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

MANCHESTER.
--Lamps0n 4 Doph are selling tho
btsl sewing machine IN he market
Mrs n shatiuak died suddenly
90 day, "Wednesday making The seventh
death 10 ibis part q toe town since
Thanksgiving
- u iIollisler hiss been reelected
superintendent oi the Congregational
Sabbath school
-Owiug TO the inelemenoy Of the
weather last Friday evening the sociable
was put over Two weeks The next
meeting 10 expected to be At A. g. Clarks.
The leo from Equinox pond Is Of
splendid quality thIs year though only
about 10 inches thiol People arc filling
theif ice houses a. rapidly Is possible.
--Abou, foot Of snow followed by 3
heavy wind closed out last week, but The
storm was not nearly as severe IS & was
farther west, sud The cold has not yet
marked bar few degrees below zero
On the whole We have nothing to COM
plain Of az far as the weather goes
The following letters remain In The
post oillee 10 this village unclaimed; Miss
Viola FLANDERS, CyptIan Outlet, Miss
Annie NJ Hale, Miss Aun Luekyer, VIII
lard Putnam 2, Chas 5. Pope, $. j Rob
bins, Myron l. suckney, Rev. Joseph
Steele, Miss Tiilio Warner, Mrs Mary r.
Ware
--Al the annual meeting Of the Congre-
gationAl society A. q. Clark was chosen
moderator, l.. u. Coy clerk, w d. Bur.
ton treasurer aud collector, J. n, Hard,
u. X. slmouds, G.. II. Swift prudential
committee. The society has managed to
get through the year without increasing
hs debt, which is about $4,000, but IL IL
found that in order 10 pay current er.
pcnses In future II Is necessary TO raise
the rental o. many Of the slips
al the annual meeting OF The Uudne
Engine Co.., on Tuesday evening, The fol.
lowing officers we're elected: Foreman,
II Egglcaou; ist Asst., n, Hard; "a
Asst ". A. Black Secretary aud Treas
urer. James +, Black; Foreman Of The
IIosc, r. II. Fowler; Asst, VIM Han
Icy, Foreman Of the Hooks aud Ladders,
II. 4. Bennett; Asst, Bart Willard
Pipemab, y Il llaskius; Asst, Geo. l..
Towsley
IN our remarks about uutuly boys 10
school, ia The last J0ugsAL, We had no
sefereuce 10 tie school 10 this village Ia
anct The remark was general ia ils chArAc.
,er, bat liable 10 BIZ good many lndi.
vidaal cases al over Tie country. Boys,
aud girls too, who 30 not show proper
regard lor The rules sud regulations Of
school life sre lacking In good sense,
Ats basintss meeting OF The Band
recently organized 10 this place, held last
Moudsy, consultation wAa adopted and
The following oHieeu oleeied Leader
aud Director. Dr Geo II swll; seere
taFt ADD Treasurer, Hiram Eggealou
Scribe, Geo. W Barton, Committee gu
membership, James + Black and Geo
h. swli, The name OF the band will
hereafter be Talon Band, Of Manchester.
Communication relatlug to engagements
sbgnld Be addressed to the Lesder Other
business matters are under tie direction
OF tbe Treasurer
AT The AnnuAl meciiug q the Fire
District No on Monday evening, the
following officers sere elected Aodcrs.
Tor, n. X. Fowler, GEEK. -. Ii. Slmonds
Treasurer, ; G Cone; Collector, Heury
q ay5 Prudential C0mmiuec, c. r..
0rvs.ss ~ swift, + tlawley Chief
"a gineer, G, v SWEET; ia Assistant
Eaglneef, q u ssin a Assistant IN.
queer. n Egglssion The report 81 tie
oflatrs showed that ovsr $50 Of thr
nx 10 urooliseied, Which il Paid ia viii
nearly pay lhs Indebtedness u Tie Dis.
lrici, TIE collector wAs Instructed to ca.
force the oo,ier,ioa u TIC ia1.
Those people aho chAuocd 10 gaze
stywaf4 kb0at uoOu. % Tuesday, wit
messed phenomenon whichtoT brlliisney
IL never eace.3ed ID ihis lstiiude, Il tits
In Any part II rs World There wera
feat large ADD beaa,ilal haios, o. circles,
In The hesFeas. mAkipg, where ihry
crossed sssh ether, iaur essn dogs, lwo
o. lhrm With - shs eolors d he rainbow
snd f1ss.lag g ia bnH.4ney TIE ether
two, which were nofth u Kehlth, we're
white ln eoiol bui equally msfked use