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A CHILD of the late Ed. Moon is sick
with scarlet fever. The family live over
beyond the Branch bridge.
JAMES A. HoUGHToN returned last
night from the South, where he has been
employed for some time. He is not in
good health.
IT would be we'll for housekeepers to
keep track of the bargains that will be
offered each week in L. E. Gibson's adj
vertisement.
C. B. MARCH, of Russell and March,
has leased the present residence of E. L.
Bates, and will occupy it as soon as the
latter moves into his new one.
The writing class taught by S. H.
lockwood at the Young WOman's Club,
closed Thursday evening. Sarah E.
Harrington made the most improvement;
Mary j. Dupuis, second; Gertrude Coll
son, third. Ethel Stockwell is the best
writer; Gertrude COLLISION, second; Grace
Stupplebean, third.
THE march, "The Coming Woman"
published in yesterdays World, was
played here by the Howard Stock Com
pany Band, at their MONDAY concert, to-
day, and will be repeated this evening.
The arrangement for brass, was written
by Jas. Chattaway, the Howard Com
pany band master.
THIRTY years ago April 18th, was
Good Friday and Abraham Lincoln, then
president of the United States, was shot
in his box in FOrds theatre, Washing
ton, by John Wilkes Booth. The muta.
tions of time have produced new condi-
lions since those stirring days, but the
memory of the great war-president is
held, and always will be, in deep rever-
ance.
THE new residence of States Attorney
Bates is about completed and he expects
to occupy it about the first of May. 1t
is considered one of the best in the vii
lage. Before the house is finished, a
fagstone walk will be laid the entire
front of his premises on Silver street,
which at the present time is without any
exception the worst street in town to
travel over,
CHART HASTINGS of South SALISBURY,
was before Justice j.. H. Walbridge of
North Bennington, Monday afternoon,
the prohibitory law, that is, selling liq-
uor' contrary to law. He was found
guilty and fined $500 and costs, the total
amount being about 1914. He appealed
to the County Court and furnished bail.
States Attorney Bates appeared for the
State.
THE Howard Stock Company, now
playing at the Opera House, gave very
artistic and complete rendering of Fred
erick Bryton's play, Forgiven" Monday
night. Tonight they give "The Silver
LEDGE" Western play, and on Wednes-
day night the play in which Mr.. Sullivan
has made his greatest success, lingo
mar" If you wish to see good plays at
popular prices, see the Howard Stock
Company.
A MEETING full of interest will be held
at the chapel of the Second COngrega-
tional church, on Thursday evening.
Two gentlemen from abroad are to speak
on emission Work in the Far West" the
Rev. Francis j. Marsh, New England sec
rotary of the Congregational Sunday
School Society, and the Rev. Loyal L.
Writ, secretary for California. A cordial
invitation is extended to this service,
with the assurance that living feature
of Californian life will be described to
which the most of US are strangers.
Gospel music will be rendered, under the
direction of Prof E. E. Long
THE Tampa (Fla) Tribune of March
Goth, contains the following: Fire Sta
ton No. 2, is a dandy. Seven men, four
horses, one engine, hose wagon and
hose reel complete the list. Charles
Kroning is captain of the squad and an
excellent officer too. The upstairs hall
is elegantly fitted out with bran new fur
niture and everything looks as spriggish
as the boudoir of an old maid. They
don't get as much exercise in fighting
the fire fiend as they think good for their
health, and they have put up small
gymnasium to supply the deficiency in
the back room. Their horses are well
drilled, also. At the tap of the bell all
four of them spring to their places in a
jiffy, and know exactly how TO stick their
heads into the collar ready to have the
harness buckled on. Then they back in
to their stalls as readily as old stagers.
When fire occurs we vouch for their
getting stream in the very quickest pos
sible time" Among the paid men at
the Station is Edward O'Donnell. who
went there about month ago. Both
the captain and himself were for long
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THE Rev. George Lynde Richardson,
rector of st. Peters Episcopal church.
made the following report regarding the
church and parish. at the annual meeting
held last evening: Number of families
IN the congregation, 1O1; number of per-
sons belonging to the congregation, 365;
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