The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-02-17

s6Gs.Tg far manufacturing and o. ~ fol
al other srp~nsos Sei price per hand
red fo mill sl.0se. average nambc'
poanas a nilsstAlea for pound d
eAccae e.4a Tho factory opened Mar Isl
and closed Sor. sth. Tho priee paid fci
manufacturing Was sl.25 per hundrod
pgunas Of choose b. A. Boanss, Agi
NORTH poKsrT.
Mr.. David Mor-o died At bic residenos
10 this place about O'Clock Sunday after.
noou Feb 18th. He vas by far the odd
ea citizen 10 our village being 10 his SSH
year He ws a native Of Dorset and wss
bora On the place where Mrs Cabaret;
now lives the ieaih d Jane lTs3. He
lived gu the place where be sas born nm
III some years after be was married when
be removed 10 Manchester who're he rosid-
ed until abynt 10 years ago when be
came 10 this place TO live with his sister
who still survives him. He was a maa Of
quiet. unobtrusise character hoporod and
esteemed mes. 10y those who knew him
best, His funeral was attended >. his late
residence by large concoursc Of relatives
and sympathizing friends. The services
we're conducted by the Rev. Mr. Harring.
ton Of East Dorset The remsins.were TAX
on 10 Factory Point for burial.
PAwLEr.
John Bromley has removed from the
village 10 his farm
Last Sabbath, Rev Mr. Walker hap
TIED three children at the NJ. +. church
Most OF the district schools have al
ready closed or viii close this week. The
select school has two weeks more to run.
The last quarterly conference of the
NJ f. church will be held next Friday
evening. and not Saturday. as heretofore
reported.
M. L. Wheeler has purchased the
village cheese factory Of Il. Hulett for 81
100, and has hired George Wolf TO make
cheese the coming season.
Quite number from here attended
the Masonic oyster supper at Rupert last
Tuesday evening and listened to an adj
dress by H. Ii. Smith Of Rutland.
The thaw is very welcome TO NJ. 7.
Damon, who is much behind.hand in his
orders. having been unable to run his
mill more than few hours at time for
many weeks.
The entertainment that was to have
been given last Thursday evening was put
,yer till next Tuesday on account Of the
ain. II that evening should prove un-
avorable it will be indefinitely postponed.
1t looks now as if it would be impossi-
lie to fix the new dam so as to get the new
mist mill running before the ground be-
ONES settled This will be n great disap-
continent to the builder, who hoped to
et 10 running in few weeks.
The Literary Circle OF the select I
chool gave public session in the ball
Dom Of the Franklin House on Friday q
vening. A large number we're present, 9
nd the entertainment-con of
eadings, recitations and paper edited
y Alison Smith and Alta Mason--was
God, rejecting credit on the members. q
The big thaw has come at last. We J
ave had rain. most OF the time for three q
avs and nights, and the immense body
snow has largely disappeared. Great o
lterest was manifested in the new dam
hen the water began to rise. 1t proved b
II from tight, and Thursday night the
ster undermined the bank near the dam
I'd made it necessary to do good deal of a
ling in before the pond can he filled. v
PERU.
The report Of the scholars attending y
lie village school District No. 2, winter q
nm. The only scholars having no p
,sence, were Frank Wyman, during the ,
hole term; Frank Walker during the six
eeks he was member OF the school;
lose who we're not tardy, Frank Wyman
ID Frank Walker. The rank of recitation o
as generally good, the standard being 10 h
" fell below, those holding the highest O
NIX in grammar, were Harry and Frank
lyman; Walter Hunt; In geography, q
AIRY Wyman, Fannie Cross, Alta Walker;
! arithmetic, Harry and Frank Wyman,
amy Cross, Frank and Nellie Walker, +
ddie and Eugene Simonds, Emma Rugg A
ugene and Mary Lyon. Alta Walker: u
ID the spelling can hardly be surpassed
scholars OF the same age. In class OF
ght pupils whoes ages are from nine to
,elve years who have spelled through the
merican Spelling book, a very difficult
'eller, in twenty weeks, and five Of them,
ngene, BERTHE and Mary Lyon, Alta and
ilton Walker have not missed a word.
test for spelling was given the evening
ter examination in which both parents
d scholars and other citizens young and
a participated, Emma Rugg being the
ctor.
TowNsHESD.
The winter term OF Leland and Gray
iminary closed this week with written
animation Lin all classes, Miss Preston
ends her vacation with her sister. Mrs.
r Brooks, in Charlestown n. II.
iirty or more OF the winter term stu
uss have engaged for the spring term,
d many former students have also en-
ged rooms. About 80 pupils during
Q past term have been benefited by the =
II fare rates ON the railroad and the
CHEST gratitude is felt by them ADD by ;.
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