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PoWnal Centre.

Albert Peak has not been feeling we'll
the past week.
DR.. T. E. Dean will move his family to
SALISBURY next week.
Miss Laura Amadon has been sick for
the past few days, but is improving.
Walter Sumner graduates from the
Bennington High school this June.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Dean spent Sunday
in Bennington visiting relatives.
The band has ordered its uniforms.
Our citizens show their appreciation in a
way that tells.
Mrs. Sally King has been sick for the
past week, but is improving. Mrs. King
is one of our oldest inhabitants, and is
still strong and active.
The oat crop this year is promising to
be exceptionally fine. This is probably
the cause of the seraphic smile that at
present is shining on Jake's refulgent
countenance. Jake is specialist as far
as oats are concerned, being the best
sower in this vicinity. The evenness
with which he goes over piece without
anything to guide him, causes the envy
and wonder of everybody, but later when
the crop has matured, and the dropping
yellow heads are swaying with the gentle
breezes, then Jake takes down the old
time cradle, the relic of past greatness,
and proves and forcibly demonstrates
to all the weakness of the present gener-
alton. The swish and sway of the scythe
as it sweeps through the golden grain
speaks with a dumb eloquence that
brooks no arguments, demonstrating
that Jake is truly an artist with the era
die
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Ea st Arlington.

The covered bridge at Chiselville is
undergoing repairs and is impossible
for teams at present. People going north
have to go way round Robin Hoods
barn, quite long way around, too.
The C. l.. c. met with Mrs. Dean on
Tuesday evening. After the usual read
ing, the entertainment committee fur
nished pencils and paper for the club to
disentangle the geographical names they
had provided, in this wise: Aonzma ia
river, Baurdme IAN island), Orkyc "a
mOuntain.) A list of ten names of is
lands, mountains, etc., was given out
and ten minutes allowed for each list.
Much merriment was had over the puz-
cling names. Clarence Hard won the
prize. The club has one more meeting,
next week Tuesday evening at Miss
Mary Shepard's.
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Catholic Benevolent Legion.

Thomas G. Hayes, Deputy Supreme
Chancellor of the Catholic Benevolent
Legion, made an address before the
Father Matthew T. A. B. Society, in
their hall last Sunday, on the benefits of
this order. He stated that the Legion
was Catholic fraternal insurance order
that was formed in Brooklyn, N. v, in
1881, and since that time it has formed
$50 Councils with a membership of A.
900, and has Paid out s., $1,000 to bene-
ficiaIies besides the protection it has
gwen its members while in distress.
The organization is in % States, besides
Canada, and is acknowledged to be the
strongest Catholic society in the United
States. IL has received the appreciation
of the Holy Father, the Pope, Cardinal
Gibbons and all the high prelates of the
Catholic church, and also two voluntary
letters of commentator from the insur-
ance commissioners of New York. 1t
admits to membership male Roman
Catholics who are between the ages of
IS and 50, and insures them in sums
ranging from $500 to $1,000, and is grad
ed according to age.
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North PoWnaI.

A telephone message was received
here last Wednesday, for Officer Patrell
from Officer Nash of Bennington, to ar
rest on sight young man about twenty
years old, five feet seven inches, no
beard, pimples on his face, dressed in
light grey coat and vest, pants dark, BIZ
cycle cap, who had stolen $40 about IL
o'clock in the morning of that day.
Principal A. o. Caswell and the school
children, with the assistance of F. E.
Brownell and others, on Memorial Day
met at the Graded School house and
formed into line and marched to the
cemetery, where remarks were made
proper for the occasion, and the soldiers
graves were decorated.
A lawn party, ice cream and straw.
berry festival will probably be held at
the church next Tuesday night. Pow
NAILS band is expected to be present.
Merritt Blanchard's kaid sheep was
missing one day short time ago. Mr..
Blanchard in looking for it found it in
some bushes killed and dressed. Know
ing that the parties who did the job
would return, he left it hanging and a
little before dark went and hid in some
bushes nearby and waited. He did not
have to wait long before he heard a
noise, and at that moment his dog,
which had followed him. barked, which
gave the parties chance to get away
The job was we'll done, showing that the
parties were familiar with the business
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Manchester Centre,

