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subject of the address at the Second
Congregational church on Sunday even
ing.
THE Bennington Knitting Company
gave each of its employees who is the
head of family, turkey for Thanks
giving.
The Rev. A. B. Herman, pastor of the
Reformed church at Long Branch, N. j.,
is the guest of Rev. G. B. Lawson, to-day
and tomorrow.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER r. B. GOD.
FREY has reappointed Harry Willough-
by as liquor agent, in response to petit
ton of the selectmen.
SERVICES in the Methodist church at
the usual hours next Sunday Morning
subject, "Cross Purposes" evening sub
ject, 1.-The Water of life"
REMEMBER that on the first day of
December expires the trial offer of the
BANNER twice each week for three
months at a cost of only Is cents.
A. LIBANo, an Italian, residing on
County street, died Thursday morning
after an illness of about a week, of ty
phoid fever. The funeral was observed
to-day.
The Putnam House was again visited
by the officers of the law, Wednesday,
who found couple of bottles of whis-
key, etc. The case was continued before
the Municipal court.
SEvLNTY-FIvE couples attended the
dance Of the F. NJ. Tiffany hose com.
pany in Library Hall Wednesday even
ing. A very elaborate supper was pro-
vided at the American House at which
over one hundred sat down.
MRS. S. F. HARRIS is quite seriously
i'll at the home of her brother, VIM. B.
Morgan. Her son, Rev. j. M. Harris, of
Pittsfield, spends a large portion of each
week with her, returning to his duties
the latter part of each week.
THE we'll known firm of E. w. Bough-
ton & Co.. of Troy, advertise in another
column, closing out sale of their entire
stock OF ladies' fur garments, fur caps,
gloves, ETC., to begin next Monday. The
partnership now existing is to be dis
solved.
N. NovECK has doubled the size of
his store in the Hawks block on Main
street, having rented the adjoining rooms
recently vacated by j. W. Williams.
This move was made necessary by the
growth of Mr.. Noveck's business. He
has greatly enlarged his stock of ladies'
furnishings.
SINCE the decision by the railroad
commissioner against the Bennington
and Woodford Electric railway company,
that corporation, through it's attorney,
Chas A. Maurer, has brought a petition
before the Selectmen, to be allowed to
lay rails in several of the streets in the
village. The selectmen dismissed the
petition.
CHAs. Il. SEARS and Miss Jennie,
youngest daughter of the late George w.
Robinson, were married at the residence
of S. B. Hall, in North Bennington, We'd
nesday morning, Rev. G. II. Peck otfic-
iating. 1t was a quiet wedding but a
few relatives and friends being present
Mr.. and Mrs. Sears left on the noon
train for wedding trip and on their re-
turn will reside in Centre Bennington.
JAN,Ec TT uApprpT nv hoe hoap 20
engaged as tenor in the quartette choir
of the Second Presbyterian church, Fifth
Avenue, in Troy, for another year. At
a concert given under the auspices of the
Mems Sunday Night League, held
Thanksgiving evening, Mr.. Habberley
sang in guartette Daylight is Fading
and also rendered solo, ooh Fair, On
Sweet and Holy" The concert was a
great success.
QUITE Bennington delegation lis
tened TO Paderewski in Troy, last even
ing. The following leftfor that city on
the late afternoon train: Misses Sophro-
MIA Collins, Carrie Vial, Anna Rogers,
Ruth Squire, A. E. Clark and Mabel Liv-
ingston, Mrs. G. w. Keeseman, Mrs. Dr.
Putnam and Hubert Downs. A large
party from North Bennington including
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Cushman, Mrs. At
wood and daughter and Mrs. Hiland Hall,
went down on the same train. q
DAVID RUSSELL, of the Hawker Medi.
cine Company, of Saint Johns, N. B., is
in the city and the guest of Col. R. j.
Coffey. Mr.. Russell has appointed AS
agent for the Hawker Medicine Co., j.
It. Shurtleff, the druggist, who will
carry full line of the Company's prep
arations. The company also intends to
manufacture goods in Vermont for the
the whole United States market, as some
well known Vermont capitalists are in.
terested in the venture.
A PLEASANT event was that of the
raising of a flag in the yard in front of
the pheasant Valley school house pre-
sided over by Miss Annie E. Dakin, on
Wednesday, Nov 9th, at 8 p. m. NJ. V.
B. Armstrong had charge of the pole and
flag and it was through his efforts that
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