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both publications.
Mrs. JAS. BAssETT is quite i'll at her
home on Upper Main street,
Miss EDITH J.. STEWART goes this
week to visit her sister in Rutherford,
N. j.
Miss ELLA BINGHAM entertained few
of her schoolmates Friday evening, that
being her birthday.
MRS. HUGH HENRY of Chester, has
been appointed to a position on the staff
Of the National President of the Woman's
Relief Corps.
MISS L. A. CUNNINGHAM of Benning-
ton, sister of Rev. B. A. Cunningham, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Cassidy.
Free Press.
A LITTLE sand sprinkled on the icy
sidewalk in front of your premises may
save some bad language from pedestrians.
But don't substitute ashes, for that is
liable to make housekeepers blackslide.
against the town, in any of its depart
ments, it should be presented for settle.
ment before February LIST, as the bust
ness year ends that day.
IT was supposed that by this time the
State would be flooded with clover
badges, the masterpiece of the late Ia
7 lnT, hat bou
not vet penetrated this remote locality
Hardwick Gazette.
DURING the severe wind storm of Sat
urday morning, part of the roof on the
residence of William Peart, on Branch
street was blown off. A piece was blown
off the flag staff at the Soldiers Home,
and in some residences windows were
broken out.
II. C. LINDLoFF of the Bennington
Knitting mills, is making trip through
some portions of the West. This COM
pany has recently received large orders
for goods that will necessitate working
on full time with full force for several
weeks to come.
SAUCE for the goose is sauce for the
gander. The next Congress doubtless
will scrutinize with care the credentials
of Tennessee Democrats whose election
was marked by precisely the same irreg-
ularities as those which the Democratic
Legislature regards as invalidating the
election of a Republican Governor.
Col. NJ. S. CoLBURN, managing direc-
tor of the Bennington and Rutland rail.
road, and Vermont member of the Ma
tiOnal Republican committee, is reported
to be very i'll at his home in Manchester.
Col. COlburn is well known and has many
friends all over the State. His attending
physician has called DR.. Grinnell of Bur
lington in consultation.
THE farm formerly belonging to Phil
ip E. Pratt containing III acres and sit
uated IN Brownell Hollow, about four
miles from Cambridge, N. Y, says the
Granville Sentinel, was sold at auction 20
Volney Thurber, Saturday, for 81, 22O.
That is less than 81 an acre, and the low
est price yet reached for farming land in
that section. The same farm has been
sold for $4,000.
ALBEIT II. HURD, the confessed horse
thief, who has been trying his chosen
profession IN Western Massachusetts and
New York State for the past 81 years
was sentenced to Is years hard labor in
the Massachusetts States prison at the
sitting of the Superior court in Pittsfield
Friday. Since he was 16 years old, he
said, he had stolen horses, 1t being a
mania which he could not control. He
has served numerous sentences in both
New York and Massachusetts. He took
his sentence with no show of emotion.
POSTAL authorities are discussing a
scheme to insure fourth.class mail mat
ter. The rates proposed are as follows:
Five dollars in value or fraction thereof
10 cents; for additional value up to and
including $40, 10 cents; to and including
$40, 20 cents; to and including $50 &c
cents; to and including 500, 40 cents.
In consideration of these payments the
government would pay for all matter lost
or destroyed. If the scheme is adopted
many pac kages now handled by the ex.
press companies will be sent through the
mails.