The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-01-09

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resuliing Ia The sun Of tee or hfleen dol
lArs, 10 10 be appropriated Cor sbs bsneAi
q The church. u is contemplated to give
few m0Es sfths same sort Asolhss
oOrrapoadent senda the tallewlag 40
oount oft;
An enieFlkiamsat vas held ., The
Methodist church IL lhls place uuder the
management OF Wm. H. Hoyl, Esq, on
The evening Of Jsa. an. A iull house
Was 10 attendance. The entertainment
consisted Of music. tableEux, a., AiEs
Ella Townsend played the organ. There
vas some very fac singing, particularly
by Miss Frankie Townsend and Aia
Flora HamilleB Among he pieneA
particularly edmlred vas solo b.
Frankie Townsssd entitled I'VE have
been Toiling all Day aud the closing
piece BY Flora aud May Hamilton, en-
titled "On the Bright Shores Of Gold =
Willie Hoyi ,Jrwbo isat bone on vaca-
ton from Middlebury College, assisted
greatly. All went home we'll pleased
and hspiug that 81 no distant day Nj.
Ioyt will favor Us with another enter.
talumsnt tqaally IS good.
"A surprise party o. over thirty reIs.
lives aud neighbors met At the house OF
Levi Peek IN West SYNDICATE, New Years
day, II being the gath anniversary Of their
wedding Many valuable presents were
given. The tables we're bouutifuly sup
piled and II was merry time and visit
long to be remembered by all present.
Mr. Peck lives on the Bristol place, II
being where James Bristol, who came
from Connsetical more thAu = hundred
Yeas ago, settled, asd il was the hrst
place IN town whore any settlement was
made. The Bristol family has lived there
ever since until the present year.
BENNINGTON.
The snow storm last Thursday was
the severest Bennington has experienced
for several years. The seigbiug 10 now
the very best.
Notwithstanding the severity Of the
weather last Thursday evening, the old
favorites, whitimore aud Clsrk's min
strels, had q full house. There is no
"dead wood" Ia this meritorious organi-
zation.
--Messrs. Hudson and kimball are do
Ing a good business at their confectionery
rooms in the old post Office building.
They are the only firm in Bennington
who manufacture every variety Of candies.
woopFoRD.
Slaughter has"SAwyered the big OK"
Better sleighing could not be de.
sired.
Lewis Bishop has moved on to the
Waters hill. F."
Fewer calls New Years day than
usual.
-Ethni Evans, Esq, formerly re.
spected and longtime resident of Wood
ford, who bad lived 10 Bennington for
several years past, died at that place last
Sunday, aged n years.
Miss Louisa aud Mrs. Calvin Park, Of
passed the holidays with the
Misses Park OF this place, while Anua q
Is at the National Capitol advocating the
emperencs cause.
u. w. Hagar has another large con.
tract for coaling, and Orchard is himself
again.
The last storm was The worst OF all,
q Ia Western style. Some drifts are 20
feet deep and OF course the sleighiDg Is
excellent. Rudd's stage was "snow
Doune" three days, but has now come out
bright as q new dollar.
"A "social solree" came of at Board.
mans last Saturday evening. The bost
and hostess spared no efforts to make the
occasion enjoyable. The next day the
report was made from the
usual source, which is beneath the digni-
.y of any decent man TO notice.
jesse Crown, sn old man was "lively
10 the spirit" set out the other evening
o go through the woods TO Readsboro, q
distance of five miles. lie was urged 10
give up the attempt, as he was In a
Strange lsnd' an the night was bitter
old. Not having been heard from 1t is
cared that he was "led astray" aud per-
shed IN an interminable forest.
Miss Belle Sawyer was severely
calded by dish OF bot water the other
lay, aud Marlie Cutler felt none the bet
cr Tor a week or two because OF flash
II powder ia his pbiz.
-Wn. Newell and family have moved
nio The dwelling adjacent to the Pine
Valley "depot." r. Gleason has put up
or winter quarters, and Y. Smith and
amily have moved TO the "Guilford
mills
BERLIN, MI.
Pembroke LOOMS, blacksmith who
las been working at Willlamstown, tried
o kill himself last week while partially
insane. LOOMS has been separated from
lis wife for some time past and Is now
AIRED for by friends at South Berlin.
Hay, IS per ton; wood, % per cord
Ipples, 70 cts. per barrel; corn, 60 cts.
,er bushel; oats, one cen. per pound
potatoes, - rs per barrel.