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woodfoFd,

Mrs F. A. Gleason, yet very i'll, is lit
tie better.
Jesse Bugbee has moved into Stephen
Gleason house.
Baby Johnnie Knapp is sick with lung
fever,
Arthur Green sells the Rutland Sunday
News. Il is good paper.
NJ. C. Cutters two little girls have been
under the DOCTORS care but are better.
The Listers are going the rounds and
and making people swear.
Joseph Peck has gone back to the Sol
diers' Home and Fred Bowles is carrying
the mail this week.
Monday and Tuesdays rain wound up
with thunder shower. The streams
were cleared of ice and filled with water.
We have just received letter from
Rev. W. F. Beaman, American Mission
airy in China, and he writes that he is
we'll and happy. Mr.. Beaman was our
pastor in the summer of '93.
Mrs. Helen Farnham has gone to Ar
lington for months vacation.
Miss Sarah Stevens died early Sunday
morning. The remains were conveyed to
the sorrOwing home at Sears6urgh.
Woodford people extend sympathy to
the bereaved family. Miss Stevens was
an accomplished woman and possessed
rare attainments.
Mrs Geo. Burgess of Bennington, is
stopping few days with her mother,
Mrs. Albert Wood.
Mrs. Elmer Gleason has visited at Ben
ningtOn the past week.
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Manchester Centre.

A little stranger came on Palm Sunday
to make music in and bless the home of
Mr. and Mrs. L. d. Combs.
The family of j. II. Whipple are vacat-
ing the house which they have occupied
for many years in this village, and will
make their home in the Clark homestead
with Mrs. Colburn and her daughter.
At the annual communication of Adon.
IRAN Lodge, F. and A. NJ, the following
were elected: j. D. Way, w. NJ; o. e.
Felt, S. w.; Charles L. Bench. j. W.; H.
j. Fuller, treasurer; c. r. Ames, secre-
tary; l. H. Dench, S, D.; Geo. L. Wood
cock, J. D.; j. H. Whipple, chaplain;
NJ. j. Convey and F. L. Brewster, stew
ards; II. j. Fuller, marshal; E. G. Tut
tie, librarian; j. P. Black, organist; j.
C. Mechin, tyler.
On account of the continued illness of
the Rev. Mr.. Flanders, since his return
from Boston, Mass, four weeks ago,
there have been no clerical services In
Zion church Though the church has been
kept open each Sunday by the Lay read
ers of the parish), until last Sunday,
when the Rev. VIM. Harris, D. D., Gen
eral Missionary of the diocese, was pres
ent and officiated both morning and even
ing. The Rev. Mr.. Flanders hopes to be
able to be in his accustomed place next
Sunday Easter Day, and at least con-
duct a shortened form of service. The
Sunday school will meet at the usua-
time Immediately after morning SER
vice.. Mite chests, in which the child
rem have been gathering their savings for
missions during the Lenten season, will
be gathered in,
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West Arlington.

The auction sale of personal property
belonging to the estate of the late d. F
Buck, came off as advertised, on Wednes
day the Sd inst, and as the day was
pleasant there was large turnout from
adjoining towns, and all passed off as well
as could be expected in these times. r.
G. Mckee, auctioneer.
The many friends of Dr. f. r. Clark,
now of Castleton, will be pleasd to know
that he is slowly recovering from his
dangerous illness, and it is hoped will
soon be about.
Mrs Robert Haskin returned on Fri
day from few days visit with friends in
East Arlington.
The marriage of Chas. H. Buck to Miss
Benedict, both of this place, occurred at
the home of Henry Farnham, April End.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Mr.. Carnahan, rector of st. James
church, Arlington.
Reuben Warner has moved from An
drew Laws tenement to James WEIGH S
house; it is expected that James Cald,
well, who has occupied the house, will
remove his household effects to Green
wich, or some other good place.
Misses Azuba and Clara Hanaman were
in Manchester on Friday and Saturday
last. Miss Mile Hanaman came home
with them, returning on Sunday.
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East Arlington.

