The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-11-07

ts 'sArstSsst sofil sha Va ei'h NV -
lsl sole ocsppsnu Of ,bs hoass today are ~
ks women: one OF them pss, seventy. sod u
'is other 10 middle liis, ioviusly sod upse
i,hlr esries for tha latter days oi her ne,
DO OF kin.
10 remember when the old town hall. o
d i,laips ibis property, w1 buili. !, b
2. came Of once the center OF the commol
70 lite 81 the villsee oa the The sronn'
81 foOr wss located the village library. To-
d doors OF which have been closei for .
a least tueniy years. 10 the large bal
!, shove .sre siveo, uiltsr altar uinter. Iet
II tlrcs By some Of the beet talent Of thil
, couniry. Nov, the Young Mems Ciob o.
the local II lmsn Ciiholie Charch awe o.
y occasional exhibition Of smsteur theatri
o Gals; or wandering "Uncle Tome" show.
Q sah ih hounds aud "rops,es." delights
/ the villssers. 10 the front room Of The
. sroand door, which vas once the office Of
i the iosn CLERK and The Justice Of the
. peace, stands heavy steel csgc under The
. csre Of the sberid Of The couoiy, Who 10 81
( 90 resident OF the town. Itself both .
G symptom and disease.
! The house opposite the little old ooun
try ion, oncs filled TO oveiG,wins With
; children. is now vacant aud deserted ex
cept during few Summer months.
Passing beyond "the tavern" there Still
stands house, the roof OF which once
covered q family Of more than usual note.
0oe OF the sons became civil engineer.
aud rose to the very top Of bis profession.
Another removed TO Western State,
where he climbed rapidly upward in the
practice OF the Law to most envisble po
sition in the Judiciary. A grandson o: 10
usual brillispcy was for some years the 80
knowledgel leader OF his party 10 the low
or house OF Copgr IS. This property 10
nov owned by en- Irish Catholic and occu
pied by the families Of lish dsy-lsborers.
Oa The corner beyond is the old-time
residence OF one OF the leading attorneys
OF the State. whose word was Law before
nearly every Judiciary OF bis day. and
whose integrity was as unquestioned as
his inhuence was widespread and whole
some. His son became attorney general
Of ole OF the leading Western States. aud
recently died 10 fall possession Of both
reputation and power Not trace OF this
family remains. The house is occupied by
one who at the expiration OF twenty years
residence is still regarded as an alien aud
foreigner. the keeper Of email store
in the village.
Sill farther on stands the house out Of
which went sn . itor OF one Of the mos. in
aaentisl papers OF Connecticut, This prop
erty is closed and abandoned.
Ca the right livs tso mlidnn sisters,
both past middle life. and an old and de !
crepit amt. tole remnants OF . family q
once numerous and ipfuentisl ons broth 8
er Of which has the homer OF havisg con I
ceived and projected the plans for the =
fret bridge across the Mississippi River. 4
Next to them lives the village physician. 4
q worthy man Of middle age. bn., 10 the
opinion OF some OF the old people. not TO !
be mentioned 10 the same breath with his o
predecessor. one Of the most Ingenious p
and successful practitioners Of bis day, Il
combining rare surgical skill with remark p
able powers Of diagnosis and prescription. l
In the old frame building just beyond 81
we're held ell the early town meetings, the II
irst diocesan convention OF the Episcopal IL
Jhurch. and many other notable gather ie
ogs Of notable people. This is occupied o.
BY on Irish section.hsnd u
Oot Of this village and parish and town u
hip have gone men and women who made o.
srge contributions to the welfare Of the "
Of which they became part
I did not hesitsts to speak more plain
,. fearing to make too easy the identifies o'
ion OF this once favored spot. l could
vrite OF men who have been at the very nt
ore OF every profession and In every :.
vslk OF life; men without whom the CONT ''
ent might not have known itssteel bands. '"
be law would hsvs missed much OF its
ieher Interpretation and successful en- :.
orcemeni, the ministry would have los, w.
% little Of its eloquence and administrs ~ !.
i've power, education would have been de :"
rived OF great uplifting forces. great bnsi -
ess enterprises would have fallen short OF "
heir most successful management, the :, -
rmy would have lost some OF its cfil cisl '"
1ster. and the public service would not ~
ave known some oi iis brightest names, W
There are few new hoases and some
ew people. most Of them temporary so ~
burners through only portion OF the =,
ear. The population OF the village has y,
OF increased. and the population OF the ~
,wnsip has even decreased, during the -.
'st halt century, :.
The village was bitterly Tory during me
le Revolution, being loyal to the Estsb
shed Church; wss intensely Federal. 81 h,
y; then as ardsntly Wing; then Republi IT,
10 to the core. To-day. with . large an
'ish Catholic vote. the issue OF sn elec in
on 10 st iesst doub.iol. can recall the IN.
me when the New York Tribune - Gree 1oi
ys Tribune"-wss the only psper re hi
.ived Ut the village postofiice, Nov the bir
yellow ionrosls" bold the palm for circu Oh
tion and influence. Ar,
Tben the village wss connected With the fus
itef wcrid by stage liue only; nov not Obi
s. Than ten passenger trains pass II every l o
'en.J four hours, aud the telegraph and {
% diet nee telephone master time and ege
ace. Then there we're 20 shops Ior fec ti
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