The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-06-05

her father during her abssrce.
--Afssr pst,ssi waiting Truman Bentley
has received . pension from The govern.
meat With $3.50 back pay. We hardly
kssv Of ssy one 10 whom this nsssy
could b nors verthily given thss 70 Mr..
Bentley and The shols conmsaiiy usiis
in rejoicing ever this good isrsuss
--Es,sbrosk's sksiisg rink will Be opsn
70 the public Wednesday and Saturday
evenings from & 10 10. until further notice,
Asd On Wednesday and Saturday after
Moons from 4 10 7. 10 ladies and children
snly. Mr.. Estabrook has adopted eel Of
rules which will make the gatherings
much more pleasant for skaters and spec
tators. This Wednesday evening. Far
ners Bssd will furnish music and good
time IL aa,icipstsd.
nAycnEsrER DEroT.
Skinner Pest, q. A. H.. desire TO re-
turn thanks to Taft Commsndsry, X. T..
Dudley Post, q. A. r.. THE Sons Of Vet
eraps, Of Arlington and Manchester. Pa
cinc Engine Co., Hon. A. 7. Cbilds, and
al those who furnished flowers or funds,
Farmers Band. Superintendent White
and all others who ia any manner assisted
in making = grant success OF Memorial
Day.
John Vance Cheney OF New York Is
stopping fow days at Maple Grove. the
the old homestead.
Mrs. BrsinArd Kent OF Chicago and
Mrs. Ksisis and daughter OF Evanston,
H., are visiting relatives in Dorset.
Many farmers in town are blowing
over their fields and gardens, which were
badly injured by tho late heavy frosts,
which visited Is three nights in succession.
Owing to the cold weather there was
net . large attendance at our Decoration
Day services. II was net thought best to
have the speaking in tho open air and -
many A. could cit and stasd in the lecture
room Of the church listened 10 brief asd
pointed address by Rev. J. N. Wilson OF
Ohio, member Of Co, Q, Mich. Cavalry.
Some remarked that We have never had .
better discourse on these occasions. 3.
p. Cheney with former members Of the
shoir and some younger ones furnished
af.a5 Or mpsi0 MD W. oAp1Gh4d flyHlRs.
"Ths Star Spangls Banner" and at the
cemetery America. The Elite Cernet
Band OF Pawlst furnished excellent music
at different points and added much to the
interest VI the occasion. Major Dunton
presided. The thanks OF those having
the matter in charge are rendered to oil
who assisted iu making it ssucesss. In
the afternoon and evening many Of cur
people went 10 Manchester.
EAST RuPKKT.
The frssts Of last week injured the
crops in this vicinity.
Among the improvements s. Hilliard
. making 10 new picket fence extending
frsn Mr.. Peppers to Mr.. Hills.
There has bssa Sunday school in
The school hsuss ths last two Sundays.
They will BE- eoatiuusd through the sum :
msr
soHpvILLE.
-Mrs Morgan has conmsnced making
improvements On her hotel.
Quarterly meeting will be on the 18th
and 10Th Of Juss instead Of he 18th.
-Alsrgs boarding house hes been erect
cd at BslIous mill and st present there arc
IL bosracrs.
Mrs. Brighton. aunt Of Mrs. ARENAS
Prouty WAS buried, Thursday, ut Wards
boro. She had been sick for ssue time.
Miss Mira witherill b teaching in
Dist No. 2 aud is giving good satisfaction
10 tho patrons Of the school. generally.
Tho whistle Of Judge Grahams steam
engine WAS aeuAlly frozen up Friday morn.
ing. May both. and had to be thawed out
before it could give single foot.
--Mrs. Luther Perry has sweet scsnt-
ed geranium that measures 40 inches and
an oisaader the same sizs. Mrs. Liver.
more. Mrs. Burbss aud Mrs. Williams ell
have rare house plants.
1t frozs two nights 10 succsssios last
week and II is thought fruit vas badly
damaged. Our crops we're not forward
enough 70 isjurs them much. Tomato
pIssts covered up with b,askets we're
irous. Thsr uas snow squall with all
the rest.
-wm. d. Hayward Who tried all last
season TO trap bear but failed. visited
his traps last Friday and vas made happy
by iiniiag 300 Psnsd bear in one Of them
/, IL said BY yousg man who was with
him that Hayward sat dswn and vAistlsd
Hail Columbia
--was il instisct Or rsAssas ose day
lsst week vLils Mrs. Piumlsy aad daugh-
sss. Who have bssa boarding. II Mr.. Nsr.
gas hstsl for few days. we're carrying
articles from the hotsl and sitting mp sd
arranging furniture 10 Irvisg W. Johnson 3
house. some one hundred rods ausy. cat
bslspsins 10 Mrs. Plumisy. which they
brought from Massachusetts, With litter
Of kitisss. became uneasy aad somewhat
excited. After vs.chisg the proceeding
fos while she followed Mrs. Piumlsy 10
the ssu house and after making careful
Inspection Of the premises il supposed 10
have concluded that the family we're in.
tsndinr 10 make their home there. She