The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-04-20

West The prospects are lhsi The church
wlg soos be opep foF service KgAis. s,cp,
having alresdy ssen taken TO raise tie
necessary foods, and The vcstry instrncG.
81 10 obtKia tie services 81 . rector a
sooa ~ possible.
nENNgNGruN.
No slue 10 The jswelry thief yet.
lIss name i sluiierss, Troy hummer.
THOSE Ross books advertised In an.
other colamu under bead Of "Of StArtl-
ing Interest, are al The rage and should
he ordered now
The liibernlan Mibs,rels gave an en-.
teuainmeut Monday eve, 10 = slim
house. Their entertainment, is far frsm
bciug The best.
r. &. White and wife are expected
home from Panama ia May, bis daughter
having already arrived. 1t is under
stood that be has resigned bis position ss
superintendent Of the Panama Rail-
road.
The Park Guards, a view and -four
ishing militia organization, Erc having a
new uniform, after the style OF the New
York 7th Regiment. They expect to at
tend the Centennial, the expense OF
| which, as well IS OF the uniform, is
borne by Mr.. Park.
{ business Is not very lively here,
though most OF the mills are running.
The pay Of operatives is greatly reduced,
but Il is great deal better than no work
1t all, and most Of them are very glad 10
work Tor what they can get, aud we
have no doubt the owners Of the mills
pay them all that they can afford to.
woopFoRD.
The snow ia rapidly going from un.
der.
John Tompkins has sold his place to
John Briggs.
The streams are cleared OF ice and
are rapidly filling up with water.
"A sugar festival 10. announced to
come of about the last OF the month.
Dogs have worn q very troubled
look since April LIST, but not more so
than some men who own them.
We return thanks to Silas II. Moore
of New York for copies OF valuable pa
pers sent us.
Lyman Bowles has purchased the
coal kilns at the city, at vendue, for
s248.5O Cheap enough.
r. X. Smith has purchased the'switch'
at the crossing Of the railroad, and the
right of way thereon, for sos.
We tested fine sample of S. P.
Browns maple sugar the other day. Mr..
Brown makes some fine sugar.
The snow at the city is three feet on
the level, while at the Hollow there is
scarcely any. Quite difference 10 four
miles travel
SASSY Sam" has the Caliornia fever
simply because others think of going.
Better stay at home and learn whether
California is In Vermont firstl
The usual number of spring land
slides are occurring. The road up the
mountain has already been blockaded
once or twice.
Those centennial engravlngs that Il.
IL. Cutler 10 selling are really fine works
OF art and well worth the price he asks
for them.
Farmers have not made much sugar
yet, and some are picking up their uten-
sils. Better hold on little, there may
be another run yet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Quitterfeld are
passing their usual spring vacation with
friends and relations in Pocstenkill, and
other New York towns. They will call
upon Elder Moody of Troy before they
return.
If "Peggy Mac" holds bis head 3
little higher than usual for few days
don't blame him for he was presented
with a fine boy last week, whom he
thinks of taking to the Centennial with
him.
There is considerable sickness in
Pine Valley, but the patients are doing
well under treatment OF DIR. Bennett
The mill there 10 doing rushing bust
ness, and Squire Dunton makes one of
The best of engineers.
Frank N. Evans, formerly of Wood.
ford, who has been engaged with the
Eagle Chair Manufacturing Company, at
keene, N. H., has recently been promot-
ed to the sit of wholesale at a store In
owned by the company
Frank will be all right for the good time
coming.
VIM, Il. Dunton owns good variety
Of hens as usual, but il took one of the
best ones the other day TO lay an egg
which measured Sd by 81 and weigh
ed Q ounces.
There was one man brought before
the Woodford police court last week and
fined IS and costs for drunkenness. He
didn't get bis ardent here and wouldn't
tell where be did procure II. lie says he
won't do so any more.
&C. NJ. Bliss gave an interesting
temperance lecture at the Union Church
lsst sunday The address was q careful
Iy written resume Of the past and pres.
ent, the evil and the remedy.