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brought here last week, Wednesday, for
burial. He died at North Adams, Mass,
and was At years of age.
THE Bennington Water Company has
force of about 20 men laying water
pipes in the Centre village; they are
mostly Frenchmen, we judge, and are a
fine lot of working men.
THE Free Press of Friday, says: "Rt
Rev. John S. Michaud begins the annual
bishops visitation, going to Proctor
Sunday, Pittsford Monday, and will con-
tinue through the diocese to October
18th"
LAST week we noted the death of Sey-
mour Goodwin of Walloomsac, N. Y. A
correspondent recalls that he was the
owner of the Bennington battlefield and
always allowed picnic parties upon the
ground.
OUR local dealers in agricultural goods
say that trade in farm implements and
seeds is unusually good. There is a
great demand for garden, grass and
clover seeds. The phosphate trade is
also good.
The Masonic Lodge meets this even
ing, and the Chapter, Order Eastern Star,
tomorrow night, both in Masonic Hall.
The officers of the former will be in
stalled, and there will be work in the de-
grees. The later will transact important
business, also.
THE Rev. Geo. A. wilkins, at one
time pastor of the Baptist church in
SALISBURY, later, entering the Episcopal
ministry, was stationed at West Ran
dolph and Bethel, is now officiating in
Decatur, ILL.,, and the Daily Republican
of that city, in its issue of April 10th,
gave quite an extended report of a SER
mon preached by him the previous Sun
day.
TIE North Bennington Driving Club
will hold its annual horse fair June 9th
and 7th. Horses will be exhibited on
the track, and there will be racing every
afternoon, besides other attractions. All
horses exhibited must be named in the
catalogue. Entries close May 10th, and
may be made with the following: George
F. Leonard, Bennington; W. R. Worth
ington, North Bennington; H. G. White,
North Bennington; F. L. Madison, South
SALISBURY; Elon Percy, Hoosick Falls;
Roscoe James, Hoosick.
IT may be of interest to some of our
Catholic readers to know that a pilgrim
age has been planned from Vermont to
the shrine of st. Anne de Beaupre. The
date is set for juno 18th, next, and the
Rev. j. D. Shannon of Underhill and Rev.
T. Donahue of Northfield, have che mat
ter in charge. Catholics all over the
Stale are expected to attend and it is es-
timated that from 500 to 800 peopls will
take the pilgrimage. A special train will
take them from st. Adams to Montreal,
and from there the journey will be made
by boat.
THE Bennington BANNER asserts that
81. w. Vail has become member of the
Celery compound rogue's gallery cham
Der of horrors, but we fear that Brer.
Stillson has those children mixed. We
believe that candidate Tinkham is the
only one of the Representative Farmer
class who has thus far been photo
graphed. Or is it possible that the R.
F. class is to adopt Celery compound as
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Gazette. We
made the explanation in our last issue as
Brer. Harris has no doubt seen before
this time.
OUR readers remember Robert Fitton,
who cut something of figure in Ben
nington police court few years ago.
The "Saunterer" of the Free Press, re-
marks: "Vermonters who had kept
track of Robert Fitton, famous so long
before the courts of Windham and
Windsor counties, in cases of incendiar-
ism, robbery and litigation of multitud
inous kinds, were surprised to learn from
various papers that the notorious crimi-
nal was on board the Kearsarge when it
was wrecked, and that he had since been
in Proctorsville visiting his mother and
sister. Mr.. Fitton has for some months
been learning the shoe manufacturing
business under the watchful care of SUI
perintendent Oaks of the Vermont State
prison at Windsor. Unless he eludes his
keepers, as he has several times done,
it will be some time before Robert takes
an ocean voyage or visits the different
members of his family, however much
they may desire to see their hayward
son and brother" We came very near
being 'sold'' by this squib going the
rounds, but suspect that it is Robert
Fitton, Jr., who is meant.
SIT is understood" says despatch,
"that the Olyphant-Vanderbilt ticket at
the coming Delaware and Hudson cleo
ton will propose the names of Fl. Wal
ter Webb, third vice-president of the
New York Central; James W. W. Alex
ander, president of the Equitable Life
Assurance society, and II. G. Young,
now second vice-president of the Della
ware and Hudson Canal company, as
managers in the places of some of the