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North Bennington.

Mrs. c. NJ. Golden after years alb
sence among friends in New York and
Cape May, is visiting her sister, Mrs. l.
Surdam.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Fuller are here
for few days, en- route for New York
from the White Mountains where they
have spent the summer.
Linus E. Fuller and wife of New York,
are spending few days with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs l. Surdam.
Miss Lena Thomas, daughter or Elihu
Thomas of BrattlebOro, is visiting friends
here.
Mrs. j. r. Hunt is with her daughter,
Mrs. Ford, in North Adams, Mass, for
few weeks.
The Rev. Samuel D. Corkins of Lin
coin, Neb., who has been visiting his sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. l. Jennings, left for An
DOVER Mass, Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Edwin Watson, lady of eighty
years. of Whitesboro, N. Y, an aunt OF
Mrs. DR.. S. E. Ranney, and who formerly
lived in Sodom, is making her visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Bracket were
called to South Adams, Mass, by the
sickness of Mrs. A. F. Hathaway, her
sister
Ralph Reed, who has been clerk in W..
r. Worthingtons clothing store, is 60
ing into the employ of the H. T. Cush-
man Manufacturing Company.
Quite number from here have en-
loved the good weather at the fair in
Manchester this week, among them,
Misses Mabel Atwood and Lena Thomas,
on Thursday.
A very pleasant trip at a low price is
that to Montreal, the 18th, for 800,
which is given by the Bennington q Rut-
land Railroad.
H. C. Houghton, wife and one daugh-
ter of Red Oak, Iowa, are visiting their
friends here. With the family, he, a
member of the Masonic COmmandery,
came in special train to Boston, visit
ing Niagara, Toronto, Montreal and
other places of interest, to attend the
late National gathering. Tney visited
the friends of Mrs. Houghton, a brother
of whom is a sea captain, and with whom
they spent few days, boating, fishing
and clam baking on the coast of Maine.
Leaving their eldest daughter at school
at Auburndale, Mass, they left for his
| former home, arriving here Wednesday
evening.
VIM. G.. Spafford has classmate Wis
Ting him for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John James of White
Creek, N. Y. and Miss Julia HOughron,
their granddaughter, were visiting Mrs.
NJ. A. HoughtOn, Thursday.
F. B. Jennings has been at Fairview
this week, enjoying recreation from bus
mess at tennis, and driving his four
thoroughbreds on the brake with master
ly skill.
Even the repairing of the Jail does not
terrOrize the drinkers, so that our streets
are free from disgraceful specimens OF
law breaking. Our officers are too busy
to give attention to the prosecution of
the law.
O. c. Gilbert of Philadelphia, Pa, for
merly a slave, will speak at the Baptist
church Sunday evening. on: Tine Past
am Present Progress of the Freedmen !;
Their Schools and Religious Advance
ment." A collection will be taken at
the close.
The remains of Mrs. Thomas Fitzger-
aid were brought from North Adams,
Mass, Wednesday, and The funeral was
attended yesterday, Thursday, at 9
| o'clock, from St. John Baptist church.
A preliminary service was held at the
home of her mother, Mrs. Michael Hon
err, and large procession walked to the
church, where High Mass was ceIebrat-
ed. The attendance was large, showing
the respect in which she was held in this,
! the village of her birth. Father La
Chance conducted the services and the
burial was in the cemetery in Benning-
ton, several attending from North
Adams and Hoosick Falls.
Clarence Bonynge in his summer out
ing has been visiting his grandmother,
Mrs Fisk, and friends as usual. 1t was
thought that his heart was impervious
against all Others except grandmother.
But it appears that he las succumbed to
fair one. and a large portion of his
heart has gone out to his young bride
who accompanied him. We commend
his choice and feel, though in ripper years
and larger experience we could not have
done better. They returned to Ne v
York Monday last. May a long life OF
sunshine and happiness be their lot. **a