The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-07-13

afRce hy cnntsnnRl election nntAi tie time
a Bis doaih.
i Hls long life has bcen characterized by
hss self conservation 10 the service Of the
Lord Fifty three years AGO. In 1879. be
served 10 the general convention OF the
church as lay deputy from the diocese Of
Yeri1oat Ipon his removal 10 OHIO IN
|. 1854 he continued his services 10 the
church 10 The parish 81 Mount Nernon.
When he removed 10 Decatur. IN 1875. his
first thought vas for the church and his
hrsi work vas 10 bear az active part IN
lbe formaiion Of this parish.
Ga Trinity Sunday, June IA. lkS2, the
voice Of the Master came 10 him. 'fnend.
20 up higher, and at the age Of 81 years
he ceased 20 labor and entered into bis
well-earned rest Truly The hoary head
is a crown Of glory II Il be found 10 the
var 81 righteousness.
! The yesiry extends the earnest sympa.
/ thy Of the parish 10 her who has been TINS
widowed aiie, companionship Of nearly
lffty.niDe years, and 10 the vide circle OF
children, grand children and relatives who
have stayed his declining years.
MANCHESTER DEPOT.
We congratulate you Mart on the
addition 10 your family.
Farmers wishing good horse rake
will do well to enquire Of A. c. Connor
w l.. Taylor has been confined TO the
house for week with rheumatism. DR.
Clemmons is in attendance.
-"Whittle from you and you won't cut
YOU" A. q. Connor came near parting
company with his little finger few days
since.
Roland kent's little boy broke his arm
last Friday 10y falling from n load OF hay.
DIR. s. 5. Clenmons attended him and he
doing well.
-Messrs Bond & Lampson are hunting
up those farmers who do their haying the
old fashioned way and the misguided ones
who use any other machine than the Buck.
eye. to persuade than TO invest their money
wisely by purchasing machine which
they claim has no equal.
DORSET.
Farmers are busy haying as the wealth
er is delightful.
We had fine display Of fireworks,
on the evening of the 4th.
Mr. and Mrs. l. n. Sykes. have recent
ly spent few days at Saratoga.
Miss Minnie Dunton of Rutland has
been visiting at w. II. Dunton's
Mr. and Mrs. II. G. Root OF Benning.
ton, are at the Washington Hotel.
Mrs. Gates and daughter, Of New
Jersey, are stopping with Miss Maria
Holley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orvin Nichols, and son
Ralph, have lately been for brief visit to
Wichendon, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Lugene. of Walling-
ford with other friends were recent guests
of Mrs w. West.
Sherman Nichols went to Bennington
this week to attend the funeral OF a nephew
who died by drowning.
Both visitors and summer boarders
are daily arriving here, although we are
unable to give all their names.
Miss Cora Collins and Miss Carrie
Fisher will start this week for Ohio, ex-
pecting to escort their grandmother, Mrs.
Hanks, back. to Dorset, her native place.
The lecture room was filled Sabbath
evening to listen to the reading Of one Of
the compositions Of Mrs. Prentiss, by Mr..
Peabody, Prof. of elocution in Princeton
college.
Mrs. l.. II. Kendall Preceptress OF Ri
pom college, Wis, also Miss Kendall teacher
at Wellesley College, and Mr. Frank l..
Kendall, recent graduate at Williams col
lege are guests Of Mr. and Mrs. q. NJ.
Sykes.
A delightful Fourth was spent in Dor
set by party of Trojans, consisting Of S.
F. and F. S. Holley, Geo. H. Sheldon, @.
W. May, s. Chester, Lyon, A. W. Harring
ton, Fred Sim and Prof Van OLinda.
The party also included Geo. and Henry
Prentiss and Marston Campbell of New
York City. After delightful moonlight
drive over the mountain from Rupert the
jolly travellers arrived at the Washington
Hotel, where, Notwithstanding the lateness
OF the hour they were served with sub.
staatial supper and every attention WAS
shown them by mine host, Baker, whose
kindly attention was fully appreciated by
the wanderers. When next these same
gentlemen desire an enjoyable holiday the
unanimous vote will be for a day or two
in Dorset, where the people, the scenery,
the girls and the hotel accommodations
are quite above par.
PAwLEr.
Rev. Mr.. Winans is taking vacation
OF two weeks
Miss Lucy Fitch OF Selma, Alabama is
spending the summer with her sister, Mrs.
A. L. Bromley.
Chester Philips on the evening OF the
Fourth hitehed his horse under the shed
near the church, and when he came for il
he found it missing and supposed it had
gone home. Later in the evening the ami
NAL was found in NJ. G. Huletts yard with
only the fore wheels attached. The rest Of
the wagon was badly demolished.
The Independence.day ball was well
attended, there being about 100 couples
present. The net proceeds were s8s which
is for the band. This amount will cancel
their Indebtedness and leave handsome
sum in their treasury. And, by the way,
our band IA doing very WE'LL and ought to
he rewarded for their efforts TO give us