The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-12-02

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Bsalfes, q 60,
Miss l,hsn it 10 loss lot ID. lev days
as,rlas Al TIE MAJ GO House
Ss .rs Ls,as very sooI si1u
scatter EH ssgr sEossh ter slsistias
- C. B.osa ha sscatts good %,
TOO :, TIE roaos Dc /. ,oa, b. Aasutttns
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-Ibs MuG sttseer Library ,est 90
toto ciss,.u9n - bgots O sHufds!
lat ihs Isrsttt Hanbtf that has beet
uarta ls ous Day.
Msabtu Of The saad.y School ar
requested 10 buus asit saudsy then
copies q '5Fiu,ua Sgngs. fer subdsy
bsLols, (ftd oJrer) - they msy be
ueslel for masie Tor the Christmas eIei
eises,
sabsofipti0Js 10 Soldiers Monument
fard the psst vttE, c, K. BactI,n $40.
Afs Dr. Btoun Slu, btiss it addition to
Lct former subscription making 5000 to
dsts, sebd Jour subscriptions. be they
large otsB.ll, 10 4 Q. Ouis. Treasurer
Of The Association,
The Westera Vermont Congregational
Clab meets Al Mi3ilebuy Dec slh.
Among the Speakers will DO Gen. q. o..
Hv.td sod Precedent Booker T. WNh
ias,os. The satlect bfihs oar negro pop
ulalan Tgese speakers have = nslionsI
reputation aud the meeting viii be D.. very
lltercsti oue,
-At.V,ry plsss,ot dinner party N
the village I.st ruurstsy the turkey ~as
served TO platter aud tue tea poured
from teapot ~bich ~tre q part OF the
dtst act Of erooksfy brought to MSnobes
ter over eighty years sso Eli Purdy
bought ~ o seis a, Windsor. VI. one be-
kept Iof lsmIlY use, the other be gave 10
his mother rtevlalsly, they 10 common
With others used poster piates, etc
Rev Mt suarl, 10 bis Thanksgiving
Day fotmou, 10 enumftatinR the thiugs
ws. as community, should be thankful
Tor, very apI r0pflstely spoke OF tie Mark
Sinner Library, our besuhlul cemetery
sid other tLiass which We should not
have bot tor the tho ugl tiul generosity Of
or summer visitors. We notice that =
reocui Vermont pager spoke against sun |
mer visitors Sc den oralzins' and tend |
log 10 create ieelius OF unrest among |
our people. Tho author evidently did
not kuus shat be Vas writing shout.
This oertsiuly, has tot bsen Manchsster's
experience.
-Atlhe rtqnest OF Miss Emily q. Ofms
by. Il Cortlsud n. Y. bis great grand
daughter We have recently searched the
Manchester records 10 relation TO Major
Gideon Ormshy sui and some Interesting
isots. As is we'll known he was frat
ospt.ia aud then msIor OF the forces
ratsed to rtpel the Invasion Of tue British
army during the War Of tue Revolution
He was thorough patriot aud man Of
commanding Influence on that side from
the itsi though many OF his prominent
ntighbors we're Tories snd some Of the
records OF the early votes taken 10 town
meeting show that the latter were in the
majority, THIS state Of things did not
continue long, howeyer,snd the Ormsby
aide me Of victorious and Manchester
rssideu1s performed their foil share In
the var Tor independence. Irom l777 to
ls0l Gideon Ormsby served 80 town
7 years, seIeot m.a years snd
rel rcseptslIye 10 the state conventions
sud Legislature years, bsug often chosen
unanimously. He vas slsns member Of the
Committee OF Safety. snd other important
con mittees 10 raise tr oops aud money 10
psy them, btiag the moTiug spirit 10 the
oanse OF freedom Ne died ia 1904 and
eli the family 400 alter left town and all
trace Of them Loot. Miss Ormshy writes
that biz sob Daniel, her grandfather, died
10 Lebanon. n. y 10 lsi0. and hls wife.
Hsub.h Raymond Ofmsby 10 1916. bu,
che khuss little Of the other members OF
to- family. though there we're = large num
bgt Of descendants, The Probate n cords
.hos that hslot Ormsby's estate iu.ep
totisd ss follows; Personsl $1,000. real
esls,e 10 Manchester SGiG5. 10 Chi,tenden
coaJty s47l0. OF $40. 7G5 in all. OF thi.
smonut $500 Of petsonsI property va
given TO bic wiiow sbd sl.o her dover 10
the resi- ssisle, sod The t+lsnce sent 90
psy bis debts sui paid only 7G cent? 90
tbs dollar, though The ptopaty mus, have
sold los as ouiy S56.i vss ., aipgsd frrm
tue sie,, ouusidtrably lees than the 81
rrsIsaL The suoaut Of the estate -ss
very large iCr lbose tmfs sud be vas
piob.bl, eou,idefed wealthy man =
ttoush be ass really "l.pd poor" hsv,os
laVe.ttd heavily 10 real estste vhicb
nil ht have been seld stsn sdvsuee few {
trhrs later, bad be lived 4 large part OF U
bic c.tstr, ho~tvrr, wtui to bic sors Dan '
lei, J.cob. Gidton I'D Jons,hsn, Who
Sert i' prttcip1I creditors. MAJ. Orms
ty fpt q 60 tie istm hos occupied by
Ihs C.laslds ttpee the rtme Of 'Oam.by .
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