The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-07-22

ing puiiuin6 iof M H. Dtmine, ios
broke hitting him 10 the lower jaw, Gu
ting through tho lip for one and one hs
J inches. Dr. Walker seved up the wour
and II i doing well.
CORREsPONDENCE.
The following Communication has bes
delayed week or two. but may still DO
interest:
PALArKA. FLoarpA. July let. 1886.
Mr.. Eiiinr,
i We can hardly realize that anoth.
month has passed. and very pleasar
month too, although We have had som
pretty warm days. still 70 find Ill attend
ing 10 their usual business and We hes
very few complaints Of the heat. Man
Of the older people say. II don't think th
weather il n warm - II used 10 b." bu
there l. probably no difference. II ca
be accounted for in the advantages whicl
the people have Of the plain necessaries 0
life. For example, few years ago Their
was but one we'll in town which supplies
good, or, we might say, not good drinking
water. 1t is said that around this vel
people we're standing from morning til
night with pals or pitchers eager 70 ge
what they called . drink OF cool water
As people speak Of this we'll We are re-
minded Of the story Of Jacobs well Of old
where our Saviour met the Samaritan
woman, John "; 6 to 80. But this well
has long ago been abandoned, and we now
have all over town the artesian well, which
yields never falling supply Of pure Wa
ter. We have just completed one Of these
wells at the new Putnam House, which is
six inch we'll 3l5 feet deep and gives q
constant flow of 400 gallons per minute,
OF pure water, which is obtained by drill.
ing through several strstas Of rock until
the desired flow is reached. At this we'll
hundreds stop to get drink. We can al
so remember when all the ice which was
used, and very sparingly. especially dur
ing the summer months, was brought
from the state Of Maine by the schooner
load. Here IL was stored and sold at fab
ulous prices. None but the wealthy were
supposed TO indulge in such Injuries as
ice. Now we see right in the heart Of the
city an ice msnufactory, where the fine
square cakes Of ice are made and carried
III over the city and delivered in any
amount from one pound to ten thousand.
Large quantities. arc siso snippsd 20 other
Towns. This ice il made Of pure water
from one Of these artesian wells. and is
Or superior to Toe made in the old way,
~ these cakes are oil OF uniform size, easy
10 handle, and what seems almost incredi-
Die. but which is . fact, 10 great deal
solder than natural ice. Besides we have
lot got TO depend upon those frosty nights
o freeze il, . the mandatory is contin.
rally running night and dsy. The heat
makes no difference. / have often asked
he people how they got along for water
II 10 drink. Ono old colored. man said
Lord Dress my sole, Boss, why. We
lidnt live. We Jest persisted oil summer
ong." Why. Boss" said be. II have done
walked free miles in de hot sun 10 get
rink OF water from dat WE'LL" (naming |
he we'll l have mentioned). 30 you may
,uess they appreciate good pure water.
here are also great many other changes.
uch ~ comfortable houses, instead Of
hanties. All these changes have been
rought about since the war, and in fact,
,ost Of the Improvements have been
,ade In the past ten years, ~ in that time
I has been proved that nearly every veg
table, raised 10 the north. can as success
ally be raised here. believe, without
oubt, that the time Is not far distant
hen the state Of Florida is to become the
egetable garden which will supply the
orthern markets with fresh vegetables
uring the winter months. expect some
my northern friends will say, Whist
bout last winter?" will answer that
ght here. Last winter vas terrible set
Ack to many people here. Is they lost
early every crop which they had grow
g, but 10 most cases they went to work
cling certain that the summer months
ould Sivs them warm westher, ia which
lsy have not been disappointed. Al
ady they ere reaping abundsntly from
Isir industry. - We havs vegetables Ia !
,undancs. aod - 70 vatsrmslons and !
lntslopss. they are being brought IN
~ BY The wagon load. while the boats
On mp the River come down loaded 10
10 waters edge. Thousands Of melons
~ through here every day. Everybody
u melons, no one gets sick eating them.
one i happy uoless eating them. it,
Hons for breakfast melons for dinner,
lions for supper and melons between
ais. and Jon would think BY The
'oped ont halves BY The road sides IN
} morning. il wss melons al night
~ grow al sizes. conssq uestly sell ct
prices. from . nickel 10 fifty cents. r
ich pats them within reach Of every =
) The happiest person Il this time Of v
year u our colorsd boy. half hid be-
a big melon. He haint no uss for o.
body no how. till he'se gone trough dst
msloa,' but enough Of this. = must =,
. Jon scme facis, concerning The wealth.
temperature. &c. Al I have kept
ord during the month Of June, / will sn
> give IL The average temperature
TIE month VS. SO the varmsst day,
day. June "a. average being So; the
NEST point being reached uas u noon. Oh
9Th, sss; The coldess point reached 4
10 the morning Of Jane 80, GSs. We =,
4 ha& nevexaI sknwar~ krt -. 49,