The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-06-27

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LONDONDERRY.
Tie Londonderry oorusi band go to
Chester, Juiy 50, 70 attend the rcuniou Of
The old 18th Vermont Regiment
-Year southern correspondent makes
a decided BIS when be compares The mar
row gauge railroad depot to tic tomb.
Mr.. james sutton hAs moved bic
barn and is now pultlag up bis house I'M
der the direction Of Mesas Parker &
sheldon.
Thu services Of Rev Mr.. Flint have
been secured for The year ensuing lie
will preach here IN the forenoon aud At
Weston 81 The afternoon The Sunday
school has been recognized with Mrs.
l.. A. Sheldon as superintendent and G
d. Rider secretary
We are much pleased that at last
there is 10 be an effort msde on The part
Of the voters 10 The other part Of the
town TO confer some benefits on ibis part,
not because we care very much for the
wooden factory but for the spirit manifest.
cd. Having bad al Of the town repre-
sentatives down there but Que for the
last twenty-five or thirty years and ma.
jority Of the town officers, we think it is
about time they were genenerous,
"small fsyofs thankfully received, etc.
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.
We notice friend Chandler Gale out
with a new top buggy
Levi Durham has moved his barn
aud put on an addition.
A society for the protection Of dumb
animals is needed in this place.
Geo. G.. Smith has returned from
market with large stock Of goods.
--Thirty-six squirrels killed in a few
hours was what Egbert Johnson did one
day last week on Sem Pierce's farm.
--"Be sure you are right, then 90
ahead is good old saying. If Mr..
Sem Pierce had been sure his graphing
irons were hitched before he tipped his
milk can he would not have lost 12j
pounds OF milk.
The strawberry festival held at the
town hall on the goth by the ladies' of the
Baptist church was very pleasant affair
and netted the society about 1872. A new
arrangement of setting tables for such
occasions was introduced. Small tables
were provided, one table for each couple,
with printed bill of fare placed thereon.
During the evening Mrs. DR.. Wilson
read a selection in very pleasing man.
ner. The ladies of the society are en-
titled to much credit for the evenings
enjoyment.
1t seems from the foregoing that the
writer was laboriug under technical
error last week in reference to the mat.
ter, viz: The Baptist church in South
Londonderry are panied to see an item in
circulation in some OF the papers regard
ing their pastor, L. w. Wheeler. 1t is
true that he has been obliged to pass
through deep waters, and combined in.
tluences have worked against him while
with us, aud 10 consultation with the
church committee be has decided to re-
sign, but has not been requested to do SO
by the church, 1t is but justice TO say
that Mr.. Wheeler has earnestly aud faith
fully preached the gospel, and that as
preacher he has been highly edifying and
instructive, that we believe he has labor
ed TO promote the interest of the cause
and has the deep sympathy of the church.
BY order Of Church Committee.
NORTH BENNINGTON.
The interference case in the matter of
Eap tubes, which has been nearly two
years pending in the IT, S. Patent Office,
between Jeremiah Essex, applicant for
letters patent, and Hon. George II, Sim
mons patentee, Frank Scott attorney for
\ Essex, w, d. Sheldon attorney for Sim
mons, uponthe third hearing and on final
appeal to the commissioner of patents in
person, has been decided by the commits.
sioner in favor Of Simmons. Much local
interest has been attached to the case,
there having been nearly eight hundred
printed pages Of testimony taken and the
case having been three times argued be.
fore three several tribunals in the patent
office at Washington.
wooDFoRD.
Mr.. Waterman the artist is spending
a few days in Providence and Boston.
Another of those severe easterly
winds and rain storms last Saturday.
This section was represented by a
few persons attending Barnum's show at
North Adams, Tuesday.
"A. j. johnson gives a grand terpsi-
chorean entertainment ia the spacious
Bellows Pavilion at Sesrsburg, next
Friday evening. He says a general in
vitation Is extended.
The greatest sect back" 10 the aspira.
tons OF young couple, we suppose, is
for them 70 be refused "licensen by the
town clerk, even when calling for il at / /
O'Clock at night. This case happened in
town last week, but the bride and groom
don't seem to feel very bad about It.
1T may yet happen that The potato
beetle win prove 10 be a blessing In dis
guise. r. A. Stone has field Of potatoes
completely rayished BY the pests, but the
tender plants although but an inch OF