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North BENNINGTON.

Mrs. G. f. yelling, Mrs. E. D. yelling
and sister, Miss Middleton, and Mrs. j.
| D. Atwood visited Mrs. Julia Norton at
Valley Falls, n. Y, Wednesday.
The three young racOOns captured
about a week since seem determined to
haye their own way. They have escaped
| three times from their place of contine-
ment, and have as many times been
found near by, only winking their eyes
as much as to say: "You may expect to
find us like the Pady's flea, not where
you put your finger"
Mrs. G. H. Peck and Miss Florence G.
| Towsley are in Boston as delegates from
the Y. p. S. G. E. society connected with
the Congregational church, to the great
convention now in session, numbered
only by tens or scores of thousands.
Two students from the Moody school
in Mortified, and in the interest of the
Y. M. C. A., will visit this place, arriv-
ing to-day, with the object of holding
meetings and otherwise laboring for the
spiritual good of young men, May they
have a welcome and be encouraged in
their efforts in this direction.
The lawn party at the residence of H.
F. Lamb, on Tuesday evening, was a
pleasant affair. The young men of the
Y. p. S. c. E. furnished the ice cream
and the young ladies the cake, which,
with singing, reciJatiOns and speeches,
made the evening one of great pleasure.
Mrs. RhOda Millaid of Chicago, who
will be remembered by the older Ben
nington people as Miss Rhoda Wallace,
and Miss S. E. Park spent Thursday in
our village.
When the lookup is repaired, which
event is expected to be accomplished in
the near future, or at least not long after
the completion of the engine house, such
cases as that of Harry Hollister, who
was taken to the Jail in Bennington and
then brought here and fined for intoxi-
cation, will not tax our officials. Oh,
for comfortable lookup.
The mills and factories are running
here on full time, but trouble is expert
enced from the scarcity of water, which
effects the mill privileges.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan of Washington,
who are enjoying Vermont scenery and a
few weeks of our summer weather, took
trip to Manchester and Dorset, We'd
nesday, dining at the Equinox House.
Mrs. Whitman was in Albany, N. Y,
this week, on business connected with
her millinery work.
Edwin Draper of Danvlle, ILL.,, son of
Jonathan Draper who formerly resided
in the Chas. Thatcher residence, was at
the North Bennington home day or
two since. on his way to Boston to at
tend the Christian Endeavor meeting.
Mrs. Edward Hall and son and Mrs.
Donald were in Troy, N. Y, last week,
Mrs. Hall remaining over Sunday.
Ernest, son of the Rev. L., c. Part
ridge, will preacn at the Congregational
church next Sunday morning. This
will give an opportunity for his
friends to hear him, after an absence of
ten years.
Miss Wanell, who will be remembered
as a teacher in our Graded school, of
Naugatuch, Conn, has been visiting her
friends here.
Floyd q. Huling of Oaksdale, Wash,
who is engaged in the Loan and Insur.
ance business, is making visit East and
is at present with his parents here. He
took advantage of the low price of wheat
last winter to buy at about twenty cents
bushel, sufficient to realize when he
sold it. an advance of twenty thousand
dollars.
Miss Edith Peck was fortunate in find
ing the graduating class pin she lost on
the 4th of July.
Unlike most fevers, the one that is
raging now attacks of both sexes, the old
as well as the young, the rich as well as
the poor, the tall as well as the short, in
fact, the only classes that escape are the
very stout and lazy. We can see only
one way that will relieve the suffering
that is being experienced, and that is the
abrOgatiOn of time and employment and
a general giving up of business for the
wheel and racing.
Miss Rose Blair of Fort Worth, Texas,
and Miss Anna Benedict of Oranga, N.
D., granddaughter of the late Rev. f. G..
Clark, D. D., have been visiting with
Mrs. H. T. Cushman.