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Bennington Centre,

The young ladies of the Old First
Church are preparing Christmas tree.
Miss Hattie Harwood acts as leader.
The Vocation organ has been exchanged
for another, and again we are indebted
for favOrs to Samuel B. Sanford of Troy,
Miss Jennie Merchant left to-day for
her annual visit at an Aunt's in New
Jersey.
The Bible class of fourteen ladies at
the western part of the parish is resumed,
and the teacher is very much assisted by
Mr.. E. Reads new work on Palestine
and the book we hope will be used in all
of our Sunday schools.
Frederick Robinson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Robinson of New York
City, has been very i'll with pneumonia,
but is convalescent.
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West ARLINGTON.

Harry Moore, wife and child, who have
been at Robert Haskins a week or two,
returned to their home in East Arllug-
ton last week.
Dorr Hobart has been visiting in Ar
lington, recently.
Fred Farnham of Dandy, was in town
a few days since, calling ON his brothers,
Henry and l.. j. Farnham.
Fletcher Hawley and Geo. Staples of
Dandy, were in town few days since.
School in District, No 6, commenced
on Monday with Miss Kate Sherman OF
West Rupert, as teacher.
The sale and supper given by the l.. A.
S. took place as advertised at II. r..
Eaton's hall, last Friday evening, and
was well attended, The ladies wish,
through the columns of your paper, to
thank G. f. Buck for the three tables.
two dining and one square, which he
made and presented to the society, and
which add greatly to the convenience of
serving suppers; also Mr.. Eaton for the
free use of his hall, lights, fuel, ETC.,
which went far toward making the party
a success, both socially and financially.
Nearly $50 was realized.
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Y, M, C, A, Notes.

The gymnasium work has fairly begun.
Men IN the work ready for regular prae-
tlce every Tuesday and Saturday even
ing. Indian club practice commenced
Wednesday night. There will be class
of s or 10 for special work.
A number of business young men have
listened to the appeals of the Director
to try regular gymnasium work for a
month to note the effect which is claim
ed for systematic exercise.
The educational classes have not start
ed owing to the slowness of young men
to hand in their names. The records
show twenty men who intend to take the
prescribed work. There ought to be
forty. The classes will begin in few
days. There is a movement on foot to
get shorthand and mechanical drawing.
Those who want either should apply at
once.
The boys room promises to be an ex-
cellent place for them. Friends inter-
ested in them should lend aid. They
need periodicals, books, and pictures for
ornamenting their room. Those who
have books to loan should let them to
the boys who have committee to take
care of them. Make response to this
call and thereby materially benefit the
youth. Mr.. Rowell will teach telegraphy
to class of boys every Thursday at 4. Is
p. nj.
The meeting Sunday will be at 4
o'clock.
The meeting for boys will occur at
o'clock in their new room.
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North Bennington.

Great attractions at the Baptist church
Monday evening, Dec. oath. A snow
house, and a very interesting Christmas
exercise by the children under the lead
ership of the teachers: Mrs. C, l.. PERCY
Miss Addie LOomis and Miss Myra Phil
lips.
Mrs. A. S. Miner of Binghamton, n.
Y, called to town to attend the funeral
of the late E. L. Norton, returned yes
terday, after short visit with Mrs. II.
T. Cushman.
The accident to Frank Carr at the
State Line paper mill, in which he was
scalded with steam, though quite serious.
it is hoped will not prove as bad as at
first was feared.
II. 1. Spafford, whe has been confined
to the house and to his bed for few
days with rheumatism in his arm and
shoulder, is better, and he feels quite
confident he will conquer the malady
sooner than was at first anticipated.
Misses Susie Mattison, Carrie Huling
and Amy Surdam have come from their
school in Wilbraham, Mass, to spend
the Holiday vacation in their respective
homes. They are warmly welcomed by
their friends here.
Mrs. NJ. G. Huling is again at home,
having visited her daughter, Mrs. Dr.
Carter, in Akron, Ohio, after the Jour
ney to Washington and others of the far
Western States. Uncle Sans domains
are so extensive one can take an inland
trip in one direction, of far greater ex-
tent than to cross the ocean.
Robinson Hall came from Saxton's
River yesterday, where he has been at
school the last term. He went last even
ing to spend the night with his brother,
Deming, at Bennington Centre, so few
only have had chance to see him.
John Snow, who has been in Whining
ton for some time past, in the employ of
the Newton Pulp Company, gives n re-
port of the work going on there, which
seems quite extensive to us less favored
with water power and the products of
the forests. Beside changing the high
way for a mile or more, and moving the
old Fox Hotel for a long distance, to
make room for the overflow wing the coun-
try by dam across the Deerfeld river,
a building 100 feet by so, three stories
high, and another two stories, covering
about the same area, they are still build
ing and employing help for this purpose,
1t must be the firm have confidence that
the next Congress and the next Republi-
can Administration will make it pOssi-
BILE for business to be carried on salts
factorially.
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The Proposed cleveland Museum

