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THE Officers school will be held at
Burlington, June 10th and 18th.
~. LYONS of the Putnam is spend
ing a few days at his home in Castleton.
~ EDITOR PERKINS of the Rutland Her
aid, was here Saturday afternoon for a
short time.
GEO. F. LEONARD has been elected
one of the directors of the Vermont
Horse Breeders Association.
THE choir of the Second Congregation
al church is practicing Gounod'S cele-
brated work ia Gallia," with a view of
producing it in the future.
THE Rev. Geo. L. Richardson is in
town to day for brief visit. He was
called here to perform the Adams Hallet
nuptials. He returns to Troy this even
ing for short stay before returning
home with his bride.
A SPECIAL train of five cars, compris-
ing DR.. Webbs private car Ellsmere, and
DR.. Chduncy NJ. Depew's private car 100,
and three horse cars passed through
North Bennington = Sunday, on the
way to Shelburne. The train ran special
from New York to Shelburne.
ROSWELL MALLORY, about 10 years of
age, died at the residence of his son,
Herbert, Saturday morning, of kidney
disease. He had resided in town many
years, and for thirty was in the employ
of II. W. Putnam. His wife died several
years ago. The funeral was observed
Sunday.
THE Boston Sunday Herald said "Ths
Parada." which has been played to i'm
mense houses all the week, is the most
successful amateur show ever given in
Worcester. 1t will add considerable
money to the relief fund of Post 10, G.
A. R." Leila Mcintyre of this village was
one of the attractions at this Parada.
THERE was an unusually large attend
ance of comrades at the regular meeting
of Custer Post Saturday evening, when
DR.. H. j. Potter Of this village, presented
in happy speech, the Post with Frank
Leslie's Pictorial History of the Rebellion
complete. Past Commander McNamar
accepted the same on behalf of the Post
Comrade A. P. Childs also presented a
handsome framed engraving which was
thankfully received by the Post, The
Post is flourishing and prosperous.
THE Senior Y. P. S. c. E. of the Sec
Ond Congregational church have elected
the following officers: F. E. Battles pres
ident, Nellie Hathaway vice, Edith NJ.
Dewey secretary, Fritz Ulrich treasurer.
The standing secretary of correspond
ence is Miss Susie l. Rogers The chair
men of committees are as follows: Look
Out, Mrs. E. II. Scott; Prayer Meeting,
Charles MacDOnough; Visiting, Mrs. H.
L. Hover; Social, Mrs. G. II. Bickford;
Missionary, Mrs. W. c. Hitchcock; Mu-
sic, Mrs. R. O. Goldsmith; Flowers, Mary
S. RawsOn.
E. EsTABRooK of Bennington has late
ly placed so ne fine monumental work in
our cemetry. 1t is for j. L. and Rufus
a. Clark of Hampton and E. D. Ellis of
this village. They bought together and
the competition was great among dealers
TO place the work, but they awarded the
contract to Mr.. Estabrook. DR.. Ellis job
is particularly fine one and will add
much to the cemetery in that locality.
The monuments are all of Barre granite
and are splendid specimens of that class
of work.-PoultneY Journal
THE meeting at the Soldiers Home
chapel Sunday afternoon was the
last of the series. By request it was de-
voted largely to praise. Mrs. J. Edward
Merrill was present to make the veterans
glad. Rev. c. R. Seymour gave the adj
dress. Twenty-one services have been
held at the Home this summer, presided
overly clergymen of each denomination
exEHpt the Catholic and both comfort.
ing and delightful to all in attendance.
Those of the old soldiers unable to attend
church in town are quick to express their
gratitude for the opportunity afforded
them.
U. S. MARSHAL E. S. HARRIS of Ben
nington, Deputy Internal Revenue Col
lector A. L. Weeks of st. Adams and U.
S. District Attorney Senter of Montpe-
ier raided the premises of Orson Sargent,
. wealthy farmer of Norwich, Thursday,
on suspicion that Sargent has been man.
ufacturing cider brandy without United
States license. The officers found in
:Sargent's cellar about 100 barrels of CT
der and an arch that might have been
used for distilling, but no still was found.
However, Sargent was arrested and taken
to White River Junction, where he was
.Traigned before United States Commits
sioner Gleason for hearing. Sargent
waived examination and was bound over
for trial at the December session of the
United States Circuit Court at Montpe-
her lie furnished bonds and was re-
leased. Some years ago Sargent was ar
rested on a similar charge, but got off,
by paying a small fine, on technical
grounds.