The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-04-12

kaa sole - low A. II Any other place Of
thc sane kiaa sn3 qsaliiy Of geods.
Al tbs school meeting 10 dlsiries No.
2. Aarca gTtb. ths following ofoeu
were ehosss fer ihs sasalnE year; Mod
orator. Jacob smiib; clerk, Ambrose
woodward, collector. jas. II Abbott
COMMITTEES. W W. Wiley. auditor, u.
"a. Harlow. Voted three terms Of
school. the lrsi 20 commence the second
MondAy 10 May. Voted tax Of 80 els.
on The grand list
Last Tuesday morning about four
o'c,ock. - T. o. Moore Was entering bis
sugar bouse 30 thought there WAS al On.
usual light st Mr.. Feuns sugar boase
just shove, bat thinking the owners we're
Of course there, be baiii bis Gre. filed
bis pans With Esp, sfler which he looked
agalH 10 The direction Of the light, which
was much brighter. lie became some.
what alarmed add slsried out for the
purpose Of satisfying hiWself Of the
cause; which proved to be that the house
was on Ore and 20 one there to attend to
Il. lie Immediately commenced throw
ing snow on Il. but soon abandoned the
idea Of eKunguishing the fire with snow
when there WAS plenty Of sap at hand.
Tie seized bucket and commenced to
empty the sap on Il, aud soon had tbs
ERE under control. IL appeared that q
part Of the brick bad got removed from
the chimney, and 30 near the plate that
Il had not been noticed. The plate
was burned entirely OF, and the rAfiers
burned OFF about three feet from the
plate together with boards, shingles, add
about half the broadside cleaned out.
Had not The inside OF the roof been wet
With steam, the result must been much
worse. No doubt Mr.. Moore has re-
eeiyed the hearty thanks Of Mr.. Fem,
which he Is entitled TO.
LONDONDERRY.
AT the annual communication Of
West River lodge No. 81, held March rs,
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: A. A. Curtis, w NJ;
L. NJ. Bailey, 5. W.; l.. 5. Arnold, j..
w. G. W. whitney, treasurer; w. W.
Wiley, secretary; A. L. Bryant, ). d.;
l., 7. Sheldon, j. D.; II. Stowell, chap
lain; NJ. l.. Sweetlsnd, marshall; Il. X.
Peck, l.. +. Sterling, stewards; L. ID.
Garfield, tyler.
SOUTH LONDONDERRY
Our streets are dry and dusty.
N. N. Vail made ton Of sugar last
week.
IA teacher is wanted for our village
school. She must be we'll qualified TO
impart instruction and govern her school,
and be willing to work for wages, cores
pending with the time. Apply to or adj
dress G.. T. Shanks, Committee.
"A large party Of invited guests en-
joyed sugar eat last Friday evening at
the Msendy brothers.
WESTON.
Judge john Wilder, an old resident,
SO years old, who has been subject to cat
alepsy for several years, while saving
food wood from Spring brook near his
house lass Monday fell in aud was
drowned lie has been prominent
man 10 his day, State senator, county
Judge, and town representative. He
was falberin.law 10 Col X. w. Clark,
Of Brsttleboro. lie was identified with
the carly railroad enterprises of the
State.
wooDFoRD.
"A few dogs in town are living on
borrowed time.
Il the horse law was equally as strin-
gent as the canine law, few equiues
might wear sleeker looking pslts, we
reckon.
Last Friday was Henry Cutters 21st
birthday, and he commemorated the oc-
casion by giving sugar party at Saw
yer's; tho first one OF the season.
There is an old-fashioned Indian
powder horn on exhibition at the post
Office, which is 10 years old. 1t was
sent there by friend from White Greek,
NY.
Tho relatives and friends of Hon r.
w. Park, In this town, are not much
worried over his reported failure. jaw
Gould would like to make mountains out
of mole hills, aud little fishes talk like
whales.
Sugar makers are pretty happy after
ALL There has been an unprecedented
run Of sap for few days, aud pleHty
more is expected. Prof Edison has been
supplying the people in this secIioH with
the finest maple sugar aud syrap ever
made Mr. Ei.on vii la around again
in few days,
Evidently Il is not best flr NJ. E'le'
proprietor OF the Bennington aud VII.
mington stage route TO put too many
boy drivers on the road. Thi. was tho
case once or twice last week, aud several
got free rides up aud down the public
throughfsre, aud the mail was belated
an hour aud half. Covered coaches are
convenient things 10 stormy weather.
--Coaen, the peddler aud Moulds tie
clerk at Glastonbury, bad al alteration
on the B. Il G.. train the other day,
which did net end as well as they expect
ed. They becsms so bsligerent that
Cohen bit Monlds' hand aud the latter
took fearful moulhfuI OF Cohen's phiz.