Mrs. J. r. Judson went last week to
Princeton, N. j., to visit her sister, Mrs.
Milduer. it's expected that her son
Percy, will accompany her home.
Henry Burt has p, released the place in
Chselville, which formerly belonged to
George Cary, and is painting, papering
and repairing Mr.. Burt seems to be
qnite we'll pleased with his new location
as he has now room in the house for his
family, and convenient room for the
town clerks office, which still continues
with this geutltman, who is not exactly
doing business at the old sUand," but
continuing the old business at new
stand.
Martin V. B. Bacon had the misfortune
to cut his foot very badly while chop
ping one day last week. DR.. Mahady at
tended him.
G. |. Hendee graduated at the Albany
Business College this week and returned
on Wednesday.
Now the time that the small boy
falls into divers mot sun dry mud pud-
dies on the way home from school and is
promptly dried and put to bed, or sent
back to school, as the case may require.
The lain on Monday and Tuesday was
welcome.
Not much sugar made yet. Hope for
more.
The frogs have begun their spring con-
certs.
housekeeping operations have begun
and the era of brushes of all sorts is ush-
cred in; but, ladies, with all your brush
ing, don't brush 1.-THE guide m on"a and the
children out into the shed, to subsist on
diet of cold green's served on barrel,
as before alluded to in these columns.
A sugar party came off at the Metho
dist parsonage on Wednesday night.
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sufferer in sickness and in this last sick
ness, though many times in great pain,
he bore it all with his usual patience and
fortitude. He was great reader and an
unusually bright boy for one OF his
years.
Freeman Howard has moved into the
house with his father.
Etfie and Grace Galusha spent the Sab
bath at home accompanied by Miss Hud.
son,
Miss Nella Spafford of North Benning-
ton, spent last Saturday and Sunday with
Miss lone Eddy.
Miss Ruby Madison of Salisbury, and
Miss Ethel Vault of Arlington, visited
Miss Mary Hastings last week.
Mrs. G. S. Madison visited her sister
in Troy. N. Y, this week.
The election of officers of the Christian
Endeqvor Society are as follows George
Mirfeld, president; George Draper, vice
president; Harry Mirtield, treasurer;
Miss, Lizzie Bourne, secretary; L. W..
Cole, corresponding secretary.
The temperance lecture given by Dr.
Minnie Leavitt was good. The people
who were not present lost the good that
the few present got. DR. Leavitt is a
thorough temperance woman.
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Arkansas Defense,

The Supreme Court Saturday rendered
a decision in which hypnotism is Iecog,
nized both as defence and ground for
conviction of crime. The case passed up
on came up from the Cowley county dis
trict court.
On May 5th last Thomas Mcdonald,
without apparent provocation, shot and
killed Thomas Patton near his home in
Winfield. He was arrested, charged
with murder, and set up defense that
he was under the hypnotic influence Of
Anderson Gray, and was not legally nor
morally responsible for the deed. He
was acquitted.
Then Gray was put under arrest and
tried. He was found guilty of murder
in the first degree, notwithstanding the
fact that he was not present when the
crime was committed, the evidence for
the State only going to show that he
caused Mcdonald to do the deed through
hypnotic iufl1ence. An appeal was TAX
en- to the Supreme Court. and in the
opinion rendered Saturday the ruling of
the lower court was sustained. Troy
Times, April Sth.
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Meat is higher than it has been for
% years. Perhaps we shall have TO keep
our horses here instead of sending them
to Germany as was recently suggested.
There is considerable excitement down
the Hudson River over the escape from
the State insane asylum at Poughkeepsie
of Oliver Curtis Perry, the bandit and
train robber, and four companions. How
they got loose in their cells is a mystery.
They are desperate men and it is hoped
may soon be captured, especially Perry.
The Boston Journal says: IF the
whole world had been one vast confeder
alton of States and Europe had elected
the Democratic party to represent its i =
terests at Washington, we could not have
held stronger belief that that party was
working in our interests" s. says a
journal of the great English wooden man
ufacturing town of Bradford, as quoted
by the American Economist. The Amer
lean people, fortunately, have now come
to realize this fact, just as strongly as
their foreign rivals do, and that is one
great reason why they have just elected
On overwhelmingly Republican House of
representatives, which will legislate,
not in the interests of Europe, but IN the
interests of America.
The United States may be forced to
take part in the international investiga-
ton of Armenian outrages if it prove
true that the Kurds hold Bicyclist LEM
prisoner, or have killed him.
The Emperor of China wanted a
copy of the Old Testament, There are
m my passages in it to console him for
the loss of those 100000, 900 yen.
-Chauncey NJ. Depew seems to be
about the only Republican who has any
praise for the Income Tax law, and his
comments are suspiciOusly ironical
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North Bennington.

