The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-08-30

: TITO the habit q prolongins their ssay n
/ the raoastains ihrough Sepisnbes. had ws
erpcci sooa 10 see our hOiois open through
October and vel ls,o Norenber. During
} lbose moslhs though there mar be some
days rather sold yei nosi o. The weather
10 the very hness Of the year. The ar after
The 6rsi ifcs,s Is peculiarly bracisg. bet
,er than any ionic physician can pro-
scribe. Thea, toe, the mountains pat 90
thsir gorgeoas hses. The sight Of which Is
well worth months stay.
On Tpesaay Of this week two Of our
summer visitors. yoang geuiiensn and .
yoang LADY. walked 70 Skinner Hollow.
Mben the fcrmer bad entered the cave and
rsturncd with specimen of The Ice and
amos 10 be found there the year round
the larger portion Of the day remaining,
they determined 10 attempt tho ascent Of
Mount Eqainox from ths, point, Passing
mp the nEine some distance. they began
10 climb the side Of the mountain. Though
there was no sign Of path, they pursued
their upward way. obsiruc.ed by roots Of
trees snd fallen timber. ADD at length safe
ly reached the house a, the top Of the
mountain, where they me. parties from
neighboring towns, who bad arrived by
the ordinary road. After feas.ing their
eyes upon tho vide spread prospect they
descended by what Is known As Peters
Path. . and came into the village by SEMI
nary avenue. arriving 10 good condition
before sis p. IN. having had. as they said.
a delightful excursion. without the expe-
rience Of fatigue, They aver that the Az
cent from the south. unused heretofore,
can be as easily accomplished as tha, by
Peters Path. Persons who may visit
Skinner Hollow hereafter aud wish TO ex-
tend their tramp may DO induced TO re-
peat this experiment on the principle that
What man has done. man can do.
&C. +. Orvis has his book Fishing
with the Fly" in press. 1t will contain
about 300 pages with finely illuminated
cover aud ll9 beautiful colored illustra-
lions OF Salmon. Trout and Bass flies, and
will be sent pos, paid for $3.50. The
book will contain the following articles
from well known sporismen:
Etchings on a Salmon Stream. by Chas.
Hallock; Fly Casting for Salmon, by Geo.
Dawson; The Salmon and Trout OF Alas
ka, by Capt. L. A. Bearlslee, (''Piseco');
Sea Trout. by Hon. Fitz james Fitch.
t"Enx''); Rangely Brook Trout by James
A. Williamson; The Grayling, by Fred
Mather; A Trouting Trip to ST. Ignace Is
land, by W. Thompson, ("W TT; The
Anglers Greeting. by W. David Tomlin,
l"yormm. d The Lure, by Bourgeois
Fly Fishing in the Yosemite. by A. l., Mi
ner, Jr; How to Cast Fly, by Seth
Green; Trout. Meeting them on the June
Rise. by "Nessmnk'; "Why Peter Went
A.6shing. by permission Of the author. :
w. q. Prime; american Trout Fishing" I
by permission Of the author, r. b.
Roosevelt; The Poetry OF Fly Fishing, by
f. Il. Pond. l"IFiR Wilcisood J; A Perfect ,
Day, by Geo. W. yanSiclen; Suggestions,
by Charles +, Orvis; Resources OF Fly
Fishing, by Dr. James A. Henshall t"Oc-
oaomo,roc'); Winter Angling, by Frank s.
pinckuey, ("Ben Beaf' Not oil Of Fishing
to Fish, by A. Nelson Cheney, ia. ~ or; '
Fly Fishing in Florida, by DIR. J. G. Ken
worthy, ga Fresoo'0; Fly Fishing, by \
Col. L, z. G. Judson. t''Ned Bmabae'') b
and numerous quotations from stardard t,
works.
FACTORY POINT.
Rev. John Ames and wife Of Washing 81
lon, ID. G. are visiting friends in town. N
A. Gleason is on his bench again and
would be glad Of any jobs in the shoemak p
ing or mending line. CT
The race course on the fair ground @
has been put in good condition, so that
horses which are in training for the races Il
1t fair time can have chance for exercise "
--Estabrook will be prepared to furnish Z
linners for the people attending the fire.
mems muster at Thsyer's building on the 81
Fair Grounds and also at his dining hall d.
n the village. "
The ladies OF the Baptist and Metho-
list societies and several private lndividu- 81
lit are intending to have tables to supply ia
he hungry people with refreshments on N
he day OF the muster. gi
Ethel. the little three year old daugh- e'
or OF Mr.. George o. Davis is very sick
With dysentery attended with commissions.
,ut at the present writing hopes are enter al
aimed Of her recovery.
Mrs. Kate johnson. who has spent fiji
te greater part Of the past year with her
Il. ives here. left for her home in San az
ram, isco last week, greatly to the regret N
the :, ,any friends she left behind.
Aug. IL. Grant Lodge, loi, !. Q. @. III
installed the following officers: W. G. ar
; c. Lmgford: Wv. T., Matte Hol-
j. SIS. A. Nichols; W. r. S.. is
'er; v ~, T., Kate Hurd; W. NJ, DC
.. hoyt' 4. ". c.. Cora Marsh; W,
ron Paddo, W J. g.. Nellie Marsh;
". u. bea'i'e, :. by order Of the =
W Flora Marsl 4 NICHOLS, Sec. -
ige, s.. 81
~spsaies will
The following engine ;. Thvrsday,
present at the muster tods, .aSva a
compete for prizes: The Tn. IL al -
ndonderfy. the Rough aud Re- rs.
senwich. the Washington OF Mechal ~
e, and the Protection OF Bennington.
E following hose companies will also be
sent and enter the lists for prizes: pa.