The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-09-04


ths VIC rock rpss The vssi side Of tAs
Drfsn rsEd. hear dslihsrssaiy walked
isse the wstss from ths eprsits side He
remained ter szisui<s cosliss oa his ssiss
vAsn As.ealnly valksd % again. Some
uscharstrhls persons account for he mat.
sss by assuming thai the bovs were sst 10
. a. lcsslisaos 70 clearly distinguish OBJ
,sct II thsi distance.
--DsA- q. r. simosds. while on vail
W his slstsf 10 Hoosiek. n. u. isst week.
hsd his hsrss stsiss 'frsm The hsra who're
he vss ssoppisg The hare vas takes BY
. boy about Aissss ysars old asd ridden 70
Bsssingsoa where b staid over sisht 10
tho nornisg hs tried 70 sell the animal 70
shsrif Robinson for sl5. The shsrifi ar.
rested him On suspicion and be finally
osssd ny that be siols !. aud Vas bousd
mp fer trial. and failing 10 get bonds u
lang nishing In jail. Mr.. Sincads reoss-
Erred his horse. but il caused him csssid-
cradle ss1isty and ssne expense.
EAST snIs.rcs.
The funeral Of Mr.. Merritt Graves
vas largely attended from his late resi-
dsscs On Sunday sftsrnosa.
The entertainment Al the Congregation
81 church last Thursday svesisg was
very enjoy able occasion. and oil who failed
10 attend missed rare treat; Il 10 not often
such ~ array Of talent comes 70 "ssr very
doors. The programme opened Com
In Tire the rye" very prettily sung W
Nellie Webb asd Carrie Hicks. acconpan.
led on The plane BY Aggis Eddy; nsxt
recitation ~ Miss Hale Of Brooklyn 10
which she displayed natural talent we'll
Improved BY cultivation; followed BY A
'Isssrunsltar on piano W Miss Fowler
Of New York, ia her usual goodl style.
Singing by Mrs. FrAak Garfield In splen.
did voice; also fne solo by JOHN Bur
dstte. former towpsman now resident
Of New York. and ssng BY Walter Moore
Of New York--s rousing ''encsrs' brought
him back to favor US With another better
IL possible than the first; another rscita-
ton by Miss Hale-an ugsnt encore"
caused her TO change our mood from
smiles to sadness, Is she portrayed the
SORROWS Of the Irish Volunteers Wife;
then song by Mrs. Z. G. Woedworth in
her usual pleasing style, persistent "en-
core" persuaded her to favor us with
''duett' in company with George Stafford,
followed by recitation by Miss Hale who
shows great versatility Of talent. each piece
entirely different style and OK.
preston. The evening was success,
even financially. thanks TO the active in.
terest by Mrs. s., summer scjourner
among us, although the Republican rally
at the Centre drew the most gentlemen.
WEST taLISoToy.
The believing items we're too late for
asst wsek.-Ed.
"A. g. Mckee was taken very sick Sun
lay evening but is more comfortable. DR..
Haskips attends him.
Misses Lille and Jessie Harris from
Lansingburg. N. Y, are the guests Of Mr..
md Mrs. g. 4. Derrick. Ii
Tho thunder storm Of last Thursday
was the hardest enc we have witnessed In
Ibis part Of the town ia Some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Sherman son and
laughter we're in town last week visiting I
Mrs. Shsrmaa's father, Mr.. A. @. Mckee.
"A very select company from this vii.
ago visited the old Kelly place. on the
Irssn mountain, one day last week and
'spsrted . very enjoyable time.
The Sabbath school picnic came of on
Tuesday. There was not very large turn
ut, but those who did 60 reported an en-.
cyabls tims and lots OF COED vic.uals. We
'espls that did not 90. didn't get ducksd
q lake Lauderdsls anyway.
BENNINGTON. II
Saturday morning about o'clock the
risonsrs in tho jail here attempted to break
ut. There were confined Lsraby for
igamy Robbins for horse stealing, and
'unn for csnplicity ia an iassndiary fire.
he first TIVE we're only concerned in fhis
tempt 10 escape. Laraby has twice BE-
IRE attempted to break jail These pris-
aors had gained possession Of a. irsn bar q
ID their 6rst effsrt was made through q
10 ceiling Of the jail iats the csurt. room. re
hey succeeded in prying up portion Of IL
70 hosr, but wsrs not succsssful. They NJ
len tried the dser Of the jail and had r.
ut prisd it open about three inches whom
fficsr Geek, returning from sRepublican
lily st Rutland, surprised them. In the M
slss Cook had TIVE fingers Of one hand
mined of and to-day is in bad csudi- &C
On. The prisoners we're secured. re
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