Mr.. Griswold and his two sons, Harry
and Bert of Fort Edward, N. Y, are at
work for the II. r. Cushman Mfg Com
pany. The balance of the family are ex-
pected soon.
The II. c. White Company are making
a large addition to their factory which
will be filled with machinery to manufac-
ture patent mop wringers.
A very pleasant party was given by
Mrs E. D. yelling on Friday evening
last, at which nearly forty were present.
The invited guests were expected to have
upon their person some emblem or al
lusive object representing literary
work, for all to guess out. With this and
other entertaing games the evening pass
ed pleasantly and not unprotitably.
There will be exercises in keeping with
Easter Sunday at the Congregational
church, by the Sunday School at the noon
hour, and at the union meeting at the
Baptist church, by that school, in the
evening.
How varying are the opinions of those
you meet as to the past winter. One will
speak of it as being unusually pleasant,
hardly day which you could not go
about; another as a cold, bleak, unpleas-
ant season, why, | can not remember
when we have had so severe time; and
so each one has an opinion correspond
ing very much, we opine, to the state of
mind and environments, mental and
physical in which they have passed the
hours as they have flown. So our lives
move on.
News from Schoharir. n. Y, brings
tie sad intelligence of Hiram Thomas,
an aged uncle of Mrs. G. E. yelling and
Mrs. George Hinsdill, being attacked
with apoplexy.
Cashier S. b. Hall has returned from
his recent visit to New York.
Mrs. Isaac Jennings, accompanied by
her son Robert, left yesterday morning
to visit their friends in Elmira, N. Y. 1t
is gratifying to learn of the continued
improvement in the health of Mrs. Doc
tor Jennings. after her so long, comDli-
Gated and severe sickness.
We congratulate friend II. Roster on
the improvement to the peasantness of
his storeroom, by the addition of the
new south window, made possible by
the removal of the village library.
The Surdam house on the corner of
Greenwich street, has been greatly i'm
proved by being tastefully painted, and
is now occupied by Isaac Young.
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Silver and co,dIn England.

A startling as we'll as significant sign
of the times of England is to be found in
the able speech made at the annual meet
ing of the Bimetallic league in London
by Right Hon. A. J. Balfour This ad
dress which was a. strong plea in favor of
a double monetary standard, is remark
able in the first place for having been de-
livered by a prominent public man in a
country which has for decades stood as
the chief exponent of monO-metalism
and gold standard. 1t was the uncom-
promising position of Great Britain in
favor of single gold standard that
robbed the recent international monetary
conference of its legitimate results, and
the rapiGity with which public senti
ment has changed in England can be
judged from Mr. Balfour's expression of
belief in the growth of bimetalllsm not
only in London and Great Britain, but
also throughout the world. Not many
years ago a statement of this kind would
have been fatal for an English politician.
Now man of Mr.. Balfour's prominence
glories in his faith in bimetallism, and
glories openly.
One of the most striking features of
this speech in favor of a double monetary
system, however, is the fact that it was
delivered by the leader of the conserva-
tive party in the House of Commons, and
by the man who by general consent will
succeed Lord Salisbury as the head of
that great party. to soon apparently re-
turn to power in Great Britain. Under
the circumstances it is fair to assume
that Mr.. Balfour's ideas are in sympathy
with those of his chief, , and it follows
that he undoubtedly fOrshadOwed in this
speech the financial policy to be pursued
by his party when it shall be in position
to shape the finances OF Great Britain.
In view of this radical revolution of
English public sentiment on the gold and
silver question, iJ is safe to say the next
International monetary conference will
meet under entirely different circumstan-
ces from those attending the recent con-
yentiun, and 1T would not be strange ii
England rather than the United States
were to take the Initiative in calling the
second conference. Free Press.
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South SALISBURY,

Mrs. L. j. Barton is quite sick at this
writing. Warren Hastings, who boards
with the family, is also on the sick list
The workers" met at the parsonage
last Friday for their usual tea. 1t was
their last opportunity with Rev. j. M.
Webster, for a social gathering and to
make their farewell call. Rev. Mr.. Web
ster preached his farewell sermon on
Sunday and left, with his wife, for their
home in SchuylerYille, N. Y.
FLA. Sickle has moved into the Haw-
kins house instead of DR.. ROgan. The
latter will remain in the G. f. Hastings
house for the present.
Walter Noyes was in town Sunday.
The'fuueral of Gny Monroe was at
tended from his late home on Wednesday
fast week The Rev. ]. NJ. Webster
officiated. The interment was in TIE
cemetery in the northeast part of The
town. The disease was valvular heart
trouble. He had always been patient
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West Rupert.

