The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-01-23

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"A J Gray and wife are on 4 visit q
relatives Ia Boston.
RollIn h. Coy has gone to learn ID,
barnes maker's trade Of kls uncle ID
North Bennington
THE Onion Band has been adding
some nsw members aud il bound to max,
nolse 10 The world.
C. u. Munson has the thanks OF ID,
community for keeping the sidewalks
comparatively free from snow.
SWEET bas our thanks for can Of hi'
maple syrop. ills just a, fresh an nice
a. when drsi pni up 10 the Spring.
ID. u Dyer Of this Town recently
Killed steer 70 months old that dressed
$40 lbs. Can any QUO best III
The sociAble at a, G. CIsrk's, Friday
evening, was well attended and enjoyed
lv sit. The next one will be At the Elm
IIou >e, Friday night Of the present week,
We have printed blanks for chattel
mortgages 'udcr The new law. Sent post
paid for 20 con - per dozen, We always
keep a good Asso 'tment OF legal blanks
which we sell a. low a. they can be put.
chased anywhere 10 the STATE
There has been no ut up In tho
weather thia winter. Since the nfst snow
fell It has not thAwed enough to make a
crust, though tho weather has not been
as cold as It j. some winters. Ten be. 'oS
aero, Thursday morning, was the coldcs t
In this village.
There will be an oyster supper at the
Congregational church In Dorset, Thurs.
day evening, for the benefit OF Rev. Z. S.
Pratt. Tickets, 81 per couple. II will
be grand opportunity for those from
this place who failed TO lnd where the
Dorset soelable was beld last week to
place themselves under the guardianship
OF older AID wiser directors who will
eondnoI them safely 70 Dorset.
The iraIu going north to-day (Thurs.
dsy) will be ron as an excursion train for
Ru,land, aud viii lesyc Manchester at
5:i0p IN. The occasion Is a grand ma.
senic reunion and festival lar w5stcrb
Vermont Halt fare tickets good Tor tie
neIt day Il Is hoped large number Of
The order will avail themselves Of the eu.
ioymenl iuciden, to The occasion.
M Il. Wooster sud d X simonds
represented Skinner Post, g. A. r., IL
The grand encampment of the Vermont
Department AZ Rutland the present week.
A good number Of old comrades were
present aud an enjoyable reunion was
heid, Col D. g. Battlefield of sArious
River read very vslaabel paper 90 The
"Vetmoul brigade 10 The battle of tie
Wilderness. j. II Gouiding wAs oleci-
ed Grand Commander A. J Noyes, Sen.
lov Vice Commander L ], Coffee, Jan.
Ter Vice Commander ] G Jones, Chan
lain 4 II. Campbell and willard Holden
-, representatives TO the next natlooal
tneampmeul which !, 10 be held At
Albany
efatNtH NAbi FtAAu W TUG HNttN u
pork. Oar experience hAs been likewise.
A msa who hsd a surplus 10 the spring
puuaadel us Into buying our tirst pig.
ilo said Il vas "a iIligsni animal ard
share 10 make pile OF pork In the fall.
Ne paid him iwo dsllars and stopped Oh
all Tie knot holes 10 The stye. The plg
wAs treated almost Ike one 81 as except
thai be did not cat 81 the family table.
Oar uite objected. Moreover We s1psBd.
ed some sIr dollars IL meal that be a>gb,
be plump for The knIle Of, The szecatlonts.
Wei, like tbe IfistmAn'. pig, he didn't
weigh ~ mach AZ &C expected And we
never ,honght be woald We sold he
remains for seven dolisrs and scytnty five
cents. The drover who sold ais carload
Of swine IN Boston ioF just abAs be bad
paid iog them 10 iae country contoied
himself with ths rshes,ion lhst he had
their conpaay ~ she way down. oar
eoosolAsion i rom the sane .onree.
oDs Suggests that u cur pig bad been Of
she famous Polssa Cecilia Chlaa Asier
breed the resaa would hAve been diier.
enl, Perhaps
fAcIoAf rulNT.
The reguisr monthly msetng 81 shs
Paei1s Eng,ue Go. No ! vii be held 81
their englns hcuse, Wednesday cveulng
Jan. 2SlL 81 o'elork +. ~.
BY el6tf q Foreman.
--scbn. u1o has heen selliug ready
made eiolhine Cos few NeelE, viii eel