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at Nottingham and Halifax.
Mrs. /. A. Hill is visiting relatives at
Keene, Swanzey and Ashuelot, n. II.
The Rev. Mr.. Winslade's subject next
Sunday will be: "The Holy Spirit"
The City school enjoyed a picnic at
Little Pond last Saturday.
Bert Briggs add others who hired out
to Cole. of circus fame, got as far as
Wilmington and came back. They lost
their jackass while going through town
and one of the men went back to Ben
ning,on and found it "piuing." The
clown didn't ride it in the parade at Will
ington that day.
Harley and Taplin should get in earli
er from fishing, then people will not
think they are "lost'
The angel baby born to Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Bugbee is a representative OF
five generations now living. Next.
Albert Shultz found a 2OO.poGnd bear
in his trap Saturday night. The do
mimic, "perfesser" Mr.. Dinwiddie and
Dexter Gleason helped trail Bruin.
The Rev. Edward Conover and son
Charles and wife and two daughters of
Boston, Mass, and his son Warren and
brother-in-law, G. Is. Sibley and son
BucN and daughter from Bennington,
were in town Monday and enjoyed a
trout dinner at the Summit House.
Nearly everyone in town was saddened
at the death of Edward Boyle. At one
time he lived in WOodford and worked
for the late Ezra Crawford at the Mt.
Pleasant House and was kind friend
and liked by all. Pleasant, amiable,
charitable, benevolent, generous, was
our good friend Edward Boyle.
VIM. F. Temple of Rutland, is visiting
his parents.
Joseph Minor of West Dover, has
moved into one of Mr.. BelmOre's houses.
Mrs. l.. C. Easton has been with her
husbands parents here week. Leslie
works at North Bennington, u miles
away, but has boarded at home three
days this week, riding up on a bicycle.
Mrs. Shultz has returned from North
Adams, Mass. Oliver Doncett came
back with her to live with his grandpar-
ents, Mrs. and Mrs. Elmer Gleason, for a
few weeks.
School Directors Bugbee and Estes are
each building an addition to his barn and
house, respectively.
Sealed bids for building the new school
house at the City will be received by the
school directors until the 25th inst. II
interested call on them at once.
Mrs. Byron and Miss Jennie Legay OF
Scarsburgh, have visited in town.
Mrs. c. c. Easton spent Tuesday al
North Bennington.
Don't fail to attend the next Y. ?. S
G. E. meeting. Business of social ma
ture Will be before it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bickford have had com
pauy from New York visiting them.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. knights spent las
Sunday with VIM. /, Cutler and wife a
SearSburgh.
Mr.. Allen of Auburndalc, Mass, is a
the Summit House.
The large new boat made by KNAPP
and Higgins has been placed ON the lake
A contract has been made with Rus
sell a. March of Bennington, for the cree
ton of a casino, ~ by 30 feet, wild
broad vcrandas, for the accommodation
of pleasure parties, tourists and Others
who paT0uIZe the electric railroad. IhD
building. which viii be managed for the
season by q New York caterer will have
billiard ro0m public and q private
dining room, kitchen and other rooms
ON the first floor, six sleeping apart
mcuts ON the second floor and is locate.
10y the side of the track few rods brloy
the residence of the Hon. Amos AlurIcu
\ force of twenty-five men arc ut wou
ON the job and the building will be com
will probably be I'm running order b.
JuIy tfn II is fine frfrrf.,u 4f fine man