The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-10-18

~ a. hcAtibUr, lonh s"a
10 connection with the Baruum, Richard
srdson A Coz. business here. goes TO Shell
BY. Ala as general manager Of the Shelby
Iron works. The plant. OF this concern
embraces iorty.lhoussnd acres OF mostly
forest lands W which are located Tue
works in the near vicinity OF inexhausta-
bic iron mines Of surprising richness.
yielding by analysis sixty per cent OF
pure IRON. Large areas u tins tract are
underlaii with a stratum Of bitumenous
coal from ten TO thirty feet 10 thickness.
The time is 10 the near future when mueh
OF present charcoal iron interest oil New
England and Eastern New York will be
transferred to the South, the developement
OF whose immense mineral is yet in its In
fancy.
DoRsET.
Henry Sheldon Of Troy is in town.
The was splendid rain fall Sunday
night.
Mrs. Hatch has been absent IN Troy
several weeks.
Mr.. aud Mrs. A. b. Armstrong have
lately bad pleasant trip to Landgrove and
Londonderry.
DIR. Slocum and others took trip
across the Green Mountains as far as Wes'
ton last week
C. W. Baker took company through
the notch road TO Peru and Winhall aud
back by tho way OF Manchester last week.
Rev. p. s. Pratt and Mrs. Pratt have
gone on visit to Boston. Rev. Mr.
Langford supplied his pulpit very accept.
ably, Sunday afternoon.
--"old Tom whose untimely death was
chronicled last week was canine instead
OF equine. Rather large joke on the edi.
tor who made the mistake.
Alvin Taylor and wife of Proctors.
vile, Amos Batchelder and wife OF Peru,
and J. F., Rounds aud wife OF West Rut-
land wera recently guests OF Mrs. Edmund
Manley.
Charles A. Field, formerly Of Dorset,
sailed Oct. from San Francisco for the
Sandwich Islands, Australia and New
Zelaud. He goes out on business for the
Producers Marble Co. OF Rutland. and
will be absent from America some months.
Lovers OF fine Jersey stock should SEQ
the spring calf called Jennie Kent" which
probably would have taken the first pre-
MUM had it been taken to tue fair. Its
grandmother was imported from the Isle
of Jersey and 1t is the largest We ever saw
1t is valued at 500 by il owner.
EAST DORSET.
-Rev. DR.. Post Of st Louis preached 2
very interesting discourse At The Union
church last Sunday morning.
BoSpvIILR
Henry Duane OF the firm Of Duane 4
Fnller of Jamaica. and family have re-
moved TO this place and rented tsnsment
OF l.. X. Burbank.
Apples are scarce and cider is selling
at three dollars per barrel. Fsu gratis
arc 81 per bushel and some are holding
choice winter apples at s. per barrel.
Palm leaf bats are worse than nothing.
No. mems hats are but 6 cents each and
brAidcrs buy their own materisl at that.
How is this for suffering humanity?
Our pastor returned last Friday and
brought his bride with him. This seems
10 be great place for ministers mstrimt-
nislly inclined. No less than four minis
tiers on this charge have been married In
the past Ave years Well. there was re-
cepton, with refreshments on Saturday
evening. and many were presented to the
bride.
Mrs. d. C. Benson died quite sudden
ly last Sunday from tho bursting Of o
blood vessel. Her health had been quito
poor the past summer, but she was about
was able to attend the fair at Factory
Point On Friday night she vas taken
suddenly worse aud no effort OF physician
or friends could save her. She was q sis
ter Of q. b., @. n. aud Ceph - Williams Of
this place Her funeral VAS attended on
Tuesday by large concorIss OF mourn
ing friends aud relatives.
M. d. Lyon and wife ave gone wa1
TO lie absent lew weeks
The real estate belong Ag - the estAt1
Of the late Harry Moore - sold u aue
ton la, week. the purcha YER being DAME
Crandsll u East Dorset Consideration
$1,000.
Eli II Hart, who left this town fou
years ago 10 take charge OF tte farm Of th'
late George s Leland Al Eueiid. O.. lei
there OK ist 10 take charge Of farm o
about ihree-.houssnu a res II Hot spring
! Virginia The property there u pAstl.
owned by rome Of the Leland family. Mr.
Harris family will nmain Al Euelid il
charge Of Highland Farm" uniil som'
other disposition is made Of the property
LASDo ROVE
-Puhlie examination Of teacher Oct
I2Osh.
Henry Bolster is al Lowell Laks doini
Job for Hilton.
A u. Armstrong aud vile have sec'
visiting At Hiram Fsrnum's.
. MIR calNorsh acd Mr.. Dloags't e
iarned iron Bossca last week.