The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-06-27


. sierl. James r. Black. treasurer; W. n
. Bsniy. ooiiocior, A. l. 0rsrcs. ssdi,os
. Y. W. coot. Let committee for year
A. u Cosnos. "a committee Tor ycAs
W n Bnndy. - committee tot years
A tar 81 ~ cents 90 The grand list wa
voted
% ~ work hs been done on cnr
res ! It's fsAr. Ia ifosi Of TAsyers Ho'
Tel eos .agose's blacksmith shop much
heoltA iafrovemu Of has beeu made by
40 aileaFi y dr. hsi part oi the road,
where he water slwtss stands ai,er long
fala uales hsrs beer dos IN which
sever pipe has been placed and the whole
thea covered We hope that this method
Of draining. added to ihosc which have
been previously tried a, the same spot.
mar have the desired effect IN improving
what has slssys beeu bad spot 10 a
muddy time.
DJL,Er.
Hon q. NJ. Sykes has boon appointed
postmaster lie held the oiiico for many
years and up to Clevelsnd's election. aud
hi. appointment appears to give satis'sc
ton 10 majority Of the patrons OF the
ofiloe
"A telegram from St Johnsbury Fri
day evening brought the sad iuielli
gence Of the death Of Kimball sykes. son
Of our townsman O. NJ. Sykes. He was
sttondug school Of that place. and with
several others bad eaten something OF
poisonous nature. All we're sick moro or
less but all recovered sxeep. kimb l.
Peritouetis followed which resulted ia aisI
untimely death. His sister Louise WAS
with him aud kin. hands SUI loving
hearts did everything possible for him.
He was held in high estimation 10y bis
teachers and schoolmates for his brilliant
scholarship and earnest chrisiion chsrac-
ter. His death caused gloom Of sadness
TO fall not only over the school but over
the entire community at st. Johnsbury' II
is dless TO say that IL b. caused many
aching he ,s in Dolset outside the family
circle.
George s Simonds. native OF this
place, though still young man. has Civ
en- ten acres OF land and S25 900 for the
purpose Of starting an institution Of learn
ing at Bellville. Kansas, to be known
the Simonds Collegiate Institute, to be un
der the charge Of the Presbyterian church
organization OF that vicinity.
,oGRoyE.
w $. Richardson 4 +. q. Eddy have
started meat market running two carts
Mrs. O. O. Cook OF O. tleton ia visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Jacob Smith
John Davis and wife and Henry DAVIS
and vile OF Manchester visited at David
Eddies' last week
"A. G. Csrley lost horse the day OF
The heavy thunder showers June 10 whetb- {
sr by lightning or otherwise never will be
known.
Mr. Griitiths steam mill and all OF the {
machinery together with about sixty thou
thousand feet OF lumber was burned in the !
North part OF Peru last Thursday night J
quite q number from here went to the fire
There is an effort being made to de- !
'rive us Of our daily mail that is TO com
hence July |. at the last letting of the
nail routes this route was advertised 10
un daily from Londonde to Manches-
er. il was hid off by parties in Missouri
or smaller sun than they can hire the
asil carried. They have al agent here
rho trying to get 1t put back on the old
chedule Of three times week. II the
atrons OF the post offices on this route '
are to hold their daily mail it is time they
'ere up and doiLs. =
MIR. and Mr.. Henry Davis OF Manches- :.
sr Centre met with serious accident last :
unday morning. They started for home
nd whilst going down the hill north OF @
andgroye Hollow the horse commenced :.
} kick, then 1t ran. Mr.. Davis did his :
est to check the speed, next the horse
olted into the ditch throwing Mr.. Davis
ut bruising him some, the horse contio
ed his mad flight for about forty rods
hen the carriage was overturned throw j,
g Mrs. Davis headiirst into brush fence 81
rusing her face badly and knocking out j
me Of her teeth. and injunng her b. * al
} that at this writing she cannot sit up or &c
} moved in bed. Tue horse soon cleared
p1self from the ca iage aud caught
the lot at Geo. Porlers. The carriage .
M badly smashed. Ii was q strange
'rse to Mr.. DAVIS but from appearances
Is an old tnck Of tho horse.
BONNEVILLE.
- The apple crop bids fair TO be large.
The hay crop looks i.ely and some
we already commenced h.ying.
Qniie number from this place attend
the meeting Of the Is & W Il Il Ut Brat
'boro. Q b. Williams was elected one
the directors. ]
Through the untiring energy OF Rev
. r Felch the Methodist church is now
fine shape. Those who knew it SIX
onths ago would hardly recognize 1t as
9 same building. In fact there is but /
tie Of the old structure left. A basement 7