The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-04-03
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A. r. Bysri and family hare rssurss
10 this village
There Ia very lis,ls nsva 0asss i
sross ~. Hops.il viii ihsv out ssos.
Rev. q II. csolsags add family al
Waiting al The old home Mr. g. 10 q
better. other sish osss getting better
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NJ. II. Dsning has gone 10 Boston 70
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IF. A. Edgsrton 10 packing up b
household goods and will sess move =
Bsnnisgtss.
%. L. Adams 10 over anosg the suga
makers Of East wsllipgiord asd vicinity
He will return 10 about week.
Tho ssrt regular meeting OF Rs1
Meustsin lodge. No. 90. Y. a A. NJ. vii
~ hsld at Masonic hail ssrt Friday. svsa
ing, March ish.
Moving has commenced IN good ear
assi You car look out most any time o
The day and 80 teams passing through tn
the village loaded With household goods
--Thos. II. o'Ccnasr and family hav'
eoss V their old hsmss st Tsmhsanosk
Ny. Mr.. o'Consor viii return, but BIZ
wife will remain there through the sum
msr.
The regular meeting Of Post Dsdlsy
q. A, r., will be held at the Post ROOM
next Saturday evening. April 9th
at 8 o'clock. A full attendance IL de-
sired.
20. N. Barber left teva Monday. WI
are all sorry that Mr.. Barber thought il
his duty to 80 away. He will DO great,
misssd y he was youHg man who VA
liked BY everybody.
The funeral Of Capt Hiram Mattison
wAs largely attended At the Congregation.
alist church. East Arlington, last Mon
day. The Rev. Mr. Noyss, pastor Of that
church, officiating, assisted by the Rev.
Mr. Mott OF the Methodist church. A
large number Of friends Of the deceased
from cut OF tswn were present At the fu.
neral.
The very pleasant afternoon OF last
Saturday turned into perfect blizzard
before Or. N. of that day, the mercury
rapidly fell and il could be called one OF
the worst nights We have had during the
winter. Sunday was also . cold, diss-
grssabls day, but we suppose the sugar
makers will be pleased as it iusurss them
another run OF sap.
Tile town superintendent of this
county met ut the school room under the
tswa hall last Tuesday, for the purpose Of
fixing upon questions to Be used at the
teachers examinations this year. The
meeting Was organized by the election Of
DR.. S. +. Rannsy, of North Bennington,
- president; and +. r. Shaw, Of Airing.
tor, a. secretary. Among other business
which vas transacted . board Of county
sxaminsrs was elected consisting Of Rev.
NJ. l.. Severance, Of Manchester, Thos L.
BrowpclI. Of Pownal, and L. II. Shaw, Of
Arlington.
sANDGATE.
B .--Robsrt Thompson, son-in-lsw of Eli.
hu Bentley, died 1t his hems in SA'sm,
with pneumonia aged 40. Mr..
Thompson was well known in this CON-
manity and highly respected.
John Barber and family are moving
to his farm in Greenwich where hs has
lately built new house and barn. We
are sorry to have John 60 for hs wM .
great help to church and schools.
--Sshool officers in Dist. No. q Medsr-
ator, J. Il. Barber; Clerk and Treasurer,
W. s. Bsntly; Committee, L. B. Hurd;
Collector, Clark Hamilton. Voted to fin
isl the repairs On school house including
painting it.
The school in Dist No. 3 taught BY
Carrie Cotton has just closed. She reports
the highest per cent Of progress Of the
scholars Of any school in town. There
have been tive terms, the first taught by
o. X. Bennett Of Manchester.
The house Of Arson woodward IL
that part Of the town known As Chunks
Brook was burned with all its contents
Sunday night. There was no insurance.
The family had . narrow escape from be.
ing buraed up. Thoy think the fire orgi
natsd from some ashes in the back room.
The kerosene can holding three gallons
was In that room and the frat notice the
family had Of the fire was tho explosion OF
the can. Arson went cut in hurry with
bis face and hair singsd and the rest Of the
family barely escaped 10 their night clothes
and not . thing saved. Arson says in one
minute more they would have oil bssn
burned up.
STATE NEWS.