The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-08-10

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There va qaiie . lively irseas a.
lbe poet 5G5a sha other day A fellow
persisted ia scaatng 5 letter s. one-oent
p1s,s sayug that g hAd received
rltfrs With oaJ ) one cent stamp on
thsm. The matter VA Gaans settled by
tie posm4sters lhravlag htm out.
-Csasaa.ag steps ere being taken IN
regard Is bui ding ! church 10 this viii
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NlW LEBANON ENrtE ). =
The Centennial Tea Party given 81
ghe residence OF tae Misses Gilbert, o.
lhls yil.aec, v odnesaay evening, Aug 2
Ras ,be means VI calling together ; large
c0nconrso 81 seoplc, making > SUGGEST 80
eially and duapcially. The residence was
erected by Msj9r Gilbert 81 Revolution
ary fame, leo wears ago, aud with its Tor
nigure has teen carefully preserved Ia its
original style, Offering q fine treat TO
wander about is spacious rooms, The et-
tee, being heightened by the pretty aud
quaint costumes of oljen Times Some
of the c6stames were exceedingly beau
uial aud becomipg IN tact more % than
the present style Of dress especially that
/ VI tbr ecntiemen 10 short brooches, six
/ stockings aud powdered wigs, while
others provoked much laughter With
their muitop leg sleeves red, bandannas
aud green calashe,. We were very hap
py 20 meet the pretty Quakeress whose
sweet voice could be heard inquiring of
some friend "is thy health goodrH Aud
we hope the old lady who has suffered 50
much with the rheumatic will have re.
uewed her age, after meeting so many
old friends. The masonic lodge room,
attracted many, anxious to see the old
fashioned rooms aud curious symbols
painted upon the walls. The first lodge
meeting ia town was held there. Among
tie interesting features Of the evening
was a table Of relics OF the town consis-
Ting Of the exquisite old ehisa; one plate
known TO be 10 years old, a very old
pocket book, a sermon preached by Silas
! Churchill aud a bed quilt made from the
wedding dress ola lady in Lebanon mar
ried in 1858. The calico was then ~ per
yard, aud numerous other articles. Tea
was served from Six until nine j. m. and
Tie guests apparently enjoyed the brown
bread and baked beans as well rs cake
aud ice cream. Altogether the ladies OF
the society may feel satisfied with the re.
suit Of their eloIts to celebrate centennial
year in New Lebanon.
-Mosca y. Tilden, Of this village lies
dangerously i'll with an attack of dropsy,
from which it Is feared he will never re-
cover. His brother Governor, s.. j. Til.
den, was IN town Thursday, having been
summoned to see bin.
BERLIN, N. u.
-ElUazar Reynolds, who has all honor
able record a. a soldier, and ex-police-
man, we regret to hear, is again IN Of his
old difficulty, raising blood
-C.s clio f.. Green, aged % years,
died July 3lst. lilo bad been sick with a
fever, but the immediate cause Of his
death Is supposed TO have been carbun-
Giles on his head aud neck, Probably no
young man in town had more friends
than Mr.. Green.
We would suggest that the two Sab
bath Schools Of this village unite, and
select the east side of the Hoosac Tunnel
as the place for holding their annual pic.
nic.
Three teams ran away with three
moving machines, last Friday, in this
town. Ora Harris machine, of South
Berlin, was pretty badly used up, ID. *.
Green's not damaged much, Nit. Niles
saved from total wreck by the horses run.
ming into the barn. "Mit' lays the
blame to a bee singing one of his horses.
We W up to Tom Clark, Of The r.
X. House, that what he told us about his
driving the best turnout in town was
I tTup,