The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-07-07


TIE heavy r.in, 81 ssudsv a.ussrd
cfoss cos.laersbly IL I'll, 'icini''
% Mr. Boo Peace sod daughter. q Hat
lard .rs tsi,iss irisHds 10 i9sn
The ioarib passed 81 very quietly.
Several sliended the dance u Dsnhy.
Harvey williams and vile 81 Johns
,o.p, Pa. ore visiiing bis mother here
The funeral 81 George Brock v. held
;, hi. late residence Saturday afternoon.
-. NJ. Ghfalh ssd family started Tues
dsy morning for Hartford. Coop.. Tor
visit
The patron. Of The eheese factory 70.
osivsd 81 cents for April milk and rs cents
for May.
Geo. Reed has sold 80. 900 feet Of lum'
Der 10 be used 10 the neg opera house Of
Bennington.
4 good numbcr OF Peru people went
to Londonderry. the fourth. . there Vas
no celebr ,,ion here. Londonderry people
chAIleps ed the neighboring towns 70 tus
Of var contest. Peru accepted the ohal
Iense aud furnished team OF ten which
Was matched by Londonderry. 1t was
good pull but Peru muscle won.
LAspoRovE
Mr. and Mrs NJ A Thompson are visit
ing bis mother aud sister at Wilmington.
Mics Stella futile OF Worcester. Mass,
Archie aud Miss Mabel Davis OF Spring.
field and Walter o Blood Of Chest r are
st NJ d Bates.
Last Saturday. June 25 witnessed a
pleasant family gathering at Jocob
Smiths. il being bis IS birthday, also The
80 anniversary OF the marriage OF Mr. and
Mrs Smith. Three children and six grand
children w,rs present, also the only BROTH
en- aud vile OF Mr.. Smith. Mr. and Mrs
Smith we're presented with handsome
hanging lamp by their children aud grand
children. The ouly thing which msred
the pleasure OF the day was the unsvoids'
BILE absence OF the only son. Milton. The
party was a complete surprise to Mr.
Smith
SUNDERLAND.
The picnic and lawn party at La
throp's grove on July 4 was ssuccess.
About $50 was taken.
Mr.. J. c. Bradley Of Hoosick Falls
will preach 10 Union church on Wednes.
day evening. July IS at 7 80 o'clock.
ARLINGTON
A new grain store has been opened by
Garfield and Co.
Mrs f. H. Coolidge is whiting q sis
ter, at Rochester N Y.
Mrs II L Canfeld is in Milwaukee
Wis, for the summer.
Miss Tina Townsend Of New York, is
visiting at DR. Phillips.
DIR Thompson and Miss Graham OF
New York, we're the guests OF Hon M h
Deming last week.
DIR Arthur @ Norton and family, from
Middletown Springs. visited bis father. M
L Merton last week.
Rev II G Soaring attended the services
at st. Lukes church, Cambridge, n on
Tuesday and Wednesday, Of last week.
The Bennington County Women's
Christian Temperance Union held their
annual convention at Rupert Wednesday
and numerous delegates went from here
A very severe thunder shower visited
this town on Wednesday evening. Two
houses on Water street adjoining lots we're
struck with lightning. Ira M Capaeld's
and Charles Benedict's damaging both
considerably. Several were seriously stun
ned by the shock, to quite 30 uucomforta'
BILE degree. Mr. Benedct's house was the
most Injured. the lightning struck the roof
OF the piszzl and tore of clspboards and
passed along the tin caves trough throw
ing down a water pipe, entered the sitting
room, tore of plsstering and paper or ck'
ed several psnes OF glass near telegraph
machine. Robert Benedict stood looking
ont OF his cham Der window when the bolt
fell. the electric fluid passed unpleasantly
near and gave him . severe shock. Hap.
p,ly. no serious result followed. The
shower was the most severe OF any 10 this
section, in long time.
EAST ARLINGTON.
WIN Field aud q friend ore ct Rev.
Mr.. Fields.
Mrs Harriet Galushs returned home
last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Nathan Case spent Sun
day 10 Sbusban.
Arthur Moore aud Bride OF New York
are al @. A. Safiord's.
Miss Fannie Barney has been 10 BeI ,
nington for few days.
-Anns Douglass OF Ssratogs visited
Mrs. G. J. Andrew. recently
e II Stuart was home from Ashburn.
ham. Mass, over the fourth.
"A good number attended the W, G. I
U. convention at Rupert Wednesday, and
report q good time.
"A number OF our young people asten'
ded the concert OF the Nichols family at
West Arlington Saturday evening.
A picnic for the benefit OF the Catho-
lilo church vas held 10 Killisn's grove. the
fourth. also lawn party at Mrs. Julia
Shepsrd's followed by q hus display OF
| fireworks.
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