The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-01-17


mpni weather, yasi ~ m4ke TIC ola Get.
fleu c1gitalsi AID assure tbem hat ihs.f
vea,her siert hSi bot fofgoiisa hen
--Oa Tie evening d tbs lob plump,
ia.l gr5sa mosqui,o, after lbs usuAl war
cry settled on cor hand giving us, aol a
p tfleadg tasks, bat hearty bite lie
fate Was soon sealed aud We are 81 ioss
. % decide where gbc creature came from
Was isA gtBaing n ~
There viii be church festival 1t q.
. h. DAsis bali, Wciaetday evening, gsa
- Al are Invited. Ice cream sud
other good things viii be served. also
amasements tOr the children. All lsiies
Of The society will consider this sutii
Glen, notice "a they receive 40 other) aud
every one SHOULD lend helping hand TO
prov de Tor The Table aud tree Ia the hail
The school 10 district No. 8. taught
By Miss Flora Thomson OF Laudgroye,
closed last week. Though there sre bat
few scholars 10 toe district the term has
been very successful, a. the following
record Will show. Whole number Of
lpnpiis ~. There are 20 lardy or dismis.
sal marks aud The following, more than
hall OF the full number, were not absent:
Ann Faruum, Minnie b. Faruum, Mabel
Shaw, Lou Farnum, Elsie Ilrtwell, 10.
seph Shaw, Eugene llartwelI.
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.
The Dramatic Club have postponed
their entertainment TO Feb. !.
Mrs Geo. G. Smith, who has been
seriously III, is nov rapidly recovering,
MIR. Zlna Rabbit, who has been
teaching in Peru, was brought home
Monday, Frustrated with pneumonia.
ARLINGTON.
On Monday evening william Hin
addressed q crowded house at the town
hall, on temperance. Nearly 80 persons
signed the pledge aud are wearing the
blue. Mr. Hall was sick and obliged to
return home Monday morning. Mr..
| Hill could not, on account OF engage
ments elsewhere, remain but one even
ing. ...... ....
Two OF our well known citizens died |
last week. MIR. Edward Norton, aged |
Is years, died after only few days i'll |
ness, aud his remains were taken to Cam
bridge, N. y, for nterment Mr. Nor. |
ton was an industrious, worthy and |
much respected man. Mr.. George Nicer
worth, the well known miller Of East
Arlington, also died last week, OF con.
sumption, after a long Illness, aged 81 |
years. MIR. Meerworth was one OF a
family Of ten children who came TO this
country from Germany twenty -seven
years since, and only Two are now living
the others having died OF consumption.
Mr. Meerworth was in partnership with
bis brother, aud the brothers owned the
grist mill at Ease Arlington and carried
on successful business for several years,
aud George retired recently on account
OF Illness Vermont Gazette.
EAST ARLINGTON.
Union services were held Ia the Con
gregationsl and NJ e. Churches during
the week OF prayer. The attendance was
very good except on Thursday and Fri.
day nights, When the travelling and storm
kept mapy away who would have gladly
attended. The meetings on Tuesday
and Saturday were very interesting.
Gods spirit was graciously present, and
We hope many may yield their hearts to
The Saviour and accept of His free saliva
ton. Christian hearts have been united
and spirit of union aud concord pre-.
vailed.
On Sunday evening the Congrega-
tional church was packed full to listen to
Messrs. George Hall aud William Hill,
"ihose fellows" who have been turning
the world upside down in Bennington
and elsewhere Their remarks were very
and produced deep impress
sion upon the audience. When the invi-
taiion1was given to take the "Murphyn
pledge, one hundred aud twenty-five re-
sponded, placed their autographs upon
the cards and doaned the blue some
have been hard drinkers aud we hope
they all may, depending upon God, keep
their promises. The singing was excel
leutly conducted by George Stafford.
WEST ARLINGTON
The school on the green, taught by
Miss Ida 4 Emery. Is progressing very
finely. Asa teacher SHE !. cqnalcd by
lew, rxceiied by none.
- There is 10 be an oyster supper ut
II I liar rs bali, some night next week
(Jue notice u which will be given on
iur the benefit OF our pastor,
Rev. j. &. McCollom.
SYNDICATE.
We understand that Mr.. Brsnl, who
has lived ON the llAwley farm IN the
north pat Of the town for two years, win
move on TO the premises OF Nelson Buck
ia West Arlington, on the fret If next
April.
Miss Carrie NJ. llolt, who has re-
Gently been teaching at West Arlington,
received a call from school a, Mouipe.
Her aud has seeepied the position, aud
started on Monday for her labors. We
understand size viii be assistant IN one OF ,
the high schools al Montpelier, aud The 7
pisce being pleasant Que, we congratu.
late Mics lloyt on her desirable location