The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-10-22

the N. T., church II South Shshshnry.
o. tso dsys bssssrias the sscosd Wed
! rssasy in October iss6
WEST An.nu1ux.
: Miss Mile HsnAaaa has gone 10 New
: York W spead tho winter vish Der sunt
--R A. Derrick. viis. and Master Don,
we're guests Of c, A. Derrick Sunday and
Mosdsy.
Mas Grscs Taisis Who Lss been
speeding few weeks in Brunswick re-
,arasd home ths ioib.
-Mn. H. u. Mckee picked three
quarts u red rsspberries Oct 5lh. being
the second crop this year.
Quarterly meeting services we're held
Il The church Sunday aiternoos. Pr~sid.
Ing Elder. Rev. H. Eaton. ID. d.. presid.
ing.
&C. A. Derrick and vile In company
with H. A. Derrick and family Of Bruins
wick are visiting friends in Psslet aud
Rupert this week.
1 Miss Fanny Mckee who has been
spending fes days q home visiting
With friends returned 70 her school in So
lem last Friday.
4 --E. d, Eaton. special travelling CORES.
pondept for . Nev Orleans daily and
nephew Of X. Eaton. spent few days the
fore part Of the month visiting his uncle.
i Miss Anna Harkness Of Warrington.
d. c., who has been spending the summer
ii Mr.. Eaton's started for home the 9Th.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. Eaton accompanying
her a. far as New York.
We have heard it intimsted that the
reason the W. A. correspondent is mot
more regular with bis items is that his
BRAN needs rest aud 1t takes about two
weeks to rest up. We acknowledge the
fact. aud have had qaits rest now. so il
some Of the items this week are little
old for W. A. people we trust they will be
new and OF some interest to friends living
outside who read the JOURNAL.
Samuel Mckee and granddaughter,
Miss May Crandsll OF Winfield. N. Y,
were guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. q. Nc.
Kee from the 9th 10 the 10th. Mr.. Nc.
Kee WAS born on what is known Is the
old Mckee farm now belonging TO the old
Clark estate At the age Of seventeen be
moved to Winfield. Herkimer, county. N.
", He is now SO and is as smart and &C
tive as many q man 20 or 80 years young
err, proving the old saying true, that Yer.
mont is good place to be born in II you
don't stay too long.
The repairs on the church have been
completed. The workmen and committee
having charge deserve much credit for the
artistic manner in which the work has
been done Services were held there for
the first time Oct 1lth, Rev. J. +. Brid-
ford, former pastor. preaching, at the
close OF which Rev. Q. Edwards, another
former pastor. being present, madsa few
remarks. While congratulating the peo-
pie on the improvements made be express. !,
cd feeling Of sadness when looking over
the congregation he missed 20 many faces
he used TO see there. II
sANDaATE.
--Stickes, Bros, are at work on their
new sawmill near W. J. Hamilton's. di-
mansions 80 by 20 feet.
Miss Katie Munroe is recovering. II
She has been sick for about six weeks with
typhoid pneumonia at her uncls's, John
Snyder.
Much complaint is heard in town Of Z
diseased potatoes, yet good article is
worth in market only about thirty cents
per busheI.
The Ladies Aid Society recently or.
garized, met last week for the first time
Of Mrs, Jane Hamilton's with good mum.
Der present This week they meet at
Mrs. James Mattisons.
The Commissioners on the estate Of
the late DR.. Woodward sat two days last
week on the claims Of VIM. J. Hamilton
and wife against the estate. Both sides
had competent legal talent, Judge Fuller
OF Illinois. Administrator in that state. be.
ing also present
Quite number OF citizens met Sat.
urday to work on the cemetery. The Sc.
lectmen have recently enlarged the
grounds 80 they come to the road near the
churches, greatly improving the location.
Credit is due to Il. l.. Hamilton, 9. J.
Hurd and others for work slresdy done
but more is needed.
The sound OF the hammer has been
heard nearly oil simmer 10 constructing
the large elegant barn Of the Hurd Broth
er-. who own the premises. recently occu-
pied by r. NJ. Provan. One OF the work.
men was heard SO say that when complet.
oil there would be stalls to accommodate
seventy Ave horses. And when the above
named gentlemen renovate and start tho
old grist mill which has lain dormant thir- \
~ years or more they deserve to be called
public benefactors. a
NORTH BENNINGTON.
The funerals OF James A. Wardell and ;
2ober. f. Burke were held on Sunday II
II o'clock A. ~, the former 1t the Congrs.
gational church and the latter Il The Cath.
ollie church. II was the ssddest Sunday {
The place ever experienced. Oscar +.
Coy. who was 80 severely burned, died
II o'clock on Saturday afternoon. These Z
three men. victims Of the Burgess bridge I
iissster, lying dead u their homes st the =
anne time. cast such gloom over this y
- was never before exper-
sncsd here. Coy and Wardsll were both 1,