The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-05-25
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.


lie will aleo pot IN several ne~ carriages
Who eyer say the leaves aud srAs.
grew faster than ihsy did Monday and
Tsc~iAy 1, seems a. though they were
conscious Of being behind this year and
anxious 10 catch up.
A special eIAmieer from tho pension
osjee has bora In this town for few days
investigating pension elsims. One soldier
here made application for pension four
teen years ago snd Il has not yet been deci-
ded- lie thinks !, ia about time.
CLAM Louise Kellogg, the tsvorite
opera singer, supported by good com
pany will give concert AT Open House
Rutland, this Thursday evening. Half
fare and.e1,ra return train on the railroad
il enough wish to attend TO warrant IT.
Baitenkill National Bank directors have
Just placed In position s,out Ere aud bur
glar proof door TO their vault and have also
placed new counters 10 their bank. The
improvements will he appreciated by their
regular customers II not by the burglars
The anniversary OF Burr and Burton
keminary will occur this year earlier than
usual, the examinations being held Mon
dAy and Tuesday, June aud Z and the
graduating exercises Tuesday evening.
June T. All the friends aud patrons OF the
seminary are invited 10 attend these eIer.
cises.
Josh Billings will deliver his great
serio-comic lecture 1.-THE Probabilities OF
Life" at Music Hall, Thursday evening,
MAY 25th. OF course everybody will wish
10 hear the greatest humorist Of the age.
Admi. sion % cents, reserved seats 30
cents For sale at the drug stores at Man
chester aud Factory Point
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GhsSD ARMr or IHg REPUBLIC.
Manchester, Vt, May "a, 1882.
Arrangements for Decoration Day.
Comrades will assemble at ~ NJ, May
80 on the common near schoolhouse, Fac
tory Point The procession will form and
march to Dellwood cemetery After the
decoration Of graves aud services the pro.
cossion will march 10 Factory Point GENE.
terry; al the conclusion Of the decoration
services they viii march TO tho grounds
near the residence OF Judge Howard when
the address will be delivered by the Rev.
s. w Clemans OF Valatie, n. Y,
All Union soldiers and sailors are re.
quested to be presen, and join with us on
this occasion.
The Pacific engine company will join IN
the procession.
This is a national holiday and il is hop
cd the patriotic citizens Of Manchester and
vicinity will show by their presence that
they still remember our comrades who so
freely gave their lives to this country dur
ing the dark days of our civil war.
Comrades Campbell and Eaton will
mark the graves in Dellwood and Factory |
Point cemeteries, and Comrades Mason
and Streeter the graves in the cemeteries
ii East Dorset. The following comrades
are appointed a committee TO see that the
music, flowers and flags are furnished and
all necessary arrangements made Com
rades Beach, Cook. Pond, Towsley, Howe,
Simonds, Utley.
Contributions Of flowers and wreaths
wall be thankfully received and may be
left with Beach at Factory Point Black
mer at the depot. Simonds at Manchester.
joins G. BLAcKMrR
Post Commander.
O. NJ. HowE.
Post AdJutant,
We find the following in some OF the
papers; Last Thanksgiving day the table
of President Arthur was graeed by some
but,crnut candy, which an excellent and
venerable maiden lady OF Vermont had
made with her own hands, and sent TO
him as pleasan, reminder OF the days OF
his boyhood The kipd.hearied president
acknowledged the favor in graceful note,
shioh, Of course, was printed IN the local
paper Of the village where the lady lived,
and thence copied into many journals In
',ur,as parts Of the country. Al once a
supply Of confectionery began to pour into
Ia. White House, confectioners sent IL,
hoping for letter from the president to
display Ia their show windows. School
girls and ladies Of uncertain age, With
Hundreds Of school boys, sent candy. each
fondly hoping 10 receive in return the
coyerted autograph Of tho president II
has been asserted that more than ton OF
confectionery has been received a, the
White House during the winter and spring
The Jurors drawn for the term Of
court commencing one week from neit
Tuesday are an folloss: Grand Jurors,
Arlington. G. H. Yiaul,; Bennington
BoLst W. bennett; Dorset, John l.
Cochrsa; Landgruvc. J. ii. Bolster; Man
chester. Geo. q. Barton. X, b, Taylor;
Peru, Charles Bsiohelder. PownAl. Marcus
whipple; SYNDICATE, Il. NJ Proyan; Shafts.
bury, H. NJ. Bo,tum; Sunderland. q. w.
Bradley; SeanbEre. George harrington,
Stamford, Henry HAskins; Rupert. q. r.
Sheldon haadsbarn. /. L. Bowen; Win.
hall, l. G holster, woodiord. VIM.
Newell. Peii, Jurors, Arlington. James
Williams, Geo. 7. goyi; Bennington. A
T. Colyin, A. ]. Ma,,ison, Henry ]. Potter,
Ir,iag T. Gibson; Dorset. u. =. Griffith
WIN. Holley. James McDesvi,i1 0lAs,en.
bury, Norman MA,tison; Landgrove. wm.
l.. Tutile. Manchester. ). g, Cone. II. s.
Alleni Peru, q. NJ Russell, Povnal
Roscoe StllnAn, c. A Paddock; Rapert
w Thompson, II. o, Moore sandgaie
WA J. Hamilton; Readsboro. H. X