday evening,
with the successful instructor, Prof j.
q. simpson, OF Nottingham, at tie
helm.
"A revival Is taking place In town.
We presume that according TO population
as much earnestness is manifested 81 ~
the Moody and Sankey meetings in
Brooklyn.
Business is improving, aud money is
above par. Everyday seems 10 be
happy, aud an unusual degree of enthusi-
asm is evident over the result of the Re.
publican triumphs last week. Let the
eagle scream!
"A select terpsichorean entertainment
is to be given ia the City hall "Wednesday
evening. Music: the celebrated Simpson
j. Brown baud, tour pieces two vioIins,
dulcinea aud organ. Your company
with ladies Ia solicited.
The snow that came tho last of 0cto-
Der and first OF November, which mantled
mother earth for week or two aud now
nas vanished, caused the yerdure of the
ground TO come out with almost the
freshness OF spring. Tho grass 10 green,
tate flowers in bloom, not long To be
seen, We will presume.
seymour Stone Is running bis cotton
mill Oh fuli time. We do not believe this
factory benefits Woodford much Ms yet,
out Seymour may enlarge soon and
''give us all chance"
binding In the holy bonds of matri-
mony, the custom thereof, has wended
lis lively march IRON Rutland away down
10 Woodiord, as there is considerable OF
this business going on at present. But
one sad happening we chronicle when
we announce that the weary teamster OF
4 Paws aggregation, who left this famous
gentleman at Bennington aud came 10
Woodford and married certain "wld-
der" has now lett for parts unknown.
o, there's happiness in DON iga blss.
While upon this tn ns stay
But the mo 81 Of fun IN al o this
Butcher ran away
Preparations are being made for the
giving VI grand dramatic entertainment
at no distant day. There IL great In
ierest taken in it, 50 much so that people
from other towns eau rest assured that
Woodtord still lives" The date 10 mol
yet announced. ). NJ. Bowies 10 writing
the drama.
An unusual amount OF business was
done before tne police court last Satur.
day, Some days ago one Peter Young
collided with +. Esley, proprietor OF the
Rock House, while driving peacefully
along the highway. Estey's wagon wac
demolished, he was thrown to the ground
and sumo " hat injured, whereupen he en-
teled u complaint against Young and
brought on the suit. NJ. 5. Ford Of
North bennington is the plaintiffs sttor-
ney aud "lega' gentleman from over
east Tor defendant. After quibble OF
words the suit was put over to the court.
This came of at the Crawford house. On
the same day in The afternoon, one joel
Il ggins Of Kutland, WAS brought before
Grand Juror Bowles Tor an unprovoked
assault upon one Chas. Cohen, the DuIeh
pedder, Paid fine and costs. Also on
the same evening tramp vender was ar
rested in the hollow for improper de-
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