The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-06-15

Susie T. Barr, EAs w Bens'
Act. Emrns y futile. Willitm ].
Hicis. Peter J. McSAboc. Charles u. Dat.
man. Harry l. Reed. Cora T. Rice and
Irving Tarrey. Pe.erJ. McNabce has rsnt.
"a highest for the sprng term. ComPe'
tors for She Skinner prize 10 scholarship
mus, have attended school three terms OF
The rear, aud the pnEe Of thirty dollars
mus, he awarded 10 the scholars attaining
the highest rank ia scholarship. regard
being had TO the lsrgcs, number OF studies
I The following scholars have taken high
rank for scholarship for the year. their
rAnk being 10 an inverse order OF The
nance. Della G. Smith, A. Frank ClaFs
Kirk Il Howard and Genella T. Convey.
The Skinner prize of thirty dollars. for the
b,shes, rank 10 scholarship, IN the largest
number Of studies is awarded TO
Oenela +. Coyey. The premium for the
best ESSAY canno, nov be awarded, as the
committee 10 examine the essays has mol
rcpor,ed. A class Of four students has
finished the prescribed English course
The members Of this class with their rank
in studies, for the year, art: Willard h
Bennett, s3.4; Genella T. Convey. Ii
Mark W. Howard, $50; Minnie NJ. Sage
500. A diploma Of graduation is given
| 10 each member Of the class.
One Of the saddest accidents which
/ has ever come 10 our notice occarred at
Iowa City, Iowa, May 90. The victim OF
the acciden. was Mrs. Addie Ham OF Chi.
caeo and is we'll remembered in this village
where as a little girl, younger daughter
of Mr.. George Smith, she formerly resli
ed. Mrs. Ham, with her little sou, was IN
Iowa City on visit TO her sister, Mrs. Sa'
rah Borland, and other relatives, when on
the morning referred TO, not feeling WE'LL
she took two swallows OF what sue sup
posed was medicine, but which turned out
10 be deadly poison She went immedi-
ately up stairs to her room and the next
that was seen OF her she was lying on the
ground under her window from which she
mus. have fallen Immediate aid was
summoned and all was done that could be,
but she fingered until the morning OF June
7th. when death released her from her sui
ierings.
p.gvrnuy potxyT
--Miss Title Wilson OF New York is
visiting her mother in this village.
A great many improvements have been
made OF late in and about Thayer's Hotel
The Molly Stark concert drew num-
Der from this village who were, OF course,
infatuated.
Until further notice the Sunday school
connected with the Episcopal church will
be held in the church beginning at T. p m.
Although this is a backward season
Carson Meacham is displaying new pota-
toes which he says he dug in his garden
the II inst
Mrs. George NJ. Wait has lately been
the recipient OF a beautiful China tea set
from firm in Connecticut as q premium
for sending to them large number of or
ders for tea.
The Rev. J. A. Swart has been strong
" urged for the past six weeks by the gen
eral missionary society west of the rocky
mountains to enter that important field as a
home missionary.
Mrs. J. A. Wright the new milliner,
has as fine n stock Of goods as was ever
brought into this place and is conducting
the business in manner deserving the pat
ronage of our ladies.
Several OF our ladies spent Tuesday
and Wednesday in Rutland attending the
meeting Of the Vermont branch OF the
Womans auxiliary to the Board OF Mis-.
sions of the Protestant Episcopal church
Special communication of Adoniram
lodge +. & A. NJ. Thursday evening, June
22nd. All Masons in good standing are
earnestly requested to be present. Work
on the first degree.
p. j. WALKER, Sec.
All Bowman, who makes his headq uar-
tiers in Holyoke, Mass, is spending few
weeks in town. II everyone presented as
healthy an appearance as he does it would
brighten him out OF the grave stone bust
ness mighty quick.
MANCHESTER DEPOT.
Mr.. Blanchard Elliott is quite sick.
Mr.. Alvin Conner is on the sick list.
Jerome Lakin has moved into MIR. f.
b. Reynolds tenant house.
Fullerton is rushing business, turning
out one hundred soldiers headstones per
day.
A paper is being circulated for the
benefit of Mr.. Rollin Hicks who lost all oil
his household goods at the burning OF the
Roberts cheese factory. He was living IN
the wing OF that building at the time
He is one OF our hard working, reliable
young men and it is no more than right
and fair that his scquaintances shonld give
him lift pecuniarily at this time.
Both Winhall and Manchester have
been at work on the ROCKVILLE road and
have put it in fair shape 1t is said tina
some Of the transfers who pass over tn
road set their brakes so as to cnt through
the water bars aud make large ruts in the
road in which case hard she ver will de
s,roy all that has been done on the road
The town will object to misuse OF tn