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G. N. EsrABRooK is visiting friends
in Manchester Centre
Mrs. FRANK II. EsTABRooK is visit
ing at her home in Montpelier.
MRS. R. o. GOLDSMITH has been
spending the week in Rutland.
MRS. G. E. JOHNSON of Claremont, N.
H.. is visiting Mrs. Hattie Bradford.
A NICE mess of peas from the garden
of VIM. r. Graves, Tuesday, graced our
table on the 10th.
E. j. AMOR, who is known to some of
our people, has been the guest OF James
Habberley this week.
A. j. COOPER and wife, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Kirk Mears, have been passing the
week in New York City.
ELMER AYREs is in attendance at the
bicycle meet, to be held in Rome, N.
Y, to-day, and will compete in several
Of the races.
Mrs. ANNIE S. HAWKS arrived in Ben
nington last Saturday, from Brooklyn,
n. Y, where she has been spending the
last three months.
MAJ. A. B. VALENTINE attended the
meeting of the Society of the Army of
the Potomac held in Concord, N. H.,
Wednesday and Thursday.
MRS. LOUIS r. WHITNEY of Albany,
n. Y, has been in town during Com
mencement week. She was formerly
teacher in our Graded schools.
THE two subjects to be treated next
Sunday by the pastor of the Second Con
eregational church are: "God finding
MAN. and ga man finding his place."
THE Uncle Toms Cabin Company"
billed here for the Goth, is attracting
crowds in the towns sup North - where
the show has been during the past week.
1t promises to be a good thing.
UNTIL further notice, all Sunday meet
ings of the Y. M. G. A., will be held at
the Soldiers Home. This notice applies
10 the boys as we'll as the mems meet
ings.
II. W. PUTNAM has decided to put the
house, now occupied by the Putnam
Hose Company, in as good shape as those
occupied by the other companies. Spec
ifcations have been prepared and the
work will be begun at once.
PROF. BANKER, of the Troy Confer
ence Academy, will preach in the Metho-
dist church next Sunday. The pastor,
Rev. Mr.. Mclaughlin, is on the gain,
from his recent severe attack OF la
Grippe. P<or Mclaughlin had la
Grippe a while ago, and really never
took time to recOver-hence the second
attack.
FOLLOWING his sentence, Wednesday
evening, counsel for Charles Rufus
Young, filed a bill of exceptions and
asked for hearing before the Supreme
Court for the granting of new trial.
This was granted and the hearing will be
before the Supreme Court in October.
In the meantime Young has been
brought here and will be confined in The
County jail until the Supreme Court
gives a decision.
Ar the Bomoseeu Park races, Tuesday
the bay mare, Trill, entered by Frank
Burgess took third money. In the free
for all class trotters and PAGERS Wednes-
day, Frank Burgess won second money.
The first heat was the fastest ever trotted
on the track, and the fastest ever trotted
on half mile track in the State. 1t was
made by James Ordway in 2:17. In the
2:30 class Jennie G. entered by Mr.. Bur-
CESS was distanced the first heat.
THE Camp Comfort Little Pond hotel
is now open and Mrs. Trenor Harbour is
the landlady this year. We understand
from Postmaster Robinson. receiver, that
parties this year will be allowed to fish
IN Little Pond, a privilege not heretofore
given to guests, and that boating and
fishing parties are already availing them
selves of the opportunity. Mrs. Har
bour will, also, cater to local patronage
serving trout suppers, etc. The camp
below, will not open until about July
LIST.
MARTIUs GALUsHA, one of the oldes
residents of SALISBURY, was found deat
in his bed, Thursnay morning, Ee wal
about 50 years of age and for some year,
had been partially insane. The famil!
of which he was member was one o
the original founders of the town, anC
he himself was a relative of Governo
Galusha. The deceased had been il
poor health some time. The funera
will be observed Sunday afternoon a
two o'clock.
THE Burlington Driving Park Associa
ton are to give three days races begin
ming the 9th, inst. There are eigh
races, with from seven to eleven entries
in each, making field of horses such a
is seldom brought together at any on,
meeting. Such fast ones as Jones Ord
way, Matterhorn, Peter Cooper, G. H. X
and Frank Burgess are to meet in tn
2.17 class for PAGERS. The following
from here are entered by F. II. Burgess
In the 2:40 class, b. m. Trill. In tn
2:30 class CHI. IN. Jennie G. In the 2:1
class for paper b. s. Frank Burgess.
THE Rutland Driving Park Associa
ton announces three days meeting be
ginning Tuesday, July Sd, and continu
ing three days. The Association offer
purses to the amount of $2,750, AM
there are 10G entries and embrace anon
the number some of the best horses i
the section. There are two purses O
$500 each, the free for all and the 2.17 TO
PAGERS. Among the entries from thi
county are the following: In the 2:5
class, Alicia by Hill Top Farm; for Bate
House Stakes, foals of 1891, Sableson b
Hill top Farm; in the 80 class, Batter
kill Jr., by Frank Burgess. In the Bel
wick House Stakes, Alma by M. H. Den
ing, Arlington; Trill by Frank Burgess
In the free for all, PAGERS; Frank Bul
CESS by f. II. Burgess. 2.35 class PAGER
and trot ers: Alicia, Hill Top Farm
Battenkill Jr., Trill, by Frank Burgess
In the free for all PAGERS "Ace of Dii
monds" is entered by G. N. Percy, {
Hoosick Falls, N. Y.