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THE work of putting in sewers on ex-
tension of Grand View street, to connect
with that on Silver street, was begun Sat
urday.
MISS AGNES SKIRwING and Miss Har-
rett Leonard of Green Island, N. Y,
were guests of Mrs. o. X. Wyman over
Sunday.
The electric light company are unload
ing, on the vacant lot at the foot of coun-
ty street, two cars of Canada poles for
their use.
SOME twenty members of the Green
Island Bicycle Club had run to the vii.
lage Sunday. After dining they re-
turned home.
A FORCE of men are at work on Hill
side street, cutting it down to proper
grade. About two feet will have to be
taken away in some places.
THE early morning passenger train SER
vice north over the Bennington Rutland
Railroad will be resumed Monday, June
Sd. The train will leave here at 6
o'clock.
MAI. w. II. CHEEvER, of Manchester,
N. H., special agent of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company, was the guest of
Supt. Coffey at the Soldiers Home on
Monday.
WILLIAM MCGURN, 16 years of age,
who has been in Jail here a week or
more for theft, was before the Municipal
Court, Monday. He was fined $40 and
costs, which was paid.
Mr.. AND MRS. NJ. n. CLAPP visited
friends and relatives in town, over Sun
day and Monday. They returned to New
Jersey to-day. Mr.. Clapp is master me-
chanic of the Jersey Central Railroad.
Mr.. AND Mrs. JOHN MILLER, for
merly of this place, but now of Munroe,
N. Y, are rejoicing over the birth of a
son, born April Goth last. The new COM
er is nephew to VIM. Lundergan of this
village.
RUSSELL & MARCH, contractors, have
commenced operations on the founda-
ton for the handsome twOstOry man.
sion to be erected by Mrs. Zoe Richmond
at the junction of Walton and Main
streets, HOosick Falls, N. Y.
STREET COMMISSIONER FUTILE has a
gang of men at work on Gage and Park
streets, cutting down the former and
with the dirt taken from it, bringing the
latter to as near proper grade as posi-
BILE. There is difference between the
two of some II inches.
THE members of the Y. P. S. c. E. of
the First Baptist Church will give a So
cial in the chapel, Wednesday evening,
May 22nd. One of the features of the
evening will be drama entitled, 1.-THE
Champion of Her Sex" There will also
be musical entertainment.
DEPUTY'SHERIFFs GODFREY and Nash
we're away all day Saturday, following
up supposed clues of the horse thief that
went through the village week before
with stolen rio. The clues turned out
to be no good and they returned without
having learned anything about thief or
rig.
SEVERAL days ago dog valued at S25,
belonging to Dell Madison of SALISBURY
was shot by young fellow named Geo.
Pierce. A warrant was issued for his ar
rest and Deputy Sheriff Nash went for
him. Pierce gave the officer the slip and
went to Pownal where he was arrested
Friday and locked up in Jail here.
THE Barre correspondent of the Sunday
Globe says: The announcement that the
State Firemen's Association is to be dis
banded, at the close of this year, has
been denied by firemen here. The only
reason given why the Association should
disband, is owing to the fact that paid
departments have been established at
Burlington and Rutland.
RICHARD GoLDEN's 'Old Jed Prouty''
company went to pieces Saturday, in
Boston, owing to several weeks of Door
business. The members salaries are
considerably in arrears and the property
was attached As result of these
troubles Mr.. Golden was re-arrested on
an old charge. He appeared in our
Opera House a year or so ago in his fam
Gus play.
THE Bennington Rifles hold an invita-
ton prize drill and hop next Friday even
ing at Odd Fellows Hall. The members
of the company will compete for the
medal which is now held by Sergt. E. j.
Stratton. This medal is competed for
every two months, the winner holding it
until defeated. In case member wins
the medal three successive times it be-
comes his property. Private Caswell
won in the first competition, and at the
last one, the second, Sergt. Stratton was
the winner. Much interest is attached
to these drills, as the medal is hand.
some and valuable piece of workmanship.
The hops following the drills have here
to-fore been we'll attended. Their sue
cess bespeaks good time for the one
Friday evening.
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