The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-06-10

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woanruHn.
Our school houses have al been re-
pared ln good shape,
The MI Pleasant house il being put
iu resdiuess to receive is summer guests.
Scarlet fever is beginning to rage to
a considerable extent c. +. Wood has
two children affected with It.
A good cid fashioned rain came on
Monday. and farmers are beginning to
feel encouraged that the time viii soon
come when they eau cut their June grass.
Prospects are quite favorable for the
building Of the pulp mill here. Success
is snrc il managed rightly. More BUSH
ness the better, II 1t tends 10 the welfare
of the town.
The rage for suckers is nearly over,
aud the more beautiful and palatable tribe
the trout-is being caught. We pre-
sumo that over Eve thousand pounds Of
suckers have been taken from the brooks
and ponds since April lst. The Wallen
reservoir is the "contre Of gravity
Our coal kilns, which were all sblsze
a year ago, seem te be standing idle Just
now akin to some grim sentinel on duty.
They may be started again ERE long
Since the dccease Of Messrs. Beokley Il
Wakefield the business has not been push
ed with the usual yigor.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Bowles, the
young couple recently bound in the holy
bonds etc, have entered upon their duties
of lifc-housekeeping. The opening is
suspicious. We wish them happy life,
"big family" aud many long years Of
unbounded success,
No steps have been yet taken to cele-
brate the Fourth Of July here. Presume
It will 90 unobserved. Arouse vel partrl-
otto citizens and show your loyalty and
enthusiasm.
WEST LEBANON.
The Shakers have decided not to hold
their usual public meetings this Summer.
improvements have begun about the
new brick building soon to be occupied
as a ladies seminary. A piazza is to be
built on three sides of the building. Trees
are being set out, fences built etc.
Mr.. Hurd was in town on Monday
and displayed fine assortment of gloves
and mttens from the establishment of
LIurd e Walker, Manchester, Vermont.
Billy McQuade, of Brainard, while
intoxicated was thrown from load of
lumber the wheel Of the wagon passing
over his body causing injuries from which
he died on Sunday morning.
On Saturday last Stephen Gle burned
over a piece of land belonging to him for
the purpose of cleaning the land. Mon
day the wind changed aud tho fire which
was supposed to be entirely out broke
out anew and burned about forty acres
OF timber land belonging to Messrs.
Wood, Royce & Sanford, doing damage
to the amount of about one thousand
dollars. When will people learn better
than to start fires in such places when
everything is SO dry 2
LEBANON SPRINGS.
-Barnum exhibited at Piltsfeld on
Monday last.
Columbia Hall with James 7. Fulton
as proprietor, is being repaired and reft-
ted for the summer business. Mr.. Fulton
has for ten years been the successful pro-
prietor Of the international Hotel OF
Niagara Falls, and knows how to please
his guests. Many Improvements arc be-
ing made about the premises. The stables
are being arranged for the better accomo-
dation Of horses aud carriages. The
house will open June l0th.
Edwin A. Carpenter has purchased
the Wyomanock House and become its
occupant. Edwin A. will Immediately
begin to do something we can't tell what
BERLIN, MY.
A fine rain to-day (Monday) with a
fair promise of more to follow.
S. Greenman having purchased hall
Of the Petersburgh mill, is now prepared
to accommodate the people of Berlin and
vicinity, with feed, meal, etc. at reduced
/ rates.
We bad an Interesting suit, tried at
Niles Hotel last week. The parties were
/ Stllman Is Jones, in an action to recover
wages as a teacher. The Plaintiffs case
was ably set forth by counselors Jones &
Sheldon Of Berlin, j. D. White Of Hoosc
who also had an associate, being Defend
ants counsel. The jury disagreed.
"A certain widower residing a little
ont Of town, IS apparently thinking OIL
matrimony again. Friend d, we wist
you all manner Of good luck.
TROY, n. Y.
The canals are again open; more
than two hundred boats which were laid
mp here for the winter are once more OF
their westward way. II is computed tha
when the last boat leaves Troy the on'
first locked will have arrived al Utica
one uubroken, living link between Tro,
and Utica. More than one thousand mcl
who have been idle, waiting for the NOV
log Of the waters, are again st work.
Work upon the new Presbyterlai
( church will probably be commenced 10
few days.
Under the influence Of the contest io
prizes The pupils Of The high school ar
rapidly improving IN composition an,
{ elocuuou. TIE class Of teachers in ia