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ing few days here.
Miss MAUDE MILLER is visiting rela,
tiyes in Coxsackie, n. Y.
ALEXANDER DOUGHERTY of North
Adams, Mass. is visiting here.
Miss MAMIE LoNERGAN is spending a
few days in IIooslck Falls, n. Y.
MRS. c. J. WHEELER and son of
Schenectady, n. Y, are visiting in town.
Miss NELLIE TooMY, who has been
visiting here, has returned to Troy,
Ny.
Hon J. Y. CARNEY returned Wednes-
d., I'M his visit to his old home in
NJ
Mrs. nENLEY of North Adams, Mass,
is vi.j ~ her son, John Denley, on West
Main st.,rt
Mrs. SAMUEL JEwETT is laying con-
crete walk in front of her residence on
South street.
FRED L. BIGGART and Charles Davis
of Hoosick Falls, N. Y, are visiting
friends here.
JOHN MCDONALD of the New York
Mercury staff, is stopping at the Centre
for short time.
Miss B. A. FAHEY of Hoosick Falls,
n. Y, is visiting her sister, Mrs. James
McGuirk of this village.
Miss BUTLER of New York City, is
boarding for a few weeks with Mrs. E.
A. Jewett on South street.
WM. r. GRAVES and family have re-
turned from the seashore. Mr.. Graves
is much improved in health.
n. EDWARD GREENsLET of Boston,
Mass, is visiting his family here. He
will remain for about three weeks.
The amount paid to policy holders by
the Vermont Agency of the Equitable
Life in July was more than $4,000.
The Walbridges, the Bennington and
North Bennington families, passed We'd.
nesday in an excursion to the Casino.
WILLIAM E. HAWKS is building an
addition to one of his tenements on
Union street so that it will accommo-
date two families.
THE brick on the Richie building are
being laid as fast as can be done by a
large gang of men. The place is one of
the busiest in the village.
THE annual meeting of the Kings
Daughters of the State will be held at
Rutland, October End and Sd, instead of
at Burlington as previously announced.
DIR. L. E. POTTER of Hoosick Falls,
n. Y, has entered his Valerine in the
2.35 class, stake $500, at the races of the
Vermont State Fair at Burlington, the
first week in September.
YESTERDAY morning there were noted
in various parts of the village indications
OF frost during the night. These cool
nights are warning of the approach of
autumn.
Miss FLORA SToRK, daughter of To-
bias Stork, now of New York, but at one
time in the clothing business here, visit
ed the family of Henry Marsh the early
part of the week.
MRS. E. H. BROWN and daughters, Lii
ian and Pearl, of Troy, N. Y, and Mr..
and Mrs. Connors and daughters of Rot
terdam Junction, n. Y, are visiting Mrs.
McKeon on Gage street.
this week, being confined to the house
by spralned knee. Last Saturday even
ing he stepped on stone which, rolling,
threw him to the ground. Conductor
Scully is running his train during his lay
off.
THE Troy Press says: Rudolph Gold
smith of Bennington, brother of Paul
Goldsmith of this city, has written
march called the Trojan, which will be
played by Doring in passing the review
ing stand Friday. 1t will be the first
time that it has been heard in public"
GEN. WIN. w. AvERELL, U. S. A., in
spector general of National and State
Soldiers Homes, made the usual inspec-
ton of the Vermont Soldiers Home on
Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
He expressed himself as well pleased
with the condition and management of
the Home.
THE excursion of the Railroad Y. NJ.
c. A. of Rutland to this place, Wednes.
day, was hardly booming success, but
about seventy-fve or a hundred partici-
pating. Those who came visited the
Monument, the Soldiers Home and
other points of interest, and enjoyed
ride over the electric road.
THE Rev. T. j. Winslade is to preach
at the Guide Board schoolhouse the first
week in September. He has chosen the
following for his subjects: Monday,
September 2nd, Love-" Tuesday, the
3D., 1.-THE Rulers Mistake;' Wednesday,
the 4th, "The Great Race" Thursday,
The 9Th, 1.-TWO Forces;'' Friday, the 9th,
what Shall DO With JesusP" Meet.
ings will commence at L30p. m.