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house on South street
Mr.. MATTHEWS and family of Brooklyn,
N. Y, will occupy the Carter Hall house
at the Centre, this summer
Mrs. ELIZA F. CUTTING has moved in
to one of the tenements over Burt Bros
Clothing store on Main street.
THE Odd Fellows will celebrate April
Goth, the 10th anniversary of the found
ing of the American Branch of the |. o.
O. f.
WIN. KIRKwooD, who drew lumber for
awhile in Wilmington this winter, is now
at work with his team for Gibson &
Bowles in Woodford.
H. w. PUTNAM, esq.,, and nieces, who
have been in California through the most
of the winter, will leave for home about
the first of May.
Mrs. CHAs. BARNES has been i'll with
cold for some time. 1t finally devel-
oped into pleurisy and pneumonia, and
she is seriously sick.
IT is reported that Chas. F. Sears will
make extensive improvement about his
premises at the Centre, this spring. We
hear he has sold his famous six-acre lot.
Tim CAMERoN's GIFT, lin another col
umn to day was written by Bennington
gentleman who Yields pen of more than
ordinary force. Under the guise of that
story lies very important, though fire.
quently unheeded truth.
THE society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals have notified our To-
cal marketmen that they must not trans.
port calves and sheep, tied by the feet,
through our streets. The penalty is 5000
for diGobedience.
THERE is a project on foot to organize
a Chapter of the Eastern Star at North
Bennington, to be called Tucker Chapter,
No. So. The dispensation has been
granted and the matter of date lies be-
tween the D. d. G, p, Supt. Bennett,
and the petitioners.
Miss LUCILLE MORGAN, who played the
part of Polly in THE Miller's Daughter
so acceptably when the opera was pro-
duced in Burlington, has been asked to
assume the role at the production of the
opera here.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the POstoffice at Bennington, for the
week ending April LIST, 1895; Miss Nam
ME Harding, V. p. Spear. These letters
will be sent to the Dead Letter Office
April 18th, if not delivered before. In
calling for above, please say advertised"
giving date of list.
BEGINNING yesterday, say our Troy ex-
changes, the Fitchburg Railroad com
pany's train running between Schuyler
vile, Saratoga, Mechani3ville and John
sOnville will have a crew of butfour men.
Under the economical rule the brakeman
and baggagemaster's positions are con-
soidated and one man will do the work.
THOSE who use we'll water and spring
water will be interested in the result of
analysis of such waters by the Vermont
Experiment Station. Out of Sixty sam
pies analysed last year 1t was found that
II per cent of spring waters, SD per cent
of well waters, and II per cent of pond
and aqueduct waters were unfit for use.
The Linwood mills at North Adams,
Mass, which manufacture wooden goods
and fannv cac bmaraS yUara fOnn5 oloco1
Monday morning, when the operatives,
about POO in number, reported for work.
Constant strikes and disagreements be-
tween the employees and the owner Of the
mill, Stephen Barker of SchaghticOke,
brought about the lockout. 1t is said
that the mill will be sold.
G. G. HALL of Jamestown, N. Y,
sends us a copy of the Trade Edition.
of the Evening Journal of that city. 1t |
is Is page paper profusely illustrated
with half-tOne emgravings of the public |
and private buildings of jamestown, with
portraits of the CiSys prominent bust
ness men. The publishers say it took |
six months to get the extra up, and they
do not pretend it to be exhaustive. The |
publication is creditable to both the City |
and the Evening Journal.
c. D. SANFORD Posi- of North Adams,
Mass, has accepted an invitation to be
present at the campfire to be given by
Custer Post Saturday evening. This
Post will be accompanied by the W. r.
c., Sons of Veterans and band. A spec
ial train over the Lebanon Springs rail-
road will take the North Adams, Will
Jamestown and Pownal visitors home, at
the close of the campfire. Delegations
from the posts in Arlington, Manchester,
etc., will be present.
GAGE street was the scene of very
pleasant wedding on Saturday evening,
the contracting parties being Mr.. Freder-
lex A. Kendall and Miss C. Leuora Per-
ham. The ceremony was performed by |
E. d. Moore, Esq, after which a sumptu-
Gus supper was served in honor of the
bride by her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
dali will reside with Mr.. Kendall grand |
mother, Mrs. Alonzo Fox, on Depot
street. We extend to the happy couple
III.