InS TTOpOSSu SlSN0ldnu museum
In our Tuesdays issue we gave the
New York Press's version of the possible
Christmas at the White House, but here
follows a proposal that "caps the eli
maxi:
A committe has been formed in Lon
don to purchase Carlyle's house in Chel-
sea, repair it, fit it up as a Carlyle mu-
scum and establish it as a memorial,
This suggests the idea of a Cleveland
memorial. If Carlyle can be thus honor
ed in England, surely the great and good
ana consecrated Grover Cleveland should
have similar honor paid to him in this
land of his temporary residence. The
house where Mr.. Cleveland lived in Buff
falo could be purchased and fitted up as
memorial to the,Man- Afraid to Go.Out-
Alone. Such a Cleveland museum is
needed, and it could easily be filled with
relics of the Consecrated One. Here
could be put on exhibition the uniform
that Mr.. Cleveland's substitute wore
during the war and the gun he carried,
and over them a picture showing the
substitute dying from want in country
poorhouse. In one corner would stand
Mr.. Cleveland's favorite fishing pole-the
one that he used to go fishing with when
he refused to review parade of Union
veterans on DecOra' ion dey.
In another part of the house could be
shown the chair in which Mr. Cleveland
sat when he first thought of appointing
Gresham as Secretary of State, and the
pen with which he did not sign the Dem
Ocratic Tariff bill. There would be a
picture of him in his Sheriffs uniform
and one showing him lodging into the
White House while the soldierin the SEN
try box stood guard. Behind thick
tireproof glass frame could be exhibited
his opinion of Mr. Hill and on the table
would lie dogeared copy of his favorite
encyclopedia. In large case could be
seen such valuable mementos as diary
of the hog Island trip, list of the sup
plies which were put on board the Violet
upon his last fishing excursion, an auto
graph letter of thanks from Queen Lii.
written with missionary's wishbone,
and statement in Mr.. Cleveland's own
handwriting of how he came to know of
the existence of Hoke Smith; the certifi-
cate showing that Mr.. Cleveland is
trustee of the Buzzard's Bay Land Com
pany, and side by side, two of his checks
--one for $4,000, given to aid his own
election; the other for 5000, given to aid
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Henry Clews has written to Chairman

