Manchester

Manchester, Dec. 14. - A wedding on thia week's programme. -A Mr. Rawson, an oíd resident of Bridgewater, was buried yesterday. - Mrs. E.IT. Ilunt of Jackson, was in town a few days last week visiting relatives. - Miss Lousie Gage, daughter of Jas. Gage, is very low wiüi that fatal disease, consumption. - Dr. AV. II. Bessac who.for the past three weeks has been very dangerously ill, is recovering slowly. - Valley D. Crafts, traveling agent for a Detroit flrni is at home to remain until after the holidays. - Bert Conklin president, and Mattie Vreeland poet of the class of '81 , have concluded not to gradúate this year. - Quite a number of Manchesters young people expect to attend the masqnerade hop at Clinton Thursday evening. - jSTot long since a yonng gentleman from the country came into town and drew a lady friend half a mile on a hand-sled to make an evening cali. - Judging from the amount and variety of holiday goods displayed in shop Windows, a good many pocket-books are snpposed to have a "silver lining.' We hope old "Santa" will not forget to mi all the little stockings Ifangina: by the chimney near; Kever mind if "times are hard" Christmas comes but once a year. Trance.