The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-09-24


last year 10 an increased attendance, III
church improved. . new organ recent
purchased. no deb, upon the parish sud
good prospect OF commodious parsonsg
adjoining the church LOT. We End un
doubted evidence Of the influence OF iel
mer ree.or. especially one who for thir
years was engaged here 10 labor mos
abundant. commencing his ministry i
Zion church 10 tho year 1900, and afte
bis protrscted ministry here removing 4
and dying In Ohio. and whose name 4
kept 10 remembrance by . memorial win
dow 10 the church As well as in the CRATE
ful affections Of the congregation. Ant
Il may be o. some interest 10 say that thu
continuity OF services in Zion church ha,
been largely due to the families connected
by decent from the rector whose ministra
lions commenced With the century and
Others with them.
An incident related 10 us by our host,
who is senior warden Of the parish and
. physician Of an extended practice, may
be worth relating. A boy OF eleven years
OF age from Wisconsin is spending the
summer with the doctors family. He IL
quite character 10 his way--modest and
reserved, but intelligent. and an observer
Of what is passing around him. as the in
cident alluded to will indicate. The doc.
tor said that one Sunday while patient
was calling at the house, the converse.
tion turned upon religious subjects. and
the merits. pro and con, and as the dis
cussion waved warm and had probably
drifted 10 a secular channel rather more
than was proper for the hours OF the
Christian Sabbath, the little boy who sat
by, apparently reading, but with ears
open, evidently taking IN the situation
turned to the disputants aud very deliber-
ateIy and audibly remarked. "Why! I
thought II was Sunday to-day" The doc.
tor remarked that both himself and his
patient felt and beeded the reproof
BY the way, 1t may be here stated that
The same eleven year old boy has, for more
Than . year, published little monthly
paper which be has named Happy Hours.
and IL is still continued and furnished
% subscribers at 20 cents per year. He
writes ell the matter himself, sets the type
With his own hands, corrccts proof and
n short is an editor and publisher on =
mall scale.
DORSET
Our city gusts are departing,
Tho Parson family are moving to Brat
leboro.
Miss Efie Robinson Of Rupert, teach
$ in the North district.
Mrs. Kendall OF Fitzwilliam, N. H.,
> guest Of Waldo Sykes. 6s 4,
Mrs. Harmon Hill Of Brsttleboro ia
pending few weeks in Dorset, her for
ner home.
Miss Maria Holley meets with Sab
ath school class In the North district
ach Sunday afternoon at half p. vt four
clock. WISE Xf
W. b. Sheldon and family Of Bon sning-.|
On, have spent the past week with his
iother. who is very sick and no hopes Of
Il
The W. @. I. U. will meet Friday ~
ming Of this week with Mrs. W. r. Du n 4
IN. All interested in temperance are in,-
tied TO be present.
by some mistake the name Of Mrs
nyder was omitted last week 10 list OF l
Ulcers for the W. G. r. U. Mrs Snyder
as made secretary aud Miss Marcia
ray ylce-president
Ezra Chandler is seriously i'll.
Levi BatcheIder ia very feeble.
There WAS another white frost Sunday
ieht.
EAST ARLINGTON
Fred Tracey has returned from Mid. |
lehnry II
MANY went from here 10 the Lauder r
ale fair.
The attendance at the oyster supper
as not large. n
Potatoes are short crop, but bring
ply 81 cents per bushel. L
Several Of our citizens went TO Ben
ngion 10 hear Col. Ingersol.
DIR. Holton OF Brattleboro was 10 town
uesday with J. X. Batchelder l.,
The family Of II. A. Hale returned 10
eir New York home last Monday. /,
Mrs. Walters has opened her new
ock Of millinery goods 10 her new quar- {
RS /,
"A number OF our people are making
rsngemeSts TO take in tho New York
'eursion At -. e
Dewey Phillips is building planning | /
ID matching mill on his water privilege | /
'low Judson's 4 Deming's mill. II
The attendance from here 70 your
IL will be quite large. Several entries
ON this section have been made.
u Payne, jexeier. who came here !.
ON Mcnireal last spring. moves bis bus.
e~ 10 Factory Point this week. We
grei very much 10 have Mr.. Payne 20
'sy. He sa fac worknAs md : gentle !
an. #AN
The comm anity were much shocked q
II week 70 learn Of tbs fading ia the q
yer at Albany Of the body Of Mr. w. II
sasiie Of this place. lie had been 10 the
spioy Of II. A. Hale for sone time but 4
sni 10 Troy about two weeks ago 10 seek [