The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-03-04
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y. c. Blaekmcr Adyertises a large
quantity Of lumber, for sale cheap.
Prot. Tenney, Of Williams college,
gave very interesting lecture before The
fbilomaue Fraternity, Of Burr 4 Burton
Seminary, Thursday evening lie spoke
Of tie great age Or tie earth as proved by
tllo testimony Of the rocks aud closed By
showing That this theory does not In real
Ily, conflict with she Bible narrative o.
sbe creation.
Letters remaining 10 ihe post office
at Manchester. March 4lb; Henry John
son, > {. Gould, Mics Minnie s,earus,
Ni" Jennie Jacobs, Miss Mary Il. Far.
mum. Mail going north closes at 9.4j a.
IA going south closes at 5.l5 p. N,
WM u. BuBroS, Z. 81.
The next meeting Of the Manchester
Literary Club Will be held al the resi-
denee Of Il, l.. Baldwin, Thursday eve
ming Of mex, week Readers, Messrs, z.
", Oyis, Chas A . shaltuek, Mrs S. G..
Conc and Miss Fannie Perkins.
--Mesrs. Barker & Tanner arc holding
q convention At Granville, n, Y the pres
en-, week to close with concert Friday
eveping. They will hold q convention at
iiondyilic commencing Monday eve
uiug, Mar. Sth, Singers from Peru, Lon
donderry etc are expected to attend, aud
are requested TO bring copies Of the Lead
CT with them.
The only real excitement at Town
Meeting, Tuesday was in the election Of
Pound Keeper, Loyeland hunson has
served the town in that capacity for sew
eral years with honor TO himself and to
the credit Of the town, and would, prob.
ably have continued TO hold the Office for
years 10 come, but there is another man
In town troubled With a desire to make
spread ln the world, who had an eye for
the oAise. Both have been actively en-.
gagged esuyassug for the office, both had
their printed ballots ready on election
day, and, no doubt, both were confident
Of the election, when, at the very last, a
pew candidate arose In The person Of
Edward Orion, one Of the sturdy yeo.
many Of the county, welt calculated to
rails aronud him the support Of the gran.
gers. A ballot was called for aud a most
exciting one IL wus II resulted, how
ever. la no choice, but both Muusoa aud
Colbura became convinced That they
wnuli stand $50 chance un q second bal
bot and withdrew aud Orion was trium.t
pbaatlg elected The successful eaudi.
date wishf. us to notice that lruau COW.
will have uo mercy shown them the
coming summer.
In Mrs. simoud, class la iuarumeu.
tai music st Burr & Burton Seminar, the
following praellesd the most during the
last haif Of tho term Nellie Batchelder,
BY hours, Jessie Milleu, s.; l. Dan.
forth, 81; Julia Martin, IS; Eva Hale,
IS i.ss Nellie Wait c.; Roth Howard,
IS; John Coolidge, 65; Carrie Stone, 62
Wiihesnina liawley, 81 l.2; Marshall
Mason, 60; Charles Grover. 90; Alice
Woods, 81 ia Tbose 0f tie highes,
standing are as follows, Florence Wat
sra0use, ? 8, Julla Martin, %: Marshal
Nilsson, 9 3, Eva Hale, g.5; T. Dnufoflh,
49, WiibelmlBa Ilawley, "a: Nellie
Bateheider, u.s. John Coolidge. 9; Je,,
sie Miliclt, 2 Abhle Davis, 9 Ruth
Howard, 9 Caas, Grover, g.
The following oflseu we've elected At
the town meeting, Tuesday: Moderator,
" : CsIbaui Clerk, d. X. siraoud,,
select Men, 3. o. smith, John Balu,, 5.
W Beora, Iucssarsr, Robert Ames Over.
sstf Of iae Poor, a. J, Gray, Fret Con.
stb'e aud Collector, &. "a. Smith Second
Coasiab'et J. u. Nichols; Listers, II.
CAnded, Il. " Dcsa, T. A Jameson:
Auj.1orss s. g. Cone, 81 s. Cufburu. d.
y sim3nds; Trustee a. PubHc Money,
NJ T. Black Fence Eigwers, ". :. Col.
barn, Joseph Hicks, u X Fowler. Town
orand Jat9Fs 4. ]. GRAY, x. ". Dean:
luspeeiof % Leather. N 4 C1ibufu; Ia
speetoy q wood, Lumber and .hlagies. 4
fefkias, } II NMPgsr, Tosu Ageui
L. Aanssa, reaad Keeper, H. 0uon. --
o. matioa " Z. llaEAud, Ia, % Vas
voted lbss ,as barisl groaad near FACTORY
rslat Be placed aa8ef The eJairol Of Cen.
etef1 tom,uist(8Bets sd The following
sere srae1s IL Bt4ekmsf, Il ".
peaus A q CAR. H. ~. Coak. ; ~.
Bsofa. 4 tAs afc5 pef eeut q lbegfaBd
ast uas voted 10 lee - per esHt. Il paid
% lAs ess9f btfre he lsta u August
For C9a4iy mnsss.9neg a. :. Cray had
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