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village the past week, and physicians
state that there is not an unusual amount
of sickness in town, and no cases are Sc
rious.
A CHECK, numbered 425, payable to
W. D. Bell, of the BANNER Bindery, was
lost on Main street, Monday forenoon.
Mr.. Bell would be pleased to learn of the
whereabouts of that check.
THE Lindley divorce obtained for
alleged adultery, goes to the Supreme
Court on the ground that the decree was
granted on evidence that would not con-
Wet in criminal court. The point is
new and has never been decided by the
Supreme Court.
TONIGHT the moon will be full for the
second time this onth. The occurrence
is worthy of note, for December, 1895,
enjoys the unique privilege of having
two full moons, which is phenomenon
that has not occurred in any December
In 1896 years. The last event of the
kind happened in the same year tat
| Christ was born.
WALTER UTTER, who was married
but recently in Williamstown, was given
a reception by his sisters Friday evening
He is the only son of large family.
Four sisters of Bennington, one of Dal-
ton, one of Cheshire and one of Han
cock greeted him yesterday at the home
of his father, George W. Utter The
groom is brother to Mrs. Gore, wife Of
Capt r. o. Gore, who with her sisters
also residing in town, are the four above
referred to.
ALoNzo RAND, of Pownal, IA years
old, and Mrs. Caroline Ribblns,
sixty-nine years old were married
in North Adams last Tuesday,
by Rev. DR.. Brown of that place. This
was Mr., Rand's sixth venture into the
state of matrimony and it was the Sec
ond for the bride. Mr.. Rand was for
many years a resident of the Center, and
several of the ladies whom he m arried
were residents of this to wn.
MRS. AVERY B. SHELLEY died at
her home in Albany, Saturday evening,
of pneumonia. Funeral services were
held at the home yesterday. This morn
ing the remains were brought to the
residence of her sister, Mrs Henry Rudd,
Main street, this village where the fu-
neral services were held this afternoon,
Rev. c. r. Seymour officiating. The
bearers were F. N. Squire, j. V. Carney,
L. F. Abbott and Fred Godfrey. Mrs.
Sibley, before marriage, was Miss Har-
riet Danfortn of this village. She leaves
a husband and two daughters, Miss NJ.
Blanche, teacher in the Graded School
and Miss Elizabeth, of Albany. She was
81 years of age.
THE hearing Monday in the Municipal
court in the case against Mrs. Frank
Rice, charged with cruelty to her five.
year-Old daughter, was continued until
next Monday. That was the second day
of the hearing. 1t appears that a neigh
Dor went into Rice's house a few days
ago in the evening to call. Asking for
this child she was told that she was not
at home. Just as the neighbor was
leaving cry was heard from the cellar
and, rushing down the cellar stairs, she
found the little girl tied to a post. This
seems a very brutal affair. The child's
injuries will probably result in making
her a cripple for life, and great public in
dignation is manifested. 1t seems that
the child is an adopted one and has al
ways been an object of spite to Mrs.
Rice. Since it has been learned how
badly she has treated the child, it has
been taken to a sister of Mr.. Ri2e's, Mrs.
Cakes, who will care for it in the future.
THE following from the Tampa, Fla.
Daily Times, of recent date, will be
especially interesting to the local firemen,
as the Captain O'Donnell referred to is
Bennington boy who was for number
of years an active member of the W. H.
Bradford Hook and Ladder Co., No l.
The station (No. p, which is referred to
is in brick building owned by the fire
department and was completed and ready
for use Nov. 18th. "This station is in
charge Of Captain O'Donnell, one of the
best men in the service, ard he has five
regular and two emergency men under
him. 1t is not only supplied with all
the approved modern appliances for
fighting the fire fiend but is a model of
neatness and convenience. IN front on
the first floor is the hose wagon and
back of it is the engine, and on each side
of these are the horses which pull them.
There are large sliding doors in front of
the building and each of the stalls is pro-
vided with a swinging door. The first
tap of an alarm, by an ingenious electric
appliance, opens the big front doors and
the doors of all four of tie stalls. The
well. trained horses Immediately run out
and take their places under the suspend
ed patent harness, ready for service.
Beside the telephone is an electric but
ton connected with the rooms of the men
on the second floor, by which the men
on watch at the station can Immediately
arouse the men in case they are in bed.
In the northeast corner is brass sliding