Presiding Elder Noe will preach and
administer the sacrament of the Lord S
Supper at the Methodist church next
Sunday morning.
Mrs. Almon Smith has been chosen del
egate from the w. G. T. U. of this State
to the Worlds Convention of that organ
ization which opens in London, June
10th. Mrs. Smith sailed from New York
on Wednesday of the present week. She
will be absent about three weeks.
There was a fair attendance at the fair
grounds last Thursday. The matched
race between Geo. Orvis' Black Prince
and j. D. Ways Dandy, about which
there has been so much controversy was
won easily by the former in straight
heats. Best time :2O4 for the half mile.
The bicycle race was won by II. D. Cleve-
land of Rutland, j. M. Marbury second.
Time of mile, 2:40.
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Woodford.

Charles NJ. Bliss is in town.
Miss Lena Walker of Bennington, is
visiting relatives.
Stephen E. Gleason is attending the
conference OF UnIVGrSaists at Vernon.
Mrs Evans and nephew from Brattle.
boro, We're with Miss Fanny Park one
day and night this week. They were 60
ing to the Baptist conference at Benning-
ton.
E. b. Hurd and Ed Fairbanks of Hoo
sick Falls, have enjoyed a camping out
trOuting bout in the Glastonbury woods.
Work in the Hollow adjacent to Camp
Comfort on the railroad is going nicely
on. Electricity! There is magic in the
word.
Mrs Mary. e. Daniels and Franklin l..
homestead of Grafton, n. =, Lewis Hay
ner and John McChesney of Brunswick,
have visited three days at William r.
Cutters
James Higgins is at HoOsick Falls for
a day or two on business trip.
The showers this week have been plen-
tiful. The earth is soaked with water
so that angle worms crawl about on top.
There is no danger of drouth before
udJ my
The small boy battles in the limpid
waters of the winding, wiggling streams,
and fears no cramps.
Did it ever occur to you, reader, that
saying the right thing at the right time
is not nearly so great an accomplish
ment as saying nothing at the right time?
Come to think of it, there was low,
Iumbling sound and slight jar at the
time last week that the newspapers said
there was an earthquake in Southern
Vermont. (See Math. xxiv:7). We
thought it was the report of some blast
ing nearby, or perchance from the
Schaghticoke powder mills. At present
the phenomena is unaccounted for and
we might not have referred to the mat
ter at all had we not been called to time
by Bennington gentleman, HencefOrth
an earthquake will not pass our notice.
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ShaftShurY.

Mrs. Holmes of Centre SALISBURY, is
laid up by a severe sprain. DR.. Phillips
is attending.
Miss Julia Saunders of Bennington,
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Saunders.
"Workers" met with Mrs. A. B. Webb
Thursday afternoon of this week.
Mr.. Kent of Carongua, N. Y, is max
ing a short visit with the families of K.
r. and S. 4. Martin.
Miss Julia Somers was at home SUM-
day returning to Arlington Monday.
At the Christian Endeavor meeting
Wednesday evening quite number
joined and much interest was manifest
ed.
One of the COWS, a thoroughbred, of
H. NJ. Bottum was killed by lightning,
Monday.
Simeon Dean, road commissioner of
SALISBURY, has been blasting from the
gravel bed the large stone which has
been such hindrance to the work of
those drawing gravel.
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ESTATE OF JOHN HILLAR D.

Notice of Settlement and Application for Distri-
button.
STATE OF VERMONT, 40.
In Probate Court, held at the Probate Office in
Bennington, in said district, on the 9th day of
June, A. D., 1895.
Present, John v. Carney, Judge.
Obed Hall, executor of the estate Of
John Hillard late of Stamford,
in said district, deceased, presents his ad-
ministration account for examination and allow
ance and makes application for decree of distri-
button and partition of the estate of said deceased
Wbereupon, 1t is ordered by said Court, that
said account and said application be referred to
session thereof, to be held at the Probate Office
aforesaid on the 25th dav of June, A. D., 1895 ,
for hearing and decision thereon, and, 1t Is fur.
ther ordered, that notice thereof be given to all
parties interested, by publication of the same
three weeks successfully in the Bennington
BANNER newspaper published at Bennington,
previous to said time appointed for hearing, that
they may appear at said time and place, and
show cause, If any they may have, why said ac-
count should not be allowed, and such decree
made.
~ JOHN V. CARNEY, Judge.
A true copy Of the origlna Record,
25 Attest JOHN V. CARNEY, Judge.
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South SALISBURY

