The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-09-20

) smiSsd The rcd couplAinsd 81. bat 10
, hare be<H over rnost Of the roads In town
within . few weeks. ard they ara without
! sIceptaon. ~ Tar - ~ have bser. Ia En-
cellens cordition. batter than W have ever
knovn them before Thes vas . bard
shower not long ego tbs. may hsve
. washed the road In some places, andi has
been 40 dry since that there has been no
time for putting 90 ire~h gravel. which
would he nuisance rather than benefit.
Editor q, ne .joMrNal.
| We again call The attention Of our town
officials 10 the disgraccfnl condition Of the
road and streets Ia the vicinity Of Man
chester Depot Daring the past three
years or more. with road tax OF Is cents.
they hare beea utterly neglected. not for
want OF means 10 keep them In repair. for
during that time the streets Of Manchester
and Factory Point have been kept In ex-
celleni condition and troi,ing course has
been built on Maple street at Factory
Point at cost Of several hundred dollars.
This year with road tax OF 10 cents. ex-
pended under the directions OF road COM
missioners. we we're promised great i'm
provements. but nothing is done. WHO'S
10 blame for this state Of affsisi Are the
commissioners incompetent and unable to
properly perform their duty. or Is Il 10 DO
attributed 10 . spirit Of meanuess and jeal-
ousy towards part Of the town that has
made good progress within the last ten
years. and still continues to build up aud
improve? The buildings erected and i'm
provements made at this place have large.
ly increased the grand lis. Of the town, are
benefit 10 the whole town aud should be
80 considered. The business here and the
people call for good roads and need them.
The amount Of taxes We pay aud our rights
rs citizens OF the town entitle US TO fair
treatment Ia this matter. We want It dis
tinctly understood that exhibitions OF oilic- |
ial incompetency or petty meanness are
properly appreciated by the citizens OF
Manchester Depot
Addison williams sooka trip to Troy,
N. Y. last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Field and
dsughte arrived In town last week.
MIR. aud Mrs. A. b. Armstrong spent
day or two at Bennington last week.
Miss E. Louise Sykes is at Mount
Holyoke Seminary, South Hadlsy. Mass.
Miss Ida Chapman is teaching the
fall term OF school 10 the north district.
Miss Hattie McWain teaches on the west
road.
Miss Bennett and Miss Underhill with
two little nieces, from New York City are
spending week or two as boarders at
John Sheldon's.
--Miss Mary Alexander OF Pawlet was .
guest at Mr.. Weeks recently, and quite
number Of our young people, the Weeks
family included, had pleasant party and
Psonio ~ haBer UtooAs
The Ladies' Missionary society meets
with Mrs @. NJ. Sykes. The
Ladies' Aid Society also meets monthly, :
and met on Tuesday afternoon Of this /
week with Miss Angie Holly.
John Sheldon comes to the front on t
raising tall corn. He had four acres Of
sowei corn. The stalks are con.
siderably over 70 feet high. He has cut it
up with horse power and is preserving it
in silo recently built
EAST DORSET. (
Misses Carrie and Bertha Tyrel are g
1isiting relatives in Rutland.
james P. McDevitt has been making
improvements on his dwelling.
"A. R. Bowen is making on improve. I
n ant on his grocery by digging cellar. .
Fred H. Andrus Of New York city
made his mother flying visit last week.
Joseph W. Arbour, who has been Wis. p
ting his parents in Montreal has returned. 9
j. II. Goulding and wife OF Rutland =
PASSED last Sunday in town. visiting at s.
frouts. :;
Eddie McDAuiels and Willard Cook ..
md family left for Cleveland. Ohio last Il
Thursday, where they intend to locate. B,
-Silas Kendall. John Mylott. Matthias "a
Jooney and their wives were in Brattlebo.
o last week attending the funeral OF their
John Dryer. !,
Joseph Bovey, who has been visiting Il
n Montreal. Canada. returned last week :
Nth his bride. formerly Miss Garfield.
They we're married in Montreal on Mon
lay, the 10Th inst We wish them happi.
less through life.
Thomas Moore. who works on tue
quarry Of the Dorset Marble company,
lad two Of bis fingers hurt quite badly
ast week. DR.. Newton. who dressed the
round. says they will be healed sosn. and
without the loss Of either finger.
: Last week Wednesday W. A., Tyrel.
'r. with his wife and youngest dsug
Mamie, started with . team on tripl
through the northern part Of the state.
they will visit several different towns and
,laces while they arc gone, and intend 70
70 away until Saturday next
John Tuohy Of this place and Mary
s-' :. " Dsuuy Woo ...-..;ea lat Mvuday
1 the Catholic church by Rev. Father
iaifney. Ia the evening large number
i relatives and friends assembled at the
ZONE Of the brides parents where all bad
joyous time. The presents we're nuner.
'us. aud useful As we'll - ornamental.
lay they ever be happy. st