The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-06-13

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as g.ast-s slas ca au4 after iss 18Th lest.
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western mali vii be seat asd received 90
nikli irtlHs. hus Fastening tbe delivery
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asll Nil s.ose 81 ibe ofHos Al u r. X.
Thls arrangement is made more ptfsiea'
larry 10 sosommDdste summer guests, bat
al are Invited 70 take kdvastAgs Of g.
--Tbs Commencement Grafton deliver
sd before The NstlohAl School Of Eiocn-
toe ADD Ors,ofY duTing the las, three
YcAn b. Or. Holland, Henry Ward
Beeahef and Hsysrd Taylor sucoealVely,
wa tbs year pronounced by Wallace
Bruce, At The American AeAdcmy Of No.
&c, PhilAdelphla, on jane iIlh. Il is Ell.
Pecled thai Mr.. Bruce will deliver one q
bic lectures 10 Mnsie Hall sometime dur.
log the coming summer, lie hAs lee
tured over one hundred times The past
winter.
The Bratlieboro Reyoraer Gays;
"Tbe grand jary for The present term Of
the Bennington oounty court is a some
what notable body. Ils foreman, ex.
Lieutenant Governor Leonard Sergeant,
Is sigh,y-siT years old. Tall, aud perfect.
I y erect, with 4 bead crowned with bAir
Of snowy wbiteucss, and a long, lowing
white beard, be looks aud acts the OH
/ fashioned gentleman. John Sibley OF
Bennington, one OF the veteran Demo
Gratis OF the county, seyenty-nlne years
old, but bright and keen.witted as ever,
is one Of the panel. Giles B. Bacon OF
Sunderland, oue OF the Ablest men in the
county, who has served as 5 member Of
the grand jury for twenty out Of the last
twenty-five years, IL among them"
The span Of black horses belonging
to A, j. Gray bad bit Of a runaway
Monday morning. 0ne OF the reins be-
came unbilehcd 80 that the driver could
not hold them, aud they crossed the street
Ia front Of the Taconic Hotel 10 hurry,
bringing up against the drug store and
post Office one Of the horses sticking his
head into the post Office window. The
postmaster thought for moment that
Hayes was really ousted aud that new
man was after the office OF postmaster.
Both horses fell on the marble sidewalk,
which closed the performance. No dam
age was done except couple pAnes OF
glass and few straps broken.
We shall probably never know
whether il was disappointed love or hard
drink that caused the melancholy case OF
suicide Ia our village the other morning
A robin was found hanging TO the limb OF
tree with string around his neck,
quite dead, and circumstances showed
conclusively that be did II all by himself.
II might have been accidental, however.
lie was carrying quite long string
which was probably to be used in build
ing nest, when one end got fastened
around a limb and the other after passing
around bis neck got entangled In one
foot, aud the more the poor bird strug-
gled the tighter ii drew until he died.
FACTORY POINT.
Howe has timed the roof Of bis block.
The drug store is looking brighter,
having been painted.
--Morses new meat market progress.
ing fast aud finely.
Three were immersed on Sunday and
united with the Methodist church.
There will be a service In the Episco.
pal church next Sunday at 8 O'Clock.
Mr., Henry d. Young OF Erie, Pa.
made flying visit TO his relations in this
place, last week.
WHO were present on the base ball
ground last sunday? Stand up and be
counted, They evidently don't belong
TO tho undergraduates"
Gen. Richard ID. Cuts, who spenl
some time with bis party OF coast survey
ors on Mt. Equinox, last summer, Is reg,
istered at the Colburn House.
We saw a number ofsmall boys jump
into the Icy waters of the "Spring Dive
on Sunday last. The frost killed the
vegetables but nothing eau kill the small
boys.
There was a good turnout at thu
Aurphy meeting on Friday evening
Rev. I. II. Archibald made spescl
I which seemed TO be well receiveo aud ap
preeiated by the audience.
We are sorry to learn Of the death O.
little Robbie, youngest child Of Vincent
Grover formerly OF this village, with In
nammAlion Of the bowels.
The many friends OF Mrs. Henry
Dench, who has been very low with The
typhoid fever at her home in Bennington
will be glad TO learn that she IL now i'm
| proving.
The members OF Factory Point Lodg'
No. %, |. O. o. f., are requested to NEE
at their lodge room, Friday evening 0
this week.
w. A. ADAMS, N. q.
BY request we publish the following
The Factory Point Temperance UaioI
herewith present the constitution Of thei
organization TO the public. That thei
work hitherto has been largely useful II