The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-03-28

Misses Townsley and Back, who
have been holding meednga II faoioty .
Point, closing the series su0day Svsnins
have made many ffieuds In this town and
We are sorry that thsir stay oould not Be
prolonged. We consider them earnest
christian ladies 10 every ssute Of the
words. and congratulate the people Of
Windsor, TO whom they 80 from this place
Ia being favored With visit from them.
Miss Towusity, though Young woman,
Il AZ Able aud effective preacher, haYing
= peculiar way Of presenting aud Has
trailing ''ihe truth aud by Der earnest
ness and sympathy. gaining the respect
aud love Of all with whom she has TO do
We wish that more were ike her, preach
log more religion with less of cant and
creed, teaching men how to live aud
showing them what 10 live lof.
souTH DORSET
Geo. o. Woodoock Of ClArtmont, n.
H.. formerly irom South Dorset, has been
elected Representative from Claremont TO
the New Hampshire Legislature.
RUPERT.
-Mu. Lucy Smith, widow OF the late
Sylvester Smith, died at the residence OF
Enos +. Sheldon, on The 2i-t of this
month aged 81 years.
PERU.
"A son was born last Saturday to Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. O. Davis OF Peru, who is
counted in" as the gIeat-great-great.
nephew Of the venerable Judge Reyes OF
this place. On looking over the premis-
es, Il IL also found that there are, rcsid-
ing under one roof, AT the hotel in Peru,
Judge Reyes nephew, great nephew,
great.great nephew aud great-great-great
nephew all linesl descendants from one
sister. Perhaps that is the reason why
the Bromley House" is SO popular
Brattleboro Rsformer.
BONNEVILLE.
"A meeting to see II the town will aid
In building the railroad IL TO be held this
week Tuesday. The chances are that the
vote will be passed.
Considerable excitement In this place
over the fact that viii johnson has been
bound up for his appearance at the next
term of county court for an assault on the
person OF respectable young lady, res.
ident Of Wsrdsboro.
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.
"A revival Is inprogress at the Metho-
dist church.
Sugar parties are the order of the day
at present.
About these days schoolmarms be-
gin TO circulate.
Small boys arc finding amusement in
catching grasshoppers.
"A. ID. Whitman caught the first suck
er In the river, few days since.
Glad to welcome your Woodford cor.
respondent to the columns of the jour.
NAL again.
--Varnum Kellogg, Jr., got "Bump"
last week that may last him through life.
Her front name was Flora.
WIN. W. Pierce is ru,hiDg the butter
tub factory, aud has on hand large
number Of both hard and soft wood tubs.
j. II. Albee aud Geo. N. Walker,
two Of our popular young men. go to
Boston this week expecting to find em.
ployment there.
MIR. Jerome Wright takes the place
At the store of II, Il. Chase made vacant
by the departure Of Mr.. |. b. Chase, who
has gone TO Nebraska.
The house OF one of our townspeople
has been infested of late by rats of al;
sorts, kinds and colors; big rats and lit.
tie rats, long tailed rats and short tailed
rats. Upon these II was determined TO
wage an exterminating warfare. Trap
after trap was secured and set in bis cell
lar, until that subterIAnean annex TO all
well regulated houses was one grand de-
pository Of rat traps. But all without
avail. Mr.. Rat failed to "walk into my
parior," but persisted in nightly disturb
| ing the slumbers Of the lord OF the man.
sion. Determined not to be ouldone, he
pitched all the patent rat traps out OF
doors and went back to the good old
adeAd fall" OF the "daddies" Polishing
up his trusty little rifle 10y the way be
has the reputation OF being No. shoD
and securing . gross OF cartridges he
quietly awaited coming events. Last
Friday morning the denoumeHt came.
Upon entering his cellar that morning
the "dead fall" had sprung and caught
the rat by the tail. Being one Of The
long tailed variety be was enabled TO
quietly cit upon the tip Of the dead
fall" Joy was depicted upon our friends
counlenAnce. "Here's vletiml" Rush.
ing up stairs be went for that ride, aud
sending bis wife out doors to clear away
the cellar window, be again went down.
Getting within six feet OF the victim be
took deliberate aim and fred. The rat
turned and winked at him with bis left
eye. Again, after deliberate aim be fred,
and the rat wiuked 81 him with bis right
eye. Ones more, bApgl aud bis ratship
stood upon his hind legs and said, "good
morning" This was the straw that broke
the camels back. Selling stave be
went for that rat With an energy that
would have battered down the walls OF a
! Sebastapol. lie now vows that rat
weighed nine pounds. A good story for
The rat bat bad on the mArksmsn.