The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-05-27

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e. IT, Joyce &aa Geo r. Lawrence for
she respondent
Garter lodge. Va. gtF N. ba1a
s ss1IabIs IS their bali, Thursizy even
lug laa. An address was delivered by
l.. ". Red.uEi0n, ESQ, upon tbo history
81 Masonry. Ii was one Of tie most eio-
queut lectures we ever bad lbe pleasure
ot attending. After she lecture VS. over
: most excellent rrpas, was served 81 tie
Bates House, after which al these -
disposed trirped the light fantastic tee
until = la,e hour,
SUNDERLAND.
Planning, house-eIeaalng aud making
garIcBs are The order Of che day.
Tile coal Iob ca $. Bentley land
makes business quite lively. The oontrae-
tors have about I9 900 bushels burned.
Thieves made an attempt TO break
into Marx BoutIey's store last week by
boring through the blinds. They were
undoubtedly frightened away by Mr. BE-
clerk who sleep. In the store.
About two weeks ago two young
roughs passed through this place and i'm
CURED the distance 10 Bennington On
their return just at dusk they met one Of
our citizens near Bentey's blacksmith
shop aud greeted him with threats aud
oaths. He told them to pass on about
their business aud they replied with a
pistol shot. Hearing the ball whistle by
him be caused them to make hasty re-.
treat by shying rocks at them.
ARLINGTON.
The Changers are now finishing of
a building IN the north part Of Main ST.,
for a hall, with basement for storage OF
goods,
The town authorities have decided
to build two covered bridges over the
Battenkill in the west part Of the town,
one "a feet span and the other 50 feet
span. l.. Buck has the contract and is
to push them rapidly TO completion, 49,
Both OF these bridges have been unsafe
for the past year and the tax payers
should congratulate themselves that they
have not been called upon to repair ac-
cident or damage resulting from the neg
lect.
Decoration Day, May 30th, will be
observed here on Sunday in a quiet yet
appropriate manner. The graves in 81.
James chnrch-yard aud West Arlington
will be visited and decorated in the morn
ing by details from Post Dudley 81. A. X.
At O'Clock, p, m, the members of the
Post will meet informally at the new
cemetery, where the full ritual service
and decoration hymn will be used, at
graves of soldiers buried there.
SYNDICATE.
Our usually quiet community was
startled recently by the occurrence Of an
event, unsupported, except by select
| few, 10 less an event than runaway
match. Mr. Gilbert Woodward is the indi-
vidual most intimately concerned, except
| the parties themselves, he being head OF
the family which consists of himself, wife,
aud one daughter. The few knowing
ones have long suspected the event to
take place, but Mr.. w. seemed TO be in
! blissful ignorance. lie however was
very ready to act after the occurrence, as
he promptly discarded The offender The
names Of the offending parties are Tom
| and Fannie If he has not the sympathies
of his neighbors it is only because the
runaways are pair OF matched horses
They ran from the upper part of his farm
down to his barn, brought up against 8
post and board fence, tearing down elev.
en- posts, One horse was considerably in,
Ijured which is the one since disposed Of
We are panied to announce the quite
serious illness of our friend and former
townsman, w. j. Snow of Albany, n. Y
Mr.. S. came about two weeks since tc
spend the warm days of late spring
and summer with his relatives at tbeil
shady home, as has been his custom fol
several years, He had been indisposed
for week or more before he left Albany
and since his arrival at this place he has
been worse, DR.. Phillips Of Arlington
who is the attending physician pronounc-
ed his case typhoid fever. He has the
sympathy Of his numerous friends, for be.
/ ing kept a prisoner in the house this fine
weather, and their wishes for speedy
/ recovery.
WOODFORD.