The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-03-16


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ChioAgo. whe vss kaisd 10 he aeridsut
on tie nAFism Exteadon road, wAa IN.
sarsa Cor go .oao.
n n. bishop. ubo woa 40 euyiahis
reputation While landlord q Biahop's bo.
tel Montpelier, assumes charge q Fou-
qnss's hotei a, P.aiisburgb, \. } :, The isl
Of April
The recent frss tn n. Jehnsbury, have
helped 70 decide Toe water question.
The village trustees have decided to pamp
water from tbs Passumpsie river % uss
10 case Of fire, add work on The enter.
prise has already commenced.
The Eslsy guard Or Brattieboro are
perfeesing themselves In drill, under
Lieut.. Tottenl command, with an idea OF
goiRg TO thr Centennial, about the last Of
June. some express wish to march
the whole distance.
Brandon village Il growing fast, not.
withstsudiug the bard times = The de-
mand for houses continues. Probably IS
have been built within the past year, aud
al average Of as many Tor the past four
years.
The town Of johnson has sold ali its
railroad bonds, excepting $4,000. for %
cents. This town has now = bonded debt
OF SiS, 900 with grand list Of 81 ll5 co;
and Il il claimed that some OF the &C.
counts OF the town officials don't quite
balance at that
Marquis Prlndle and his son, who live
on The line between st. Adams and Fair.
held. were chopping IN the woods Friday
forenoon, when, in choopiug up large
pine tree, they found six fuil.grown coon'
inside.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Haven Of Rutland, has gon,
to Washington to present to Congress q
petition, signed by over 1--WE thousand
persons In this state, for commission
TO investigate the liquor traffic in thi,
country. One.baIf the signers are voter
in this state, aud th other half are adie,
over IL years OF age.
Tue municipal election Ia Burlington
Tuesday, resulted in the choice OF 10. ID
Hatch, the republican candidate, as may
or, he receiving S4S votes to 7Ss for Nor
rillo Noyes, democrat. The republican,
also elect four OF the six aldermen. Las
year they had one only. The vote pollec
was large one.
In Strafiord Is living an old lady who
ought to attend the Centennial--Mrs
Martha FizEell Morey, widow of Reubel
Morey. She was born April l6, l776, ant
will therefore be centenarian SHOULD
she live until next month. She has fyG
children living, aged seventy, sixty-four
sixty-two. sixty and ffty-eight years.
Mrs MoFey 10 as erect as her younges
defendant, tales care of her room, make
h0r own bed, and assists in the ordinar,
household duties. Her mother reaches
the remarkable age OF one hundred an,
one years.
Its proposed to muster and equip, an'
uniform in the old continental fashion,
company of 100 picked men of Benning
ton to be named after Gen. Stark, Gen
Allen, or Col. Warner, which will en-
camp on the Centennial ground at Phil
adelphia for several weeks during the ex
hibition. The entire expense is to
borne by ten men of means of Benning
ton, who have agreed to the undertaking
and who intend ii shall be the finest com
pany ever known in Vermont, aud no
surpassed in man9uvers by any company
known in the Centennial grounds. 1t
thought the company will be called th
"Stark Rangers The Park Guard, 81
men, Capt. N. o. Wilcox, also expect t
attend the Centennial, Hon. Treuor w
Park to defray the expenses. This vii
make fine military showing for Ben
nington.
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