The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1891-02-12
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1 tbifAbflfhis "a ffn- skHs ioTis
EiAgg Jswacas
lhsrpenr3 10 zee copy a The IopIgsA.
iLis afternoon .hiie wsl'sns iof train nj
Tssni, .sscond stree, ststion. on the Mons
towo bfsacs Of the Phi.a3elphia aud Beai'
ing rsilfosd. at shich ? hce "a old sab,
scriber Of your psper y ioc-,-''. relief
10 Robett Carney. shD IL doubtless well
haosn &, Dorset sud other places adjacent
ihsre,p. Bs bad frequen,ly spnsen 10 me
sboui tts little Nrrmaa, newspaper. sud
today haDJsd ms copr Tor iasp' c,ion.
A. q country paper think, from the large
plumber u s1vrriniGg cards and from The
dliiefsui he.i communications together
xiih the sgfeesbls mauuer 10 which the
latter IL aish.i NJ. that The paper IL
worthy u jus, inch praise SO Carney be,
s,o~s upon u. aud is Welcome weekly
visiior 10 the numerous homes in that Sec
ton u our conaify.
IL reading tue ssstament wEere ~ one
plsce they bad iiiiy.ionr dsys consecutive
sleisbi8s. laoagbi, shat a difierepee
there Is between the climate Of the Greer
Mountsin State and The state II PenDsyl
yspia Here, Of is,e years, sieisbing has
been = novelty. Durilg ihe present season
there we're, l think. about tAree days In
which tbs, winter delisL yrs indulged IN.
Philadsipbis 1t this season u the year
might be reesrdez rs being both 10 the
van guard and rear guard. so far rs events
interesting 10 society are concerned. To
the wealthy and velhto,do there is much
in the way Of snusiug entertainments;
hops. balls snd receptions to claim ONES
attention. The numerous places OF smuss-
ment, with their attractive cards, draw
nightly immense ihroDes Of interested and
critical patrons. 10 those whose circum.
stances are less fortunate the season with
iis lack OF old fsshiousd wintry weather il
a blessing, fer it mesls, more opportunity
lor oai door labor, aud less expense for
fuel aud heavy clothing, This. together
with the fac. that the city has not been
visited with an unusual degree Of sick
neus, makes the season u good one to the
poorer classes.
Just now our city is making u great
stride towards municiple advancement.
Our old slow way OF ioeomotion 10 des'
tiued TO soon he thing Of the past. New
and enlarged bbas Of progressive reform
have taken bold on The public mind, and
ordiusncss have been passed by our city
councils for better travelling facilities,
which will enable the thousands residing
in the suburbs to reach heir places OF
business in the heart OF the city with less
loss OF valuable time and much greater
This movement will have .
telling effect on cur approaching mimi
ciple election. when We will elect new
mayor - the second under our present
charter and, 10 nearly all Of the wards,
mem bers Of Select Councils, With an en-
tire new chamber OF common council. |
Those being up for reelection in these
bodies OF our city's Legislature, W hose past
records have proven them TO be against
these much needed reforms, will have ex.
ceeding hard work ia persnadiug the
dear public" to reflect them.
In referring accidentally TO the suburbs,
il occurs to me that probably your readers
should you deem this worthy place 10
solumns- might wish to read something
Manayunk. the present resi
dsucs Of Robert Carney and his family.
The town 10 part Of the twenty first ward.
lnd is situaed on the east shore Of the
,chuylkill fiver about seven miles above
he city proper IL is exclusively known
Tor its manufacturing interests, ID fact so
much 20 that Il has been termed the Man.
chester OF America. There thousands of
operatives, inen. womsn and children lind
constant smplo, meui IN tie paper. cotton
md WOODEN mills. which Tor rlIies stretch
long the river .horo nlaHg strip csllsd
lie csuai hanks, esias h ina Schny lkill .
Navigation Ccmrsuy's canal running
long tho liver lle ea,irs, length Of the !
own. TIA town has.s population OF abont 1
Z. 600 people. there sre numerous schools
u bull, To- cnItoim with the latest i'm
ioveL cibpas Il ytLiiiaiIon.. light sud r
snit. I, i, n,sbds. There aie three Roman q
l.shs.se oourcnts, tvo Baptist, Que Re =
d ord, on. Luihrrsp, ube Presbyterian.
n. Protestant e. i,copsi aud two Mesho' 9
LIST Episcopal chrrcL.s. vim t~o large G
ala, numerous benevolent societIet, three b
I'll .s,,h i.hei weekly iewspspers, Da
Irrous stur.r. .eleldid railroa'ii facilities
I'd Ia fac, every q lug necessary for mortal a
appiurss. TIE Scbuylkiii whose wsleSs
~ plo1ly by the to9n. furnishes .
reaicr part 81 the s.,er nsei throughout
,c ciiy, snJ fs year, pact w-s promi, !.
rot iboroSs siaie i~sdiua Iron. tss great
,sl minss ~ the city sp.i Other important u
sibis. A .Lnrt ,lis .hc. brow the town n
She river !. a.. upy"r sstseniiy oi our !,
Tvs great ~, srnfs gtesuJs. Paramount !,
.rk. shich rn.Lrss. three thousand
ma "a tho meat bssuiiiul isui 10 this ]
m ~ tie coaptry. Along The liver. -,
lseios the 80, .iar.. To 10. psrk drive.
ION which cAu b. seen "a. favorable days
c most fashionable iufoonir, thousands
vehicles PEGS up sud aosn tue drive
iiie ib.s@ rccnpstng 'b'm view ~iih
light the besuiiiai ,csn-f,. The rivers ~
me to The Indians ~as Msuinnk and !"
'sni Oar place u drinking" 10 1879, ="
len this tcsn ~ss G.s, formed. the rivers =
me vas changed 10 The way 81 spelling, ~
a vss adopted ~ the nsne Of the :osn 20
trr the term Manavuok name tbst ia W