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turned from their wedding trip.
DRs. BROWN and Bushnell of North
Adams, drove here Sunday, to visit DR..
Bennett.
Mrs. GEO. A. WooD and daughter
leave to-day, for their summer residence
in Woodford City.
Mrs. j. ED. MERRILL is visiting friends
in Montreal. During her vacation the
Library is closed.
ROLAND MATHERs continues to i'm
prove, and his injury will not cause the
loss of an arm, as expected.
MRS. H. W. BOOTH, who passed the
winter and spring in Rochester, n. Y,
has returned to Bennington.
Miss NELLIE PATCHEN of the Troy
Conference Academy, at Poultney, is at
home for her summer vacation.
MARTIN LYONS was before the Munich
pal court yesterday charged with selling
liquor. His case was continued.
The Misses May Carney and Nellie
Russell gave picnic party to number
of their young friends iniEvans' grove to-
day.
The marriage of F. W. Endres of this
village to Myra, daughter of G. D. Phil.
lips of North bennington, takes place in
the Baptist church in that village, this
evening.
WATER in the reservoirs is getting low
and Monday, notices were served on
nearly every user to be careful about
wasting water and forbidding those who
have outside faucets to use them over an
hour each day.
Col. VIM. NJ. REXFoRD of New York
City, has been visiting his class.Aate, L.
P. Norton, and both are now in attend
ance at the Centennial celebration of
Union College, from which institution
both graduated in 1888.
SATURDAY will be st. Peters day, and
Mrs. L. F. Abbott will give reception
to the members of st. Peters parish and
church in the evening The annual
meeting of the parish will be held in the
church at 1880 p. m, previous to the re-
ception.
THE Rev. W. F. Weeks of Brandon was
here yesterday. Mr.. Weeks is the min
lister whose brother, D. p. Adams the
tramp printer claimed to be when he WIS.,
tied various clergymen and attempted to
borrow money from them, and with sue
cess in some cases.
OUR announcement in last Fridays is
sue, that the policy of Loring Shatfner
of Manchester Centre, for $4,000 in the
Mutual Reserve Fund Association of
New York had been paid, was pre-
mature. The claim was approved May
Sth, from which time the company has
ninety days in which to pay.
MISS MARGUERITE E. SHERIDAN of
North Dorset, who has just graduated
from the Albany Business College, has
taken position in New York with the
Jeros-Hygenic Underwear Co., New
York City. Miss Sheridan was an ex-
cellent student while at the College and
is in every way entitled to the success
she has achieved in her work.
Mrs. EMMA f. (Hudson) PAGE, who has
been in this section some time trying to
find out where and by whom she was
married to John w. Page in 1886, has
not succeeded as yet in settling either
fact. Some circumstances have however
came to light, so that the time go days.,
given her in which to prove
her marriage, has been extended and she
hopes to be able to solve the mystery.
JOHN NASH, Deputy Sheriff, left for
Rutland this morning, having with him
D. P. Adams, the tramp typo, who goes
up to the Work House for six months,
for attempting to procure money, ETC.,
under the plea Of being brother of Rev.
W. F. Weeks of Brandon. He was SEN
fenced under the provisions of the Yer
mont tramp act. He has been in Jail
since last April.
EXTENSIVE preparedness are being
made for the Fourth of July lawn party
on the grounds of the Parochial resi-
dence of st. Francis de Sales church, on
Town Hill. The City Band, Goldsmith's
the Stark Hose quartette, with
patriotic music, and Miss Mamie Barron,
will all join in making
most pleasant evening. Refreshments
will be served.
CANTON BENNINGTON, No. 4, P. NJ, l.
o. o. F., elected the following officers
last evening: n. NJ. Puffer, command
ant; Fred L. HOughton, lieutenant; NJ.
f, Watson, ensign; II. L. Stillson, clerk
II. G. Lindloff, accountant; Moses Will
son, color bearer. The chevaliers have
an equipment valued at over $4,000 in
Guiding the regimental flag, and the Can
ton numbers 80 members.
Mrs. j. r. HEWITT, 81 years of age
and nearly all her life resident of the
village, died at her residence on Union
street Friday afternoon, at $50 o'clock.
She was taken sick just seven weeks be-
fore the day she died. For thirteen