Will Becker is putting up the the
frame to his new house on Cleveland
avenue.
Mrs. G.. P. Montgomery has been criti-
cally i'll the past two weeks. Her physi.
clan, Dr. Phillips, considers her more
comfortable at this writing.
Potter Montgomery is dangerously ill
with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Tompkips Niles is on the sick
list.
Fred Church has been quite ill the past
week.
Last Sunday DR.. Rogan was hastily
summoned to attend George Turner, who
had been shearing sheep. In struggling
with one he got a serious wound in the
arm, from the blade of the sheep shears
being driven into it severing the artery
The arm was corded to arrest the bleed
ing until DR.. Chisholm of Bennington,
was brought to assist in the dressing,
Mr. Turner was much weakened from
the loss of blood. The arm is doing well.
The weather is delightfully."- cool after
the intense heat of the last few days. The
rains have helped vegetation along very
much. Grass has an unusual growth for
this time of year.
Quite active preparations are under
way for Children's day. Good music is
expected. Miss Millie Barton is drilling
the juvenile singers and Miss Grace Mar
tin, the speakers.
The Juvenile Temple had quite gath
ering at their Ice cream sociable, real
izing about So.
The Y. P. S. G. E. held a social at the
&c
last week and had very pleasant time.
Several pleasing selections were read. AS
these meetings are to be held every two
weeks, it is hoped that every member
will endeavor to make them as profitable
and pleasant as possible.
Elijah Galusha returned from Allen
town, Pa, last week and will remain for
time. He will push forward the COM
pletiOn of his house as rapidly as posi-
BILE.
Mrs. Hannah Covey, who resides with
her son, Jay, in Manchester, is visiting
, her granddaughter, Mrs. F. A. Sickle.
Mrs. Convey is So years old and remark
ably smart for one of that advanced age
She has spent most of her life in Sand
gate.
Congratulations are in order. A little
daughter graces the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Bulls, born June 1st.
William Caswell and family were in
town last week Thursday. Mr.. Caswell
was attending to some work on the
grounds in the cemetery.
Fred Wright of Manchester, is visiting
his sister, Mrs. L. j. Barton.
A. A. Collins has been on the sick list
h,,t 10 hla n ha ont AGAIN
Mrs. Claudia (Hawkins) SWalker of
Manchester, who has been so critically
i'll, has recovered sufficiently to be taken
home accompanied by her physician, DR..
Phillips of Arlington.
Rev. Thomas Rogers of Vergennes,
came to town Wednesday night.
David Buck of Hoosick Falls, N. Y,
is guest of Grant Brownson.
Miss lone Eddy spent Memorial Day
with Miss Maude Adams of Arlington.
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j. Frank Leonard of Kankakee, ILL.,, is
visiting friends in this, his native town.
Mr.. Leonard was the son of John Leon
ard, brother of the late VIM. D. Leon
ard of Winhall. j. Frank went West
over thirty years ago and, like many
other Vermonters who have strayed far
from the fatherland, has made his mark
in the world. He has been mayor of his
city and is at present cashier of the first
National bank of Kankakee.
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Baptist Sunday School Convention

The annual meeting of the Vermont
Baptist Sunday School Convention be-
gan in the Baptist church here Tuesday
evening, and continued through until
Thursday noon. Many of the leading
men of the Baptist denomination were
present from all parts of the State.
The Bennington church and parish is
one of the strongest in the State, having
been founded in 1927, and the present
church having been built in 1S77-7S.
The convention opened Tuesday even
ing with praise and devotional service,
led by the Rev. Henry Croker of Fair
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M Manchester.

b The friends of N. II. Perkins will be
interested in the following taken from a
Florida paper: Last night the home of
Mrs. f. NJ. Guernsey was brilliantly il
Illuminated and handsomely decorated,
the occasion being the marriage of her
father, Mr.. N. H. Perkins, to Miss Nellie
&. Gates, of Boston. Quite a number of
friends were present, and everything
went merrllV
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Stamford.


