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at Manchester Centre, September 18th,
18th and 18th.
JOHN A. KELLY of Troy, N. Y, visited
over Sunday in town with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Kelly.
Mrs. T. j. MALONE and two children,
and Mrs. McGrath of Troy, N. Y, are
visiting Mrs. VIM. Roche.
THE inspection of the fire department,
is Saturday, September 18th, instead of
18th, as announced, Tuesday
QUITE a number of old veterans visited
the Cambridge fair, Wednesday, and
heard General Howard speak.
MISS E. JOSEPHINE MOORE has been
entertaining one of her college friends,
Miss Edith Bidwell, of Greenbush
Heights, N. Y.
MRS. ALoNzo RAND of Bennington
Centre died Monday of paralysis, aged
sixty-two years. The deceased was Mr..
Rands fifth wife.
In conversation with friend Tuesday,
Senator Edmunds said that just 40 years
that day he was elected to represent Bur
lington in the Legislature for the first
time.
JESSE BARNEY, a graduate of our
1lSu bCuOOl, ldbU AOAb
this morning for Auburn, N. y, to take
a course of one year in the High school
there.
JUDGE J. V. CARNEY leaves tomorrow
for we'll earned vacation of ten days
among relatives 'down East" The Pro-
bate office will remain open during his
absence.
THERE will be a special cOmmunica-
ton of Mt. Anthony Lodge, F. q A. NJ,
to confer the Third degree on two candi-
dates, next Tuesday evening, September
18th, at 7.3o p. m.
THE majority given Fl. S. Bingham
Tuesday, was almost one hundred larger
than any ever given at previous cleo
ton, the nearest approach to it being
pa given more than twenty years ago.
MISS FLORENCE, daughter of James
D. Wilson, rising man in Northern
Vermont and member of the last legis-
lature, has come here to live with her
aunt, Mrs. F. W. Goodell, and is attend
ing the Graded school.
WE are publishing a number Of arti-
Giles on the high license and local option
questions, and our columns are open to
the other side of the house. Present
your arguments, gentlemen, only in dis
cussion is the truth evolved.
COMRADES ALBERT Downs and Mart
Morgan will leave, Saturday, for Pitts
burg to attend thu, Annual National En-
campment, G. A. r. They will go by
Harrisburg. They expect to be gone
about week.
GEO. II. KEHoE died at the Soldiers
Home hospital, Tuesday, aged 81 years.
He served during the war in the 9th
Massachusetts,, and was also in the en-
gineer corps. He was admitted to the
hospital from Montpelier May Sth, 1894.
His was death No. 45.
THERE was but comparatively little in
toxication seen upon the streets Tues
day. Only one man was seen in the hall
during the day that was under the intlu-
ence of liquor and he was not bad. Not
an arrest was made, neither was there
any occasion for any.
THE ladies of the Baptist church will
hold an entertainment at the parsonage
on Friday, September 18th, with table
for the sale of both useful and fancy ar
ticles. A supper will be served in the
evening. Further notice with full par
ticulars will be given in the next issue.
DIR. c. S. PERRY, Tyler D. GoOdell and
Will Howe of ReadsboTo, were in town
Wednesday evening and returned yes
terday. They were three of the work
ers' who helped roll up the Readsboro
majority of &C, and carried the town for
Republican representative in the face of
a three cornered fight.
JOHN EVANS has bought a part of the
John Reeves property on North street,
and will remove thereto soon. He will
occupy the tenement over his store, and
refit up the lower part for tirst-class
shoe store and news room. Evans shoes
and prices are well known-just exam
inc that new invoice of seasonable goods,
at the new scale of prices.
WILLIAM j. WATSON, brakeman on
Conductor Wickham's train, between here
and North Bennington, was married,
Tuesday, to Marion E. Sibley, daughter
of the late Charles Sibley, for many years
an engineer on the Bennington and Rut-
land railroad. The ceremony was per-
formed in Troy, N. Y, by Rev. Fl. G.
Kinds. The bridal party will he absent
about two weeks on their wedding trip.
THE BANNER recently told of the re-
ceipt by Mrs. Culliton of Gage street of a
pitcher, salver and cup sent her by the
Sylvia Hook and Ladder company of
Greenwich, for her hospitable treatment
of the company while attending the recent
fireman's tournament in Bennington.
The Sylvias have just received from the
lady and her husband supply of cigars
in reciprocation.
CONSTABLE GODFREY and Officer John
Nash visited the place of John Kirby on
North street, Thursday morning, and
confscated two jugs and two bottles of
liquor. They also visited VIM. Welch's
billiard saloon on River street and seized
barrel of ale. They also called at the
place of D. j, Pratt on Main street and
at James Griffin's on North street, but
these places were both closed, the people
being at the Cambridge fair. Promises
are going to be kept.
On Monday afternoon, Molly Stark
Temple, No. SO, of Juvenile Templars,
was organized in l. o. G.. T. hail. with
"a charter members, by Mrs. Eliza F.
Cutting, S. j. T. Chas. Austin is chief
templar, and the young people are quite
enthusiastic over their total abstinence
organization. The ritual is adapted to
children and we have often wondered
why a temple had not been established
here. The meetings are to be held
Thursdays, following the close of school
weekly.
On Friday, August 31st, Miss Rose
Roche of this village, took the habit of
the "Order of Sisters of Mercy" at st.