The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-14


D their way. May God guide. direct an
keep rs 10 our pastors absence.
! Nearly all onr summer visitors hav
| gone and the order seems TO he reversed
as many Of our Peru people are maxim
visits Mr.. Edgar Batchelder has gone /
Prineetown TO visit his brother. Mrs
Amos Batchelder Is again able TO atten,
Sunday seryice-and she intends to visi
friends in adjoining States, soon. Mrs
Joseph Simonds goes to Mass, ia a few
days TO visit her aged father and othe
fIiends. Mrs. Charles Batchelder goe
this week TO Springfield and other places
Last week BERTHE Lyon accompanied hi
Aunt Mrs, Veasey TO her home in Hayer
hill, Mass lie Will stop in Boston seyera
days TO visit his friend Mr. Hume.
ARLINGTON.
The city people who have been stop
ping at the Arlington house left for theii
homes Wednesday the 18th inst.
The dust has finally disappeared. A
heavy rain set in early Monday morning
and continued all day and night, all oil
which was much needed.
Phil L. Cullinan's little boy fell from
some steps last Saturday and broke his
arm. Phil also had the misfortune to
lose a nice fat hog, which sickened and
dieG the same day. Rather bad luck for
one day.
"A concert was held at the residence OF
VIII C. Bartlett last week for the benefit
OF st. James church, which was very
nice affair aud was largely attended Some
very fine vocal and instrumental music was
performed, which was often encored and
greatly enjoyed by all.
Woodwork a Garfield of this place
are now general insurance agents and rep
resent large number OF first class CON-
panies, among them the Etna, German
American. Continental, Home, Vermont
Mutual and many others. All those wish
ing to get business Of that kind done will
do well to call on them.
We suppose the "bolter's" organ, the
Herald and Globe Of Rutland, is satisfied
now that through its influence it has
caused to be elected seven or eight Demo.
cratic representatives, two Democratic
senators aud Democratic sheriff for Ben.
nington county. At any rate in our
opinion that is the case 1t may be
something to feel proud of but we can't
sec it in that light.
"A society has recently en- organized
called the "National Union OF Survivors
Andersonville and other Southern Military
Prisons" ]. w, Merrill Of 80 Liberty ST.,
n. Y, president and Hiram Buckingham
of Hartford, Conn, is secretary. The an
nual reunion of this association was held
at New York city on the 9th day Of the
present month, and among the delegates
we notice comrade j. G.. Farnham. OF THE
place and comrade Sergt. Warren Gibbs OF
Burlington. We have no doubt a very
pleasant and enjoyable time was had.
Prof james II. Garfield, son OF Rev.
DR.. H. II. Garfield, OF this place, who re-
sides at Lawrence, Kansas, sends Us the
which We think will be very in
terosting 10 the readers OF the JOURNAL:
ave have been shown letter from Mr.. J. |
B. Beal, dated Abilene, Kas., in which he |
tells of the magnificent crops raised in |
that vicinity. The writer is reliable, and |
we have no doubt tells the truth and moth. |
ing but the truth, nevertheless his state
ments will astonish people of the East
who are in the habit OF harvesting an aver.
age OF ten bushels OF corn, twelve Of wheat |
aud twenty Of oats to the acre. On the
farm Of Mr.. Shockey, four miles north.
west OF Abilene, he found FultZ wheat |
that yielded Al bushels per acre, and white
Russian oats that yielded 100 bushels per
acre. On the farm OF Charles Coursant
ton acre wheat field was found on which |
ten bushels Of seed had been sown, which |
produced 537 IL bushels OF Russian wheat
machine measure, and the owner was OF
the opinion that it would oyerrun enough
in weight TO make the 81 bushels per acre.
The farm OF J. s. Hollmyer, fourteen miles
southeast of Abilene, was next visited,
where Mr. Beale found Russian white
wheat that had yielded 81 bushels per acre
aud Fultz wheat that yielded between 40
and 80 bushels per acre. On the farm
/ 400 acres OF wheat had been harvested,
and tho yield Is close on TO $4,000 bushels.
About GOO acres have been threshed, and |
I he yield is 1900 bushels. all OF grades
number and 2. Mr.. Hollmyer has on
this same place forty acres Of clover from
which he has cut 100 tons Of hay this sea
son. and is now cutting the same piece the
second time fors Mr. Taylor, located
Ia the same locality. has 2000 acres OF
wheat aud the estimated yield is &C. 900
bushels; so that the farms Of Hollmyer
aud Taylor will produce nearly. il not
quite, 10, 900 bushels Of wheat this year.
Samples Of all these crops from the farms
alluded to have been gathered by the land
Of the Kansas Pacific rail- I
road. and viii be exhibited In the grand |
collection which Is being prepared for eI.
hibiiion al the leading fairs.