Obed Hall, grand juror, and Arthur
Rratton, petit juror, went to Manchester
Tuesday morning to be present at the
opening of the June term of court.
Mr.. Boughton of Troy, N. Y, was a
guest for few days at Maplehurst. Like
all who visit this valley for the first time
he considers the scenery fine.
Miss Julia Dunn returned to her school
at New Ashford, last Monday.
Hon. Obed Hall, while experimenting
work in his field last Thursday afternoon,
came near having sunstroke, followed
by chill, from which he has not yet
fully recovered.
VIM. Maxwell has been sick several
days.
Mrs. Frame rendered the 23d Psalm in
solo last Sunday evening at the Metho-
dist church, adding much to the enjoy
ment and interest of the evening service.
Henry Ebert is working few days for
Geo. A. Clough.
All are glad to see Geo. A. Clough able
to be out again, if not as strong as we
could wish.
Mrs. George Seeger went to North
Adams last Wednesday, to assist a few
weeks in caring for sick person.
Rev. Mr.. Cook moved into the Baptist
parsonage last Saturday and commenced
his work as pastor of the Baptist church
last Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. NJ. Sanford is in Nottingham
and will be home in few days.
Children's Day will be observed in the
Methodist church June 10th, in place of
the morning service.
AS A. H. Fuller was on his way to the
city with milk, one day recently, he saw
an immense swapping turtle crossing the
road near the reservoir bridge, and cap
tured it. 1t measured nearly three feet
from nose when neck was extended from
shell to Zip of tail, and would walk right
off with his twelve-years-old boy stand
ing on its back. He had no place to con.
fine it where found, but it was seen by a
great many North Adams people as he
carried it around on his trip, and all pro-
nounced it the largest of its kind they
ever saw in these parts.
Walter Andrew Bratton, member Of
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Manchester Depot.

w. L. Taylor is again laid up with
rheumatism.
Allen d. Lakin recently lost a valuable
horse from pink eye.
Miss Jennie Bradley is home from
Washington for the summer.
NJ. K. Reynolds has almost entirely re-
modelled his cottage in inside arrange
ments.
The Express company has sent a fine
horse and delivery wagon, and all ex-
press matter will now be delivered from
the Office here.
The project of building a hall in this
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sEME:WEEKLY BANNER, FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1895.

this years graduating class at Williams
College has been called to take entire
charge of the department of mathemat-
les and astronomy at Whitman college,
Walla Walla, Wash. He will begin his
duties at the beginning of the next Col
lepe year.
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Dorset.


Mr. Allan Bourn of New York, with
his nephew, an architect, has been some
days in Dorset planning for residence
on a choice lot on the west side of the
church.
Our village gains in attractiveness ev-
cry season.
Miss Lucy Kent was called to Massa-
chusetts. Monday, by the serious illness
of her brother-in-law, Clark Gray.
On May 2Sth, the wheelmen of Dorset
and Rupert organized a club to promote
the interests of cycling and good fellow
ship in general The club is to be known
as the Union Wheel Club of Dorset.
Officers elected: President, Charles Nc
Wayne; vice presldent Herbert Will
liams; captain, L. G. Harrington; secrC
tary. S. W. Dunton; treasurer, Hunting
ton Gilbert; executive committee, Chas
McWayne, John b. MGnley. One of the
first moves of the club will be to make
all necessary preparations for one of the
largest and best conducted bicycle meets
ever held in this part of the State. The
programme will occupy the entire after
noon of July 18th, to be composed of
seven or more well conducted races, with
prize list of about 5000. The boys are
enthusiastic in the enterprise and ask
the hearty cooperation of the wheelmen
in neighboring towns to make this meet
a decided success.
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BondviIIe

Frank Burbank is able to get around
on crutches.
c. C. Livermore has been quite i'll for
the past three weeks.
Mr.. Stebbins of Brattleboro, is now
running the Morgan hotel.
Fred Burbee had three fingers lacerat-
ed by circular saw in his fathers mill,
last week,
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PownaI.