Joseph Bonneville commenced making
cheese at the Rupert factory, April Sd.
Miss Lura Sherman returned last week
from her winter sojourn in Florida.
Very little maple sugar has been made
thus far, and it is likely to be a poor sea
son.
Misses Stella Harrington and Mary
Richley are spending their vacation at
home.
Mrs. E. B. Sherman and two children
of Manchester have been spending a week
with friends in town.
A very pleasant social event was the
gathering at Mrs. Ann Hopkins on the
afternoon of April Sd, in honor of her
birthday. These annual gatherings are
under the auspices of the w. C. T. u.
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PoWnaI Centre.

Arthur Lindley of Williamstown, N.
Y, was in town visiting friends, last
Sunday.
Our organist, F. C. Brown, has ar
ranged short programme for Easter
Sunday.
Abram Fowler lost valuable horse
last week.
Arthur Card has recently purchased a
new horse.
The sugar season will probably be
short this year.
Franklin Rood is suffering from a Sc
we're illness.
Our Citizens band will give a ball
soon, to raise money for purchasing uni.
forms. Tickets will be for sale by the
members of the band.
Albert Thompson's little boy is very
sick with pneumonia.
Mrs. Amelia Morgan was quite ill last
week.
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IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
Bennington Centre.

Mrs. Doty Brimmer is convalescing
and is now able to sit up.
Martin Cones health is not as good as
his friends could wish and hewill not al
mpt to do much work this summer.
ra Wood and Herbert Mallory obtain
ed some good COWS last week of Geo. A.
Robinson.
Work upon the residence of Harry L.
Shields is progressing rapidly and the re-
pairs are quite extensive.
Samuel b. Sanford and family are ex-
pected at their summer home here some
time this month. They will arrive full
month earlier than usual.
VIM. Hill the paperer is doing consld-
cradle work here in his line for different
ones, as he is a profitable man to hire he
is much sought after.
We notice Phillip T. Hubbell is able to
be out after loug confinement to the
house from illness.
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OF CLARK RICE.

NCSIAlE Of ClAhh hlOh.
Notice of Settlement and Application for Distri-
button.
STATE OF VERMONT,
Dist. of Bennington. IS.
In Probate Court, held at Bennington, within
and for said district, on the 2sth day of March,
A. D. 1895.
Present. John V. Carney, Judge.
W. b Sheldon, administrator of the estate
of Clark Rice, late of Bennington, in said
district, deceased, presents, his ad
ministraton account for eNami-
nation and allowance and make application for
a decree of distribution and partition of the es-
tate of said deceased
Whereupon it is ordered by said Court that
said account and said application be referred to
a session thereof, to be held the Probate Office
aforesaid. on the 18th dav of April, A. D.
1895. for hearing and decision thereon; and, it is
further ordered, that notice thereof be given to
all parties interested, by publication of the same
three weeks successfully in the Bennington BAN
NER, neASpaper published at Bennington, pre-
vious to SAID time for hearing, that they may ap.
pear at said time and place, and show cause il
any they may have. why SAID account should not
be allowed and such decree made.
A Record WI ereOf is ordered to be made,
Attest. JOHN " CARNEY, Judge.
A true copy of the original record
20 Attest JOHN V. CARNEY, Judge.
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The President will not go to Chicago
but before long he may find time to
shoulder ms gun and shoot few ducks
in the interest of sound currency.
If the goods turned out by the
Whiskey Trust were doctored as much
as the books of the cOucern ap-
pear to have been, it is no wonder that a
receiver was appointed.
Home prosperity is the key to an
easy treasury and high credit" Truer
words never spoke an American states
man. There were no forced loans under
the act which bore William McKinley's
name until the nightmare of a tariff
smashing Congress fell upon the coun-
try.
Now that the Hawaiian Republic has
been formally recognized by Great Brit
ain, hadn't our own Tories better follow
suit? Or do they go beyond even the
English functiOnaries themselves, and
hold that the ''divine right of Hawaii's
ex Queen is inextinguishable?
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Sunderland.

