The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-03-23


| pleased at the evenings entertainment
An old teacher told me that District No.
Il might well feel proud Of her Pupils.
An aged lady who has lived in Dorset
G5 years, now East Dorset, has pieced a
bedquilt in her SEVENTEEN year, contain
ing 274l pieces.
RUPERT.
Sleghing superb Sugar making
brought to a stand-stil. Thermometer
on Sunday moraing 50 below zero. The
last spasms Of the dying old Winter
show that he has retained a good degree
Of vitality preparatory to the closing
kick. DR.. j, II. Guild and Albert Shell
don are the delegates from Rupert to the
State convention.
HN PERU.
There is considerable religious inter
est manifested here, daily meetings being
held by DR.. Bixby and N. +. Hart, of
South Londonderry.
Aaron Burton, an old resident OF
this town, is quite sick at the Bromley
House, and the chances are that he wi II
not recover. His sickness is the result
Of a cold and subsequent pneumonia.
Mr. Joseph Simonds, a prominent
citizen of this town, who has been in
feeble health for the past two or three
years, met with serious accident last
Thursday, BY slipping on the ice. lie
is now confined to his bed, and unable to
move without assistance. We hope to
see him out again soon.
We notice in the report of our town
officers as.elected at the March meeting,
that the name Of Mrs. Sarah ID. Stiles, as
Town Superintendent, was omitted.
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.
MIR. Larkin Smith is convalescing.
Mfr. G. V. Bryant harnessmaker is
soon to leave his present location, and
commence work (trimmiug) for our en-
terprising carriage builders; Whitman
aud Goddard.
DR. Msrden, recently removed from
bis farm to tais village. He will stick
out his shingle in a few days as a practic-
ing physician.
SUNDERLAND.
There was no nnusal excitement
manifested on town meeting day, nearly
all the officers Of last yearwere reappoint-
ed.
/ Gospel meetings are being held ia
the school house in District No. by a
band OF workers from Manchester. Con.
siderable interest ia manifested.
School 10 District No. closed OF
Wednesday last (I5th) the whole mum.
Der enrolled being 26. Those having nc
tardy marks are; Eddie P. Hall, Elmer
Amidon, Fred w. Bacon, Truman Ami
don, Lelta Amidon, those bein In atten
dance each day Willie Bacon and Char
ley Bacon. The average attendance wal
I l6.
Nv utlNuty NAe NJ btioN HtIt
Monday morning, GOOD sleighing-
which the innbermen are improving.
--Eas; SATURDAY. "a Edmund Bentley
OF SYNDICATE, and Mark Bentley, Of thi
place, we're hunting rabbits 10 The fayo
rilc borough, known as Spruce swamp
rabbit passed between them Will,
standing about thirty yards apart, ant
Edmund fired bic gun, killing the rabbit
bat 81 The same time hitting Marx viii
six SB shot; two passed nearly through
the right leg above tie knee, and werr
taken out Of the opposite side 81 DR.
Mosley; three Bit The LET leg, only on
breaking The skin; the other passe,
through lin cap box which was 10 hi
vest pocket, aad lodged ia BIS mtcn
iiad il not been for the cap box whiei
nsde the shot glance, It would probabI
have been fatal. They stood IN plail
sight 81 each other, and the accidon
vas the result Of gross earelessness.
ARLINGTON.
The var drama, Loyal MonntAineer'
which j. booked for WednesIAy, THUR
day aad Friday evenings Of next weel
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