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ding is to take place soon.
MRS. JOHN JONES Jr., of Castleton, is
spending few days with friends in the
village.
The Swedish quartette sing for the
Stark Hose Company, in the Opera
House, October 30th.
THE Rev. VIM. j. Chapman has been
in town this week. He was cordially
greeted by his many friends here.
REPRESENTATIVE BINGHAM took his
family with him to Montpelier to spend
Ladies' Week, and in the festivities of
which they participated.
JOHN BLACK of Pawlet, member of
Company B, l4th Vermont, was in town
this week and attended the reunion of
that regiment, Wednesday.
Mr.. AND Mrs. ELMER S. LAsHER of
| Hillsdale, n. Y, were the guests of her
mother Mrs. j. Mangan at 1913 West Main
street, for few days, recently.
RUSSELL AND MARCH are receiving
daily and selling quite a number of car
loads of their freshly screened coal of all
sizes. The yard trade of this compare
lively new firm is constantly increasing.
PERSONS desiring to attend upon any
day sessions of the Legislature now in
session at Montpelier can leave here at
6 a. M, arriving at the capital before
| noon. The train makes close cOnnec-
| tons at Rutland with one over the Cen
trail Vermont railroad.
AMONG the deaths of the week we
note that of DR.. Charles Woodhouse of
Rutland, past grand master of the l. o.
o. F. He was buried, Wednesday, I'M
der the auspices of the Order. His age
was SO, and he was the only official of the
Odd Fellows who enjoyed the distinction
of reelection to the Office of Grand
Master in Vermont.
The furniture store of Henry F. Brown
at Berlin, n. Y, was entered by burg
lars Sunday morning, between 3 and
o'clock. Small holes were drilled in the
top of the safe, which was blown open
| by dynamite. The burglars took two
cheap watches. There was no money in
the safe. The explosion blew the door
of the safe twelve feet away through the
wainscOting, and broke three windows
in the store. 1t also Jared number of
| clocks off the shelves. The explosion
was heard quarter of a mile away.
There is no clue to the thieves.
THE essentials of an advertisement
that brings trade are freshness, news,
and above all, honest statements as to
quality and price. 1t does not matter
how small the town, you can get trade
every day if you sell something better
and cheaper than your competitor and
will tell the people so. Don't expect
them to guess how close bargain you
made when you bought. Tell them
about it in your advertisement. Then
keep on telling them only in a different
way just as often as you can. Business
will follow this course.
THE marriage of Miss Gertrude E. AL
eXander of Hoosick Falls and Arthur
Bryant, editor of the Hoosick Falls
Standard, took place in st. Luke's Epis-
cOpal church in Chatham, Monday, Rev.
II. r. Luney, uncle of the bride, officiat-
ing The groomsman was DR.. Emmett
Alexander of Hoosick Falls. There were
no bridesmaids. The church was hand
somely decorated with flowers, and the
ceremony was attended by large num-
Der of guests. The young couple will
reside in Hoosick Falls after wedding
journey.
THE following from here attended the
Vermont officers re. union at Montpelier,
Wednesday, Maj. A. B. Valentine, Miss
Ds IL
| G.. Root. Gen. j. G., Mccullough and
Lieut.. II. T. Cushman of North Ben
nington were also present, the latter be-
ing elected second vice president of the
association. In the Senate, Wednesday,
Senator l. L. Gibson of this village in
| trOduced a bill amending section 20 of
No. Al of the acts of 1884. relating to saw
ings banks. The bill provides that a
| bank may invest > per cent. of its depOs-
its in erecting a building for the trans
action of business. Mrs. Gibson and
daughter are at the Capital this week at
| tending the festivities attendant upon
Ladies' Week.
| THE grand musical drama, Esther, is
soon to be brought before the public, un-
der the auspices of the entertainment
committee of the WOmans Auxiliary to
| the Y. NJ c. A. DR.. G. 0. Payne of Sau-
gerties, y. Y, manager and director of
| this drama, comes highly recommended
| from various places as a gentleman of
culture and refinement. lie is univer-
| sally spoken of as "the most efficient of
directors, and to his skillful management
| is unanimously attributed the perfect
success of this production" 1t is hoped
that the musical talent of Bennington
will respond to DR.. Payne's invitation
and heartily cooperate with him and
that the people will respond as heartily
when the opportunity is given them to
secure tickets. We have home talent.
1t is always appreciated and when used
for the benefit of a popular cause, should
receive hearty and generous support.
A GLANCE at the report of number
of the National banks in Vermont as
made to the comptroller of the currency
at the close of business October 2nd,
shows that the First National of this viii
lage is one of the most prosperous in the
| State. In the item of loans and discounts
the bank reports S40O0O9.50. The CAPT
tai stock is $4,000 paid in and it's sur
plus fund is SD, 000 Individual depos-
its are reported at S242, 1921 and de-
mand certificates of deposit Sl10,S00. In
the amount of loans and discounts the
bank is exceeded by only one in Rutland,
two in Burlington, one in BrattlebCrO.
In the amount of demand certificates of
deposit there is only one bank in Yer
mont that exceeds it, that being the
Merchants National of Burlington.
Every one of the banks that exceeds it in
the amount of loans and discounts has a
capital of from 100000 to 100000, and
of those, only two exceed it 100000. In
the amount of cashiers checks Outstand-
ing the bank reports more than those in
Rutland and Burlington combined.
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