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Pittsfield, Mass.
Miss ABBY GROVE of Enfield, n. H.,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. j. P. Ryan, on
Depot street.
Mrs. j. A. PALMER and two children
of Greenbush, n. Y, are visiting her
brother, Sylvester Plank on Depot street,
Hon. AND MRS. A. B. WRIGHT of North
Adams, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. Pritchard, visited here, Thurs
day.
THE Total Abstinence Society of Lans-
ingburgh, will attend the excursion of
the Societies in that vicinity to Benning-
ton, Friday, August 10th.
II. G. Root, A. B. Valentine and NJ.
c. Huling are in New York this week on
matters pertaining to the completion of
the catamount tavern monument.
ALARGE party of picnickers came up
from North Hoosick in teams, Wednes-
day, and enjoyed the day in the Soldiers
Home groves. They expressed them
selves as much pleased with the way
they were received there.
The next meeting of the town road
commissioners of Bennington County
will be held at Arlington, Tuesday, the
9th, inst. The meeting will be attended
by some representative of the State
Board and other prominent men interest
ed in good roads. The meeting will be
open TO the public.
AMELIA NORTON, wife of Elliot Rus
Y, Tuesday, aged sexenty-seven years
and nine months. She was the daughter
of Martin Norton, once resident of this
town. The remains were brought here
yesterday for burial IN the old cemetery.
THE Opera House opens the coming
season the 3Oth, with Joe Oft in 1.-THE
Star Gazer." This will be the second
appearance here of this artist. The clev-
erness of his work and that of his associ-
ates during their first visit will guaran-
tee them large house.
WATER was let into the new trunk Of
Holden IL Leonard Company's mill the
first of the week. Some leaks were dis
covered and in some points the water
broke through. These leaks were soon
attended to, and it is expected that while
few more may be found, the trunk is
comparatively water tight.
THE trio, praise Ye," by Verdi, will
be sung at the Methodist church next
Sunday evening, by Miss Grace Roberts,
E. c. Bennett and NJ. b. Morgan, James
Habberley, tenor of the Second Presby-
terrain church quartette, Troy, n. Y,
will sing, MY Hope is in the Everlast-
ing" by Stainer. Chas. H. Bennett will
preside at the organ.
FRANK LANGDON, Jr., who has Just
finishihed a course of study at the AL
bany Business College, Albany, n. Y,
has secured position With Mr.. f. w.
Cheney, Builder, Mechanicville, y. Y.
The position was secured for Mr.. Lang
don directly through the efforts of the
COllGSb pIbpIlGlO 81 may SuCCCSS dl-
tend our former townsman,
FIRE was discovered in the old Leban-
on Springs r. R.depot, Washington street,
yesterday at about o'clock in the fore
noon. The fire department extinguished
the flames after a damage to the build
ing of about $780, 1t was occupied by a
gang of Italian laborers. Their effects
were untouched by the fire, which was
was confined to the upper portion of the
MARGUERITE AND CARL, children of DR..
T. j. Martin of Buffalo, returned to their
home on Wednesday, having been for
seven weeks with their grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Hamlen. DR.. Martin
has many friends in Bennington who
will be interested in the following an
nouncement clipped from the Tribune
of June 25th. Truman Jerome Martin,
son of Charles Lewis Martin, physician
of Buffalo, n. Y, was married in st.
Margarets Church, Westminster, Lon
don, to-day, to Miss Charlotte Rosalys
Jones, daughter of Alexander Jones, a
banker of New York. A full choral SER
vice was performed and the church was
deliberately decorated. The bride was
given away by General L. d. Roody. Mr..
Pratt, of Vermont, was best man. The
bridesmaid was Miss Catherine Fuller,
daughter of Chief Justice Fuller of
Washington. The couple spent their
honeymoon in Paris, and sailed for home
July 3lst."
THE auction sale of the personal prop.
erty and real estate belonging to j. S.
Lindley, insolvent debtor, was begun
Thursday morning and continued
through to-day. The attendance was
not large. bidding not very spirited and
amounts realized were not what it was
expected they would be. The saw mill
on County street, with $1,000 feet of logs
was bought by G. NJ. Bronson of Airing.
ton for $3.50. He also secured the plan
ing mill machinery and water power on
Main street for $1,000 which will about
pay the mortgage and accrued interest.
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