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ject is to make money, whether adVer-
tsed in the name of an organization,
committee or individual.
JAMES WooD, JR., is spending week
in Boston, Mass.
VIM. R. GRAVES is again confined to
his home by illness.
MRS. Wallace V. PEER is seriously i'll
at her home on Mill street.
III. DARLING is in Woodstock, his
native town, for few days.
JOHN J. CuLLrToN of Hall street, is
visiting in Hoosick Falls, N. Y.
CHAs. H. KING, of Beverly, Mass, edi-
tor of the Beverly Citizen, spent Sunday
with his mother, Mrs. n. B. Crawford.
PROF LECAT, the teacher in French,
has been confined to the house by illness
fer a week
WIhri,u WEIGH has been confined to
his hon. >rveral days with severe at
tack OF id Grippe.
BENZ EsrABRooK sewers his cOnnec-
ton with Burt Bros, this week, to take
position in Estabrook's marble works.
MRS. CHAs. T. BURT and her father,
Henry Dixon, left yesterday for ten
days visit to friends in and near Montreal,
Canada.
MRS. HENRIETTA B. ADAMS has re-
turned from a visit to her brother, Henry
C. BabcOck, who is in the Adirondacks
for his health. She reports his health as
being much improved
THE Rev. DR.. Macarthur, who recent
ly lectured in the Baptist church here,
celebrated, Sunday, the 25th anniversary
of his pastorate at the Calvary Baptist
Church, New York City.
FRED ROGERS, who was selected as
marshall for Memorial Day, has written
that it will be impossible for him to
serve, and the Union committee have APP
pointed j. l. LOOMS to the place.
SEYMOUR VAN SANTvoORD has nearly
completed the additions and improve
ments to his summer home at Furnace
Grove, in the east part of the town.
DWIGHT II. RUDD and Richard M.
Houghton of Custer Post, G, A. r., rep
resented Bennington at the annual en-
campment of the Department of New
York at Saratoga, Tuesday.
THE Green Mountain flyer between
New York and Montreal, via the Ben
nington and Rutland and Central Yer
mont railroads, will be resumed Monday,
June Sd, next.
NEARLY enough knitters have been Sc
cured to take the places of those who re.
Gently struck at the Campbell mill, and
work is progressing as if nothing had oc-
Cured. At present all the mills are hav-
ing plenty of work.
The Grand Army Posts, W. r. q. and
S. of ", have accepted an invitation
from Rev. S. Mclaughlin to attend SER
vice at the Methodist church Sunday
evening preceding Memorial Day and
listen to Memorial sermon.
AT the annual meeting of the Vermont
Commandery Loyal Legion held in Bur
lington, Tuesday, Maj. A. B. Valentine
was elected first member of the council
of administration. He was accompanied
on his trip to the city by his daughter,
Miss Jennie, and Miss Anna Clark.
THE Rev. Alexander Macgeorge, pas.
tor of the Baptist church, has rendered
his resignation, to take effect Sunday,
June 9th. Mr.. Macgeorge has decided
to resume missionary work, this time in
New York City. He will begin those du.
ties as soon as possible after closing his
work here.
THE Troy Press of Wednesday had
the following from Hoosick Falls: Louis
Briggs, aged 81 years, and Ellen Swee.
hey, aged p years, both of Bennington,
drove to this place in search of Justice
of the Peace to bind them in holy matri-
mony. Justice VIM. A. Cahill accommo.
dated the couple, and they Immediately
departed to continue their drive and en-
Joy their novel honeymoon trip"
FRANKCRoMACK has just purchased for
his brick yard, pair of year old bay
mares that stand 10 and 16 hands high
and weigh 2,7OO pounds. They are a
cross of Clyde and Percheron breed and
make one of the best work teams in
town. He has also purchased an Eng.
lish coach horse, years old, chat stands
II hands high and weighs 1,25O pounds
This he will use for truck horse. All
were purchased from J. d. Kettle OF
Troy. Mr.. Cromack reports his business
as good. His contracts for brick for the
Savings Bank building and the Richie
block call for 600, 200 bricks.
MOST of our village subscribers hav
ing no postofice boxes, received theil
Tuesdays issue of the BANNER by car
riers sent out by this office. Until the
arrangements are definitely completed
and the routes learned by the carriers
some confusion and considerable delay
will undoubtedly ensue. Any of oul
subscribers who are overlooked will con
fer favor by sending us word. By thi!
new system of delivery the BANNER will
be placed into the hands of its readers