The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-02-03

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iook place AZ town hall last FRIDAY, = X.
rsteheldef sppeafiss for Andrew ard II.
X Fowler for Dear. The iury we're M.
able 10 agree and the matter vas finally
ss,sled ny each party psyins their owe
cost
wnsr snNTus
/ Il NJ Marley our popular and enter
prising iasfehsn, has been appointed post
master Al this place by ,he r. NJ. General
10 hii The vacancy ssused by the resigua
ias " H. r Hard his many friends and
patrons Of the oiaes viii DO pleased d
hear Of his promotion !, being fitting
testimonial and appreciation for the ser.
vices which he has rendered In said post
oiilos in years pas. as an assistant post.
master
A PArRos or THE 0rrIcE
sAsDoArn.
The cold hangs 10 Us like death - .
dead Niger" ~ the saying is. aud the
snow the cry 10 still IL comes In fact
have no, yennors predictions concerning
The weather been pretty well fulfilled. As
q whole north. south. east and west
Will II. Hoyt writes that the James
river in Virginia where he is located has
been so blocked mp With ice,tha. navigat-
ion ceased entirely for D ore weeks and
the mails which 20 by the boat, City Of
Richmond, were stopped for that length
Of time thing which never happened
before within the memory Of the oldest
ishabitant The consequence was the
people OF tina, region during that period
were completely isolated from ihe resi- Of
the world. Wills friends here who had
previously received weekly conmunica-
tions from him were getting very uneasy
At his long continued silence fearing he
had fallen into the hands OF the 'ku
KluI" il this organization is not myth,
when letter came at last explaining the
matter. That young gentleman who
went down there not 1t will be remembered
to practice demagoguery but pedagoguery
reports very fsvorably Of the country and
its inhabitants especially the latter.
They are kind, kinder, kindest; al
though most Of the men between the ages
Of thirty five and sixty are Confederate
soldiers. 1t is thus northern people speak
OF tho south when once they become &C.
quainted with them. Mr. Mooers, the
gentleman in whose family he is teaching,
was originally a yankee from Wallingford,
VI, and went down there some twenty five
years ago The war very nearly ruined him
with many others but being man Of in
domitable energy, on the return OF peace
he went to work with a will and is now
again in prosperous circumstances. Now,
Will, as the coast is clear let us have your
missivos again and we in return will send
the JOURNAL.
wooDFoRD.
Thank Q marm
Spades are trumps.
Elder Moody, this week.
f. o. Judkins has gone to New Mexi-
20 Territory.
--Chas. Sawyer aad Will Bowles are
Enjoying life in Pine Valley.
No mail between Wilmington and
Brattleboro for four days.
Frank Albee Of New Haven, Conn, is
accountant for ]. Foote & Son.
Miss Mary Harbour is low with hem
orrhage and pulmonary affection.
Fred Stone has changed his location to
he Rollin Smith store in the Hollow"
j. W. Hagar, David Hemenway and
Fred Bowles are the latest to sport new
cams.
--Stager Rudd has found it tedious"
working fer Uncle Sam since the storm Of
list ult
The Mossrs. Hoodley have begun the
construction Of their big steam lumber
mill ut Pownal
&C. Sticklss Of Sssth SALISBURY, Ezra
son-in-lsw, died last week with
nAamatory rheumatism and Bright's Dis
,ase.
|
I All, hal our friend Burritt, OF Semi
,ary days" is welding the teachers rod
way out in Wyoming. is ho Success TO
Tou. CHARLEY"
We have or hand several OF the Boyd
ialvanie Batteries. For rheumatism and
many maladies. chronic asd otherwise,
hey arc an excellent remedy. Sent by
nail for only 80 cents. Send now.
"A fire in Pine Valley last week de-
troyed two dwellings, and good deal Of
property that could not be re-
moved. G. 9. Easton, G. A. Cutler and
. A 4 4. a. l