The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-04-26

opposite The Gates house. The music by
the new baud was excellent.
Il. NJ. Gates, the genial landlord of
the Gates House, has removed those
cold time rocks 10 front Of the hotel.
Lewis will be already for The grand
I Centennial.
\ The Good Templars are making ar.
rangemen,s for grand entertainment TO
occur ~ the second regular meeting IN
May Due notice OF which will be
given.
- John w Beebe Esq il now located
in this village aud has an elegant suite OF
rooms over tbs National Bank Mr.. Bee.
be is a concise e1pounder OF the law, as
10 well known, aud he will not lack for
patronage in bis new home.
wooDFoRD.
"A few swallows have been seen, but
they hug pretty close to the barns yet,
Boboliuks are scarce
I Farmers are doing their planting,
and the snow Is yet live feet deep on the
mountains In many places.
People who grnmbIed about falling
icicIes last winter have now come TO the
conclusion that an iccle is a rare old Gu
riosily.
! Mrs. A. II. Witsic Of North Ben
nington, aud Miss Lizzie Ilaine. OF Rut.
land, will teach the two principal schools
in town this summer.
/ The heavy rain last week was pre-
ceeded by terrific hail storm, and
wound up with few inches of slate
sugar snow" on the mountain peaks.
Scrivens says sieighs will be out sgain.
M. j. Ostrander, our respected
/ townsmau, is now an example Of
"double blessedness,n yea, triple. He
was suddenly surprised last sunday.
For particulars, look in another column,
1 One gentleman who ordered set Of
the jewelry advertised IN another col
umn, says: III do not know how you
can give SO much for 50 cents the sleeve
/ buttons alone are such as ] have given
half dollar for at the stores.p Send in
your orders now if you wish to secure
4 bargains.
- Henry Wood, who is very deaf, call
ed at house the other night to get a
drink of water, when one Of the inmates,
thinking it was a tramp by his not an
swering to the question, "who is there ~
when be knocked at the door, grabbed
his old flint lock rifle, ran out the back
door, jumped behind sycamore tree and
fired at the supposed tramp three times.
Henry knew nothing about this but leis-
urely walked away. Moral: Beware of
tramps.
just prior to the battle Of Bcnning-
ton, an incident which savers of romance
and history, occurred in this town which
has never appeared IL print. Our infor-
manl, one OF the early setters, says that
il used TO be july sport in those early
times for squads Of five aud ten tories to
scout around in the forest for game, and
also TO be- on the aI,.rl tor the enemy
I There was one six foot four ranger"
who CHANGED to be peering through the
drhse forest one morning, near where
the residence Of Hon. Lyman Bow 'es
j $3.50 ..,4I Hnas. au4aL,. 1.
my. aud il proved th,t five tories we're
there ,oking thcir breakfast at wild
game, Ia Indian Now then thought
Jack, " To was second Uncle Ethan fur
bravery, i the time for me "a capture
some human game! 50 say lug, he cfept
along aud discovered that their rifles,
live Ia number, were stacked short dis
lance from the party. Ills first act was
to creep up aud secure the 1--WE guns,
which be did. Then he walked bravely
I up to The party sud shouted Ia ringing
tones, Surrender every one Of you, or
sou are dead men They suited their
seton to the command without asking
"wiih what authority do you do this r.
The prisoners were then marched TO
Bennington, a distance OF i've miles, aud
delivered up TO Gen. Stark, who was
surprised st what had been accomplished
I by one man. When asked bow he man
aged to control 80 many men, he only re
piled, surrounded them, and bad they
not obeycd ne, they would have died
the death OF dog on the spur Of yam.
kee Minute Would that there was more
Of ,ueh patriotism Al The present day.