The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-05-27

"A party Of p'csioFsns captured
nearly zoo lbs u suckers from Briggs
pond ore night last week.
-. W Rogers from wsliiugford i
making preparations, be says to build
a temporary residence on Buckley's bill.
Rev. ". o. Higley, The beloved pas.
tor Of The Advent church Is, ate sorry 70
chronicle, very ~ At bis home in Bonn.
ipgtou.
= Oae OF landlord Crswford's valuable
cows took dose OF shihgle nails that
were esrslessly thrown Into the slop pail
aud Kicked the buckle, as consequences,
The painters brush combined with
other improvements oAnso several dwell
ings TO look more inviting than ususl.
All this is compatible with the better
tines
Marcus Waterman aud an accom-
paHing artist from Boston are in
town sketching everything that Is worth
"vlewing," They have some elegant
paintings.
Geo. Towne succeeds Jim Higgins 10
the pine valley mill and the latter Is en-
gagged with Geo. W. Knapp. Mr.. X
has just put tripping" Welch and Grit
fifth saw in bis mill,
--ChAs. Sawyer and his wife returned
from Pitlsheld last Saturday where they
have been attending their invalid father,
who 10 very low with consumption and Is
not expected TO long survive.
Forest fires have been doing con.
siderable damage TO valuable timber.
AS we do not inhabit prairie lands the
flames must originate from the match Of
some culpsble person. TWAS ever thus.
F. p. Bowls, who has served an sp.
premiership by running several first class
hotels 10 the ebay State" has purchased
the large hotel at Leicester, Mass. and
is now "Monarch OF all he surveys"
That claw suit" which was "adver-
tisedp between Betsey Jane Boardman
and Jesse N. Bugbee did not come of, tor
no very mysterious reason. II is evident
that the party Of the first part did not
care 10 kick against the pricks.
The coaliDg business ia assuming
gigantic proportions and boarding
houses" are being built on the jobs to &C
enmmndata tl,a iaroa mn mi hos ~ man am
ployed. Elijah Downs oversees the bust
ness for Mr.. Beckey, at present.
Horny handed sportsmep have been
agog with "exclting delight for day or
two pursuing monstrous bear which
was started up on the SALISBURY noun
tain. The sport probably is funny"
but none OF 1t is desired by "yours truly.'t
The funeral OF Mrs. f. A. Gleason
was very largely attended. Revs. Mr..
Jump Of Bennington, and VIM. N. Bar.
Der, OF Wilmington offlciated. In the
death OF Mrs. Gleason the bereved hus.
band aud two bright little children Clara
and Berthe, have lost friend that can
never be regained. The whole community
share their irrepsrable loss in extending
coincidence in no small degree, for the de.
parted was Q woman universally respect
ed and loved.
Our recent overland trip TO So. Lon.
douderry wAs one that could be enjoyed by
those who possess romantic turn OF
mind" The weather was deliciously
cool aud pleasant and the roads were In
excellent repair. Thanks TO the energet-
ic citizens OF the towns ich we passed
tbFoughl Talk about the yosemite For
continuance OF tremendous rocks
"kittcr-crossed forest hedges" by the
road side. murmnting brooks and coal
kilns, Winhall and Peru and not distanced
In passing through good old Manches-
ter" II was pleasure long TO be remem
beTed 10 grasp the hands OF those whose
friendship and acquaintance IN days gone
has been 20 enjoyable, Upon arriving al
So. Derry, hotel was sought for and
the West River House kept by Messrs
Thomas Evans & son, who have nc
"blsck marks" in their specially as land
lords, completely "filled the bil". w,
cared not TO look, further the happy
thought occurred 10 US that II would be i
glorious thing TO getA glimpse of the So
Londonderry correspondent Of the jour
NAL. But, lol Just as we were IN pur
sui, Of Brother Shanks he came peIl mel
upon rs, and the object OF his search wal
found and the gentleman VI were aux
ious to yet a glimpse Of was before us
Thus we met bali way The result can b,
easily imagined. lie wanted us to stay
day or two and we couldn't; we wani1C
him to come home with us aud hs
wouIdn'tl Consequently we put up nee
esssrily, with an hours interview, clos
Ing the proceeding with grip OF The
hand such ~ secret societies know no
thing Of. and = grip too, that will be
long remembered, we'll bet you'll w
then made our exit and probably iber
were no tears shed because Of our de.
psrture.
The aged and ipfrm are strengthened
and faculties frightened by Malt Bitiers