The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-12-28

moohligh, evenings is all the rage.
The morning train south now leaves
this station Al 645. fifteen minutes earlier
than before There is nothing like getting
MP early 10 the morning
Christmas passed of very quietly in
this yiciuily. Some Of the youag people
lndulged ia sleigh rides Christmas night
otherwise Il was remarkably dali.
II. Perkins has gone % Florida, 10
build cottage with twenty rooms, to be
rnn in competition with the Windsor Ho'
,el. Paul orys writes that the Windsor
viii he ready Tor visitors abon, the frat OF
January.
As We sursaissi last weak, ice-cntting
on Equinox rond starved tbsw. Though
the snow still sticks by us and the sleigh.
ing Was seldom better, !, has been too
warm 10 cut ice, aud only about half the
crop has thus far been secured. Time
enough yes
--Mairroutc agents will commence Jan
Isi 10 run on the night srains from Essex
Junction to Hoosick Juntion. This will
make no material difference with our local
mails, but will facilitate letters going to
distant points. which will be distributed on
the train and go through without stopping
over
The growing custom OF sending hol.
iday presents by mail has kept the mail
bags aud mail cars full to overlooking the
past week, II properly wrapped and
tied the packages usually 80 safe enough.
bu, owing 10 fault in this respect some Of
them come 10 pieces and are received in
: bad coalition, and some may be lost
entirely. With such rush Of business,
mail clerks canno. stop TO wrap them over.
We have received paper from Can.
ton. H.. dated Dec. 81, which gives an
account of Tho explosion ofthe boilers in
tho extensive mandatory Of agricultural
supplements at that place, which resulted
10 the death OF nine men and the dcsiruc-
Inn 81 large amour, Of property. Among
the killed was Hiram Palmer. a soldier Of
the lse war who. we think, went from
this vicinity He leaves wife and five
children.
Jasper fall, ior many years resi-
dent Of Dorset sni afterwards Of this town
and bennington. ascd at the latter place
after short illnsss, Dee ~. aged about
80 years. For the last few years he has
resided 10 Cambridge, n, Y, and was on
ayisii 10 his son at the tine Of bis death.
He was for several years sheriff Of the
county. and well known TO the people 10
all the towns His body was taken 10
Dorset for in.ermeut
IL Is reported that some parties ID this
vieinity were deprived Of their Christmas
beverage by the authorities at Ruiland.
sincc the stringent enforcement Of the
liquor Law a. Rutland. great many people
have sent 70 whilehall for their liquor
and the evening train from tia, place has
been callen The jug train. The law
passed by The last legislature authorizes 8
qaleins 10 be- pot upon this Kind % traffic,
and one evening last weck the train was
raidcd and 100 pack ages u liquor ior diff.
icsent places wrre seized Hence lie
mourners 50 about the streets at CLrst.
una. iidc
Many OF our readers will remember
Marshall Mason, son Of Hon. silas Mason
al Hear,wellville liseadsboro), who was a
ssadeni at the seminary few years ago.
he wss killed IN tbs explosion Of the bod
a. 10 The chair factory owned b. himself
sad father At HesrSsliyilie. On Tnesd.y.
The rng,noer va. also killed and several
others were injured Mr. Mason has been
sadly afflicted within ,he last few yeA~,
losing his wife aud fssofi,e daughter by
consumption. and noa his emily son il ti,s
victim 81 terrible accident. Mr.. Mason
will rsceiss The hyn patty DC, Gully Of 81,
osn opuanaaity, ba, 81 the people Of tbs
entire ccaa,y. and wherever be ID lnowu'
fAcyoEr ruiNr
Nj. Alice Rowe. 81 Middiebury. j,
Visiting her brother Chas B Rowe.
The Christians trees Of the Episeopsl
and Methodist Sunday schools on Mcnds,
and Tuesday evenings gave great pleasur,
10 The llsile ones And entertainment 10 n.
children ~ larger erosih
Miss Ensaa Tu.tls. eldest daughter d
Esnine, Tuttle. died Al her home Al ID.
Roberts homestead On Sunday ~ con