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

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ssi tt,isiofy lac. Tti tonss res Oh
ts,s the family Of . say lsbcrrf who wofl
os the Isslrosd seeiloa ever SHEA b
nsigtbor opposite 10 ,hs boss. :"
When Hfsi Knes tbs osri talldins 0
,ae lsis, II sas oecaFn ny . youns Ne
Ea.iaaa coaple, tee hssb.nd then uor
Ing 10 The old miil. slnes that tint
tired q the nsnowness oi ibe village III
aaa tttlIns uoder tbs rhsnsea cond
tions oi ,hs. life, iais family bss ftmovsi
10 Westsrn Slate, wtsfe both i.lhsr sr,
(SoE) s,ns aud sens 10 isv are impurisp,
10 a Haeniisl men Tbis house. nov in = q
lsplisied coudili,u, 10 1ow occupied b.
% Irish family.
The next dwelling u siill quite impo
ing. II is tso toll stories. With 80 ui
usntlly large bali story shove. and ih,
ground plsn is ample Ia the extreme. L
Is 10 good repair. and thsss IL even 80 ali
OF prosperity sbout H. A lesdirg phys
Gao aud Surgeon Of : Western State comes
bsek cccA'ionslIy to ieAs al this a. biz
mothers old home. oie Of .be merchsui
pri ces Of The metropolis brings bis vile
here Of times TO recall the days Of her
childhood. And sn influential member Of
the Legislature Of New Yorkscounis these
as brother aud sister. The property is st
present occupied by those OF New Ene
land stock; bat heeitste TO chronicle the
change that has taken place 10 the quality
OF the strain. II is enough TO ssy that
there is no possible prospect OF any such
future for this 'amily and its descendants
as there was for the old.
just beyond, on the right, ia the old
home Of man who perhaps NJ ade as deep
and lasting 30 impression upon the State
and upon i,s fortunes ss any other one
man 10 all its history. This honse 10 occu
pied iodsy by the vile Of the last OF bis
hin = herself on The verge Of insanity, liv
ing alone, a most pitiful object, exciting
both the anxiety and the sympathy OF the
leie hborhool
Ga the left, again. 10 Q small story and
l-hslf cottage the history Of which and OF
ts people know ell too we'll. One son
vent into the West. where be is now high
o tffcisl position on one oi'the grest
always, boldins The confidence CT the en-
ire corporation. A grandson. q uuiversi
J man and specially prepared for his
'oik, is a drau8 8htmsn and designer 10
ne OF Tho great slipyards OF this country.
he secobd son is an expert workmvn and
uccessIol building contractor This
ouse IL nov occupied by feeble girl,
airing for an invalid mother. the father
sying recently died OF soi,ening OF the
rsin; aud younger son - grandson OF
be OLD stock has last been placed 10 the
tate insane asylum.
In the midst OF beautiful lawn, shel
cred by magnificent trees. stands one Of
lott attractive cottages In the villsge.
be owner. 10 on earlier day, WIS the cen
,r parish warden, - large.brained. earnest,
,oughtinl. generous man. Ha died some
ears ago. His vile survived him bat o I
W months. Their only child is on hon
It. upright, unsuccessful. helpless sort
fellow. largely dependent upon bis
Ife's exertions for bis own maintenance.
bis house is closed. except ss it is rented q
ming the summer TO people from an I'D q
lining city.
The next house tells the same story Of
large family, now scattered TO the iour D
inds; the resi- lence unoccupied, except {
lring the three sumner months. 4
At the next corner, near what the villsg b
8 call "the fork OF the roads," is q large
sidence. once occupied by the village q
uire and bis family. The squire ives |,
'e OF those rare men who only lack op o
'rtunity to be truly great and renowned. 4
3 was the patron saint Of the village, = Il
ough not much OF saint after sll, the ii
acted counselor Of sll who needed cd v
De, the one man OF large financial re Il
nrces, aud the o1e man OF the comm uni y
who was undertaking various enterpris q
on some ebst large scale. Had be Il
led 10 the days oi the telegraph and the b
ephone and OF el ctticity, be would Il
We been capitalist Of success sad pow n
aud 10 oil probability statesman OF ii
te and irhaence. None OF bis family D
W remsirs except the aged widow OF ono n
the sons and widow Of grandson, II
10 occssioeslly comes up from the city q,
short .tay during the SIMMER. In Ia
zee Of the old squire and his family is b,
D young widow OF . member Of one OF
, lesser families OF the village. who =,
intsins herself and hsr daughters by op il
lns this house during the summer 10 .,
ople OF the adjoining cities. n,
Across the the village street stands one To
the largest and finest residences again i.
serted, except during the summer
,ntbs.
)a the right. next to the olditime grave u.
%, Il the village church. / we'll temem =
! when both floor aud galleries were sl
10 ct least reasonably we'll oiled. and :.
ne,imes we're crowded. Possibly thirty =.
thirty. fse people gather there for =.
rship, from Sunday TO Sunday, ct pres i,
!. 0i the one leading family 10 which
srence hss slresdy been made, there =.
! tins when thirteen distinct house
de we're represented 10 these pews
y there are isst two persons Of THE
ne who are kncwn upon the parish ~
! lee
opposite the chnrch stands the one-time "
idsrce Of = dislirs Bisbed asyer. 10 'o'
n yesrs II hss been owed and occupied sp