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MISS ALICE RoARKE of Lansingburgh,
n. Y, has been the guest of Miss Chris
tina Daley, for the past week.
CHAs. II. RICE has moved his family
from the corner of Main and School
streets to the "Plaisance," on Pleasant
street.
Things that accompany a Revival of
Religion. will be the subject at the Sec
end Congregational church next Sunday
evening.
:. !, NALLOU, of Wallingford a stu
de- 81, pr0wn University, is in town to-
day. 81, visit to his friend, Daniel H.
Johnson
EVERY former resident of the town
would be pleased with copy of the
BANNER Supplement. The thirty pages
of views and articles descriptive of Ben
nington costs but five cents.
ATTENTION is called to an interesting
article in our advertising columns upon
life insurance policy contracts and re-
suits, by A. P. Childs, General Agent
for Vermont of the New York Life.
MRS. BENTLEY, of Sandgate, is visit
ing her son, w. H. Bentley. Mrs. Bent
ley is over 60 years old, has always lived
within five miles of the railroad, and
Tuesday took her first ride on the cars.
Miss EssIE MOORE, graduate of the
Plattsburg, n. Y, Normal School, and
sister of Frank Moore of Depot street,
bridge, n. y, Graded schools another
year.
JOHN INEsoN who, several months
since, decamped with funds that had
been subscribed by the citizens for uni
forms for Eagle Hose Company, made
his temperance on the streets this
week.
MISS MELISSA MORSE, teacher in the
Graded Schools, has been very i'll for
nearly two weeks. Her place has been
filled by her sister and this week, by
Geo. Partridge, Miss Morse will take
charge of her room again Monday.
WEDNESDAY was the hottest day ex-
perienced here in September for years.
At three p. m. in a number of places the
thermometer registered "a degrees above.
In the evening there was a severe thun-
der shower accompanied by heavy
hail.
THE first quarterly meeting of the
Woman's Auxiliary to the Y. NJ. c. A.,
was held at the rooms, Thursday. Prep
arations were made for giving an open
reception about Oct. 18th. The meeting
was interesting. Devotional exercises
were conducted by Mrs. Chas. Cooper,
and the business session by the presi-
dent Miss Hutchinson.
o. c. GILBERT, of Philadelphia, for
merly slave in Maryland and well
known as an eloquent and fluent speaker,
will lecture in the Baptist church, Ben
nington, on Tuesday evening, Sept. 18th,
at o'clock. Subject, The Past and
Present Progress of the Freedman
Their Schools and Religious Advance
ment. A collection will be taken up at
the close of the address to aid the
cause of the speaker. There will be
singing of the jubilee hymns by the
speaker.
AT the adjourned Hudson,Page hear
ing in Manchester, Wednesday, no new
facts were brought out. The only wit.
nesses examined were those who served
as justices OF the peace in 1886, all of
which are now living except Richard NJ.
Provan. The description of the man
that performed the marriage ceremony
answers fully to Mr.. Provan and there is
a general feeling that he is the man who
did the marrying. Thus far no record
however, has been found and there is no
record of marriage license having been
taken out. The hearing was further adj
Mrs Page and her counsel, Mr.. Ransom,
returned to New York Wednesday after.
noon, and the remainder of the party
went to Lake George.
WE notice the name of DR.. Henry S.
Goodall, formerly of Bennington, in the
corps of teachers of Columbia Medical
College of Washington, D. c. DIR. Good
all opened an Office in Washington about
three years ago. For two years he has
assisted DR.. Swan M. Burnett in his pri
vate practice, in the treatment of dis
eases Of the eye and ear, and in his work
in the same line at the Children's Hospi
tai, Garfield Hospital and Providence
Hospital. We learn also that he is one
of the assistant ophthalmologists anG
aurists to the eye and ear department Of
the Central Dispensary and Emergency
Hospital, where several hundred cases
are seen monthly, having full charge Of
the service on certain days of the week
which, with his increasing Office prac
tice in eye work, has made it necessary
for him to ,rhbve his office to a more cen
trail part of the city.