The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-09-05

IL sss A.x.-I iasssssos Of the gasatioH
ia Il TIE dnsy q TIE Lodges 70 asdes.
iaks ths prostcsiion Fl ruD-selicrs Z
This dlscu4iss viii b ep<usd BY
Bro. y. p. Gllbsf.
II 80 A. H.-Dsscussioa Of tbs auesl lon'
ssMlsslaaarY weFk IN The Interests q
cur Order: onrhs II 10 sc dous, ard
bowY
~ Essays The horse ss Eids,
by bro. " a. Matson; and. "Why
are NC Good Tsmplanf7 BY Bro. u. l..
81 Elson.
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ar.M. Bnsinsss Sessions.
1. Report from The Lodges.
?. Report Of The District Depaty
8. Report Of Committees.
Aeiion on Reports
y. NJ Essays -- - BY Miss
JaHa Bingham; "Our Order and The
ChIldrsn,H by Mrs Jennie Brown (;
"Our yoang msn In tho fodges,' by
Bro 7. +. Bowes
Reading. By +. w. G. T., =. +. Gaines.
$50 Recess, Is Minutes
.a:45 y. N. - Discussion OF tho question,
"Is the ProhIbliory Liquor Law Of
Vermont, practically, a iailureF This
question will be discussed by W c..
T., S. l.. Bowen, Bros. Geo. A. Wat.
tles, W. IL. Malson, w. G. T., g. NJ.
sykes, W. c. r., 7. +. Brownell. w.
G. r., J. +. Blanchard, Rev Henry
BafIam aud others. All disp1,ants
will be strictly limited TO leu minutes.
EyEsNG SESSION.
E.-Publie Meeting.
The meeting will be addressed by Rev.
DIR. Archibald, S. l.. Bowen, Bros.
John Lawrence, I. X. Brownell, q. M
sykes, Rev. Mr.. Douglass, state Dep
uty, II. L.. siillson aud Rev. Henry
Bulum.
Music will be furnished by Glee Clubs
from Bennington, PownAl aud Grant
Lodges.
Grant Lodge will entertain all mem
bera Of the Order attending the meeting
aud each Lodge should send to the w s
OF that Lodge the number that will be
present.
Lodges will please send, at once, the
quarterly dues 10 Il. II. Moore, County
Treasurer, Bennington.
Henry Buhum,
B B Brow Bro,wnsll' Committee
MANCHESTER DEPOT.
Black berries are quite plenty. They
are selling for eight cents per quart.
Moses Barrett bad fifteen sheep kill
ed by the II O'Clock night express, last
Friday.
Mrs. s. w. Bourn is visiting friends
and relatives 10 Hanover, Chautauqus
Co., N. Y.
Master jamie Bourn is attending the
school III Peru village, taught by Mr.
George Wyman
George Manley raised the past season
from one bushel of seed twenty-six anC
one bali bushels OF wheat.
Mrs. George N. Wyman, agent fol
Fosters Patent Universal Fitting Corsets
sold one hundred and twenty pairs in 81,
days. They are claimed by the ladies L
be "just the thing"
All citizens who are interested o.
who are willing to do something toward
town fair this fall, are requested 10 as
semble at the court house at Manchester
village, Saturday evening, Sept. 9TH, L
organize and make such arrangements a
are necessary to successfully carry out tn
project,
The funeral ceremonies OF the lat
Silas Reed of Barnumvile were held a
the residence of the deceased, Sunday
Sept. LIST, Rev. I. Archibald conducting
the services. Mr.. Reed was a victim o
consumption, having suffered for severa
years through the different stages of tina
terrible disease. The remains were in
tered in Factory Point cemetery.
We see an account 10 the Chicago
Inter. Ocean of snake In California owe
forty feet long and as large round as
-four barrel. This sounds decided
"suakey," bnt 1t has the appearance o
being a truthful statement, his snakeshi
having been seen by three men, the on
having the best view OF him being scarce
ly able to reach home, and was so fright
eued that for several days be was unabl
10 leave his bed,
There is private family in this tow
who have consumed the following amour
OF eatahles Ia the months OF July an
August: Forty-fve loaves OF whei
) bread, lhifty.three losves OF brown breat
eighteen loAves OF cake, nine pans I
cookies, one hundred and twenty-tw
pies, lhirty-niue buildings, besides pot
toes, meat, beans ETC., III proportion. IL
family consists Of six persons, aud durin
hAying two or three extra men WEI
served 81 the sans table. The youn
lady who lid the cooking does not wis
her name given for the reason, we sui
! pose, ,hst she IL fearful that she will BAY
! too many applications from young me
/. 10 become cook ia "slrietIy privat,
family with but one boarder.
PERU.
Warm aud Euiry.
= A good harvest OF all kinds OF graf
, Potatoes aud apples will not ave
age more than half crop.
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