The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-08-23

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Hon. Mark Skinner aud family. o.
Chicago, arrived In town today.
ID. L. purdy sdversises his farm. one
Of the very beat ia town, for sale.
There will DO service with sermon al
the Episcopal church. next Sunday at ii
o'clock =. m.
The lacies benevolent association OF
the Congregational society furnished Sl75
Tor painting the exterior Of the chuch.
The snIiously looked for rain came
Monday afternoon. not In the shape OF
. shower. but a perfect deluge Of water
which lasted nearly half an hour and
caused tho streets 10 run with water The
roads IN some places were badly washed.
but no serious damage was done.
Dorset people are preparing fine con.
cert 10 come OF al their church. Monday
evening. Aug ~. A more extended notice
OF IL may he found in the Dorset locals.
we hope good number OF Manchester
people will attend. Tickets. % cents. for
sale at The drug stores in this village and
Factory Point.
Tho meetings OF the American Home
Missionary association. which were an.
nounccd 70 be held in Manchester Tues
day, Sept IL. will for tho convenience Of
the speakers. be held Monday. September
10. at 3 aud At 7:30 p. m. Interesting
speakers will give addresses and all the
churches and people OF neighboring towns
arc invited 10 attend.
The dramatic season will be opened
Monday evening next at Music Hall by
the celebrated and versatile Peak sisters.
BESIDES their highly original and enter.
tanning specialties they will present rich
and varied program, consisting OF illus.
trated poems, shadow pictures and dia.
logue, to conclude with good picture Of
70 olden time, the singing school. Music
will be furnished by the parlor orchestra
Of the Equinox House. Doors open at
7I.2; commencement promptly at 8; car
riages may DO called for about moon rise.
Admission, 80 cents; reserved seats 30 cts. |
The addition OF sixty rooms this sea.
son renders the elegant Equinox House.
n Manchester, vi. the largest and hnest
in the Green Mountain region. II is de-
lightful hotel, exccllently kept In all re-
spects. and should receive q large Boston
patronage, which II does not receive.
New Workers. Philadclphians aud Western
people appreciate the Equinox ct its real
value. and keep il steadily filed MIR.
Orvis, the proprietor, ~ also OF the Putnam
louise at Palatka, and the Windsor at
Jack eonyille, Fla---is one Of the soundest
landlords la the country. He was the
pioneer in The exclusion OF small dogs
from hotels. - Boston Saturday Erenp,g
Gaseffe
The fair 10 be held for the benefit OF
st. Johns church next Wednesday after.
noon and evening Ia Music Hall is an un.
dertsking worthy OF strong support from
every one interested 10 Manchester. The
church was built slm,s Vt wholly through
the generosity Of people from out Of town,
aud that generosity will have been mis-
placed unless the building = soon repaired.
For tins reason tho fair neat Wednesday
should be we'll pasronixed. The ladies' Of
and friends from sbrosd have
ionated many useful aud curl ,us articles,
which with curiosities. rsfreshl rents, and
The usual attractions found at ,ch places
uiii make the fair an unnsnally / ,teresting
one.
"A correspondent writes: We are not
dcsirous OF landation but exprt ssions Of
Of the beauties Of o, Y little
TiiiAge and its tasteful resting pl lce for
he departed arc always gratifying. -.
tors Of the past week whose obser raton
broad has not been limited would b ardly
% satisfied thai heretofore they had 80 lit.
Ile understood the charms Of MAnch .sta {.
With snch . sepulchre At hand Que
might we'll like 10 come here" said oac
#hiis discriminating lady recently re-
urned from . European tour remarked /
hat nowhere In England. or Scotland, OF
france or Italy had she sccn such = gem
Il bssuty ss Dciluooi Ceuactcry that its
rombinaiions Of scenery. rivulsts and
shady and verisnt banks, easy |,
roads and picturesque iocspatlis. rustic
bridges and the. wider one. lis terraces
and uDdulsiiops 81 aarisce with seqaester-
ed hooks, trees vithvarying foliage and The /.
Iaxnriant noser beds were wonderful to !
behold in . space Of 20 acres with Two ,
miles only Of drive aud path. The hedge
il and the hne gateway lend
10 the whole. while ,hs cK.
quisite Florence statues emblemsiie Of
Faith aud the Resurreciion lihe gift Of
Jndge Simmer are An inspiration and
cultivation 10 their very aspect We Who
enjoy al ihis can bai recall With tender
gratitude The memory Of those whose lore
Of flowers. Impressed itseif upon this gen.
eraiion and dictated many Of these lovely