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Y, is at Bennington Centre, for two
weeks.
w. S. HARDWOOD, who came from Chi
cago on a short business trip, spent a few
days at his home.
CHAs. E. PATTERSON and family of
Troy, N. Y, arrived at the Centre Sat
urday, for a stay of three weeks.
A NUMBER of members of the Green
Island Bicycle Club enjoyed arun to this
village Sunday, and took dinner.
tn bennington and Rutland railroad
anne ,.- lalf fare rates to and from
any n,iou on their line, Thursday, the
4th.
THE Misses Preston and Lee, teachers
in the Honesdale, Penn, Graded Schools,
are visiting Miss Estabrook, on South
street.
MRS. j.. W. PAGE, as she is called, who
has been here couple of weeks trying
10 find out where and by whom she was
married, left for her home Saturday.
THE degree of Doctor of Divinity has
been conferred upon Rev. P. S. Pratt for
forty years pastor of the Congregational
church in Dorset, by Middlebury College.
A. p. CHILDs and a part of his family
drove to the Forest and Stream Club
house at Wilmington, Sunday. The rest
of the family went Monday. They will
remain there several weeks.
ONE of our prominent business men
received, last week, check for about So
900, from the New York Life Insurance
Company, it being the proceeds of an
endowment policy that had just come
due.
AT the meeting of the Vermont AssO-
citation of Life Underwriters held in Bur
lington, Thursday, A, P. Childs of this
village was elected one of the delegates
to the National convention to be held in
Saratoga in October.
AT meeting of the members of the
Episcopal church on st. Peters day, Sat-
urday evening, the sum of $S5 was
raised to be added to the parish house
fund. Following the meeting there was
largely attended reception at the resi-
dence of L. F. Abbott.
THE Opera House was crowded Satur-
day evening at the entertainment given
by the scholars in the parochial school
of st. Francis de Sales church. Every
part was we'll taken and teachers and
scholars are to he congratulated.
E. S. HARRIS, q, S. Marshal, went to
Newport, Thursday, and arrested j. W.
Calls for smuggling. Before U. S. Com
missioner Crane, Calls waived examina-
ton and furnished 81, 900 bail. Saturday
the Marshal went to North Troy and ar
rested Ado j. Keith for smuggling.
THE Battell and the "Volunteers of
49," hose companies of Middlebury, and
the Stevens and Independent hose of Yer
gennes, have voted to attend the tourna-
ment at Fair Haven July 24th-25th. The
Boxer Engine Company of Burlington,
has also voted to attend.
The lawn party by the women of st.
Francis de Sales church, Thursday after
noon and evening, "the Fourth" prom
Uses a chance for pleasant time. There
will be floor for dancing, GOldsmith's
orchestra furnishing the music; refresh
ments, ice cream, ETC., and display OF
fireworks in the evening.
CAPT AND MRS. GEO. THATCHER of
Shreveport, La, are expected to arrive
here tomorrow on visit to his sister,
Mrs. E. D. Bennett, and other relatives.
They are accompanied by Miss Rose
Blair, of Fort Worth, Tex, whose mother
is she who was Miss Hattie Cushman, a
sister of Mrs. Bennett. She is remem-
bered by many of our older people.
A ROUND LAKE, n. Y, correspondent
writes an exchange: Communion SER
vices will be held in the Methodist
church tomorrow, after which the
church will be closed for the summer.
Hereafter services will he held every
Sunday in the Auditorium, on account
OF IIG luCI6dS6 III lll6 dOOSuuduCb during
the summer season. Rev. A. D. Heaxt
is forceful preacher and always at.
tracts large congregations. Several not
ed divines will be heard in the Audito-
rum during the summer"
THERE will be a special adjourned ses-
sion of the June term of the United
States Court for the district of Vermont
at Montpelier commencing Tuesday, July
10th. Among the cases set for trial is
that of the United States VS. Ezra NJ. HUI
ct for selling liquor without a govern
ment license, c. II. Darling counsel;
United States VS. Hiram Potter, for sell
ing liquor without government license;
United States VS. Albert Goddard and
Loren Green, for breaking and entering
a United States Post Office, o. NJ. Barber
and G. II. Darling COUNSEL United
States VS. Joseph Drohart, for selling liq-
uors without a United States license, G.
II. Mason counsel.