The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-06-26

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among BIS singers nrs two ladies'. Nrs H.,
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AmoBg bis atst papil. 10 Dotset, snd have
been long associated with hlm 10 the
service u .ong The arsi part Of the
evening sas well occupied With singing
some 81 he old psalm iuaes And anthems,
openiue grGndly wilh the Pilgrim Fsthers
aIwsys 30 oongeniAl to New England
congregation. This was followed by
Msjesty, Turner, Sherburne Dayidb
/ Lament alton, etc Billings anthem for
Easter Il magnificent piece, and was
mosl impressiyely rendered. Rejoice
/ Ia the Lord, composed in Dorset 10 lsls,
i worthy ofin anthor. The iayodte
600 down Moses by the Jubilee sing
ers, closed this part, The second part
was made up Of national odes, domestic
songs and other pieces, varied 10 char
acter, al attractive, and some Of high ex.
celleuce. "Hall Columbia and Yankee
Doodle" we're OF oourse well received,
aud also the ''siin cold water man"
"The spring Is coming" one oi Prot.
Cheney's earliest compositions, set our
hearts beating quickly with lis joyous
melody But the very birds Of spring
were rivalled by the magnificent voice OF
our prima donna, Mrs. West, who favor.
ed US with one or two OF the solos.
az atie's Answer was well sung by one
OF our ounger singers, Miss Louie Sykes.
"Tbe Street Cfier,' or "Teens Tow
Ment,' quickly transported us 10 the
Golden Gate aud brought Us into close
sympathy with our fellowman, lhe old
wcsEen Italian tin,mendcr, whose char
acteristic cry, first low aud loud then
slowly rece1ing TIL the last faint ecno
ceased il the distance, was pathetic aud
beautiful Indeed "My ship comes in"
"My home Is there" aud others, would
any OF them have paid FOR more time aud
money than any one spent that evening.
The performance closed with "Old
Ocean," Ia which the audience was In
yited to join. The pieces were all taken
from the American Singing Book, which
is the browning result Of Mr.. Cheney's
musical studies aud labors, and to which,
as Il becomes known, the public will ac
cord unusual merit. Judging from the
character aud popular effect OF this con-
cert we surely need not 90 outside OF our
own county to nnd rich entertainment 10
this most inspiring and delightful art,
PAwLET.
David X, Smith is repairing his dwell
ling house throughout.
Another shipment OF cheese this
week from few of the factories.
An s.year-old child Of Harris Greene
died quite suddenly last Friday and was
buried on Saturday.
DR. j. Ii. Collins, of Granville, N.
Y, aud George Mason of Rutland, VT,
made US pleasant call few days since
Frank Blakely Is building large
barn on the site OF the old one; and Dea-
con Marvill Colvin is engaged in the
samesbusiness.
ID. w. Bromley sold and delivered
his carriage horse, "Joe, at Manchester,
VT, last Friday, to parties from New
York. He received large figures.
Quincy Pratt and Sidney Sheldon, of
West Hebron, N. Y, while visiting
among relatives in this section last week,
went out few hours and returned with
222 trout.
The programme for the 4th OF July,
at this place, will probably be as follows:
A national salute Of SS guns at sunrise
Parade and dril of the Fork Stall Brigade
and FIllibusters at 10 o'clock a. m. Din
ner At the hotel for those who desire at
Y o'clock sharp. AT | o'clock a general
parade through the principal streets will
take place. Al ? o'clock public exercises
will commence in grove (if stormy, in
the church,) LIST, Music by drum corps,
End, Prayer. 81, Vocal music. 4th,
Reading OF the Declaration OF independ.
ence. 9th, Music. 9th, Essay, vermont
Ia the Revolution 7lh, Music. 9Th,
Addresses by speakers from abroad The
days programme will conclude with
fireworks on the school house green in
the evening,
BARSUavILLE.
Mrs Hill, who was so badly burned
by The breaking OF Kerosene lamp two
weeks ago, is still 10 painful aud criti-
cal condition. The other members OF the
family injured are recovering.
1T has been noticed that The potato
bug is more torpid this year than he was
last, and that but very few eggs are found
on the potato, aud II is hoped his power
for evil Is on the wane. How Is 1t with
other localities
With our excellent mail accommoda.
lions we often receive mail from Troy
that has been on the road two days or
more. Aud II We lived over the noun.