The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-11-07
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MIR. John Burdett, who has been
home on yislt for week. has returned
to bis place Of business 10 New York.
Mr.. c. d. Ylaull is making some inn
provemenis on bis house by putting in
new windows, etc.
Lieut. n l. Andrew has broken
ground for new house opposite where
be now lives aud near the residence OF
Mr.. Brown ia East Arlington.
Mrs. Mary G. Derning has gone TO
Panama to spend the winter with her son
who bias been there several years in the
employ of the Panama Railroad Co.
MIR Fred Cole will have turkey
shoot, at The old stand below 9. J vii.
liamS blacksmith shop, on Saturday,
Nov. .. All sporlsmen are invited 10
attend.
SYNDICATE.
--Sandgste has high standing in Ben
nington county She has her broad acres
aud enough OF them. Some OF them are
set up rather edgeways, but they are there,
fast property, good, solid real estate, and
no ordinary CONFUSION will disturb their
foundation or shake them out OF place.
One Of her own poets has said, to some
body perhaps;
"Poor old Sandgate
All round hem'd in;
Three sides mountains,
T'other side Camden"
The soil is not all as fertile as garden,
but it yields potatoes, corn, oats, grass
and other things 10 occupy the busy pop
nation and reward them for their toll.
Sandgstc has some mechanical interests
TOO. The stream that comes down the
hills from Beartown, and finds its way
into the Battenkil, supplies some water
power. Beside saw and grain mills for
home use, shoe pegs and clothes pins ale
turned out on large scale, and shingles
also, without limit or stint. The valleys
and bill sides are sparsely settled but the
people are industrious, intelligent,
economical and thrifty, and If they must
earn what they eat, they surely eat what
they need, and have something left over
every time to meet any specialize or i'm
portant matter that may occur. The face 5
of the people, the homes they occupy,
and the general good cheer they always
carry with them, will show all this to the
eye OF even a stranger, and If bis exper-
fence should agree with that of your cor
respondent, he will think better of the
people every time he has occasion to re-
peat bis visit TO Sandgate. Thursday,
Oct. 18th, was rare day for Sandgate.
II was the Goth anniversary Of the mar
riage Of Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Hurd. The
occasion was special one and IL was
well improved. Mr.. aud Mrs. Hurd are
citizens TO the manor born,a very worthy
old couple Mr. Hurd i. now So years
old and Mrs. IT, is following close upon
bis foo,step. Mrs. ilurd's father moved
bis family from spot just a little north
to the house where she now lives, when
she was but four years old Here she
was married aud this has been her home
ever since. They have shared ia the trials
aud sorrows Of life, bnt they have bad
their blessings, too. They have now in
their family one estimabe aud only
daughter, Miss Hattie liurd; mother
less granddaughter, aud 10 the house
with them, an o ,iy sou, Chauncry and
his present family. Some of their friends
thought that Il would be good tiing TO
give them = social greeting Al this time,
aud the word was passed around. Tue
ladies, who always lead of at such times,
kept their own counsel like so many Free
Masons, all quiet as mice eating cheese,
and so Il was the old friends knew moth
| ing al all OF the matter. Good old Mr..
/ Hnrd went out ia the morning to break a
/ Young colt. he came 10 tired, and be
laid down to take a nap. But be walked
when the neighboTs began to come in and
was on bis feet soon. Mr.. Cbanncey
seemed to think the gathering was for q
husklug bee, but little observation re-
lieved him of all anxiety on that point
Suffice il TO say, The household made "a
all az welcome a. II they bad bad fort
night In which TO make preparations, and
when they saw the long table set and
filed, in quantity, quality aud variety
every one conceded lbai The programme
and The performance were equal to tn'
occasion and lefl nothing TO be desired
except the presence OF some friends
whom the notice Of this gathering had %
some mistake, tailed 10 reach More thai
forty guests SIT down 10 q sumpunon
dinner. Guy Smith, Eco seicd rs chair
man, Dr. Lambert ofIleiatiAted a. chap
: lain. Mr.. aud Mrs. Hurd we're served o.
! plates that we're given her by her iAlhe
&c years ago. Amer dinner we bad must
undr The direction OF william BoYi Esq
then followed brief speeches and poeu
. by Mr. Humphrey Hard. Two Of Ia
guests present attended tbe marriage Q
No. sod Mrs Hard Merritt Hnrd, Esq
! of Cambridge, brother Of oar host, 40,
Mrs Humphrey Hard, wbo made bfie
address aud repeated some sppropfiai
} siAnaas, ssying thai his sRe most exeus
him from glviag ire song. salem, Cam
bridge an4 kapsr were 81 represented
! Me az enjoyed it,Gnd with The sua Ia d
: west We turned our faces bomewkfa