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Mrs. A. P. CHILDs and daughter Molly
passed Sunday last, IN Troy, N. Y.
Mrs. p. c. DODGE fires china and Mr..
Dodge fires ChinameR, says the "Saun-
terer' of the Burlington Clipper.
MIR AND MRS. ED. E. HAWKS of North
Adams, Mass, spent Saturday and Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. BREASTED.
THE Rev. Chas. r. Seymour gave a
very interesting discourse Sunday even
ing on "John Winthrop, the first COVER
nor of Massachusetts"
WEATHER PROPHET FOSTER of Missou-
ri says a warm wave will cross the West
crn mountains December 18th and arrive
here about the 22nd. Long may it wave.
On account of the discontnuance of
some of the trains on the Bennington
and Rutland Railway, the trainmen are
now running two weeks on duty, and
one week off.
PRINCIPAL HOWARD of the Brandon
schools and Prof. Colcord of Rutland
spent Monday in our Graded schools.
The special object of their visit was to
study reading as taught here
BEGINNING with Saturday the sun has
set nearly minute later each afternoon,
but he will continue to rise about a min
ute later each morning until the end of
the month. To-day and tomorrow are
the shortest days of the year, there being
but nine hours and three minutes be-
tween sunrise and sunset.
THE fire committee of Burlington has
bought three hose wagons for the paid
department.. Each wagon will carry
whatever number of feet of hose is re-
quired and a "A foot extension ladder, a
u foot roof ladder and Il y foot pompier
ladder The wagons were bought within
the estimate, costing SGS5 piece and the
estimate being 500,
MRS. HARRISON |. NORTON gave a
card party last Thursday afternoon, in
honor of her sister, Miss Elisabeth Nor
ton of New Jersey. The large number
Of ladies present were very handsomely
entertained. Fine prises were won by
Mrs. w. r. Campbell and Miss Chapel.
Mrs. Chas. A. Mcleod of Troy, was one
of the guests.
Col. A. j. MORRISON, Saturday, re-
ceived dispatch that his wife, who is
on her way home from Florida to Troy,
was taken seriously i'll at Jersey City
Mrs. Morrison intended to remain in
Florida, where her husband owns an
orange grove, but decided to return and
join her husband in Toy, N. Y. Col.
Morrison is known by quite number Of
our people.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Postoffice at Bennington, for the
week ending Dec. 18th, 1894: Mrs. L.
NJ. COurlert, Mrs. Misty Knapp, Mrs.
StratOn, Frank Benoit, A. l.. Fisher,
Frank Miner, Martin Williams. These
letters will be sent to the Dead Letter
Office December 3lst, if not delivered be-
fore. In calling for above, please say
advertised" giving date of list.
THE Juvenile Templars of this village,
Molly Stark Temple. No. 50, are to give
an entertainment in Library Hall, Fri
day evening, the Dist. The programme
prepared is good one, and consists of a
number by ten little girls followed by
ten boys, and other exercises, that will
be interesting and pleasant. The little
folks, under the supervision of Mrs.
Frost, have thoroughly prepared them
selves and deserve we'll of the public.
DEPUTY U. S. MARSHAL WooDwoRTH
of Mechanicville, n. Y, has returned
home from Vermont where he went to
take into custody four men supposed to
have committee the burglary at Ticon.
deroga some time ago. The four men
were arrested near Rochester, this State,
Thanksgiving Day after hard fight
Says the Budget: Three of the officers
were shot one of them being the sheriff
of the county in which the arrest was
made. Two of the desperadoes were al
so wounded in the struggle. The Deputy
Marshal wished to bring the prisoners
from Vermont to New York State for
trial, but the Vermont officers refused tc
let them come as they intend to prose
cute them in the Prohibition State for
assault. Deputy Marshal Woodwork
then came home without them.-Troy
Times,