The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-04-24

psessai Il lhs llnt kai place Aforesaid.
Al elHzsBs ere respectfully iDvissd 20
attend.
JrlE C1NuoS AcCofGos, Sspt.
TIE closing dspeipE school o. The
series twhlch has bess bed ii he town
hsa before Aud sisee Lent VAS bold At
ths SANE plsoe On NendsF evening, ths
2lsl insi, and was qails largely attend.
"a The music Ior the OCCASION was for.
nished by Warner snd Holden on The
violin. and Miss Msry A. Wash on the
pispo, snd al those y DO participated 10
The dance a. wei - msny others who
we're present prououhoe Il upcommouly
Gae Mics Walsh. a. The reqaest 81 sams
present, PLAYED .sYcrsl solos on The pisno
ASH sang Two Or three songs which we're
pleasing 70 81. Mics Walsh seems to-
perform some raiber difficult pieces 10
very easy manner, and 10 evidently q
Gee masleiaa Sir Bslehelder 10 closing
tie school announced that, Providence"
permitting, aaoiher dancing school would
commence the second Thursday 10 De
cembor next.
We aere permitted last Sunday to
listen TO a very remarkable and 10 many
respects very lrsthiai sermon preached
by tie Rev Mr.. Clemous, Al the Method.
ist church al East Arlington, where the
reverend gentleman bad formerly preach.
ed. The services throughout were very
Interesting, several Of the Methodist oler-
gymsu who had formerly preached at
East Arlington being present. But this
sermon Ia particular was rare produc'
ton, aud, although the house was crowd
cd, was listened TO with the closest At.
tention. Some parts Of il we're very
eloquent aud delivered with lremuous
earuestness. Had we time and space We
would give q more extended report OF IT,,
bat we can only say that although II was
very muddy and we were obliged TO
walk, we felt well paid for going, and
should be glad OF the opportunity to 90
and hear the reverend gentleman again.
SYNDICATE.
--MR. EDITOR: is sometimes neces-
sary for physician to administer a
double dose OF medicine. Many times 1t
has good effect aud restores to health,
but II requires good Judgement, is always
perhaps somewhat risky and should never
be resorted to excep, ia extreme cases
Aud there may be instances where a
dou0e dose OF noloriety In Tie columns
OF newspaper would have good effect
on the subject OF such distinction, and
rice reFsd. Now 10 the items from Sand.
gate in last weeks JOURNAL the first and
second paragraphs were all very well,
but when you added the third paragraph,
thus reileratiug the second, with varis'
tions and flourish OF lrumpets, why,
that was piliug up little too heavy u
load upon Que sensitive lady's weak
shoulders, aud she leels TO cry out like
Cain, "My punishment Is greater than
eau bear" although il WAS doubtless IN.
Intentional; but Thereby hangs tale"
Some seventy or eighty years ago there
lived In this town notable personsge,
Dr.. W, blunt, bluff, and honest, but
/ skilliul as u PITY stefan. lie was apt TO
| imbibe TOO freely at times bul would
never prescribe for patient unless per
feeliy sober. In his cups every other
word was an oath, by - -. lie
also used tue name OF his Satanic majesty
freely: drunk as the De-, sick rs HE
d -; aud il one Of his patients died be
would answer when inquired of, "he's al
q, all as the d" aud his private wbt'
per was loud.r anI more di Iiuctly heard
than his common talk. The Methodist
were comparatively new sect ~ those
days aud their first preacher came to
town in the old doctors time. A meet
ing was held IN West Sandgate schoo
house aud everybody turned cut to heal
the strange minister, filling the house tc
its utmost capacity, and among the rest
with three sheets in the wind, of course
was old DIR. W., who occupied promi
nent seat directly in front of the speaker
The preacher in opening prayed long anC
loud, as was customary in those early
times, and one petition offered was
"Deal us double portion OF thy spirit;
when, quick as thought, the old doctor
whispered 10 his next neighbor louc
enough to be heard all over the house
"By - -, tow does he know but ]
viii kill Us as dead as be deYif' think
ing, undoubtedly, double portion Q
some Of bis own drugs would have tba
effect, aud trow be would have used
like exclamation on reading tie item
above referred TO, only substituting an
other little word Tor Hs.
NORTH BENNINGTON.
The Troy Conference OF the Aetho
) dist church commenced their annual ser
, sion at Bennington, Tuesday the 22nd
About 800 ministers are Ia attendance.
Some OF our North Bennington incl
: chants are satisfied that we are no
Q located on the line OF two compein
roads, 1.-THE freight bills hinting al this fact
M Carter Hall is at present visiting
, hi. sou, ). Il. Han, OF this village. Nj
Hall has been Tor long time suilere
, from rhnmAlism but is now able 10 b