The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-09-19

Mr.. aud Mrs. J. G. BlAckmer while
walking IN the helds oae day last week
found beiaisd strawberry that was just
ripeging
There arc twenty-two poet offices 10
The United State with same Of Manehes-
ter besides Manchester Centre aud Man
chester Depot
The railroad company have jest taken
from lbe common aud sawed about four
hundred cords Of wood, which makes il /
look much better ia front OF The depot.
Mr.. ;. W. Bonins black horse
known as "Oid jim has disappeared
rather mysteriously. Il seems he was
driver over 10 Peru by Jamie Bourn aud
turned into Mr.. George WymAn's pasture
on the l0th Of September, during the
night be broke out and can csnuot be
found
DORSET
REV A. q. Reed gave US an interest. |
ing discourse Sabbath afternoon; text,
Matt. 1920.
The fall term OF our village school
commenced this week Monday, taught by |
Miss II FsrwelI OF Nebraska.
Farmers busy this fine weather bar.
yeeting com aud potatoes, the latter OF
which ia an exceeding light crop.
--Miss Ellen u. Field OF Albion, n. T.,
who has been teaching in Rochester, is
euspding some days with friends in this
village.
Edward Paysen, Esq, OF Portland,
a much esteemed brother of the late Mrs
Prentiss, 10 spending few weeks with
her family in Dorset.
Among those who have left Dorset
within short time are Miss Lovina
Sykes, Mrs. Norman Sykes, and Mr.. 5.
+. Ridout, wife and con. They have
gone TO Ohio. Mr.. RIdout expects TO 20
to Kansas before they return.
Miss Ellen Field has accepted an APP
pointment as Preceptress in the Cornwall
Collegiate Institute, on the Hudson. The
school year commences tho present week.
She is accompanied thither by two pupils,
Miss Bertha Pratt, OF Dorset, and Miss
Carrie Roe Of Cornwall.
SOUTH LONDONDERRY
The dwelling house owned aud occu
pied by Collins Griswod was totally con.
sumed by firs, Monday night of last
week. Loss about $500; insured tor
5000.
"A tramp in the shape of negro bar
Der, who was all mouth aud no brains,
was along here last week. Landlord
Evans very properly bounced him for in
science, fate, we learn, that has met
him at every place he stopped at in this
vicinity.
The grove meeting was concluded
Sunday. The weather during the week
was very unproptious and the attendance
consequently small, until Sunday, when
about 800 were present. The meetings
will be continued evenings at the church
for while.
JAMAICA.
The Jamaica Town Fair will be held
on Wednesday, Sept. 25th. G. Horace
Hubbard, Esq, Of Sprinfeld will deliver
the address.
SUNDERLAND.
Il be st. Adams Adre,tiser in its re-
port OF the recent state fair held at that
place, has the following: For dsirymen
aud all interested 10 the packing, ship
ment aud sale OF gitedged butter, is the
Waterbury Patent Butter.box, mauufac.
tnred by G. w. Bradley Of Sunderland,
VT, which won The highest praise Of all
who saw IL. Ii IL simple, practical In.
yention, designed 10 secure the perfect
aud easy handling OF choice butter and It's
shipment 10 convenient form for retail
sales The boxes are put up in nests OF
four each, clamped together by very IN
genous spring wires, each box holding
just one pound of batter. The boxes are
OF birch veneer, stitched together al the
| point Of juuelure and the tops and bottoms
are thin disks Of veneer. The butter Snay
be packed 10 pound cakes, each In It's own
box, four boxes clsmped together, and
each dozen nests packed in a crate for
shipment. For retailing, the nests are
unchanged aud the purchaser can boy 3
single pound Of butter, II desired, and
carry IL home in lie own box with no
waste. The chespness of the boxes also
oommends It TO the dairyluan or packer,
the cosl heing not more than one cent per
pound. The dissRreeable taste aud liAbili-
~ TO rust, which are draw backs 10 use Of
lin ,boxes are obViated and the butter
reaches the consumer as fresh and sweet
as when put up. The Waterbury box
will prove favoriie form Of packing,
with consumers As well a. producers and
shippers.
ARLINGTON.
MIR. Chss. c. Norton has gone to
Washington, ID. G.. TO spend the winter
with bic uncle who resides there.
Mr.. Huletl OF this town showed ns 8
pea vine that grew on his premises which
was eleven feet long. How is that for a
pea vinei
--AH those who went f,om THE aud The
other village TO New York on the graud
excursion last week returned feeling that
they had got their moneys worth and
that they had enjoyed themselves hugely
wooDFoRp.
Billy Cowell, Of Albany, rusticAled 1