The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-05-23
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isg tbs potato crop.
Lew Pou8 i q wefk Coz Joha Paray
pgitinE an aA8Hion IL his harn.
Rsberg Anderson comes COT with
nsw two-ssalsd platform spring wagon.
&C u Pond i pgitiag MP a meat
rnArkst foy Gidaiugt a Morse Al Factory
Polni.
As fsr a. NC can earn The Bible was
not altered 10 Any Iespeei 81 he debate -
BaruamviIle, last Friday.
We bad severe ffosts Thursday Snd
Friday morHlngs q last week. Ice was
forasd quarter Of a. inch thiek on
Thars5ay night.
THE walls Of B.Ackmefs new build.
Ing are up ready FOR tie roof. Il contains
= nice basement, store, and bah suitable
for public use, In the upper story.
The grsss crop Il coming on splendid
+ ly. Apple trees are blossomed uucom.
monty fall this year, giving promise Of
an abundance Of fruit.
-"Uncle Amos aud "Aunt Susan
/ Pe,tiboue" bad = nArroS escape from be.
/ log scared the other day. Instead Of ''Old
Toms ruuaing be fell down, broke a
ihill, and caused quite a disturbance,
coming down the bill leading from Man.
chester street to Hawley & Fieldiug's
mill.
As Ezra Barney Of Winball was COM
I log down the bill near Il. Boorn's, last
Saturday, bis horse stepped on rolling
stone aud turned q sonersAnlt, breaking
+ both thiils to the wagon and badly bruis-
ing the horse. Those loose stones should
be kept out OF The highway both on the
score Of safety aud comfort.
Moses Dupee, night wstchman al A ].
4 G. Clark & Co.'S. tannery, came to the
station Saturday with Col. Colburn's
black pony for Mrs. Dnff, who came on
the train. The lady bad seated herself in
the buggy and before Moses could get in,
the horse started on lively run. The
road was smooth and the lady (unlike
many OF her sex who would have
screamed and jumped from the buggy,
regardless OF consequences) gathered up
the reins and pulled the horse up against
the fesce and brought him to stand-still.
/ II people would teach their daughters
how to manage a horse there would be
less danger of broker bones in case of
runaway.
Perhaps those Of your readers who
have not attended the meetings at Adams
ball, Factory Point, held under the aus
pices Of the Murphy Club, are not aware
OF The amount of good being done by
temperance men and women who are
members Of that order. Its numbers are
steadily increasing, and, what is still bet
ter, they are becoming more and more
determined that the giant evil, intemper-
ance, in thsi place shall be practically
banished Its president, Mr.. Stephen
Kelly, (to whom we had the pleasure of
lisiening) in bis remarks at the last meet
ing, evinced love for, and an earnest
ness 10 the temperance work, that was
truly encouraging to the friends of the
cause. There Is no doubt but that q great
deal OF good has been accomplished by
the temperance movement in this place,
and II the friends OF the work will only
continue their help aud support, the
effects may not stop here.
DORSET.
Last week Tuesday evening Rev. Mr..
Reed Of Bennington favored us with an
excellent discourse. His text was from
Luke xiv: AZ.
Sabbath evening we had an able tenn
perance address by Mrs. Doubtney of
! Boston.
Rev. A. G. Reed and family have ar
rived at their summer residence in Dor
set.
Mrs, Hatch and family are at home
once more; also Miss Moore, who has
classes in music both here and In Rupert.
Miss Carrie Kingsley, of Mansfield,
Pa, is spending the summer 10 Dorset.
Every Friday evening Mr.. Cheney
meets the singers at the lecture room.
He kindly invites all, both old and young
who take part in the singing on the Sab
bath to attend for instruction and rehear
sal. Quite number attend, and there
are many others who cannot afford TO
lose the benefit of the hour.
Last Saturday evening the lyceum
was OF unusual interest. The subject OF
the meeting of this week Saturday even
ing will be "The blending or harmonizing
of science aud religion" and, If we right
ly understand, some explanations of the
telephone and photograph.
EAST DORSET.
i -Phgnix Lodge, |. o. o. f., are max.
ing ample arrangements for the observ
ance OF Decoration Day, May s0th. A
collation. will be served at the hall. The
procession will probably form about
O'Clock p. m !, bat this part Of the pro.
gramme will be under the direction Of
Skinner Post, g. A. r.
RUPERT.
Mr. Calvin Moore, one Of our promi.
nent citizens, died at bis residence the
10th Of May, at the age OF "a years. Mr
Moore had been a constant sufferer ior
some months.
BONNEVILLE.
Delegates to the state convention
!. from This town Hon A r. Graham and