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house in the Bingham district, lately va
Gated by e. A. Rice.
THE eighth annual ball of the Tiffany
Hose Company is advertised to be held
Wednesday evening, November 2Sth.
This will be no less an affair than for
merly, and the Committee intend it shall
excel all former socials of its kind.
DURING this year there have been
thirteen deaths in st. Peters parish, ten
of them having occurred since Easter.
The Rector will give commorative
mention of the faithful departed at the
Holy Communion, Thursday, "All Saints
Day"
THE Right Rev. Bishop DeGoesbriand
will celebrate his 41st year in the episcO-
pate to-day. He pontificated at $50
this morning on st. Peters altar.
Although now in advanced years he still
enjoys the best of health and is able to
perform his episcopal duties.
THERE is to be meeting of the Judges
of Probate of the State, at Montpelier,
November Sth. This meeting is pro-
posed for the purpose of consultation in
regard to many matters that should be
harmonized in the statutes, and no doubt
that in counsel there is wisdom. Judge
Carney of this town will attend.
IT is reported that Capt. F. B. Mud
gett, who recently resigned the command
of Company +, Vermont National Guard
of Barre, will be appointed to the posi-
ton, Provost Marshal on the staff of Gen
eral Estey. commanding the brigade.
This position was made vacant by the
promotion of Major Cotfey to aide on the
staff of Governor Woodbury..
THE Troy Telegram of this morning
had the following: "Rev. George L.
Richardson, rector of st. Peters church,
Bennington, will be married Wednesday
evening, November It'll, to Miss Grace
Belcher of this city. The ceremony will
take place at the home of the BRIDES
mother, Mrs. A. N. Belcher, in Seventh
street."
THE Eagle Bridge Weekly World of
Monday had the following: 1.-THE idea
of building an electric road to Troy via
Hoosick and the Stone road, which is
being agitated by lie Grand Tibbits and
local capital, is receiving strong support
in both Bennington and Hoosick and the
road will without doubt become an ac-
complished fact in the near future"
THERE was a lively game of foot ball
in Rutland, Saturday, between the eleven
from the Burr and Burton Seminary and
the high school eleven of Rutland. The
visitors won the game but the decision
was protested by the losers, it being
claimed that time was called before the
limit had expired. The Burr and Bur
ton play the local Y. NJ. G. A, Saturday,
The project of making the 10th of Au-
gust legal holiday in the State, appears
to be favorably received in all sections.
Quite number of the Legislators that
were here Friday were spoken to in re-
gard to it, and all expressed themselves
as favorable to it. Formal action by the
G.. A. r. posts and others have been TAX
en- all over the State and forwarded to
the Legislature.
THE Good Templars elected the fol-
lowing officers last Friday evening: Fred
FERGUSON, chief templar; Miss May
Hewett, vice templar; Geo. A. Wattles,
secretary; NJ. B. Morgan, financial secre
tary; Miss Eliza A. Puffer, treasurer;
D. D. Atwood, chaplain; Frank Smith,
marshal; Miss Carrie Packard, guard;
B. F. Smith, sentinel. The installation
will occur Friday evening.
ONE of the industrial concerns which
is eagerly awaiting the results of the
election is the Bethlehem Iron Company
of Pennsylvania. A number of Benning-
ton county people are interested either
as employees or otherwise. This plant is
an armOr-making works which cost &c.
100000 and will be worthless unless the
work for which it was intended is car
ried right on. Its present contracts are
almost completed.
THE John P. Harwood farm has
passed into the hands of A. f. Rice, and
Mr.. Rice has moved thereon. This is
one of the best farmes in town, and this
probably secures for Bennington one of
its finest young men. We are glad that
Mr. Rice has settled down to live here
instead of going West. Our readers re-
call that Mr. Harwood started recently
for his new home in California.
THE coming society event is the an
noupcement of the intended marriage of
Ruth Dunning Clark, daughter of the
late Rev. DR.. f. w. Clark, to Lieuten-
ant Commander Wells Latin Fields, U.
S. Navy, now attached to the school ship
st. Mary. The ceremony is announced
to take place in the Old First Church at
the Centre, Thursday, November Sth, at
p. m. The prospective bride is niece
of the late Horace Clark of New York,
the well-known railroad official.
SENATOR l. E. GIBSON and Represent
alive H. S. Bingham, warriors connect
ed with Mohegan Tribe, No. 6 1. o. r.
NJ, gave complimentary clam steam to
the warriors and few invited guests in
the tribes wigwam, Saturday evening.
Several members of the Legislature, who
were passing the adjournment here, were
present. The gathering was a pleasant
one and it was at late hour when the
warriors filed slowly out of their wig
wan and followed the trail home.
WILLIAM S. PLUMB, formerly well
known here, has recently spent a few
days with his brother Theron Plumb.
Mr.. Plumb is now a resident of Cory,
Pa, where he is the editor and proprie-
tor of Bath, daily and weekly paper.
He learned his trade in this town. He
left here about thirty years ago. For a
while he was located in Watertown, n.
Y, where he published a paper. He has
been in Cory quite number of years,
and has got to be quite well known as an
editor and politician.
PROF. CHAs. S. DAVIS has been
brought forward by his friends as a can.
didate for the State Superintendent OF
Education. The election takes place in
the Legislature tomorrow, and Prof.
Davis has, not only his own county, in
both Senate and House, but enough OF