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Woodford.

Mrs. Chas. Grover of Athol, Mass,
has visited her father, who is ill. Mr..
Wood is better.
Every room in the Summit House is
filled. A party of sixteen from Benning-
ton have enjoyed life there this week.
A. G. Brooks of New York is yet at the
Mt. Pleasant House, and enjoys himself
in Vermont. His lecture on "Our Pos
sibilities' was very interesting and val
liable to young people if put into prac-
tice.
Mrs. Martin Cutler and little daughter
Alta, are visiting Mrs. Anthony Hagar,
in Dover.
Geo. W. Wood and wife and Walter
Cutler and family have visited relatives
and friends at Wilmington, this week.
Mr.. Winslade will preach his closing
sermon here next Sunday. Subject:
"Christ before Plate" He contem-
plates returning to Boston and then Wis.
it the home of his mother in London,
Eng.
There were fifteen baptised at the
Methodist church last Sunday evening,
and Holy Communion was observed.
The Rev. S. Mclaughlin of Bennington
conducted the exercises and later we will
allude to them again.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Towne of Hoosick
Falls, N. Y, are visiting at Hon. Amos
Aldrich's.
James Higgins and William Shedd of
Hoosick Falls, N. Y, have been in town
this week.
A party headed by John Robinson.
numbering thirty or more, from
Bennington, enjoyed dinner at the Lit
tie Pond hotel, Tuesday.
Mr.. Beck and wife of New York City
are at the Summit House.
A. j. johnson of Hartwellville, and
his daughter, Mrs. Warner, of Jersey
City, have been in town this week.
Sunday, the 18th, the Rev. r. T.
Sawyer of Merrimac, Mass, passed with
us. He preached two powerful sermons
and in the evening gave an interesting
talk on "Whole-souled Service" This
was Mr.. Sawyer's eighteenth annual Wis
tin Woodford and the day was enjoyed
throughout as one of devout religious
worship
Two honest men killed big striped
snake from which exuded tifty-four little
serpents from four to six inches long.
The whole EXIT was ''cremated."
Mrs. G. G. Easton and w. G. Cutler
have been chosen delegates to attend the
State Convention of |. o. G.. t., at Lyn-
donville, October 10th and 18th.
The drouth continues. Wells and
springs are dry, and some small brooks.
Several cart water in barrels. The po-
tato crop is injured by the long dry
spell. There was light rain Monday
that did not penetrate. But every little
helps.
We were pleased to see so many out-of-
town people, christian workers, at the
prayer meeting, Wednesday evening.
Both of our churches have been literally
attended by non-residents this summer
The hotel at Camp Comfort has been
well filled this summer and Mr.. JOslyn
gives the very best satisfaction as land
lord.
''llr. Editor: For some inadvertance
on your part our news budget did not
appear in last Fridays BANNER. We
sent it in as usual" Our correspondent
is 'off'' in charging us with "inadver-
tance." His letter reached us yesterday,
postmarked "Boston, August 22nd,
transit" 1t had simply been on its sum-
mer vacation down at the beach.-ED.7
Harry Harbour is very i'll with cholera
morbus.
The Rev. Luther P. Adams of Boston,
Mass, our pastor in the summers of 80
and '91, has been in town a day this
week.
At their caucuses Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, respectively, the Re-
publicans nominated William w. Bowles,
and the Democrats, Stephen NJ. Bowles,
as their candidates for Town Represent
alive.
The board of civil authority sit at the
town clerks Office to revise the check
list. All entitled to vote should see that
their name is on.