The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-01-11
Ta.sr~ps one.


AAxcHfsTER
Breaking out road. hiss been tho
chief occupation lbis winter.
Hon. j. Is. Holilstrr bas been elected
supsI lnieodent 81 tie Congregational
sabbath school for the coming year
The annual collection il behalf Of the
American Education Society, will be
taken up In the Congregational church
next sabbath
The contributions for benevolent pur.
poses Ia the Congregational church IN this
village the pact year have aggregated
s59l.5
"A. ! Gray has sold two building
lots recently, one TO n Towsley, the
other 10 n. II, wightman Towsley's
honse Ia alrealy up aud covered, and
wlghtman viii build next season.
The week Of prayer is observed IN
this village by meetings every afternoon
or evening. The meetings are well al.
tended when the weather j. 50 that the
people can get out.
Winter was 10 = melting mood for
the frs! time Moudsy afternoon and
evening, bat II did not last Tuesday
morning the mercury was only four
above zero, fsli 81 nearly forty degrees
during the night
Ala meeting Of Post skinner, 6. A.
Il, Tuesday evening, Il was decided TO
reproduce the popular war drama The
Loyal MOuntAiueers, which will be done
the latter part Of the month a meeting
OF those who take part viii be held for
rehearsal al Adams Hall, Factory Point,
mex. Tuesday evening
leo cutting on Equinox pond was
flushed for the season, Monday, with a
large amount OF splendid ice secured.
We learn that Holllster 4 King, OF the
Ba1enkill creamery have since contracted
for several hundred cakes, aud cutting
will commence agaiu to-day They say
they cannot get as good ice elsewhere
and their business requires the best they
can get
AT meeting o. the stockholders OF
the Batiepkill National Bank, Tuesday
the following persons were elected AS The
board OF directors T.. II Burton, A. j
Gray, II. u Kent, + J ilawley, aud w.
T. Back. r.. Is Burton was elected
president OF the board aud a. j Gray
vice.pfcsidtut W r. Black retains hi.
position a. Cashier aud W. a. Black a,
clerk.
Clarence j, Sargent. Of johnson
vi, writes u. that he gsvr 1889 mus,
lrs.oas "a Otlrsps Co. ~ 1870 sud 1881
il, l.smoile Co iu 1876, and .,.ks II snt
ivsea,I Ia The state can tqal it ",
kuus Of one Al least, ~ho hs. given a,
msuy lessons wilhoa, going lar from
home either. The wife of the Editor .
the JOURNAL l. The teacher we refer to-
The snow aud cold weather msl ri
ihc running Of railroad trains snytLinl
bot pastiime. lbs trains on this roat
arc generally late bat there have been d,
seuoua accidents. Ga Tuesday The Boz
ton mail train ran Of tbs track near Eas
Wkliugford aud two cars were precipi
tased down ala cmbsuk msni. six person.
we're mere or lees hjaIcd bat Il 1
thouabt none were very seriously hurt
4 broken rail- was ihs cause OF The nc
eident.
The Manchester Dramatic Clus vii
have "a entertainment At Music llsl
TharsdsY evening, Jan. islh, for ID,
beee1t 81 The Gre department. r
Trpsbridse's very amusing play
Coupon nonds, Wll Do brought on
silh The following es.t o. characters
Ia Da,kiow, ~ X simpud. Mr. Fsr
ring, ESQ, II, suGt. NJ Jtpaouh, Il
Eggiestou Prnas.---, i D. Hand
lseuben. A. L Miaer Jr. rsdiy, W X
Bennett; Dick, Oato Bennett; Ma Dock
los, Mr.. lismsasal Me. Bessiel
Ni.s NJ. J, Perkins; S0phrouia, Mr.
Tbso ssia. Ths Nlll b. nlluwed b
10 side splitiiug farce, "fhe Ubssinai
famly
There wEs a. addition q liree 3
pfoiessioa u lhSir faish, 10 The cougfe
g&tSonsl church At Manchester. Rev. ID
casAman. Pssiof, on Sunday, Jsousr
I'd. Tie whols number thus receive
siaoe lAss sprlng 10 .jIiy.thres. bsside
eight added on certificate, making "a
usulbtr 81 additions 'eventy-one. Oar
Jog ibls period. esren hsvs bcea remeve
By desih, mostly agVd persons, ADJ zig
have been dismissed - other eBagches
lesvlng TIE Be. ieeFesss ls lbc fnrmier