The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-07-05

Con nsenoamtui, iAe following record
vas made relative 10 he late Eev. Df.
CaskmRn. efMansheHcf
"a hkvseg pleased pivise Frovsasasc
10 remove b. death one o. TIE members
q ,his Heard. who vas presess and par
lcipassd ID Der Deliberations 81 the lasi
suussl mselisg, Rsv Raias ;, Cuthman
u. D., SEE desire 70 exlEea on oar rec
ord eur hieh appreciation Of him a. .
faithlal minlsief. = warm aud goulai
fdsHd. and q wise sud ladieioas coansel.
ior. daring several years ofscrvice A.
a trustee Of the college, a. on each re.
tarBing commencement In yetrs pssyi.
ous, his radiant face was 20 be seen
smoug Ihe Interested attendants on these
occkst0bs Now that We shall see II no
more on earth, We are oomioFted with
tbe assurance that while VIC miss Il here,
IL Is radiant with eternal beauty 10 The
mansion Of the blessed
a inc procession OF Fantasies"
passed through our villages on the morn
log o. the glorious fourth. IL was more
fantastic than usual II possible, and con-
tanned some good local hits. It halted 10
frost Of the Equinox, and mine host
Orvis regAlei the thirsty crew with
lemonade. In response TO calls from the
crowd, Hon A. l.. Miner and Prof Shaw
made briei speeches, and Hon +. IL.
Oryls briefly complimenled them on their
ine appearance, and in behalf OF General
Bowman, extended TO them 40 invitation
TO visit the top OF the mountain. ID X.
Simonds was also called for, but there was
so much Doise that our reporter did not
catch his response, aad the same may be
said In regard to Messrs NJ. II. Levine,
J. n. Watson and Robert Bonner, guests
Of the Equinox. The latter was evidently
lost 10 admiration at the improved APP
pesrsnce OF Dexter" which noted sleed
was on parade In front OF the house. II
was a lively crowd with the liquor left
out.
FACTORY POINT.
Our schools closed on Friday for a
vacation OF several weeks.
--Messrs. q. C. Waierhouse and Henry
Dench are at home spending the 4th
The entertainments to be given at
Adams hall on Thursday evening bid
fair to be good thing. All should at.
tend.
The bridge near the Colburn house
has just been newly planked, and the
streets throughout the village have been
put In excellent condition.
The stage across the mountain to
Jamaica has been greatly improved by
the addition OF a fresh coat of paint.
George Waite, who has bad the route for
the past year, has IL for another term Of
years.
Next regular meeting of Factory
Point Lodge, No. IS |. o. o. f., will
be held on Friday evening Of this week.
A full attendance is earnestly requested.
w. B. WRIGHT, N. G..
District No. 3. Primary Depart
meBt: Not absent-Anna Ames, Elizs
Bishop, Mary Jones, Blanche Hill, Nettie
Meacham, Julia futile, John Bishop,
Alfred Bowman, Willie Coping, Chris
topher Roberts, Willie Roberts. Absent
half day or day-Junie Lugene, Win
Mo Bowman, Albert Brackenreed, Fran
ccs Scouton, Albert Gosselin, Elan Jones.
Not tardy--Anna Ames, Emma Dently,
Dora Dench, Mary Estabrook, Blanche
Hill, jamie Lugene, Martha SanthoT,
Mary Smith, Frances Scouton, Julia Tut
tie, May Wilson, Alfred Bowman, John
Carney, Willie Lugene, jesse Nichols,
Christopher Roberts, Willie Roberts, John
Sconton. Others were not tardy, bnt at
tendisg school but few weeks their
names are not given. Length of the term,
10 weeks. average attendance, nearly SO.
EAST MANCHESTER.
II sat In the park at the ClifFdale
House and saw the king OF day peering
through the tree.tops of the Green noun.
tains, and heard loud sound. And |
looked and saw a locomotive on its way
from Brattleboro to Whitehall. lie came
laundering down the hillside into the
valley below, followed by long train OF
short-axle cars; and he gave a long, loud
whistle as over the high tresses he went
and said, "look you out at Dorset, Paw
LEI and Rupert. Make strong the earth
works at the destination, that he ma
not plunge into Lake Champlsin."
awoke aud found it but dream, but
hope that the wise men Of the East and
aud the strong men of the West, through
the order OF Providence, may soon cause
It to be a reality.
DORSET.
We are having an abundance OF rain
just now. No present fear Of drouth.
Mrs. WIN. Gilbert aud child of Niles
Michigan, are In town.
Mrs. N. Paddock, OF Dorset Hollow
Is very I'LL.
The strawberry festival Of asst week
came off at The appointed time, aud al
though the attendance was not large
those present reported pleasant time.
The sun shone ont loDg enough Sat.
urdsy TO allow quite large company Of
our married and unmarried young PEG.
pie to ride to Wells pond. AS Tor their
dinner, ride ON the lake, their almost &C
cident coming bome, are they not al
written 10 tho History of Dorset