Henry Clews has written to Chairman
Springer a letter urging the retention of
the present bond basis for national bank
circulation with the right to issue notes
to the par value of deposited bonds. He
urges the issue from time to time of
$500, 100000 of gold per cent. bonds, of
which $3.50, 100000 are to be sold 10y pop
ular subscription, in order to meet the
needs of the treasury. The remaining
Sl50,O0O,0OO he would use to redeem the
Sherman treasury notes ut the rate of 81
10000 a month, beginning July lst, 1895.
The Bland silver notes he would redeem
and cancel in blocks of $1,000 to $4,000,
at the rate of $2,OOO,OOO month, in bar
silver at its market price afte Jan. lst,
1896. He would exchange per cent.
gold bonds for outstanding As and js at a
premium on the latter equivalent to 3
per cent. He thinks that United States
bonds, being all of one grade, would be
accepted all over the world as an equiva-
lent of gold. The adoption of these sug
gestions, he says, would turn the tide of
gold to this country. This proposed is
quite contrast from the bill of ruin re-
ported by the Democracy to the House.
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In recent issue we noted decision
of the Vermont Supreme Court relative
to the duties of the treasurers of the old
school districts. The school law of 1892,
establishing the town system of schools
provided, by section 2, No. 90, that 1.-THE
several towns shall take charge of the
school houses and property belonging
thereto" 1t was claimed by many
school districts that the school proper
ty'' did not include money and uncOl-
lected taxes; and in the administration
of the law after April 1st, 1893, when the
law took effect, some districts divided
their surplus funds among the taxpayers.
Others paid it to their town treasurers;
while many did neither but retained the
funds, awaiting judicial decision. Well
informed persons estimate the number of
school districts which have retained
their surplus funds or returned them to
the taxpayers at not less than eight hun
dred. The subject of the proper dispO-
sition of these moneys has been under
earnest and sometimes heated discussion
in many towns for more than a year and
a half and the public can rot fail to be
interested, in the opinion of the Supreme
Court which has now been published in
full. Our readers will recall that the
leading papers of our State maintained
from the start that all the property of
the districts, including money on hand
and uncollected taxes, belonged to the
town, concurring in this view with many
of the most intelligent friends of educa-
tion in the State. The Supreme Court
unanimously sustalns this view, as
legal proposition, and the equities of the
case and the public interest will alike be
observed by the decision. The money
was raised and the taxes laid for school
purposes alone. The districts, which
were once the trustees of the funds,
have ceased to be such. They exist
simply to close up their business. The
towns take their places as trustees, and
the funds and other property in the pos
session of each district when the law
took effect, or since acquired by it, must
he handed over to the town. This is the
gist of the decision, and those who paid
over to the town treasurer are all
right, those who held their funds will
now pay it, while those who sequestered
the funds will now have to hustle. indeed
it is probable they will be obliged to pay
the amounts out of their own pockets as
a reward for "SmartneSSb
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Books at the Banner Stationery Store,
BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS !
FOR TIE HOLIDAYS.

Among the new publications just from
The press, received this week at the Ban
ner Stationery Store, are:
Rider Haggard's "People of the MIST,
Rose Carey's "The Old. Old Story"
Mrs. Humphry Wards ''Marcella:~ s.
Barring Gould's kitty Alone:" Mrs.
Burton Harrisons "a Bachelor Maid -
CHARLES Egbert Craddock's "His Vanish
ng STAR" Mrs. Elephants "A House in
Bloomsbury" Margaret Deland's phil.
and His Wife," Mary Haleck Foote'S S
Occur D'Alene;' Captain Charles
Kings "Under Fire." Anthony Hope's
The Prisoner of Zeuda;" and Others.
large variety of standard works of fic-
ion, history and poetry, in cheap and
Expensive bindings. Juvenile books.
elect now. Banner Stationery Store.
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If Your Time is Limited
Please Omit Reading the Following
as 1t is only Facts which
you Already Know,

