The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-04-21
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MANCHESTER
Bishop Bissell preached fine dis
course q, st. Johns church. Easter San
day.
Sugar makers 10 this vicinity have
gathered their buckets, aud the season i
over
q W Bradley Of Sunderland ad,er.
,,ses for girls 10 work in his veneer fac
tory.
Rev DR.. Wickham is improving the
appearance Of his residence with a coat OF
new paint.
Cone Burton have Just received a
large stock Of carpets and other goods in
great variety
Lampson a Taylor are dealing in fine
carriages, wagons, harnesses &c., and Civ.
ing good bargains.
Hon. NJ. Dudley Of Johnstown, n.
Y, made brief visit 10 his brother, Peter
Dudley, the present. week.
The season AT Florida is nearly over
And our friends who have spent the winter
there will be back In two or three weeks.
T. Billings intends to deliver TO the
railroad company 1000 cords Of wood the
coming summer, cut from the mountain
land purchased Of the Walker Bros,
The roads are getting dry and dusty
but VIC cannot expect TO warm up much
with the montains on either side covered
with snow banks from three to ten feet
deep.
A few days spent land now is the time
10 attend to III In tfansplauting shade trees
will be better than money at ten per cent,
interest Maple and elm are the bcst
DO something at II every spring and thus
add TO the permanent value OF the home.
stead
The listers have nearly completed
their labors and the result will be that the
amount Of personal property in town will
be considerably increased over former
lists There is some dissatisfaction ex-
pressed in regard TO the new law, but we
are inclined TO believe that the majority OF
people will like it, after they become
familiar with il, so that they know what is
required Of them.
American novel writer's seem to be I'M
usually busy just now. Mrs Burnett is
said 10 be writing two new serial stories;
DIR. Holland has one in contemplation;
Mr.. Hovells has two serials on the stocks;
Mr.. Boyesen is writing one or two; Mr..
Cable has just finished one and is starting
on another; the author OF IAN Earnest
Triacr' has recently completed short
watering place serial; Mrs. Schuyler, the
author Of Tiger Lilly, is writing her first
novel, and the author Of Roxy" is at work
Gu a new serial though not fictitious
one All the aboye.named serials have
been engaged for Sg'ibners Monthly
Through the liberaliiy Of Hon. J.
Gregory Smith, the Vt, University at
Burlington will renew the offer to tie boys
Of the state not over II years of age, OF
prizes for the hes, is acre OF corn and the
same prizes for the best is acre Of pota.
toes. The cash prizes for each are s25.
20, 10. 10, .. Last year three boys from
this town entered the list, but none 81
them secured prize, though they secur.
ed | very good crops. Boys intend
ing TO compete should send to NJ. II.
Buckham, Burlington for circulars giving
the requisite information.
FACTORY runT
--Nel Csstleman is working as book.
keeper for the Gate City Marble Co
--Estabrook has about 80 oyster pals
scattered about which must be returned
at once
y, II. Bartlci, has Just received ear
ioai Of plaster which farmers will do well
10 buy.
A school meeting held 10 district No,
Q on Friday evening wound mp with free
for all aeh,,
Call a, siegels Tor your hats. neck
wear oct. He has a hne assortment in di..
feren, styles.
ID. \. Wilson has jus, rcinrned from
Boston with the lest assorimenis Of cham.
her suits ever in town; call and sec them.
We learn that Dr. 7. \ LOOMS, who
has been the dentist in this village ior
number Of years Intends leaving town
soon.
--Judge fnlierlOb's valuable horse Tom
died las, Friday. Tom took the premium
co gea,lemen's driving horses at the fair
last fall.
The regular monthly meeting Of
Pacific kRgiae Co, No. l. viii be held a,
their engine house on Wednesday eve,
April 18th a, Z O'Clock
W, II. BrsDT, Foreman.
---Estahrook Las removed his business
10 the rcom lately oceapiel by o, NJ I
Howe 10 the cas-, end Of his block where. 1
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