The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-12-16

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W JoaepA Flsk. Treasurer; G. II.
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d. c PARIS. D., A. : Baker. Gasp
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t. 4 Hose. Marshal; y. A. Kelly,
Tyler.
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uls Ncw Year Bal 81 Ea,efprise Has.
Danuy. % Saw Years eve, Dec. 81,
1915 Wells mil band, ore pieces, > :.
VETS leader Ard prompieF furnish the
missile. gouds 4m effort Ia tile lice va
. success. ne eaapies attending be
Thanksgiving party This vii Be The
New Year tail for thls seCtion.
WAsr RUrEKT.
A correspondent writes the Troy Iaes
ooneefnibg The slow delivery Of The mails
81 tle Rauahd and Washington branch
q she Delaware aud Hudsoh canal CON.
panys road. The liiAoalty has been ca
pefitBcod Only since the rev time table
sent into effect. The train carrying The
male d0es not pass over tbe road nntli
late At uixhi, and then ouiy at the rate q
+ miles A. hour. Letters mailed 10 lhe
evening Of yesterday, tor instance, will
not be distributed until Saturday morn.
ing. Il il said one cause Of the difficulty
i tie refusal Of the Troy and Boston
road to take the Rensselaer, and Saratoga
mai car TO Eagle Bridge with the 5 80 a.
IA train, thus enabling II to connect With
the Rutland aud Washington train Ii
Visiting. Something certainly should be
done 10 remedy this evil, for 10 these
days u last mail trains there Is no reason
why people residing along the Rutland
aud Washington road should be left &c
completely "oni IL the cold"
BONNEVILLE
Tie donation visit Friday evening
was largely attended, and proceeds Melted
the sum Of 60, which Is pretty good fol
/ this place Nearly all were present whe
ever attend such an occasion; bnt one
face was sadly missed, Mrs, Hill, who /
quite low with diptheria.
PERu.
There viii be another religions meet
I ing at the hotel ball, Sunday evening.
The store of J lIapgood & Co
had narrow escape from fire, Monda!
evening, Dec. 9Th. just AS the store wa
about TO closed for the night, the kero
sene safe was discovered 10 be on fire
The alarm was Immediately given, an,
the neighbors turned out and MAXIM
good use OF the water which was handy
the fire was extinguished without muc
damage. Caase unknown.
LONDONDERRY.
This town voted Tuesday TO bond {
the amount of eight times its grand liz
IN aid of the Green Mountain Railroa
without one dissenting vote, and chos
Jas. l.. Martin, j, w. Mellendy AN
Daniel ID. Wait, Commissioners.
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.
The Methodist Society will displal
a Christmas tree on the evening of III
oath inst the Baptist one on the follow
ing evening. Why not unite? This is a
anniversary, in The celebration Of whic
all christians should be willing TO strik
hands. What say you, friends?
This place boasts Of the champio
spellist in America. Gilmore can't b
beat; and though nightly put to the tes
always comes out victorious. A few evC
nings since we were a witness of his II
markable powers, and expected to sc
him iioored on Rhinoceros," but b
proved equal to the occasion, spelling il
"R.e-i-g limo .a-c-u-r-o-a-s,"
Barker and Tanner are with us th
week. Concert, Friday evening.
"A pleasant surprise party, to u
number of fifty or more, assembled a
the residence of Rev. Mr. Cummins, la
Tuesday evening, carrying with thel
everything necessary in the edible line
set bountiful table, and good stock {
, good humor and social converse, whicI
with the splendid musical talent fu
! nished by the family of the host, rel
: dered the occasion very happy one.
-Four more recent converts baptise
sunday by Rev. j. 5. Goodall, maxim
sixteen recently baptized by that gentI
man.
Amusement for the boys aud girls
: take the Manchester JOURNAL no 9th
4 paper will answcr-and read a line he
aud there as the eye may catch tber
, noting them down with pen or peue
After thus getting ten or dozen line
read it over and enjoy good laugh. v
, have Just tried 1t with the following I
suit. "The Senate was called TO ord
!, by the sheep 10 the mountains OF Nevad
: who recently eloped from North Tro
While visiting the house OF his son.in.la
!, they got up a mock marriage, IN comp
ance with instructions from fellow
Jouesyille, Indians, aud obtained spec
mems Of lake trout in leading editori
article on cigars, cheroots and cigarett
for the front OF New York liquor store
l. Turning the paper over we find ID
u "Blackmer tells us once more where q
Z. Rupert Literary Society meets, wbi
le riding TO Manchester with three or TO
., carpenters aud a grand social dance al
q oyster supper" 50 you see there