Jay F..Bentley, who has been quite ill,
is better.
T. H. Holt has been gradually failing
for the past ten days. 1t is not thought
that he can recover.
Miss Dr. Leavitt of Ottawa, Canada,
met with the ladies at the Union church,
Tuesday afternoon, and after an interest
ing talk organized WOman's Christian
Temperance Union. In the evening she
gave an interesting address on the tenn
perance question, with the aid of chart
bringing wildly before her hearers some
of the terrible effects of ntemperance.
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NJ ancheSter.

Gen. Stokes of New York has rented
"Woodside' for tho summer.
Miss Jennie Schuyler of Troy, n. Y, is
visiting her uncle, l. L. Schuyler.
E. e. futile has again received the APP
pointment of fish and game warden.
The wife and children of Rev. Mr..
Smart are visiting friends in Massachu-
sets for few weeks.
w. B. Edgerton, of Fowler, Son & Co.,
has purchased lot on Seminary avenue
nearly opposite Franklin avenue and will
build as soon as the weather permits.
Joseph Cummings of South London
derry has purchased the Pawlet mail
route of Lester Clark. Mr.. Clark has
made good driver and many of the pa
irons be sorry he sold out, though Mr..
Cummings may make his place good.
The late Rev. George G. Knapp, for 40
years missionary to Turkey, was STU
dent at Burr e Burton Seminary, where
he prepared for college. also Rev. Lath-
rop Taylor, who died recently in Wenona,
H., after many years of useful work in
the ministry in the Western States.
A short time ago Mrs. DR.. Brown at
tended the Tooth birthday of an uncle,
Horace Manville, who resides in Water
bury, Conn. lie is still in good health
with good memory and has always been
a respected citizen of that place, having
been member of the church for 10 years
and deacon 50 years. The occasion was
of great interest, not only to relatives but
to the people of the town and vicinity.
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There has been no more striking feat

There has been no more striking feat
ure of the more recent develowment of
periodical literature than the growing
tendency toward local magazines, In line
with this progress is the announcement
that on June LIST the VermOnter, an illus.
trated monthly news magazine, devoted
to the educational, patriotic and material
interests, and the societies of Vermont,
will be published. Judging from its
prospectus the Vermonter will be well
coined visitor in the homes of the old
Green Mountain State.
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North PownaI,

A. B. Lester is stopping here at pres
ent.
At the meeting held by the Congrega-
tional society, April End, in the evening,
the society voted to accept the Methodist
offer.
Born, during the past week, daugh-
ter to each of the following families:
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cox, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas o. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Keiting.
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pected the present pastor will return
again.
The young daughter of c. H. Myers
had the misfortune to cut off her finger
with a azor last Wednesday.
The mill did not run Tuesday, on &C
count of high water.
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PoWnaI.

There will be Easter exercises at the
Advent church at Pownal Centre, Sun
day. April 14th.
Mrs. John Seavise is dangerously sick
with la Grippe.
Mrs. Hallenbeck is dangerously sick
with consumption.
The Methodist conference will be held
at Saratoga, N. Y, this year. 1t is ex-
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Hoosick, N. Y.

DR.. J. B. Harvie of Troy successfully
operated Tuesday upon Roscoe c. James,
a merchant, who had an abscess caused
by appendicitis. DR.. Harvie was assisted
Drs. Rogers of Bennington and Clark of
Hoosick.
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NOMMISsIOERs, NOTICE

NOMMISSIOERS' NOTICE
u Estate of CATHARINE FIELD.
rhe undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon Probate Court for Il e District of Ben
nington, COMMISSIONERS to receive, exam
inc and adjust all claims and demands of all
persons against the estate OF Catherine Field,
late of Bennington. in said District deceased
and all claims exhibited in offset thereto. hereby
afor esaid. at the office of Childs & Powers
on the list day .. May, and 18th day
of Sept. next from two O'Clock p m. until five
O'Clock p. m each Of said days. and that six
months fro n the 18th day of March, D., 1895,
is the time limited by said Court for said credi-
tors to present their claims to us for eXamiDa.
tiOn and allowance.
A. D. 1895.
ALBERT FISK
VIM. h. MURPHY
f. NJ. CRAWFORD.
"a Commissioners
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Beecham's pills for consti-
patton ZOE and 25$. Get the
book at your druggists and
go by it.
Annual sales more than 6 100000 boxes