The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-06-29

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We have 30. sees sIa0ag those Fegis.
tered 81 Tie YcFmoai heAaguzrters 81
Philadelphia shs name % bot one person
from this place. The following persons
have already attended me Ccnieauial
from ArHsgloa, and many others will
80 soon b. 7 Herd SID wife. G. a
Tomb. q. a. Milumafc, a, y. Garfield
s NJ. West. D. C. Woolworth, } r..
Judsou, wife AND isaxhtcr Mrs. 1 O..
Woodworth, G Meerwarih, Z n Green.
II n. Perry, Rev T. II Garfield, 5 G.
Niles. George NJ Reed All those who
have returned speak in lhe highest terms
Of The exhibition.
BENNINGTON.
Tho Bcnuiagtou Gazette hss been
purchased By + sherwn Briggs s Co..
Tao paper Is very much improved, typo
graphically, and VIII ccrtaiaiy lose moth
Ing cdilofially.
AT the recent Rcpnb hcan caucus the
following delegates were elected 70 The
State convention Hon. T. w. Park,
Hon, G. l.. Hougbiou, Hon. H. G Root,
J. llalsey Cushman, DR.. /. \. 5. Morgan,
and K. b. Godfrey. Tue delegates to the
County convention are McEoweu, a, j..
Madison, A. b. Valentine, j.. II. Cush-
man, J. 6. Mccullough, Or. II, j. Pot
ter, Geo. w. Walworth, II w. Spanord,
Edward kinsley, X. j, Crawford, J. 7.
ShurtleG.
There have been quite number Of
cases before the police court during the
past week. The "ardent" serve men bad
~ who indulge IN il too freely.
We know from actual experience that
TIE HoME, advertised by S, NJ. Bowes,
In another column, is one Of the best and
most useful magazines extant for the
family circle. II is only by special ar
rangement that Mr.. Bowles can offer such
inducements in jewelry as he does.
The Centennial rains arc over for a
while, we reckon, those cuckoos we heard
Monday morning presaying that we are
to have "spell Of weather Of differ
ent type.
Rides TO the observatory, on the sum-
init OF Mt Anthony, are rare feature
this Sen-l0yal year, aud nothing can be
more enjoyable. Mr.. Robinson, as ever,
is ready TO entertain his numerous geests.
Mr., l., d. Stone, of the firm OF Har-
rington Il Stone, New York city, is pass
ing his usual vacation in Bennington. l..
b. formerly went from this town and
now is a successful merchant in the met.
tropolis.
II. w. Booth and T. A. Hutchins have
gone TO the province ON business trip
and to enjoy themselves generally
The movement to mark the site OF
the Catamount farm is likely TO be sue
cessful. The necessary funds for the
monumental stone are already assured,
though the exact amount is not yet as
certained, nor is the design determined
upon.
Strawberries are plenty, and one
woman picked bushel one day last
week and said she had time to pick as
many more the same day.
That party Of fishermen who went to
Stratton last week captured 100 pounds
of trout, They say Stratton is "wet
place"
j, V. Carney's mill, for the mauufae-
ture OF knit goods, in Bennington, was
burned at 2 a. m, Tuesday. The mill
had not been in operation for three or
four weeks, and there was no fire about
the premises. 1t was therefore undoubt-
edly set on fire by some unknown person,
Mr.. Carney was in Manchester at the
time Of the fire, and can give no theory
in regard TO its origin. His loss is about
$4,000; no insurance. 1t had been in
sured, but the policies expired a few days
ago. The Bennington fremen made a
strong effort to save the building, but
could save nothing but the engine, which
was in a detached building
wooDFoRD.
-Abner Quitterfeld, a true RepubIi-
can, represented this town at Montpelier,
Tuesday. He favored Estey for governor
$. f. Gleason was chosen substitute. S.
NJ. Bowles aud Philip Smith were chosen
to attend the county convention at Ar
lington on Friday Of this week.
Rev. VIM. Barker, Of Wilmington,
OBLIGATED at the Union church last Sun
day In the afternoon bis text was "Tbe
new birth.p
During the past week the roads have
been repaired IN good shape and our drives
over them are much more enjoyed. The
man who 'instituted the idea" of plac-
ing new watering trough in the gorge,
down tie mountain, deserves a special
legacy.
-Picnics are coming into vogue, aud a
gala time is announced for next Satur-
day, in Eddy's grove, and also a like
observance in Gleason's grove, the glo-
rious Fourth. We have been matted TO
"orate,n but lol we feel that under cir
cumstances over which we have no con-
troll we shall decline.
james Higgins shot a mammoth bird
from q flock OF eleven, lsst week. 1t
measured 6 feet from tip to tip of wings,
had beak inches long, and when stand
ing erect reached an altitude Of feet.
Its color is pure white, the tips of Its
wings being black. II Jim keeps on be