The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-12-06

MAN1lIrsrrR

MANCHESTER
lion Leonard Sergeant has gone TO
New York ior the winter.
Il, u expected tia, Rev. Mr. Read
Of Bennington, viii preach at the Con.
gteRaiioua church next sunday
Thanksgiving ended Oh with small
sixed snow storm followed by few days
Of zero weather, bat we have had tbaw
since.
Mrs. Wilcox adyerIises some OF her
stock At surprisingly cheap prices.
Wait & Hard advertise diaries for
1875, 10 every style 1t their stores in
Manchester and Factory Point
Mir. r. N. Perkins received thor.
ough ducking by falling into the brook
while st work on tho mountain the other
day, bat be wants ii distinctly under.
stood that "Old Duckskinp was not to
blame this time
The deer placed on the east noun
tain lAsi spring were seen on Mt, Equi-
nox few days ago They had better
not Stray over into New York state, as
there IA no law against shooting them
there. Here 4 Is $50 fiue or imprison-
meni,
Como 4 Burton have received more
new goods which they advertise. Their
assortment Is very complete aud people
will dad Il for their interest to inspect 1t
before purchasing elsewhere.
y. A. Munson "a satisfied that adyer-
tising pays. The dollar he spent in this
way brought him customers from all The
surrounding towns aud even from North
Adams, Mass, aud as a result everything
advertised was sold In two weeks, which
otherwise, might not have been sold in
several months,
The house of & A. Wilton, on the
west road, was burned Thanksgiving
evening, while the family were all tempo
rarIly 81 8 new house al short distance
from The enc that was burned. When
discovered the Gre had made such head.
way that nothing OF consequence was
saved Its supposed that the fire took
from the stose pipe There was an in
snrapeC q 800 on the house. A wood
shed andearriagc house were also burned
MIR. Oryis aud family and Sir. N. IL j.
Perkins aud faulty win sail from New
York Tor Palalka, Florida, next satur-
day Their departure has been some
what delayed BIZ the protrsctcd warm
weather senth, and by the prevalence Of
yellow fever Ia some localities. The re-
cent Geld weather has put quieius on
tie fever, aud tho Putnam House will
very soou he 10 EcAdiaess for tho south
err travel which win soon commence.
We hope for good season for the Put.
nams
AZ The regular meeting Of Post Skin.
ner, No. -, G.. A. r., beld al Adams
hail, Factory polat, December Alb, the
following officers were elected for The en-
suing year John G. Biacsmer, Com.
nsndeF; d. W. Tan, ;. V Commander /;
s. n II. Emory, j v Commander; r.
" Cook, Qaariermasler; ~ II. Woos.
ter, Surgeon; o NJ Howe, Chaplain; II
Z. ilAiiwln, Ofiioer Of The Day; T. Gan.
tori, Oniccr Of the Gard @. II. Sessions
AdjalAnt; l. O. Wade, sergeAn. Msjor ;
]. II. CApon, q. NJ Sergeant; r. b.
Ealon, Outside sentinel, A. l.. Hazelion
laaIde Sentinel, w Chaplin, Color Bear.
er; q. II. Sessions, Delegate to Depart.
menl EueAmpmenl; +. w. Cook, Alter.
naic.
Tho friends aud nelgbbors Of the
Rev. Or. ADD Mrs. wiekham gathered
By concert al their bouse on saturday
evening December lsi, the occasion OF
The asssmblage being the fact thai this
day completed forty years Of their reel.
aeaoc 10 MAuchestef. DR.. WickhAm
came hlsher 10 lake charge Of the Barr g.
Barton Seminary, thea 10 the frat years
81 ils history, and plsee Of edacAiioa
esielg for young men. The event was
beautifully symbaHssd b. The ingenuity
AID lssle Of a neGr nelghbor, Mrs. NJ
ia pyepAfing whlse window shade on
which was displayed The dates "lsss and
is77,F eight or uine inches 10 length
composed ol smsIl ferns ADD minute
alite newsrs, while between ADD oeee
Tliag che lath or tbe rsnsliB. "Qaadrs
gisls" gsily asserted iiself ia the bright
esl u aaiamu leaves eEqaisltely ~
ranged lhe aalsh II lle whole being
isrgsf ieaYessnd fefas 81 Ysfioas bues
i8gmiag boaqas. ueAg tbs bottom ans
bordered and inngea Vi dropping mate
flals ~ Illustrations q sbe changes