The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-12-25

nAScHUTKn
Merry chrissA'
- iislls sess ssev vssia briss ou
shs sl<ish bslls.
C. v. Steel sni ismliy lsfs tovn To-
Me- Yost. Needs. sorsiss. 10 - sl'sss
till sprisg
--Mss. r. r. Bsldsis has gore 10 81
JossSbsry V sisis Der dssshssS. Nr
Cssses Bssst she |. 10 very poo
Asalth.
The wicked. people. cas- sissd o.
sl,ppssy pisos We cast bss " came
very sssr bsiag wicked directly altar
vssds
We vish scEs Of he Ns~ Ysrk ''frssl
air ekillrss bod bssn up here The pas'
vssk o. too. Ssns days Gissss niauss'
vcsld have lsstsd thsn year.
~-wn. II. Presi Of Ssiths Fails. Ca
tsirs. is visiting 10 tsvn. His fasily hare
hsss stopping u T. D Burtsr's for several
weeks. bet rsssEs 70 tksir Cansds home 10
lev dsys
--BAsis CIsus Il The vsstry u The Cos.
gssessiessl Chuseh this. Thursdsy. even.
isg The ysusg people win sing Christ.
nAs ssssla asa old and yossg are sHpsct-
isg 10 Asvs gsed time.
Ma r. n. orvis left for Florida last
week. Mr.. .Orvis has sos yss completed
his plsas for rebuilding the Putssn
Hssss. The wisdser 81 jacksonville.
VII ~ opss for guests a. usual
Saturday porning the thermometer
isdicstsd from 20 10 30 below zero in this
locality. The Geld ussthsr did not last
lsss. bas vas followed on Monday BY .
thsv vhieh spoiled what little slsiehiag
thsrs vas.
--Ths mail bags are crowded with
Christmas psckssss Some Of them ar
rive In dilspidsisd eosdisisa. but when
properly dsns up With strong wrapping
paper ssd tsias they gessrally 20 safe,
though they have rather hard usage bsing
crowded together Ia the mail bags.
--Couaty court has flashed its labers.
the jsry being discharged last Friday and
divorce cases and other court business
tskisg two or three days longer. Judge
Walker lsf. very good Impression upon
all Vie attended the term OF court and II
10 The general opinion that be will make
oss Of The best judges on the bench.
The following are the sentences OF the
prisoners in the Bennington jail Sidney
Psssters, forgery and larceny a Pownal,
six months; Edward Tsmkins. i've year,,
Tor robbery; Allie Robbins, two years, for
horse stealing. Ralph Larrabes was die.
chsSgsd.
The large distraction Of property by
IRE IL Cambridge. N. T.. most Of which
night have bees prevented IL the engine
hsd bssn il working order, leads 10 the
isqsiry whether the engines in this town
ere frszss up or not. We suppose that IN
shs csldsst weather vhsa an engine 10
kept il cold room and full Of frest the
valves will irssxs with ths first Geld water
thai 10 introduced, 90 - 70 prevent work
Ing nstil thavsl out by hot water. In
fsct " sav this result on eHs occasion 10
another tswa. The only way TO prevent
this is 10 keep Ore in the engine house
o. ne warm water TO take the frost out Of
engine bsisrs usisg. This, Of course,
vesld ~ needed snly in the coldsst wealth.
81. o. ssoa aftsr very ssld weather.
The nest interesting case tried at the
December term Of eeurt VA that d Jssa.
than Wait w. The Bennington 4 Rutland
Railroad. This was ~ action 10 recover
fer spas Of valuable horses which we're
run ever By locomotive, in Shaftsbuay,
In February. 1883. killing enc Of the ami.
malls and ssrisusly ipjuriug the other
The horsss had taken fright and had run
absst I've niles. vhss they reached the
rsilrsaA. dashisg up the road bed, BE-.
tween he rails. ssd crossing . ssttls.
guard, which, IL 10 alleged. vas complete.
y allied with hard crusisd snov, thereby |
rendering il un1t for obstructive purpos-
-. The plsiatin, claimed the company
vas ssslsetful il not keeping tho cattle
gard free Of snow. The defence claimed, |
nrst, thst tbs horscs were wronsfully in
the highway. - they we're cot properly
hilchsd 10 the vehicle; and, second, that
tLs ssttls-gusrd vas suiiicieStly obstruc
tive. - shs sainals we're killed while en-
tsaslsa thsrs.a. The iary broeght in
verdict Ter plaintiff 10 recover $3.50 and
sssts This case brisllss with ksotty Law
questions ssd il will doubtless require
The Widen Of the Supreme eourste solve
then.
rAcrsnY roiSr
David Kent intends going 10 New
Orleans 70 take in The sxhibitisa aud baak
10 tts smiles Of tbs Creole beauties.
Large drovsso cattle tina, are collect
- ~ The east sils Of the mountain are
dnvsa v this place almoss every day and
shipped 10 Dstshsss ccunty, n. Y.
The risk wiiI DO opss today. Tla@.
day. This evening there will b. skating
asd dancing. and lissls winpis Pest. the
champion child skater will give wonder
tal exhibition on The relisrs. Two bands
vii - u sttssdssss.
"A sermon is ecnnsrAtion Of the one
Auadvdih ssSi.snary Of American
Nsshodism vii be preached 10 The
nsshsaiss cAsrcL neat sabbath morning
BY The pastor Rev. J. l. Mstcslf In The
svssiss q Ia o'clock eLildrsn's cLrist.
sss service sstitisa "Kiag Of the stations
viii b. hold.