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THE Sewer system was accepted last
evening. Cost, about S27, 900,
THE Rev. J. L. Harrington of Middle
Granville, n. Y, was il town this week.
Mrs. II. w. MARTIN is quite i'll and
las been confined TO her house several
days.
MRS. r. J. CoFFEY is Commissioning
from her late serious attack of pneu-
monia.
MRS. NJ. w. STEWART has returned
from Jisit to her daughter, Mrs. o. Z.
Bennett, of New Jersey.
CHAs. C. BENTON of the firm of Ben
ton & Brothers, Lee. Mass, was in town
for Q short time recently.
MISS STELLA CLARK has been spend
ing few days with friends at Benning-
ton.-North Adams Transcript
B. G. SLADE has bargain sale in pro-
gress. See the bills for particulars. He
is still selling his solid silver thimbles at
20 cents.
THERE will be quite number of our
Methodist young people to go over to
Cambridge, y. Y, next week, Wednes-
day, to witness the nuptials of Carl Hurl-
burt. 1t will be merry party.
MRS. CURTIS WOODWARD remains in
about the same condition as last week.
She appears to be a little brighter but
cannot speak. Her right side is paral-
lied and her ultimate recovery is doubt
full.
THE Board of Health meet next Mon.
day evening, at the Village rooms, at
o'clock, to discuss the question of proper
connections with the sewers, and to for
mulate rules and regulations. The meet
ing is public.
HARRY b. HUTcHINs has been APP
pointed superintendent of sewers at a
salary of $3.50 pei day, with probable
increase to 81. His petition was signed
by nearly all the business men of the
village, and we regard his appointment
as a good one. The Trustees took this
action last Monday evening.
ONE week from tonight at the Opera
house, Manager Tiffany has secured the
fine play, entitled Tuxedo" winch il
something that every one should see. II
comes under the head of a minstrel and
variety. The attraction has the reputa
ton of being the finest on the road of its
kind. Those who wish to spend pleas
ant evening should not fail to attend.
? Ex-Gov. WILLIAM P. DILLINGHAM; OF
Waterbury, who is engaged in the tria
of a case in the County Court here, il
one of the busiest of men. He goes from
here to Hyde Park on court matters ant
thence next week to Bennington, where
he hopes to complete the bearing of the
Bennington Battle Monument AssOcia
ton, being held before him as commits
sioner.- Free Press.
THE Messenger says: The United
States Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has ruled. that town liquor agents arr
held to be liable for special tax as re
tail liquor dealers under the inteTna
revenue law, and must take out the nee
essary revenue stamp for the present
fiscal year. This decision reverses thu
ruling issued several years ago EXEMPT
ing town agents from this tax.
WE notice that large number of con
nectiOns have been made with the sew
ers this week, several gangs of men be
ing engaged in digging the trenches. II
the interest of health we suggest tina
some one in authority see to IL that TIM
proper safeguards against sewer gas ar
put in in each case. The Trustees sboul'
promulgate rules and regulations for thu
superintendent of sewers to enforce
This is altogether too important a mat
ter to be left to the caprice or whim o
pocket book of individuals.