The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-03-25

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also h. feature 81 The program.
The business IN ihA. village 10 lonl
rssnaarie,i BY A. /. Gnyes. both ia
the old firm ef Burton A 90. and To-
hsm.lf, has been sold 10 the Conbina
ton Cash Store Co. Of kailaDd. VI
The stock - nov being inventories
preparatory 10 farming i over 10 ID,
new company. The failing health Of
Mr.. Graves has made this step neccs'
sary The sale WAS effected by II. n.
Shaw Who closed the deal "a three days
from ibe time Of taking the mStier IN
hand.
The funeral Of Mr.. Hiram Chap.
man, Who died al The home OF her
daughter. Mrs. II. l.. Adams on Sun.
day last. MAS held in the Methodist
church Tuesday AT o'clock. Many
were present 10 pay The last tribute Of
respect 10 one who was highly esteem
ed by all who knew her. Mrs. Chap.
man was born ia Ohio nearly 70 year,
age and WAS married 10 Mr.. Chapman
10 1851, Four sons and two daughters
survive her. and the heartfelt sympa.
Thy 81 all Is extended 10 the family in
their bereavement.
MANCHESTER DrruT.
Jos. Provancher was in Rutland
Monday last on buriness.
Another one Of those special reduc-
ton suit sales at Helmets. Nuf sed. AZ
VIII Taylor is firing for Harry
Blanchard on the NJ ID. A @. passen.
ger train.
Misses Edith Bourn and Grace
Sexton spent the day in Rutland Satur.
day.
The scholars OF the Barnumgille
school who have not been absent this
term are Mile and Charlie Taylor.
~ Hon. j. w. Fowler was called to
Springfield. VT. on Monday last TO ad-
just losses on some property that was
destroyed by fire.
George Sexton is getting better
from an attack OF the grip, Judge Full
lerton is trifie better, Charles Garlic.
Ton is better, Grandpa King is well
nigh recovered from his illness, Chas.
jenkins is confined to the house as is
George Willard, +. /. Farnum is able
TO be out after being confined TO the
house two weeks.
On Thursday night last the venera-
BILE VIM. II. Fullerton was stricken
with slight stroke of paralysis which
has made it impossible for him to talk.
His physical strength has not been i'm
paired TO any extent and the whole
trouble seems TO be loss of speech.
He is gradually improving and it is
hoped that he will soon be able to be
about again as has been his custom.
Tons and tons OF nails and wire
fencing for Kendall Hardware Co..
large quantities OF crockery, etc. for
The Blackmer Co., an additional groc.
cry store to go into commission soon.
lots of strangers on our streets, the
painting of Norcross- West 85 horse
power gasolene engine, Ed. Lampson's
new tin shop. rev style extension
piazza going up on Mr.. Parker's resi-.
dence, many workmen enquiring for
boarding places, tenement houses in
demand, building material coming in
from outside, are some OF the evidences
OF prosperity coming to our people.
Now as we grow we shall need more
lawyers, doctors, artisans, milliners, a
church, an electric railway system, sash
and blind factory, blacksmith, shoe
maker. ! was going 10 add some more
schoolmam's. although we have some
nice ones. | will add some more Young
women that would make either good
schoolmam's or good wives, and some
more good ambitious young men, brere
ones mean, as none but the 'brare
deserve the fair" (you see the annec-
tian), and then we can 90 right along
about making our village, not an Eden.
but attractive as We can expect 10 be
on this round earth, and from future
business point of view let US have a
railway connection with the NJ. d. Il g.
that is union depot, so that our Dor.
act, Pawlet and Granville neighbors
may be inspired with that spirit Of rail
road building which was rampant a
few months ago. but which now seems
10 have gone into state OF decline.
The wonderment among some OF us
is, Why and what for do we say
Saint Patrick's Day" and sometimes
ada In the Morning" find history
gives the de6nation that he was an
Apostle OF Ireland" In my biogra.
phical history find this sketch, Pat
rick Saint, apostle and saint Of Ireland,
a native Of Wales, died in
400 or 493. Others say be was native
o. Cornwall, or Scotland, or Brittany.
Little is known Of him, save that he
preached the gospel 10 the Irish in the
fifth century" Some Of our young
people ask why we speak Of wearing
II the green" on st. Patrick's Day."
Ny impression is because of the fact
that Ireland is always green, it never
is so cold there as 10 fully kill all vege-
Iation as ii is with us in our. section OF
The globe. and further that the name
Emerald Isle" is often applied TO Ire
and. There is also tradition that
lsed 10 hear when boy that because
81 st. Patrick's curse. snakes we're for
ever banished from Ireland. And 4
understand that even now there are no
snakes on that island. Saint Patrick
did great work for Ireland in that be
changed almost entirely by his preach
ng and the example Of his life, the re-
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