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MISS ETHEL REMINGTON is visiting in
Brattleboro at her sisters, Mrs. II. A.
Wall.
S. B. HAWKS has just returned from a
three weeks business trip to Marseilles
and Chicago, Ill.
Mr.. AND Mrs. I. H. SANBoRN, JR., are
receiving congratulations over the birth
of son, the 21st.
AT the races of the Glens Falls Driving
Association, that begin Wednesday, four
horses from here will start.
THE Kings Daughters will meet at
their rooms next Friday afternoon. A
good attendance is desired.
FREIGHT AGENT GEO. NJ. RowELL and
family leave Thursday for a two weeks
outing at Lake St. Catherine.
S. T. FONDA and NJ. B. Middleton re-
turned Saturday from few days visit
to Lake Bomoseen in Castleton. The
round trip was made on bicycles.
The Mezzanotti fruit store, in the low
er Hawks block on North street, is closed
and its proprietors have gone in search
of new fields. They have a store in No.
Bennington.
The interesting sketche, in another
column, of the life of Mrs. Waldrick and
of Mrs. Mccarthy, residing near Ben
nington, and whose ages are 10 and 100
years, respectively, is from the pen of
A. P. Childs,
THOMAS LUNAN, of Amsterdam, N. Y,
has leased the Cottage Hotel, now closed,
and will occupy it soon, we understand.
If the old reputation of this hotel is to
be sustained, thiswill be gratifying news
for the law abiding people of this COM
munity.
MEssRs. A. B. VALENTINE, George F.
Leonard, l.. F. Abbott, II. S. Bingham
and others, will leave Wednesday morn
ing to attend the annual meeting of the
Vermont Fish and Game Club, which
will be held with n. W. Fiske, president
of the Association, at his home in Isle
La Motto.
THERE were couple of pretty trotting
races at Island Park, last Thursday one
of the contests being $3.50 class for
purse of $780, Among the four starters
was the br. h. Grey Line, owned by W.
II. Bradford of this village. The race
was won in three straight heats by Grey
Line. Time, 1924, 2:294, 2:3O, thereby
rendering eligible to the 2:30 class.
GEORGE MCCAIN of Sunderland was
before the court, on information filed by
the States Attorney charging with lar
ceny. Mccain has just completed
term in theWork House for like offense.
He pleaded guilty. The selectmen of
the town and the man from whom the
things were stolen asked the court by
letter to be as easy as it could with him.
The sentence was $25 and costs which
he paid.
THERE is one Benningtonian in the
government service who gives particular
ly good value for the salary he receives.
He is r. j. Halloran, the mounted let
ter carrier. Outside of his official work,
his duties require a daily travel that
averages IS miles, In case of heavy de-
liveries, averaging one every week at
least, he covers 424 miles, the distance
over his full route. His travels, which
cover the outlying districts, require the
service of two horses.
BUSINESS at the Municipal Court was
brisk Monday morning and the court
room was crowded during the entire ses-
sion. Several continued liquor cases
were on the docket, and number of the
spectators were there as witnesses. The
cases of James MOrrissey, George Miller
and NJ. G. Healey were tried and there
being no evidence against them, were
discharged. The cases against L. Col
Inns and James Griffin were continued.
Evidence was brought against James
Leahy and he was fined for three often
ees $50 and casts, a total Of $S601. The
testimony on which he was convicted
was a surprise to nearly every one in the
court room.
JOHN HARRIGAN, John Watson and
Alexander Wall, three young men from
Hoosick Falls, N. Y, came up Saturday
afternoon for the purpose, as they ex-
pressed it in court, of seeing Bennington.
They started out, and after visiting sew
eral resorts, met Harry Roberts, lad
about Is years of age, on River street,
just below Savery's livery stable. Words
were exchanged between the party and
the boy, the strangers finally assaulting
him. His cries brought him relief. The
Hoosick Falls men were arrested by De-
putty Sheriff Godfrey and locked up in
Jail over Sunday. Monday they were be-
fore the Municipal Court for trial. The
court heard the testimony and at the
close gave the young men a few words of
good advice aud discharged them. They
left for home as soon as they could after
getting out of the court room.
ABOUT three o'clock this morning,
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