The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-12-02

The lambermeD are getting their
hogs cut aud piled, although business is
dull.
wooDFoRD.
WIN. X. Gutter is lying III with ty-
phoid fever. Some tears are entertained
that tbe diptheria is coming. IL is pre-
vailing extensively just over the noun
tain.
Monday was the ARREST day we have
had, aud witbal the coolest. Men ran
hither and thither rubbing their ears; la
dies kept housed throughout the day /;
trees were uprooted, fences blown down,
the old driveway was demolished, mer-
curry sunk rapidly, and old Boreas was
on bender generally.
Dan Crawford gave terpsicborean
entertainment Thanksgiving day night,
when about fourteen couples, we learn,
hoped after musical strains furnished by
Boynton e. Co.
--Lyceum this week, Saturday even
ing. Question: "rhst prohibitory leg
islation has proved failure" Mrs. g.
Easton aud Needham Bartlett edit the
paper, and dramatic readings and decla-
nations will be given. Come out, friends,
and show us the light OF your conute'
nances.
Calvin Park, Esq, who deceased at
Bennington, Monday, at 4:SoP NJ, will
be brought TO this place for interment,
Thursday, at O'Clock.
Thanksgiving was generally observed
here. The weather was suspicious, and
everybody seemed to esteem II privi-
lege TO give thanks to their Maker. APP
services were held in both
churches.
Business for backsmiths is good.
The roads are very icy, and II behooves
drivers TO know that the foot gears OF
their equines is in order.
Mercury at the Crawford House,
Tuesday morning, 18o below zero. We
are informed that this is as cold as any
morning last winter. 1t is admitted that
the quicksilver does not get down quite
so low at Woodford City as in any por-
ton of the region roundabout, but Tues.
day moraing seemed to be an exception.
Rev. Reuben Bartlett, of Woodford,
at the City church to very
small auditory last Sunday afternoon.
He feelingly referred TO the demise of
Vice President Wilson, with whom he
has been formerly acquainted.
From the popular general agency for
textbooks OF Geo. b. Damon,
so Cornwall, Boston, we have received a
copy of "Townsend's Civil Government"
The comprehensiveness of the work, to-
gether with the great subject of which it
treats, makes 1t particularly available to
every student in the land, who wish to
know how the laws which govern our
country are enacted aud enforced.
Teachers should send their address TO
Mr.. ID.
--"Our astronomer" has furnished
these facts: On the first of December
Mercury rises about A. NJ. and sets be-
fore 4P.N Ga the 3lst il rises before s
A. NJ. and sets before p. NJ. IL Is very
small in apparent diameter, and in so
nearly in range with the sun after the
middle of the mouth that 1t cannot be
seen. Venus 10 coming rapidly into bet
ter position for observers. On the lst OF
Dec. IL rises at sh. 39m. A. NJ. aud sets
about $3.50 L. NJ. in the southwest. On
the 3lst Venus rises little after 8 ia the
morning and sets at Oh. 29m. =. NJ. II
should be looked for as soon as sunset,
keeping nearly the path Of the sun. 1t
will be small but bright. On the lst OF
Dec. Mars will rise about noon and set
at lob. 27m. p. n. II will be seen on
Auc VaeN VI DhtuAbt uuFAhk w le5 AHbIC
rapid motion among the stars passed
Saturn, which seems scarcely to change
its position from night to night. On the
3lst Of December Mars rises about / A.
u. and sets at lob. 2lm. P. NJ. Jupiter
rises at 5h. 23m. A. NJ. and comes TO the
meridian at lob. pom. 10 the forenoon, on
Dec. Ist, setting at sh. 22m. p. N. Saturn
lie still easily seen in the early evening on
the lst. prox. West Of the red planet
Mars, Uranus Is among the small stars OF
Leo. II rises before Regulus on Dec.
Let at Oh. Dom. p. NJ. On the 10th Of De-
eember "LunA's path" (Aha, Chester y
will lie among the small stars Of The
Pie,aoix, aud it viii pass over or occult
some Of them by coming between us and
their light.
wEsT wARDsBogo.
Friday forenoon, Nov 18Th, tracks
were discovered In piece OF woods near
West WArdsboro, which were supposed
TO be those OF bear. Saturday morning
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