The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-03-14

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Several farmers 10 us vidoily have
COR basnosd suga mAk "a.
Mrs Joaa Pnn from Londonderry
hss been visiting acquaintance Ia ihi'
place
Three persous Joined The church by
immersion Al East Manchester, lat sun
day.
The pop corn festival 81 Adams ball,
Monday evening, was = success, twenty
dollars aud siIty-thfee cents being the
net receipts for The evening.
We wIsh TO oorrec, an error ou our
part 10 the Item Of Isst week In saying
hat Cyrus Roberts bad bought Emerson
Estabrook's place, - vi are informed
tha. such Is not The case.
Frank kiibum in crossing 5. w.
Boufn's upper meadow 10 the evening
saw an animal which /. supposed to be q
wolf Tracks resembling wolf tracks
hayo been seen 10 that vicinity several
times this winter
We understand that the Howe Scale
Works have ordered 80, 700 bricks from
Green's brick-yArd, to be used on their
buildings 10 Rutlsnd. II will take about
twenty-five cars, or two ordinary trains
% transport that amount Of brick.
DORSET.
Robins are making their appearance.
Sugar making has already commenced
n this vicinity.
Our next "soelsble,'' March 2lst,
will be beld at lhe lecture room. A gen.
eralinyitation is extended TO all interested.
Notwithstanding the unfayorable
weather Thursday evening. there was a
large gathering at G. NJ. Sykes aud with.
out doubt many more had intended to be
present. Fihy.flye were on hand at tea
time, aud a little later the company
figured up 10 about ninety. The party
was a 't~sociable' QUE 10 every respect, "a
we anticipated II would be under the
supervision Of our hospitable friends, Mr..
aud Mrs. Sykes. After an excellent re-
past, aud a space for social chat, the COM
pay were entertained by a song or two
from Mr.. Cheney, with which all were de-
lighted, also vocal music by the caoir, and
an instrumental piece on the piano by
Hattie Holly.
RUPERT.
Town meeting went of quietly.
T~ressurers report showed a balance of
cash on hand, after paying all indebted
ness, Of some 5000. A tax OF 10 per cent
was voted to meet this years current ex-
penses.
We have been favored with five lee
lures, or evening conversations, by Mr..
Charles Shelton, aud they were OF very
great interest. Mr.. ). 10 s student TWEEN
~ years Of age with the ministry in view.
His health made It advisable to suspend
his studies aud seek restoration by travel,
aud he spent a year abroad. Much of
bis travel was on foot, taking such routes
as be preferred, stopping here and there,
as long as seemed desirable. Mr.. S.
came to us as visitor In one of our
families, aud this social feature was car
ried out In these evening talks. lie told
u 10 a simple, conversational style, what
be had seen, and the impressions which
were made In his own case as be went
from place to place. The topics for
these evenings were Jerusalem and its
surroundings, (wherc be spent about
three weeks,) southern, central and
uerihern Palestine, and Egypt. The to-
pogrspby of the country and his route Of
travel were illustrated by maps aud dia-
grams which he bad prepared for this
purpose. lie occupied about an hour
each evening aud then LEFT many things
unsaid. The people were asked to pro-
pose any questions which they might
put concerning any point touched upon
or passed over, aud Mr.. s. replied to all
such inquiries, All this was Of that sto-
ried land OF wonders, where The patri.
archs lived, aud where the bones Of The
prophets were laid, where Jesus of Naz'
ere,h labofed, suffered aud died. AL
that wa said was one continued i~llustra.
lion OF Bible history. Their rocks and
piaiHs, hills aud valleys, lakes and
streams, villages aud deserts, are to-day,
we understand, impressive witnesses OF
the trnlhfuluess OF the narratives and his.
tory which the Bible gives to Us. We
gave Mr.. Shelton 4 good hearing. The
Congregational church was well filled
quite through the course, aud at the close
vote Of thanks was unanimously ten.
dered 10 Mr.. :. for the instruction aud
pleasure which those evening exercises
had given us, aud IN 50 pleasant and un'
pretentious a way lhst we were all
drawn TO the Young speaker As well as ID
bis theme. With this vote we put a few
bank notes which We thought a young
student might End occasion TO use. A