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in Boston University, this afternoon.
Miss FANNY WALBRIDGE has returned
from several weeks visit to Montpe-
lier.
BOTTUM, the North Bennington hustler,
is out with another bargain week. :"
Read it.
Mrs. F. G. PLATTs of Brattleboro, is
visiting at the home of her father, E. S.
Speare.
LOOK at Evans stock of boots and
shoes for the Christmas trade, noted in
his space to-day.
STANDARD Diaries for 1895, received
and now for sale at the BANNER Station
cry Store. Come while the assortment
is good.
D. A. BRUTEN, of Rutland, spent Sun
day with friends in this village. He was
one of a party that came down from
there with the remains of William Fitz-
gerald.
YESTERDAY afterdoon an accident &C.
CURED on the D. & Fl near Port Henry,
N. Y, and the train left the track, ran
along the embankment and plunged into
the Lake. Four persons were drowned
and others injured.
AT the close of the services in st. Fran
els de Sales church, st. Andrews Day,
Father Barron was presented with a
package containing 800 in gold, from
the Ladies Sodality. Accompanying it
was an address expressing the respect,
ETC., the society has for him.
IN another column to-day Walbridge
advertises something of interest to
mothers which they should carefully
read over. His advertisement, each
week from now until Christmas, will con-
tam bargains that you cannot afford to
miss, and his prices are away down.
FRIDAY afternoon horse that Frank
Evans was driving up Main street, be-
came frightened and began to run. Not
being able to get him under control,
Evans climbed over the seat and out of
the back of the buggy, just before the
wheels struck a stone post, demolishing
the wagon. He was not hurt.
A SNOW storm with some pretensions
greeted the early risers Sunday morning.
The flakes fell steadily until the ground
was covered with mantle of white.
There was enough of a
number of sleighs and the jingling OF the
bells sounded pleasantly TO the ear. No
snowballing was INDUCED in, but num-
bers of youngsters made merry with
their sleds.
The funeral of VIM. Fitzgerald, who
died in Rutland, Friday, was held from
the residence of his brorher-in-law,
Thomas Stewart on River street, Sun
day afternoon. He was thirty years of
age, and the direct cause of his death
was an attack of la Grippe that he had
about a year ago, and from which he
never fully recovered. He was men,
Der of Eagle Hose, No. 4, and the COM
pany house was draped in his honor.
The company turned out to his funeral
The burial was in the village cemetery
by the side of his wife, who died few
years ago.
UNDER the direction of the S. p. C. A.,
a horse belonging to Simeon Lane of
SALISBURY, was killed by Officer John
Nash. The horse was in an emaciated
condition, weighing only about 200
pounds. The same day E. NJ. Hulett
was arrested upon complaint of the same
society for cruelty to his horse. There
were various proposals for settlement
of the Hulct matter, yesterday, but of no
avail, The respondent stood trial and
was fined ole cent and costs, witch the
judgment of the court that Hulet's horse
is unfit for use and if used, in its present
incurable condition, there will be more
to it, 1t. Richardson, on behalf of The
society, offered to pay So of the costs if
Hulet would consent to the Societys
disposition of the horse. This was re-
fused. The fine was made small be-
cause the respondent is poor and I'M
able to pay large sum. Appealed.
MISS JANE NJ. MORTON of West Sails
bury, celebrated her DIST birthday Tues
day. A number of neighbors and friends
gathered at her home to extend their
congratulations. Four generations of
her family were present and one tribute
of her friends was 80 beautiful roses one
for each year of her life. She is the last
of the older residents of the town and
the last of her generation in her family.
Her father, Capt John Morton was of
the old Puritan stock and traced his an
cestry back to the May Flower. He was
a soldier of the Revolution and took part
in the seige of Boston. On removing to
in 1907, he was placed at the
head of company made up mostly of
Revolutionary veterans and took part in
the battle of Plattsburgh. He died in
1856 at the age of "a. Miss Morton is a
cousin of Gov. elect Levi P. Morton of
New York.
Town, school, No. II, in the Edward
Rice district, has been suspended for two
weeks, by the joint action of the Board
of Health and the School Directors. The