Cole adVeses facts of all embellishments when he
says he has received and placed exhibition his Christmas
line Of tles silk handkerChies plush caps muers and Jew
ey he does not try to give you the idea that he purchased all
there was in New York
is enough to LET you know that his Christmas goods
here; for say his stock is large and assortment most
complete is to tell you fact which you already know you
have visited his fine store the Opera House Block Bennington
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rendered on the evening of Decembe
2Sth, at Grange Hall. The patronage of
the public is solcitated by all concern
ed. Every thing is being done to make
1t entertaining.
There was quite large gathering of
friends at SeymOre Galusha's, last FRI
day evening. They passed the evening
into the wee sma' hours" dancing.
Refreshments were served.
Mrs. Kate Fullgraff will leave town ON
Friday morning to spend the Holidays
with friends in Hudson, n. Y, and
Great Darlington, Mass.
-, Dr. Rogan's practice is gradually on
the increase.
Reports are circulated in town that DR..
Dean of ReadsbOTo, is to move to this
village and has rented L. W. Coles
house, recently vacated by Mrs. Bruce,
Three doctors in small village like this
reminds one of an old saying: "Busi-
ness oyerdone, two peddlars on one
cart
The Eagle Square Company's works
are not running up to Wednesday night
of this week. Men are seeking for work
here and there. There are already ten
or twelve empty tenements and pros
poets OF more vacancies. Men cannot
live or feed their families on anticipa-
ton.
Ed. Way of Manchester, was in town
over Sunday.
There are quite good number of our
people out of health; none dangerously
i'll, however.
There is no snow here, and the wealth
er is remarkably mild for a Vermont
winter.
Miss Nettie Hawkins is expected home
from the Oswego Normal school to
spend the Holiday vacation.
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Mrs. Daley. f c. Bennett DIR Daley. Quartette-
Miss Sullivan, Mrs. Daley, &c Bennett, c. IL
Bennett. Violin solo - Geo, DOnnelly
ChorLs.
NlCuO ''....s....s.. II. Farmer
Solo-Mss Sullivan. Quartette and chorus
Offertory-Adeste Fidees. .............. Novelic
Solo-Miss Foley. Miss Sullivan, Mrs. Daley
f G. Bennett, Z. H. Bennett. Choir
odnCluS .......'.''.' ........ ....'.'. -bOnOu0
Solo-E c. Bennett. Violin obligato-Mr.
Donnelly. Choir.
Benedictus ..................... ....... .Gonoud
Solo-Nliss Foley Chorus
AeuuS Dcl. ....,........ drIner
Duett and solos-MiSs Sullivan, Mrs Daley
NVnl NTtdIpI IL. NllllarQ
Solos. duett and quartettc-Miss Sullivan,
Mrs. Daley, f. c. Bennett G. IL. Bennett
Sermon
Hymn-"Jesus shall reign where'er the sun ,"
Choir.
Th music will be repeatsd at the High Mass at
10 o'clock Christmas morning
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ST. FRANcIs DE SALES.

At the Midnight Mass, Christmas Eve,
in ST. Francis de Sales church, the musi-
cal programme will exceed in excellence
any ever before attempted by the choir
The Kyrie composed for the choir by
Charles Il. Bennett, is new one, and the
Sanctus and Benedictus are from
GonOud's celebrated st. Cecilia Mass
The choir, which consists of 30
voices, will be assisted by Messrs.
E. G. Bennett, Jas. Wood, DR.. E. B.
Daley, j. II. Donnelly, also, Geo. Don
nelly will play the beautiful violin solo
of the Gloria and the obligato solos in
the Sanctus. The programme has been
arranged and the music will be di-
rected by the former organist and choir
leader, Charles II. Bennett. The musl-
cal service will be commenced promptly
at a quarter of twelve. The following is
the musical order:
Voluntary-O -Offertoire de Cecilia ..... Batiste
Chas. IL. Bennett.
Hymn-"Holy Night" choir......... .Barnby
Carol-''C 'CsntAt de Noel" Mrs. +. Daley Adam
hyrle EleSlOn. ...,........ .Chas. ii. Bennett
Solo, L. C. Bennett. Choir.
Quartette-Niss Foley, Mrs. Ward. Messrs.
P. II. Kelley and Ward. Solos-Miss Hurley,
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South ShaftsburY.

The schools will be closed here to-day
for the Holiday vacation.
The cantata of "The Seasons" will be
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the Charleston earthquake sufferers.
Such q museum, with cuckoo birds
singing in the windows and attendants
in English uniform, would be deserved
honor to our Consecrated One.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-05-11
An English Papers Lie.

