The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-07-19

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dosng lasif be4l. and wia evsntuAliy pre-
.idsa pleasing estsrts.nmssi u MasIe
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Me,hsdla socsay. a FaoiorJ PoiHt,
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metsblag wIlhoal A1 Of some kiud.
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EqalnoH house Macy Of The Vermont
bays will remsmbsr Aim a. tbes lad TIC
bonor 81 6ahtiur under him 81 Gettys-
bnrs Geo. Doubleday wAs a cap
tain 10 the artillery a. the breaking
COS Of Tie war, ksd WA stationed al
Port sump.er. where be cred the ars, gun
a. the rtb-ereasc ut-ihe e~onftdtrates
10 The var.
THE Ctl1enf Line Of Steamers from
Troy 10 Ses York furnishes 9 very oon
seuieat and pleasant mode Of travel ioI
people between New York and MAnebes'
iet. The boats Of the line, "CiiY Of Troy
snd "saraiogs, p are both new aud mag.
uidosn, steamers, well Offered and
named, with everything necessary foI
tho comfort and convenience Of passen.
gers The time Of departure, &e., can
be seen by referring 70 our advertising
columns.
james A. Thsyer will ran q two
horse express wagon 10 the top OF Mt,
Equinox three times a week, every
other day aud will take passengers ~
sud back for one dollar each. lie CAT
take bnt four with this wagon, bat AZ,
engagements for larger parties can be
made with him or with the other livery.
men. Mr.. ThAyer starts about 7 a. tn.
% that orders should be lelt at the Col
burn Ilonsb the night previous The re-
tnrn can be made al any time during the
day.
Members Of the choir aud Sunday
school connected with Sc Johns church
and others me at that church on Thurs
day evening Of last week, to bid farewell
TO A. l.. Miner, Jr., who was a very &C
tive aud useful member OF that society.
Among other pleasant things Of this oc'
casion was the presentation to Mr.. Miner
Of choice boquets Of flowers and also a
silver goblet 10 token of esteem. Mr.
Miner lett for Oregon, Saturday morning
Mrs. w. II. Frost, mentioned 10 the
following Incident, which occurred al
Smiths Falls, province of Ontario, is the
daughter Of Hon. 4. Is. Burton, Of this
yillsge, and was recently married One
OF the most violent ihunder storms eyeI
experienced here passed over the village
on Sunday afternoon. The thunder was
positively terrific, resembling in some in
stances a discharge from q park of artil.
lery, and the lightning was swfully vivid
and binding. No damage was done in
the village so far as we have heard, un.
less 10 the house Of our Reeve, 4. I. Frost
Esq. 1t was struck by one of the light.
ming bolts, aud when the erratic course
aud freaks performed by the subtitle fluid
are seen, the escape OF the inmates II
marvellous. The lightning first struck
the end Of the main bailding:: close By
the flue, knocking a hole through the roo
and making The boards aud splinters fly,
as ii Il had been struck by a cannon ball,
1t seemed TO divide After reaching the
roof Of the kitchen wing, and ran down
The tin TO the caves, expanding itself on
one side after dislodging some clap-boardl
and shingles. On the opposite side II
went through the roof and down the wall,
and after various windings entered the
drawing room. Here the most mischief
was done. The marble mantel piece wa:
torn from its position, and the centre
bracket-ah heavy piece Of marble-broker
in pieces. Dreadful havoc was made
among the many little household treas
ures IN the manielpiece, all gilt articles
such as pictures, frames, the gilt cornic,
round the room, even TO the gilt flowerl
on the wall paper, were turned blacl
wherever the lightning had acted upoi
them. As il RAJ down the wall II Lullet
all the nails from the studding inside righI
ont through the plaster. This Is one o
the most curious features OF the Who'll,
affair, more particularly as nothing OF thu
nails could be found. II seems as if th,
lightning crossed the drawing room, pro
hably under the floor, and hen playc q
around the ball door, SCATTERING to piece
tie frame OF a nmmer door covered wir,
netting before 1t was expended. Mr., aut
Mrs. W. II. Frost were sitting ia 3 roou
az stairs directly where the lightning raj
down ,he roof, while MI. and Mis-. \. T
Frost were sitting In a room ldioiningth
drawing room, aud the escape Of all IL
matter for extreme thankiulness. TIL
house caught fire in the attic after beinI
struck, but the incIpient fame was ex
tinguished by The prompt action OF III
inmates. For some time after a stron,
sniphurous odor pervaded the Who'll
boase. Every pane Of glass IN The atti
windows was shattered TO atoms by ID
conclusion. A like experience was neve
known here before, and We trust IL Wi
be a long time before We hays to chronI
Gle a similar visitation.
FACTORY pofN1
Airs. A, l.. Graves l. spending a feV
weeks with ) party Of frienda among ID
Adirondack.
William j. blanchard, Of Powua.
Adventist, will preach At the residence q