The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-03-07

No s. taught BY 4. H. BlAekmer, closed
lAst fddsy. The report Is IS folloWs
Whole number Of scholars 10 attendance
during the term So; average attendance
81. Names u those who have had 10
absent or lafdy marks, Edgar McWSiu,
Charley MeHsiu, JuliA McWaiu. The
following arc the names OF those who
stand 81 tic bead Of their respective clss-
ses: la Algebrs, Howig Roberts. 10
Arithmetic, Martin Paddock, Geo. Bald.
win, John Wood, stephen Roberts,
Mary Frost, Della McWain, Katie Dalton
Mary NJ. Frost, 10 Geography, Edgar
McWaio, Elisha Harrington, Katie Dali
ton. la Grammar, Martin Paddock.
Howig Roberts and Geo. Baldwin have
had perfect lessons during the entire
term in Algebra aud Arithmetic respec.
lively.
EAST DORSET.
Our young folks had big dance at
Cochrans hall, few evenings ago.
Fifty.siI couples were present.
The gospel meetings stiIl continue,
with occasional help from abroad, aud a
good degree OF interest is manifested 10
them. ....
The Cochran cheese factory ID being
pushed forward to completion, and it is
said that We shall have two cheese facto-
ries Ia operation the coming season,
Several days ago Mr., VIM. Gardner,
after visit to the town clerks Office, left
town ia company with Miss Billings.
Also on the 9th inst. Mr.. Peter HApnan
and Miss Julia O'Brieu were married.
Aud why should any adult caucasian
paddle his own canoe solitary aud alone
while Sambo eau sing "Os, dearest May"
&c?
The following /. list Of the Off cers
elected at the ANIMAL town meeting,
Tuesday: Moderator, A. Is. Armstrong;
Clerk a1d Treasurer, G.. W. Farwell; Sc
Iectmen, w. II, Bebee, Dwight Sykes,
N. McWayne; lst Constable, Isaac Bar.
rows; 2nd Constable, Bella Dexter; Over.
seer, b. A. Rogers; Listers, G. w. Far.
well, Isaac Barrows, j. Sanford; Audi.
tors, 4. l.. Holley, j. NJ. Griffith, G.. NJ.
Wall; Grand Jurors, III. ID. Baldwin, Il.
NJ. Torrey; Town Agent, j. M. Griffith;
superintendent, K. NJ. Torrey. The man
that bankers to pay the interest "noml-
mated" in "those bonds" didn't attend
town meeting, and the article was dis.
posed Of In short metre. What little
"llthy lucre" we have we want to keep
70 pay current expenses and our honest
debts, aud to buy a COW apiece fos our
girls when they get married. We are
not disposed to invest in dead horse
away down below catamount tavern
not at present. Our selectmen were APP
pointed committee to confer with SINH
lar committees about establishing a coun.
ty home for the poor, and, ii nothing sat
isfactory can be done, to buy town
farm.
We would like to state that "Old
Mig" spoken of in last weeks paper was
the same Old Mig. whose nsme appeared
several years ago in the lines of your pa
per "By a star correspondent of those
days. II IL true that be was q powerful
horse, but we hardly think be could draw
load Of from one TO two tons up Brooks
bill and then turn summerset or hand
spring without coursE of proper train.
ing, and this he never had. But If this ID
true be must be missed by the athletic
circle of East Dorset, for q horse hat can
turn n summerset or waltz on bis ear
must have been great wonder, and had
Barnum ever learned OF him be would
no doubt have paid great price for him
aud started with summerset show. But
this is too much to swallow, for he could
not turn handspring without splitting
on bis hsnds, aud this he would never
stop TO do 1t IL a mistake of the cores
pondents TO say the driver abandoned
the team aud let It 90 to its fate, for be
ran great risk by clingiug 10 the team,
and he tried to run the load up the bank
on run and tip It over aud thus save the
team. Aud Il was not successful bat it
threw him off and be was obliged 10 let
90 the lines Then they went to what
proved the fate OF Old Mig 1t i. not TOO
much to say that many tears were shed
over him aud many stroked his shining
coat and looked upon his perfect limbs,
aud dweit upon his powerful endurance
and amiable disposition, aud il Is no
wonder he is missed and mourned over
by all who knew him. Ills place will be
bard TO Gill. Requiescat &c.
RUPERT.
Town ofiiters: Moderator, j. g..
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