London, May 1.-THE following
extraordinary paragraph is pub.
lished in the daily paper called the
Morning GLOW the following
story has escaped the various news
agencies is not to be explained. For
sheer malignity and depth of fiend-
ishness it surely has never been
surpassed. In an American town
the occupier of house was unable
to pay his rent, and resented the
attempt of the landlord to collect it..
In revenge, the house owner took
the opportunity when the father of
the family was absent to lock the
wife and children in an upper room
and then deliberately set fire to the
premises. Before the magistrate he
admitted his guilt and was detained
pending an inquiry into his sanity"
This story is going the rounds OF
the provincial press, credited to the
Morning, and in many cases with
caption, ga Fiendish Landlords
Exploit"
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-05-11
Charges Well Founded.

Elmira, N. Y, May 1.-THE
commission appointed by Governor
Flower to enquire into the admins
tration of affairs at the Elmira Re-
formatory assembled here today.
A month ago the state board of
charities, after a prolonged investi'
CATION, decided that the charges of
atrocious cruelty preferred against
Superintendent Brockway were
we'll founded, and it was expected
that he would be Immediately re-
moved from office. Instead of THE,
however, Gov. Flower decided to
appoint special commission, and
nf which Judge Learned of Albany,
has been selected as chairman.
Meanwhile BrocEway has been re.
lieved from duty, and James d.
Rathbone, one Of the managers,
has been acting as temporary gu
perintendent. A large number of
witnesses, ex prisoners and others,
are to be examined and the investi
cation will occupy several weeks,
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-05-11
An Aged Incorrlgible.

London, May lin the Clerk
enwell police court today Jane Cake
Bread, 20 years'of age and of aris-
tocratic birth, was arraigued before
Magistrate Lathom on a charge of
drunkenness. Testimony was ad.
duced that this was her 269th ar
raignment on similar charge, and
that in every case she had been sen.
fenced to term of imprisonment
ranging from one to two weeks.
She was again convicted and SEN
fenced to months imprisonment
without hard labor. She was so
impressed with the latter portion of
the sentence that on leaving the
dock she promised to set up bottle
of champagne to the magistrate
upon being released.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-05-11
Interesting Figures.

London, May Some extraor
binary figures of interest to trades
unionists the world over were sub.
mitted at the meeting at Manchester
today of the board of delegates of
the Amalgamated Society of Gar.
penters and Joiners, one of the
strongest class s,trade unions in the
world. The thirty foarth annual
report submitted by General Score.
tary Fred Chandler, said that the
membership amounted to Al, 900.
The income for the year was $500.
coo, and the expenditure trife un.
der half million. The cash bal.
ance in the treasury was 1870, 900.
The organization had paid out dur.
ing the year 100000 to unem.
ployed members, $l4O,O to sick
members, 1000 for funeral ex.
penses of members, and $50, 600 on
account of strikes and lockouts.
Out of separate fund the organiza
ton had paid 40, 900 to sup eran
uated members. Since the organi
cation of the society it had expended
in benefits $4,000, 900. The Board
adopted an address to the member
ship in which it says among Other
things, GA kind word, a consider
ate action, costs but little, but i,
tends to smooth the rugged path
way of life, and will follow as g
natural sequence, if we only en-
deavor to cultivate in our breasts 5
feeling of kindly regard for GU
brethren. AS we learned to respec
ourselves, so will employ ers and thu
public generally repect a societ,
with funds and property amounting
to over $4,000 (s4oo, ooO)
Above all let there be no division
in our ranks, but let each strive t
accomplish the objects which GU
society is designed TO promote.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-05-11
Refused the Reduction

London, May l1.-Postmaster
General Arnold Morley has refused
to comply with the request pre-.
scented by deputation that recently
waited upon him that the hours of
the employees of the General Gov.
eminent telegraph office be reduced
from twelve to eight, and that the
unsanitary condition in the opera
ting and other rooms be immediately
remedied. As result mass meet.
ing of trade unionists in Hyde Park
to denouuce the postmaster general
is to be held at an early date.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-05-11
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Mano

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! LINE or SO he did not have the rben-
~ ne did, he swore occasionally
s,,', Ito" can be truly good who swears
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Hd,c ap' 10 30 hand In hand. Painful
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me- - h'er and bowels when inactive
kct as.ep and appetite A yerv quiet
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