The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-05-16


--Ysry cold, he bills white wilh suow,
sprlug'a work bsckwAsl aud BIZ, little
plasang Or sowing dons.
--FrlAav, Tie 10th, lhis place bad o.
lavsuIi, Wm. S. Styles vs. JOsiAh Pierce.
Verde, fos plsinda.
Mrs. T. l.. Fallet has jass received
large iuyoioe Of mllllBtrE goods and 10
doing shriTing business
Mr.. Hastings preached his farewell
sermon lat Friday night. Mr.. !. l.
johnson, who takes bis place, commenced
bis lkboFs Jas, suadsy
The result Of The towa meeting last
Wednesday was against boBding the
town. A subscription paper bAs been
circulated and three thousand dollars sub
sciibtd Cor the road aud some more viii
probably be oblsined. Saturday night
We learned that only eleven thousand
dollars more FsmAlped 10 be raised before
The contract for buIldIag the road would
be made, and by hard labor II 10 expected
that The requisite amount will be rAised,
and the road built TO Londonderry.
Whether j, extends further or not rests
With our friends over The mountain.
LONDONDERRY.
Mr.. Sutton has commenced 10 dig bis
CELLAR for new house nem tho naiddIe uf
the town.
Mrs, S. A. Newman has just received
splendid assortment OF new aud fash.
ionable millinery goods.
We note the return Of Mr. Ruel
Rugg and wife, after an absence OF some
fourteen years They called on the "poor
mans friend and he had to secure them
a boarding place.
The cheese man aud the lightning rod
man held forth In dashing trot on the
race course at the south village last Sat.
urday. The lightning rod horse carried
of the first prize. Time made best beat
in three, $3.50 by lightning rod horse,',
and by ''cheese horse" 2:sl.
We thiak we have 1t from reliable
source that the Braltleboro Il Whitehall
railroad will be built The coming year
FROM Brattleboro 70 South Londonderry,
a distance OF thirty.fve miles. We con-
graduate the friends OF the road aud hope
they will be successful In this noble en-
terprise.
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.
j. L. Marin h repairing bis house.
"A good day for listers last Sunday.
"A scaly business to 60 fishing Sun.
day. ~ BIZ e. ~ e
&C. d. Fsrnum is building store
house just above the old dry house.
--Messrs. Farnum 81 Abbott are put
ting In new water-wheel and line Of
shsfting.
-Mrs. lchabod Gibson, an old aud es-
teemed citizen, died early Monday morn
ing AFTER DTleI Illness.
There is an ayalanch OF lightning-rod
peddlers upon us, send us an organ grind.
er TO relieve the monotony.
DIR. Bixby has removed bis lately
purchased house (the Benson house)
nearer the street, and placed It at right
angles TO the street.
The writer acknowledges the present
of "three handsome trout from the
Judge, the result of long days tramp,
weight two ounces and five drachms.
The Methodist Ladies Aid Society
have purchased paint to repaint the par
sonage, and have also ordered blinds for
The samoa very commendable work.
MIR. Lyman Harrington, formerly Of
this place, is visiting friends here. Mr..
Harrington is In the whip business, carry.
ing superior article Of driving whips.
One day last week Mr.. SilAs Whit.
man, while at work at bench saw, was
struck by piece of wood thrown from
the saw and received cash over the eye
and a bruised cheek. Ga the same day
c. ID. Fsrnum in putting sled in loft,
fell from the loft, receiving severe inju.
ries.
WEST ARLINGTON.
The temporary store OF II. T. Hurd &
Co, Is full of goods and ready for bust
ness.
Oar cheese factory is ready tor
business, Mr.. Barber of Dorset saperin.
tending ID. work.
Rev. j. c. McCollom will hold ser.
vice 10 the White Church on the green
next Sunday al O'Clock p. m, sharp.
IS. A. Campbell, who has had the
contract for making charcoal for parties
in CopSke, N. Y. for the past six years,
disappeared rather suddenly few weeks
ago aud now the "mourners go about tie
streets" lie was owing about $500,
most Of 1t TO parties who can III siFord 70
lose Il. lie had previously borne good
character aud We understand that be now
Gays be shall diseh arge every honest debt,
which We hope will prove true.
SYNDICATE.
Mrs. c. II. Ladd, Of Walton, n. y,
with her daughter. Rev. Mrs. Webber Of
Troy, N. Y, are visiting friends 10 town.
ESt BENNINGTON. A
Edwards, one Of The supposed burg-
lars, escaped from the officer while being
brought 10 Bennington rem SarstogS.
Sheriff Robinson and NJ G. Remington
bad them in charge and Il il said that
they were warned by the saratoga
3eara ff tha da4nernte charanfeF of The