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Miss NELLIE WULKINs.is visiting Mrs.
Shaw in Weybridge.
Mrs. FRANK CAMP is quite i'll, at her
former home in Cambridge. N. Y.
THERE is no diphtheria on Willow
street, as reported yesterday on the
street.
Mrs. EUNICE BIssELL and son of Rut-
land, have been visiting friends here this
week.
II. NJ. HARRIS and Emerson Estabrook
attended the funeral of Lorenzo Shaffner
at Manchester Centre, Wednesday.
MRS. Jos. B. BINGHAM has been con-
fined to her house with illness, for the
past ten weeks. She is little better to-
day.
STARK LODGE, l. O. O. F., elected
trustees last Wednesday evening, as fol-
lows: II. c. LindloT, NJ. E. Watson
James Martin. The delegates to Grand
Lodge are: n. NJ. Puffer, L. S. Frost.
Mrs. HOWARD, 1872 School street,
slipped on the ice and broke her hip,
Tuesday. DR.. Goodall placed her on his
fracture-bed, which proved so service
able in the case of Mr.. Fred WinsIow, a
few years ago.
AT Estabrook's granite works is now
being made set of coping to surround
the lot belonging to the Rutledge Broth
ers of Brandon. The pieces for the sides
are cut from one piece and are about
twelve feet long.
WE are in receipt of letter for publ.
cation, signed Another Woman" AS
it is anonymous, we would like the name
of the writer, it being the rule of our Of
flee not to publish communications we
know nothing of as to authorship.
THE notice of Childs & Powers, to-day
that mileage tickets can be procured of
them at either office, for the Fitchburg
Bennington & Rutland, Central Vermont
Boston & Albany. Boston a. Maine and
other railroads, fills gap that will be
appreciated here.
THE intelligence has been received by
friends here of the death, in Belleville,
Ohio, January 14th, of Mrs. Betsey DIN,
wife of the late Judge Benjamin Olin
formerly of Salisbury, and the only
sister of the late Dea. Daniel McEowen.
Mrs. Oln had many friends. We are not
in receipt of further particulars.
THE SEMI-WEEKLY BANNER and the
Cosmopolitan can be obtained of us for
$3.50 for both publications. The Cosmo-
politan is the finest illustrated magazine
published, and at the rate offered, is a
combination with your local paper that
is bound to be popular. See advertise
ment in another place to-day, and send
in your fayors early.
THE bids for sewer bonds are to be
opened at the office of DR.. j. T. ShuIt-
left, on Saturday, January 10Th, at 1
o'clock p. m. The bonds are in denomina-
lions of $1,000 each, payable $4,000 per
year beginning with 1900, and thereafter
until the 900 are paid. Full particu.
lars may be obtained of the commtte
DIR. Shurtleff, John S. Holden, Geo. r
Matthews.
S. H. RoCKwooD closed his writing and
bookkeeping class Saturday evening. A
sharp contest was exhibited among the
"a pupils during the term, as to who
would receive the highest honors: They
are as follows: L. E. Pierce for the most
improvement, Laura Parent for the sec.
Ond best improvement, Patrick II. Kelley
for the third best improvement, E. F,
Hudson for being the best writer H. L.
Hall for being the second best writer
Ovila Demers for being the third best
writer.
WE wonder if the people of Benning
ton, generally, realize that we have here
teacher of French, educated in Paris
an excellent instructor and a thorough
gentleman. His presence offers to oui
people an opportunity to learn French
such as we have never had before. Mon,
sieur Lecat is most courteous and con
scientious teacher, and all who have the
privilege of his instructions, feel well re
paid for the time and money spent HI
ought to have hundred pupils instead
of twenty-five.