The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-06-29

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Geo H. Murray. ooBisscasag Aseri q
Nsihan Cas- circus vHs 10 town on BAT
ur3sy and Mondsy making arrangement
iof ,hs las sbo~ that viii exhibit here %
July 18th.
Esi4broot IA selling s,rssbCTries very
low They vlll soon be ont a. rnarfe,
aud people Wishing them 10 put up iof win
if. ca 10 use nos. should he on hand.
They viii noi b. a cheap in few days
i Mir and Mrs Patrick CAnigan oeie.
bFaind their silver wedding Las, Thursdsy
evening. A large number q friends from
this AID olhes towns assembled At their
home aud lhey were the rocipien,s d ms.
ny valuable presents
Tho Pacific engine company has deci.
ded 10 attend the aremen's muster Al san
dy Hin. \ s. the Fourth Of July. As
there Is noihing going on here that day,
they will probably be accompanied by a
large number OF Factory Pointers,
Miss lilly Wilson, daughter Of Baker
Wilson. vas married a, the residence %
! her sister. Mira Amidop, Saturday evening
10 Thomas H. Llewellyn Of New York,
Rev. Mr. swari officiating With many
friends we extend our congratulations.
Through the kindness Of Mr.. Bones'eel
We publish in another column an extract
from private letter giving description
Of the destructive cyclone at Grinnell'
Iowa. by aa eyewitness. Our thanks are
also due 10 the Bones,eel brothers for the
Grinuell papers giving an account Of the
same.
MANCHESTER prIoT.
-Shedd, Andrus, a Co. are shipping
their lumber as fast as j, is hauled to the
depot
The agents Of Nathans' New CONSOLE
dated show are advertising quite extern
sively IN town.
Burr & Msnley have given up their
iayorito corner in the Journal for the big
circus advertisement. but they have a
splendid stock OF summer goods Just the
same, aud are selling them cheap too
Call aud see them.
DoTssEr.
George Robinson is confined to his
bed.
Norton Sykes has been quite i'll for
some time.
II A. Williams is visiting his son in
Bennington.
Mrs. Edmund Manley has been feeble
for month past
Henry Sheldon Of Troy, n Y is stop
ping with relatives here.
Mrs L. LUCE of wallingford is
guest of Mrs William West.
"A part of the Prentiss family have ar
rived. The rest are expected soon.
The sick ones in Isaac Denio's family
are improving at the present writing.
Sheldon Barrows of Granville, n. Y,
spent Sunday at his fathers residence.
Major W. Il. Dunton went last week |
rs delegate to the state and district con-
sentions
There are many strangers in town,
several at the Washington Hstel and some
in private families.
The fine weather brings along the /.
rops rapidly. In one garden at least, in
he place potatoes we're in blossom the "a.
In recent gale OF wind one of the
hade trees in G. NJ. Sykes front yard was
damaged badly, large limbs being torn off
nd thrown to the ground.
Mr.. Gustavus Reed has kindly con-
ented to take charge Of the Dorset library a
or the present and names Tuesday and
saturday as the most convenient day for
hose wishing for books to call and select
hem. 6
Mrs. Higgins, Of South Dorset, wild r
w OF John Higgins passed away on the
norning OF June 18th, at the age Of 50 %
ears and seven months She was univer- 7
ally loved aud respected and had outliyed h
,ost Of her early companions and several
I her children. Her daughter, Mrs. Kate !,
iadison, Of North Adams, Mass, was sum !,
,oned to her mothers bedside previous to .
or death and remained to attend the fun
raj which was held the Goth. Five daugh-
ers OF Mrs. Madison were present, three y
them married. Their native place was g
outh Dorset. The present home Of all
Mt one Of them is North Adams, Mass o.
'ther friends were present from other b
Iwns
Mr.. aud Mrs. Nj J. Blakely are in town. S
lr. Blakely is stopping here for few o
avs TO rest and recruit after a long aud Il
svere illness. He is nearly able to en- Ct
age 10 business again.
An enthusiastic and appreciatiye audi ),
nee attended the dramatic performance 1T
Mr.. and Mrs. ii. L. West at School Hall Al
Ionday evening. The programme opened a.
it'll recitation OF Lowell's poem, "The
curtin" ly Mrs. West, which showed u
he rich qualities OF remarkably we'll ~
aimed voice. The second number was Il.
The Ballad Of King john aud the Alb. :
oft, recited by Mr.. West. This was fol NJ
wed by Mrs. "MacWilliams aud the
ightning." This is Mark Twain's most
L.. "