The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-06-21


-IaHars Rec. 81 mkay Years pesl
master 81 AIS plsos. has goas West ioT
hs keaab, vbich tsr some tine past bAs
besu Fsrr psar lis destinations i Wis.
coaflu
- TIE store 81 Frank Monuoc va bro
ksu late oa Thgrsday hlgbt, sp8 some
goods hsd SHAT ehange there wAs 10 tbe
nonsy drawcf was taken The thieves
sniefed through back window
- The village school closes lse term
By ride aud pieale to Lake S. CAlher-
ibs on Saturday next Tee school has
been a success under the management, Of
Mss R.ehie Cook, Of MiddleloEn, VI.
The heirs of Levi Tay Tor are attempt.
+ iag to break the will made BY him a few
DAYS before us death, the groands being
/ that be was not 10 bis right miad at the
time Of Insking the will
"A complaint was made against War.
rem Rice last Friday for selling llqaor.
/ HE iriAi took place, no evidence Of any
Kind was found against him and be was
discharged. The complain, was uudoubt-
eddy made by some malicious person
wishing TO do Mr. Rice an injury, Tor,
although be keeps stock Of drugs, no
person no mAtter what his standing l.,
eau obtain liqaor OF any Kind. MIR.
Rice's friends are indignant over the
whole performance.
/ RUPERT
James A. Sheldon, formerly merchant
here, died very suddenly Tuesday even
ing
+ NORTH no0sIC.
The North Hoosie hotel, owned by
p. W. Eldred aud occupied by G. Il.
DAwley, was burned Friday morning.
The fire was the work of an incendary,
aud was the second attempt made within
week TO burn the premises. Mr. FL
dred purchased the hotel last spring,
paying S. 900 for Il. lie hsd about 49,
600 insurance. Mr.. Dawley had about
81 800 insurance ON bis goods. Fortn
nately, there wss scarcely any wind at
the time, and the neighbors were en-
abled to save adjoining property.
PERU.
June 18Th there was a family meet.
Ing at the house of Mrs. Mary Messen.
ger OF all her eight children by her FIRST
marriage with Mr.. Stowell Barnard
There are two sous aud six daughters,
all Of them healthy, intelligent aud re-
spectacle, aud fine specimens Of the pro-
duce aud growth OF the Green mountains.
All have children, twenty one in number
with seven grand children. Mrs. NJ.
il seventy-eight years Old and her chill
dren are from ldirty-six 10 sixty years OF
age, the oldest daughter being but seven.
teen years younger than her mother.
One Of their sons live In ST. Louis, ans
other 10 a distant part of Iowa, one
daughter IN Illinois, and the rest in New
England and New York, They had not
met before for more than twenty years,
aud will hardly meet again until they
reach the better land
LONDONDERRY.
John w. Gibson died June lG, aged 81
years. flo was buried with Masonic
houors
The pulpit of the Congregational church
is supplied at present from the South vii
lage. Rev. Mr.. Tervihan preached last
Sunday, and Rev. Mr.. Wheeler viii
preach next Sunday at 2r.M. The Sun
day school was recognized last Sunday
with Mrs. Sheldon as superintendent.
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.
Mr.. John Whitman has cat tina
makes regular business of catchiu 6
fish.
The writer was shown two eggs
laid by hen owned by Mrs. Harrington,
one OF which measured Ia K inches,
and The other 63-4xS1.2. Inside of
the latter was another complete egg,
she'll aud all, the whole weighing oun-
ces.
Judge f. j. Phelps of Burlington,
and Rev. Mr.. Weber, of Newark, n
j., wh) were making pedestrian tour
last week, stopped over night at this
place. The were the guests Of the West
River house.
Mrs. Perry, wife OF WIN ID. Perry,
died on Sunday after long anl painful
Illness. Mrs. Perry was n very estma-
BILE lady, aud will be much missed IN the
community.
IL young gent up nurth" took hi
du lcian out buat riding. Ga returning,
he failed TO make proper landing, aud
she jumped not Uu terra iirma, hut into
the poud
The best thing at the rece II agricii.
tnraI meeting was the pbem reh bY
John Lyon. johnny Is only by, but
he ID going TO be min, in the better ac-
ceptation Of the term, without knowing
how to speud bis time IN smoking aud
drinking aud clustering around stores
aud hotels.
The meeting Of the board of agricn-
ture at thi. pl ,ce 4.t week vas very sus.
eessful. Tue attendauca was gp1 |, anl
much information was received and im
parted. The board is evidently made nv
Of the best material, at least hey won
golden opiniou- here
-Diel Mt the brick ciurel 10 'hi'
place Jane ;. spirInalism, aged % years
This blniiing though having mtny