The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-04-18

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Book Erghaage Also fer ssic, cheap,
Gu.pel Hymbs, No. and :, school books
paper aud envelopes, dsealeomanie PIC.
,nfc,, Me- Poti, cold handle sad Iron,
and other articles too numerous 70 men
don, a the new book store, nearly op-
potue Aues store
THE spring cxamiuaiioa q teachers
d psbag schools will BE held At The
school house 81 Factory Poiai on sAtar-
day, April =. The written sIaminSiioB
vii commence at qo'eloek q. m, The
oral a. O'Clock p. U. All persons de-
airing licenses, ~ teachers 10 this town,
are notified 10 30 present a. The time
shove mentioned. TITO public generally
are Invited aud urged 10 attend.
I. II ARCHIBALD, sup't.
1T Ma grea, regre, to The Rev Mr.,
Randall Of Arlington, as well as TO the
congregation who gathered Al The Episoo-
Z pal church lss, Sunday to hear bin, that
I be was unable to keep bis appointment
bot Biz throat was 80 much affected that
/ At tie last moment be was obliged TO give
up the Idea Of coming. As the telegraph
Office At this end OF The roaIe was closed,
be found It impossible to send word, bat,
as he did not come, Lay services we're
Z / cid in the church instead. lie hopes to
be able to cone up aud hold service on
Sunday the 2sih inst. al o'clock p. NJ,
at which time the Holy Communion will
be administered. Further notice will be
given next week.
MANCHESTER pERoT.
Nj W. Uuey from Salisbury, VI, has
moved to this place.
John Hicks has sold bis farm ID He.
brou and returned TO Manchester.
&C. II. Pond has gone to South Dor.
set to build barn % SO feet, for Mr.
Samuel Moore.
The foundation Of j G.. Blackmer's
store Is being pushed with vigor under
the supervision Of James Amedon.
The school tax set against the rail-
road company hss been paid by A. b.
Conn0r, station agent.
james AmedoD wears q satisfied look
nowadays. A young mason has put in
an appearance aud will probably stop
with Jim" awhile.
Mr. Walter Conner, whose residence
Is 10 De Ramsay, Canada, is visiting his
brothers, a. u. and A. G. Common at this
place.
Your correspondent Al Factory Point,
SO famous for bis rhyming,
Has strained his brain TO such extent
His heslth will be declining.
Eve persons joined the Advent
church ia East Manchester Oh Sunday
last by immersion, making twenty-four
converts within few months.
The following petition has been pre-
sente TO the seleclmen. To James
Lampsop, Malcolm Garfield, aud Edward
a. Jameson, selectmen Of the town Of
Manchester; the undersigned inhabitants
aud freehodcrs OF said town respectfully
request that you will lay out and cause TO
be surveyed, public highway or lane
from the tenant house of Geo. w. Utley,
now occupied by Ora Whitman, essterly
ccross lands of j. b. HOLSTER, to q point
at or near the dwelling house built by
Emerson Esterbrook, now occupied by
II. II Anderson; and also another high
way or lane from the store occupied by
J. c. Dlaekmer, northerly to house lot of
Alfred King. Signed by j. B. HOLSTER,
J. G.. Blaekmer and several others.
DORSET.
Mrs. Helen Dickson OF Montgomery,
y. Y, is visiting relatives 10 town.
Miss Ellen Blakely is In town, spend.
log her school vacation.
Sugar making is over aud farmers
have commenced blowing.
And still another "sociable" ia 10 be
held at The lecture room this Thursday
evening Everybody is invited.
WEST RUPERT.
Flowing aud sowing is now 10 order.
Rose cheese factory started the stb.
Mr. Bowman Ia the maker. The company
charge patrons $3.50 per hundred.
"A miraculous escape from drowning
occurred last Friday daughter Of
Elisha Hard, girl OF some IS years,
with two other girls, after school went 10
the creek 10 Elisha Hsw'ey's meadow to
look at the high water. There was a
timber across the creek for foot bridge
and the banks were high and narrow,
having been cut through The rock, conse-
! quentiy the wafer wEs ranning very
swiftly. Two Of The gIrls crossed, hav-
done 80 many times before, but the Hurd
girl became dizzy aud fell into the stream
aud was carried down with great rapidly
One Of the other girls rsn down the
stream watching The one in the water,
while the other ran for help The COM
NUDITY was soon aroused and all sup
posed the girl mus, be dead, bat hoped
% recover the body. Among the rest
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