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through the Hudson River and Cham
plain canal to the Lake of that name, in
the midst Of which, as our people know,
Mr. Putnam has a summer residence on
an island owned by him. For the pur-
Miss DORA DENCH of Manchester Con-
tire, is guest Of Mrs John keIso.
The knitting mill of II. E. Bradford d
Company, is shut down for short time
for the annual inventory and repairs.
TIE Putnam Hose Company have a
social gathering at their rooms on River
street this evening A feature of the &C
casion will be the presentation of solid
gold fireman's badge to r. S. Drysdale,
former foreman of the company.
The 10th annual meeting and conyen-
ton of the Vermont Humane Society
will Ee held at the city hall, Rutland,
this afternoon and evening. Among the
speakers we note the names of Col. Cof
fey and G. w. Richardson of Benning-
ton.
THE newly elected department com
maEder of the Vermont G. A. r. has APP
pointed A. p. Childo of Custer Post
Judge advocate general of the depart
ment. Mrs. w. E. Murphy of 9th Corps
Post, w. r. c., is one of the alternate
delegates to the National convention.
The officers of Bennington Lodge, L.
O. G. T., for the quarter commencing
February list, are as follows: Fred II.
FERGUSON, chief templar; Mrs. Libbie
Cutting, vice templar: Geo. A. Wattcs,
secretary: Miss Carrie Archibald, assist
tant secretary: NJ. b. Morgan, financial
secretary; Mrs. Eliza Cutting, treasurer;
Jas. c. Morgan, chaplain; Frank E..
smith. marshal; Mrs. Eliza A. Puifer,
guard: i. T. Griswold, sentinel, Mrs. H..
S. Frost, superintendent juvenile tenn
plars. installation of officers this even
ing.
WE take the following notice from the
New York Sunday Recorder which will
be of interest to our readers as Mr. j..
Noble Hayes is former BenLingtonian:
THE nuptlals of Miss Emily yelling and
j. Noble Hayes, will be celebrated at
Calvary Church Wednesday. Feb. 9th.
Rev. Henry Yates Satterlee will perform
the ceremony, and the chancel will be
trimmed with white roses, hyacinths,
Easter lilies and palms. The bride-elect
has three sisters, the Misses yelling,
who will be included in the list of az
PENDANTS. The reception after the church
ceremony will be at the home Of her
mother. Mrs. Charles Hunt yelling, As
Park avenue
WIN. FISHER was arrested Tuesday
evening, charged with an assault upon
Joseph Drohart and for badly bruising
and iniuring him about the head and face.
The two men are neighbors and live on
the outskirts of the village, but for some
| time there has been bitter feelings eX-
listing between them. Several weeks
ago DroharU was arrested, charged with
selling liquor without Government IL
cense. He accused Fisher of being the
complainant, and since then the feeling
between the two men has been itensilied
Tuesday evening Fisher was coming tC
the village, and aimed that on the cor
ner of Weeks and Putnam street, Drohart
assaulted him first. Fisher got the bes
of the affair and was arrested. He wal
confined in the jail here until late Wed
nesday afternoon. He was released OF
bail, J. S. Lindley becoming his surety
in the sum of $500 for his appearance
Saturday. The injuries of Drohart arr
sufficient to confne him to his house.
THE petition circulated to call a spec
ial town meeting, to see if Benninh toI
will vote by the use of the Australian
ballot, has been signed by everybody i'm
mediately accessible, and special meet
ing will soon be held. The general sens
of all we have seen is that the vote vii
be to retain that method of voting, bu
the people, generally, should turn out
Why the Legislature should make it or
tional in towns having from 1000 to s,
600 inh abitants, to use the Australla
ballot or not, passes our prehensior
as it effects only few towns, and o
these lone complained of the old law
1t seems like going backwards to nov
eturn to the old fashioned town meet
ing, and our town will not do it. TIL
village should, also, vote to continue tn
Australian system. Now is the time t
call the special meeting named in tn
1894 amendment. 1t has been suggeste
that if the trustees should warn aspecia
village meeting for the same day, at
later hour, the whole matter could b
decided and not make the time of tw
days necessary.