The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-01-18
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See new and important notice,
"Does IL Pay 10 smother column; read
IL csfsiuily and govern yourselves Accor-
dinghy.
Don't forget The performance Of
"Conpou Donds" ahd "Obstinate FAM.
ly' $, Music Hall. this Thursday even.
log There WILDE Music 10 the air Z"
Proceeds FOR the IRE department, sdmis,
sion ouiy % cents. IL addition 10 the
very attractive plsys, Mise II NJ. smith
will sing.
The man or woman who wrote
"beautifni snow" was s-- Our
websier's unabridged j. The old edition,
aud don't contain Jusl the word needed
TO al oct the sentence Oar readers
cas- supply IL, perhaps.
~Mr. q. +. Orvis has shown us ome
nao specimens Of artificial flies manutsc.
,ured hy him. This j. = new branch Of
industry, and as Mr.. Ury,s |. practical
fisherman, he will be likely to make nies
lhAl will take we'll with the iinuy tribe
Nj Owls keep, every thing il the sport
mans line, sud parties can order com.
pleto outfit.
The storm Of Monday night WAS one
OF The worst Of the season Ia some pia.
oes. The stage driver was three hours
going from pswlet 10 Dwight Taylor's,
ouly four miles, Tuesday morning, ow.
Ing 10 the drifled condition Of The road
Considerable snow fell 10 Manchester,
but II did not drift At the time and n
slight crust at the eud OF the storm sue
eessfuiiy pinned il down for once.
Anywhere from three to six feet
deep according to locality aud elevation,
with drifts Of untold immensely is the
daily report from all quarters Of the com.
pass. Read Mark Twain's amusing de-
serip,ion OF New England weather, on
the flrsl page. One might great deal
better laugh than to cry.
The ladies' benevolent society met
at the church parlor the third Of this
month, aud elected the following officers
for the ensuing ycar Mrs r. Dudley,
President; Mrs. l. II. llemeuway, vice.
President Mrs. A. j GRAY, Treasurer
Della Cushman Secretary. Directors
Mt.. Truman Perkins, Mrs NJ n Woos.
So MKk 1arak Ah..a.A.,. Aff.a Ptt..
llswlcy, Mrs. G. u. Munson, Mrs. SWEET
and Mrs. Young.
Post Skinner, q. A. H., will sgaiu
bring out the populsr war drama, LOYAL
Aountsineer,.s MnsIe Hall. Wednesday
ThursdAy aud Friday evenings. Janusr,
re. rs aud 2G,h. Thlsc who hsyc seen i
will wisn to see ], sgain and those who
have not seen 1t should not miss this op
portuul,s, Thi, Pos. has expended con
siderable in chaflty aud takes this nlelhot
TO repleaish lie depleted treasury. VI,
hope there will be large attendance.
We are indebted 10 Mr.. Otvis Of tn
Putnsm House, PaiAtks, Fla, for lst'
papers They breathe OF flowers ans
bird songs. Just read the following ex
tract aud shivtr; "what II there ha
been a cold speil of weather wsen III,
mercury descended to rs degrees, ar
not The skies clear and the waters cain
Agsip, the sir baimy as spring, the bird.
singing sweetly IL The branches. aus
Governor Drcs presiding with dlgnlhe,
wisdom q, toe State CspItoii Does no
pesce and content prevail 10 the land
Are not the men wisc, sud the ladie
handsome, sad the babies growing nice
u for The coming Stale fai,y
Who ccuid ask more than lhis whei
The snow il twta.y inches deep 10 Rich
wond, Virgins. aud rsiiroad train
bloektded ~ through lie North, whel
ley Water spread. her pail 81 hesol.iio
eveTym here exeep Ia suuny Florids
when aoaatslas o. ICE gorge ia Toe riv
eFs Of tie North. ard the sir is thick wit
aakes efsnow and specks 81 ffosi. an
The fierce blasts penslrale eseryw her
aud chill The shlvetug people to IL
bone. The ieahess trees wesrily swA
10 tie rude blast Ahd tena under toe
burden Of snow and ice; ihe birds hsy
I'll migrated to The South. aud AZ nslni
seems iesolsts Or desd, while ws OH
ieci. ln slighi degree. gts wlnd, fret
those distant aelds Of ice and saow.
Florida forever
Here's hsaisA 10 The STATE.
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