The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-08-15

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appeared ID pubae hai onos before, Aad
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bad charge Of ibe sGAlr. The farce Sss
.sso vel performed aaa everything pass
~ a. Is satisfactory mknnsr, tbouga
re Yin w1 iAksa ont Of the closing
Chorus By iks unavoidable absenos OF
Prof Cbsusy who bad TIE dlrectson o. H.
No, gs,le vas a3dea 10 TIE Interest Of
shs occasion By The orchestral music Tar
nishsd by Prot. fnber. The proceeds
Amounting to over seventy dolisrs, we're
divided between TIE club aud The engine
house faBd, he portion going TO The
club being for expenses. We hope our
Dsrsei lrlends will sgAin favor ne With
something equally As good.
rACroHr roNr
We are glad 10 learn that Mr.. " u.
Fullerton aud family are soon 10 make
their bone among as once more,
To-day is circus day and As usual
there il large gathering Of people from
The surrounding towns. People who viii
hardly be reused by Gsbriers trump are
vide awake on circus day.
There win be a special oommunlea-
ton Of Adoniram Lodge, No. ~, +. 4 A.
NJ, Thursday evening the 22d Inst.
Work on the second degree Lodge opens
At O'Clock.
The ladies OF the Episcopal society,
wishing TO raise money TO newly shlngle
The church, will hold g lawn fete aud
open sir concert for that purpose upon
the church grounds on Wednesday even.
log, Aug 2lst, the concert, which will
consist Of variety OF music both inslru-
mental aud vocal, TO begin at o'clock
II the evening should be stormy The en-.
terlainment win be postponed until The
next, or the fret fair evening.
MANCHESTER DEPOT.
Mrs. Wm. Taylor was somewhat
stunned during the thunder storm OF last
week.
Mrs. j. V. Colyiu, was considerably
shocked by the severe clap Of thunder on
Thnrsday evening.
John c. Blaokmer IL digging wei
AZ the corner OF Blackmers avenue anc
North main street.
Truman Eston brings up blsekber
~ cane that measures II feet in length al
Of this seasons growth.
Marshall Hosley lost nice pig las
Saturday from some disease supposed t
be hog cholera. II this disease break
out In the town it will be an interesierinl
time for pgdom.
"A potato beetle was seen on th'
ridge Of house in this place few day
ago looking over the surrounding country
| Il Is supposed he was seeking for new
worlds to conquer.
Henry Green has llled his store wit
a stock OF choice confectionery and cigar
which he will sell low at retail, or sti
lower Ia other dealers at wholesale. Ii
also keeps stock OF fruits in their sea
son. See his advertisement.
About II o'clock on the night OF Aus
Sd, we were awakened by one OF Ii
most unearthy noises that II was ever ou
misfortune TO hear. AT first we though
Il was an effort, with drums and flies,
make some music, but the absence
time or harmony soon dispelled this idei
We have heard cats, who were sadly oil
of practice, serenade. We have hear
cousins 10 the noble horse bray In concer
we have heard pack OF porkers exprel
their fee lings in chasing awhiffet doi
: we have heard calves exercise their lunI
In chorus, but never have we heard sue
! noise as upon the night referred to-
/ We understand thasa party Of serenade
were down here from neighboripg v
, lage that evening, but, as our nelgh0o
are noted musicians, 1t cannot be possib
that we mistook their performance
that evening for something else.
The place was visited by one of t
/ severest thunder storms ever known
this region. II commenced TO thund
about O'Clock 10 the evening and kept
up almost necessarily for twelve hou
when Il moderated somewhat but TIM
dered and showered at intervals throu
out most OF the next day. A bolt
lightning struck Mrs. Goslen's house
! the base Of The chimney, tore up the shI
giles aud went through the roof, scatt'
= ing the splinlers and mortar In every
. reelion. 1t divided and passed down
gutter on either side ofthe wing part, o
= portion following the caves spout and g
= duclor to the ground, bursting il 10 81
y eral places and spent itself by runni
y around 10 the grass. The inmates
e the house were pretty well shaken !
John Richie, who sleeps in the chamb
D. getting the worst of it.
~ DORSET.
~ The funeral Of Mrs. Daniel Smith '
10 held Saturday,
- The many friends OF Mrs. DIR. Pc
ties are panied TO bear Of her death.
" Three daughters and one son OF
= Gray Of Fairhsven, VI, are visiting
Alonson Grty's OF this place.
REV DR.. Vincent, Of New York G