The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-03-04
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Tie Ngsica Amateur VARIETY Glab
gave enc IF their pleasing performances
iass wetk, 81 school House Ban. tie
svai.s q whlsb WEIR invested IN Pro.
visions and bestowed upaa lndlzoat lam.
lies. send The pegs 90 Talmske
/ TIE Baptist Society vii bold their
aauual festival Wednesday evening uexi.
aud as ,ae saasr Is wholly controlled by
lhe lai.es. rs saeCess Is assured should
TOE weather prove auspioious.
A ltw evenings siuec. REV Mr. aud
Me-. samuels were pleasantly surprised
al the parsonage by . sisji Of seventy Of
the pafjshioGsfs aud other personal
friend. who brought = bounulal collation.
the discussion Of which, together with
The amenities oi such occasions, made
the evening a delightful enc Ter ali On
their departure, the party leiI substantial
tokens 60 The. amount OF nearly So.
Our new physician, Or. ". NJ
Wright, Is winning commeudatory opin-
ions by bis sauvityuf manners and iailh-
iul attention tn professional duties. Much
sickness prevails, mostly scarlet fever
aud cankerrasb among juveniles. Ne
deaths - yet
DIR. NJ. C. Edmunds has returned
from, and given good report Of the late
convention Of the American Fish Cuhu-
risls' Association, at New York. The
question OF the protection, aud propaga-
ton u food dishes is momeutous one,
and concerns the whole community, not,
as come enormously suppose, the sports.
men alone. These conventions are an
right, aud necessary, but The people
should not think their dutics all perform
ell by seuding delegates and representa-
lives 10 such bodies. Pablo opinion can
be Influenced by reviewing The subject,
and personal Efforts made for the enforce.
mcnt OF legislative enaclments.
- did lhink OF mentioning the cold
weather, but, Oh second thought, have
concluded you might have heard Of il.
will merely say that the wave" and
the mercury have had several severe
rounds; the latter going domn every time
by a "facer,' once TO So below zero,
SYNDICATE.
Ira Bristol died the 9Th inst, after
an Illness of few weeks, aged 81 years;
the oldest inhabitant, except one or two.
lie was a grandson Of Que OF the first
settlers of the town, and was born and
lived All his life on the same farm in
West Sandgate, where he died. He was
q quiet and peaceabe citizen, honest and
honorable jA his dealings, industrious
aud economical, aud strictly temperate
in all bis hsbit., Mr. Is. possessed the
esteem and respect of bis neighbors aud
acquaintauces. lie belonged to a gener
alton now nearly passed away-only a
few reman-Walter Randall, Cyrus J
Hurd, Dea. Merit IIurd (now of Cam
bridge, n. y and josiah llurd, the last
named being the oldest man in town.
May their descendants, the present gem
Grafton, initiate their many virtues.
SUNDERLAND. ....
The cold weather and sleighing are
still hele,
&c. w. Bradley has 1000 logs at bis
mill aud large number of hands cutting
aud hauling.
Town officers are as follows; Mod
orator, II Webb; Clerk, a II Webb;
Selectmen, G Bacon, NJ Knight
A EIlwel Listers, L G Bacon, G
Webb, S Hicks; Fence Viewers, W
Bradley, Col Allen, + j Bowen; Grand
Jurors, Z Cole, Z Allen; Pound Keepers
J Hill, G Fowler; Superintendent,
e G Bacon; Sealer of WITS aud Measures
A II Stillson. Voted tax of 45 cents 10
be 40 if paid by Sept LIST.
ARLINGTON.
--Seectmen, IL. S. Hard, G. II. Young,
NJ. II. Deming; listers, David Crolut,
Grin Clark, Seymour Hard; town clerk
and treasurer, James X. Batchelder;
town agent for law purposes, James X.
Batchelder constable, Ralph Smith grand
jurors, f. b. Davis, A. q. Mckee; over
seer of the poor, A. 5. Garfield; fence
viewers, n. Hard, Il. w. Stafford. Tax
voted % cents on dollar.
WEST ARLINGTON.
River full of ice, weather cool, sleigh
ing good.
The Dramatic Club play the 1'icket
Of Leave Man, on Thursday ryen'ng
March llth. The performance coucua e.
with a grand oyster supper aud dance.
Music, Wbitcomb's fun band. \ general
invitation is extended 10 all Jack Whit |
comb, the celebrated harri.r. will play
several solos, Don't forget the date. o.
The hour for evening services in
Bethesda Church, West Aringtop, con-
Quoted by tbs Rev. e. Graves, is chang
ed from Fix to seven O'Clock on Sundays.
NEW LEBANON.
On Saturday Feb. 2slh, at II 80 A.
NJ, just three weeks from The time Of the
disastrous couhagratiou, fire broke out
in the fret Aoo- o. the Herb Factory in
Shaker village 1t was building 100
feet long, three stories high, and was oc
cupied by the Church Family for pressing
and packing large quantities Of herb.
for market. They succeeded 10 cxtu-
gushing the flames before much dam
mage WAS done About p. VI. smoke
was discovered issuing from the cupola,
aud this time no efforts could save the
building few things were recovered