The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-11-23
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Geo. W. billiard, OF Rutland, u back
IN his old qasrlep in the Bates House
Block lie has = very large stock OF
goods and his prices are very low
-. W Bowen has two year. old colt
which weighs 1000 pounds, which Is a
ienhrr IN the cap Of n r Barney OF
Eat Arlington, the owner Of Brown
Dexter
&C. r swc,, has q good supply Of
stoves Of the best pallerns, which will be
needed 10 the cold weather which will
soon be upon US
Mrs. Wilcox has new advertise
meut which the ladies will DO we'll 10
read,
- ~. Oryis will start Tor Florids 10
q day or two, TO open The Putnam House
at palslka n II Perkins and family
10 with bin. II would be rather fine I
We could all 20.
"A grand jury has been summoned
for the December term OF court which
meets st Bennington one week from next
Tuesday, for the disposal Of some impor.
taDt criminal eases The grand jurors
from this town are NJ CanGell aud e. d.
Smith. The petit jurors are G u, SWEET
aud G.. G.. Burton.
The recent heavy rain damaged the
water tank at he lower end OF the village
somewhat, BY soaking the ground so that
one end cayed Ia When they are finish.
ed aud covered there will be no trouble
from the same cause.
The boys had the new engine out for
practice Saturday aud the result was
quite satisfactory, A stream was thrown
ten feet over the liberty pole, or over one
hundred feet. This is doing very well
for men, most Of whom had never before
worked on the brakes.
We learn that the fall examination,
at Burr aud Burton Seminary was entire
~ satisfactory, keeping up the former
good reputation Of the school, The pub
tic exercises Of the Literary Society
Tuesday evening were well attended and
interesting as asual.
All members OF llIc fire company sud
al ~ho desire tu become tnrm,t. are
iuvlled % meet for practice on saturday
st O'Clock aud At the court house at Z
O'Clock p. NJ for the purpose Of ptrfecl.
Ing he Organization, EsstJ man should
be GA hsud
AT he meeting o. The suI iliary Of
the Woman. Bnutd IT Mission. the TO-
lowing collectors Srte sploinlcl Mrs |
II Deuch, at Factory Point, Moss AIDE !.
Ia swetl, Florence Wooster aid May
Woods Al this vlilage, Mics Libbie Wal.
her in The valley district, AM persons
these visitor may rot reach can leave
their donation With The president Mrs
Levi Coy. Any persons having religious
papers, especially those containing
AocdYs sermons, may dispose u them
where they uill be appreciated There
u an Increasing call FOR religion. reading
books and papers Ia he distant parts o.
the town. II lei. al Cone & Burton.
they will be distributed.
The musical rehearsal OF The student.
Of barr and Burton Seminary At Music
Hall, Aonaay evening, was poorly at,
tended owing to the bad esle Of Tie
weather, bot the entertainment Hetiied
fail house. The programme vas !
choice one And The parts were well exc
enled. Mas Minnie Churchlll csttied "a
The hoBor. Of the evsulng, being heartily
eBoored la bolb her Instrumental and w
cal exercises. She has a rtm,tkhb,
good voice aud hcr eft hAud exscaiioi
Of The variations ~ Sweet Home YOU'D
have done credit 10 4 musician II maei
larger experience. Several ether piece,
were slso enoored. Ia response 10 num
eroas uqaests from the audience Ms
Smith, their instructor, sAag zoe selec
ton which was heartily euoored Prof
shaw and Mr.. scott Alec sang pieei
that was highiy appreciated by TIE aadi
ence.
Mr.. lastly read 10 All appreciagiv
audience iAst evening at Adams HAL
This reading eobcladss Mr.. Essitys en-
RsgtmeBis 10 iowu fcv lie presenl
Whenever be has rad here bic ability =
= reader bas beeH heartily recognized
and ne arc free 10 ssY that in cur iadg
meat be i, ali Ia al, The best reader IL
fore The psbiic. II tie anl plsoe be Aa
remarkable versatility. lie il equally 4
home ia tSgie and humorous selection