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Special Village Meetlne.

SpeClal village MeetlnSs
At the special village meeting held
this afternoon, it was voted 11S to 3 to
adopt the article to buy the Water
Works. Articles and ) were cousoli-
dated and it was voted that the Presi-
dent appoint board of water commits
sioners-one from each ward to serve
during the pleasure of the village.
The chair appointed the following:
Ward 1,J. Robinson; ward ?, A. J. Dewey
ward 3, r. NJ. Houghton; ward 4, A. B.
Valentine; ward 5, II. S. Bingham; ward
6, 1. E. Gibson; ward 7, w. II. Bradford.
Several resolutions were adopted to
carry the terms of the call, in another
column, into effect, according to the
tenor thereof.
The report for the Trustees was made
by Col. Scott, and the principal speech
was by Attorney Sheldon, who gave the
facts and figures he had obtained rela-
tive to public and private water compan-
les of our State.
THE Bennington and Rutland railroad
are getting ready for summer travel
which will begin next month. The cars
that are used on "the flyer are being re-
painted and vanished and otherwise at
tended to. The summer travel is expect
ed to be large.
THE BANNER office offers ap Opportu-
nifty to some young man of learning the
printing trade. This trade, when mas
tered, offers excellent openings for any
one. Apply by letter, to the BANNER
Office, stating age, resid ence, etc. Let
ter must be in applicants own hand
writing.s
WHILE the little daughter of John Bur-
CESS was playing near an open window,
Saturday evening, the window fell, striS-
ing upon the hand of the child. A ring
upon one of it's fingers was driven quite
deeply into the flesh, requiring the ser
vices of a physician to remove the ring
and dress the wound.
II. c. LINDLoFF and wife will sail from
New York, May 14th, for three months
visit to Europe. The trip is taken prin-
cipally to give Mr. Lindloff much need
| ed rest A large part of the time while
| in Europe will be spent at the celebrated
| WPisbdden Springs in Germany They
will also go to Norway and expect to Wis
| it Hamerfest, where they will gaze on
''the midnight SUM-"
POSTMASTER ROBINSON received a let
ter, Friday, from Augustus Moore, dated
at Sunol, Alameda County, California, in
which the writer who said he was the
president of the Bunker Hill Association
of Sunol, announced that that associa.
ton is to observe June 18th by setting
out Bunker Hill tree. They desired 10
have earth from every battlefield of the
revolution, and desired him to give the
letter to some one who would furnish
some from the Bennington battle ground.
MI. Robinson gave the letter to Charles
NJ. Bliss, who has arranged to fulfil Mr..
Moore's request.
WHAT with the innumerable dramatic
companies of varied excellence, now
touring the country, the most conserva-
tive and discreet local management is
sometime bound to be at fault in it's Sc
lection of amusements for the edIfiCatiOn
of its patrons. There can, however, be
no possibility of error or disappointment
in the engagement of such companies as
those headed by Marion ManOla and John
Mason, and in that fascinating comedy
drama, "Friend Fritz" which has been
pronounced hit in all the large cities,
and has received the most tlattering no.
tees from the most careful critics.
"Freud Fritz will be presented at the
Opera House, Friday evening, May Sd.