A large party from North Adams,
Mass, Bennington and Pownal gathered
at the residence of Joseph Barber, We'd
nesday evening. 1t was in the nature of
a surprise party, the occasion being the
seth birthday of Mr.. Barber. He was
enticed from his home during the day
by some of his neighbors and arrived
home in the evening, only to find his
home in the possession of his friends.
The situation was explained to him and
calls for a speech were made. He heart
lily thanked all present for their kind
ness. Vocal and instrumental music fol-
lowed. The Misses Niles and Towsley
presided at the organ and Mr.. Morgan
brought his violin into service. Later,
all adjourned to the dining room where
bounteOus supper was served. Mrs.
VIM. Towslee, on behalf of the many
who had presented Mr.. Barber with tok-
ems of steem, then made the presenta.
ton speech. The festivities were kept
up until midnight, when the guests de-
parted. Mr. Barber was the recipient of
several quite valuable gifts. Among
them were large plush rocker, large
antique chair, set of dishes of 12S
pieces, an oat meal set and a set of gold
handled cups.
VIM. Morgan has purchased the old
homestead from his mother and has
taken possession. His son, Lemuel, will
remain on the old farm.
Mrs. VIM. Towsley is about to make
extensive repairs on her home.
Charles Myers lost one of his fine team
horses, last week, of Indigestion.
On account of having used poor seed,
several farmers in town had to plant
corn the second time.
Farmers are complaining of the large
crop of potato bugs. Paris green has
been freely used but many plants have
already been ruined.
Mrs. F. L. Bowen is said to be as COM
Portable as could be expected, though
not yet convalescent.
Mrs D. F. Bates has been seriously i'll
with la Grippe.
The road machines have been around
and did the customary piling of dirt
from sides to the centre of the highway.
Miss Blanche Debrit of Pittsfield,
spent last week visiting her aunt Ella
Shine.
G. T. Parker is to tile the stream in
lIOuJ Vi ulS uOuoC, anu a ulICl 10 DCluS
continued from his line in front of E. j.
Barber's to the culvert. When filed and
graded this would make a desirable
building site.
A strawberry festival will be given in
the Baptist church Friday evening, June
7th, by the ladies of that church.
Elijah Barber has been visiting friends
in Greenbush the past week.
Chidren's Day exercises will be OBJ
served in the Methodist church Sunday
evening, June 9th.
Mrs. Eli White is visiting friends in
Rouse's Point, n. Y.
The following gentlemen have been
drawn to serve as jurors at the June
term of county court at Manchester: D.
T. Bates, grand juror; Edwin j. Barber
and Joseph Norwood, petit jurors.
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village is engaging the attention of the
citizens. The needs of the place make it
necessary that we have. very soon, larger
accommodations in this respect.
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Beecham's pills for consti-
patton 100 and 25$. Get the
book at your druggists and
60 by it.
Annual sales more than COCOON No1sG
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West Rupert.

Our road commissioner, Albert Hop.
kins, is building permanent piece of
road between the villages of Rupert and
West Rupert.
One family in town has had three or
four cases of scarlet fever, one dying.
The rest are recovering.
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NoMMIssIONERs, NOTICE.

COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
" Estate of MICHAEL O'GRADY,
The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon Probate Court for the district .of Ben.
nington COMMISSIONERS, to receive, examine
and adjust all claims and demands of all persons
against the estate of Michael O'Gmdy,
late of Pownal, deceased, and all claim
exhibited in offset thereto, hereby give notice
that they will meet for the purposes aforesaid
at A. G, Parker & Sons store in Pownal. on tho
Sd day Of July and 23d day of November
next from one O'Clock, y. M, until
o'clock D. M, each of said days and that six
months from the 23d day of May, AID, 1925, rs
the time limited by said court for said creditors
allowance.
Dated at Powna this % day of May,
A, D., 1895,
GARDNER 7. PARKER
Ell. BARBER,
SO Commissioners.