The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-10-05

Churchill nailed board, across his barr
aud stsble dours, aud tie next morning
exsminstiun justified the prtclntiou, TO-
two men were tracked into the bAru-y art
aud around the barn, and out to one sid,
Of the road where they had hitched tbeil
horse, they have ; horse between them
1 (perhAps stolen ono II j. believed
tueY have made of now look out III
them.
wooDfoRD.
Several have tue centennial fever.
Autumn now presents it, loyeiesl
aspect.
r II Cutler visited friends IN Chesh.
ire, Mass, last week.
Haynes Is blowing his bora aud sup.
plying our peopier with products Of the
/ laud aud sea
Wild geese are d. ing south ralh, |
earlier than usual, which is a favorable
oUen for a mild winter
We "doue" the Wilmington aud
Iseadsboro fairs last week, and are ''tak.
Ing in" Jacksonville aud Newfanr, tois
week. Weather rather uuiayorable each
day, bat there was a fair attendance, aud
much interest manifested by each agri.
cultural society.
The Good Templar's lodge adjourned
sine die at their last meeting, and the
prospects are anything but suspicious r
u Reorganization. There i too mu, b
partisan feeling ia Woodiord, and TOO
many whc want their own way TO keep
up society Of this kind We were APP
preheDsive at he oulse; that some good
might arise from the pr,j ct, but we are
sadly dissppeinicd. "lt is hard to kick
against the pricks."
=" Well, my boy, how old arc your
asked a teacher in one OF the public
schools, AS new boy made his appear
ance. "Leyen," replied The Young ars-
toerat, my father was three years ia the
army, and ifii bad not been for that, /
should be fourteen"
Hell Gate has been the principal topic
for eOhversatioe the past week. Nothing
serious has exploded,
Bee bunting is quite an amusement
for those who wish to ehj y sombre aud
quiet rural life.
The melancholy days arc come"
aud this is The season when editors wri G
about the magnificent strides Of human
progress and wear panialoons with ha :
soies on the adverse end Of 'em.
-Qlile prominent republican in
town, who always manifested great iu-
leresl in Massachusetts politics, was cou-
sidefaby surp. ised when the democrats
nominated the historic Charles Francis
Adams, for governor. and said: ellis
name. alone, Is "a tower Of strength, aud
tic action Of Inc convention thar nomi.
mated him was Adam-lght different than
| contemplated! Republicans Of tbs
Bay State are not much afraid Of Adams
or bis constituents.
"A parry Of ladies and gentlemen from
Bennington diued At the Crawford house
sunday evening
There was quie q brisk snow and
bail storm on the mountains last week
"wednesday No Que was frightened,
however, as September snow storm. are
harbingers for good, II they are eousid-
cred righifally.
Cider i plenty and is being brought
into town IL large quantities. The N II
alto was driving along when lie bung
few from barrel aud Knocked him from
he wagon, besides immersiug bim quite
freely, thinks there is more ,fIisscy II
different workings than most people i'm
agine.
One Of cur neighbors showed as q
centennial suun wrr tbs other day which
@as nearly twelve feet high. It's s,ui-
meiticil proportions also beat ANYTHING
y be Kind We ever saw. Wocdford l.
good pace for suuhjwers.
Amos WOodca, who has more "a.
miiar cagnomen % "Wild Amos,p sns-
tanned severe Injury the other day by
fsiliug tom load u hay and .prsiuing
bis ankle in sneh manner as 10 iucapac.
ilste him from labor. He was 10 crit
esi condition Tor several days.
oar repfeseulaiye Jeff for e capital
Iassday morning, and IL te conducts
himssf there ia the III nner be usasi v
'ioe. Brother Atkins, - the xrgus and
Patriot, may re- wllang 10 recall what
he said Ia regard to (" Wood:ord onor ng
befseli when she elected the Hon. Amos .
sonie people are far wrong 80 the man
Who eat on snow bank trying to warm
his feel b. msonshiue.
An iliuerant organ grinder kept his
horgan squeaking Al The door q neigh
Dor al hour snl Eve IA nnies 40 received
two cena for tae * RUS moosick
when be went way &c was teard I.
claim. "Ths man ~ h4t bous goIn
for fgid-u md Reform snd thea lime
wisi b bet. ~ Esden ly b. Atrled
he ids ,hAs 81 ReJagm the can id.ts
u Vice Prss.atnt.