The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-11-03

MANCHESTER
Judge Burton is covering his residence
with tin
N II. Perkins aud family started for
Florida Monday.
Mrs J. II. Meader and Mrs. J. c.
Jones Of Pavlet are visiting friends in
town.
The fourth and last New York ex-
enrsion takes place next Tuesday, fare s.
the round trip. The las, chance this year
Tree toads in November are rarity
in this climate They have been quite
lively for night or two.
The fall term Of the Seminary vii
close jus, before Thanksgiving. The winteI
term will begin December 18th.
The editor has removed 10 his newly
purchased residence aud is about ready to
bank up
The telegraph reports snow to the
depth Of foot in some parts OF England.
Not much like the Indian summer weather
here for the past few days,
--R, G. Gray and wife Of Salem, n Y.
are in town for a short visit. Mr. Gray
advoriiscs his residence here II is new
house aud is in good location.
Harry Gray is using a good quantity
OF paper and paint in the Taconic hotel
preparatory TO next seasons campaign.
He is also reshlngling the north end OF it.
Putting mp stoves is bad enough, but
moving and putting up stoves all together
is wha, puts the kinks in fellows back.
Try IT,
N. O. Taylor has gone to Newark, n.
j.. where he will will be employed in a
icwelry establishment. George Towsley
takes his place in Hard's drug store.
Rev. DR.. Wickham and wife have gone
on visit 10 friends in Massachusetts, and
will attend the anniversary OF the Ameri.
can Missionary Association at Worcester.
Union Band has begun TO practice
again with full ranks. There is some hard
work M well as considerable fun in IL but
we hope the boys will stick to it all
through the winter
Hon. T. H. oryis and family started
for their winter sojourn in the Land OF
Flowers. Tuesday. His two hotels. the
Windsor al Jacksonville and the Putnam
a, palatka will I've ready for business about
the first Of December,
The highway ia the vicinity Of this
village Is receiving much needed supply
Of gravel, by the way, the gravel bed,
which has proved such blessing to the
roads between the tao villages, seems to
be playing ont the quality is not as good
as formerly
w. 9. Lampson has added the White
and Hartford sewing machines TO his list |
and now offers the very best inducements |
TO any one wishing 10 purchase, Inquiries
by mail promptly answered. Call at 7. |
Perkins store and examine his machines.
The Green Mountain telegraph line
vii soon be completed 10 Bellows Falls. !
After leaving Son,h Londonderry itruns
through Grafton, uambril3eporl aud Sax
toms River Ga the other hand the line
90 Dorset will pass through pawlei TO
Granville, \. Y. which gives Manchester
good telegraph communication with all
the neighboriug towns.
Dandy people arc talking ola railroad
IRON that place through Middletown 10
Whitehall, aud perhaps 10 cross the noun.
,ains al Mt Tabor and connect with the
narrow gnage. That rouie is no, nearly so
feasible as the one from this place through
rawle, aud Granville The latter route
would hin the Dorset marble aud Granville
slate quarries which would furnish an inn
mense business, for there 10 practically no
end 10 the Dorset marble or Granville slate
Misses Amelia and Libbie Walker had
a narrow escape from serious Injury Tues
day ssening. They we're driving home
from the village aud over took dock o.
cattle and sheep al the lower end Of the
village Al the time several Of the cattle
belonging 20 village people we're MIXED up
with the drove and one Of them rAa into
the horse driyea by the young ladies
which 10 turn ran among the sheep and
finally threw the ladies out. ba, did mol
seriously iniare them. Some Of the sheep
were badly delnoralized.
FAcT0Kf romT
Col " 4 Colburn arrived home from
bis Noish woods haniing trip last seek.
-Mfa J c. Blaeklaes and Mra T. c.
Barr are appointed 10 read paper q, the /
lyceum on Friday evening. Ii