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THE hose companies hold their annual


toms pond with a coating of ice that
forms excellent skating.
LESLIE j. CARRIERS scenic production,
''The Tornado" is the next attraction at
the Opera House, appearing next Mon
day evening.
A. P. CHILDs has leased the entire sec
ond floor of the new bank building for
Office purposes. G. N. Powers will have
an Office with Mr.. Childs.
THE village water main burst on West
Main street in front of the Campbell mill,
last evening at about 1890. Since then
that section has been without water.
THERE were many vacant seats in the
Opera House, last evening, to witness
James J. Corbett in the ''Naval Cadet"
Corbett, though comparatively new as
an actor, showed considerable ability,
his support was good and everyone was
pleased with the entertainment.
A YOUNG lady thoughtlessly left her
pocketbook, containing between seven
and eight dollars, in the dressing room,
at the New Years ball. Shortly after,
she went for it and it was gone. She is
quite positive that she knows who now
has it. and if it is returned at once no
questions will be asked. There is no ex-
cuse for keeping the articles as the pock-
etbook contained several of the lady's
calling cards.
JOSEPH BURKE, aged "a years, died in
North Adams, Mass, Saturday morning,
after long illness. Mr. Burke was
born in Bennington and lived for some
years at Pownal, from which place he
went to North Adams about four months
ago. He was married in North Adams
thirteen years ago to Miss Mary McCon-
nell of Stamford. He is survived by a
widow, one daughter, Mary, and four
sons, Joseph, Michael, Thomas and Dan
iel Burke.
THE quarterly conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church was held Mon
day morning. The following board of
stewards was reelected: Charles Coop
err, Il. J. Potter, j. V. Carney, A. s.
Newton, T. S. Phillips, II. H. Hurlburt,
L. N. Evans. F. A. Greenslit, G. F. Burt,
NJ. B. Morgan, A. Il. Cutler, W. A. Aus
tin, T. A. Carpenter John V. Carney
was elected lay delegate to the electoral
college, which meets in connection with
the Troy Conference at GlOversville in
April NJ. B. Morgan was elected dis
trict steward for the church.
BENNINGTON has three men whose
record as bear trappers has no parallel in
Vermont, if in New England. Alto
gether the three men have captured six
ty-two black bears. Impelled by the in
stinct of adventure, these men break
away at times from the restraints of vii
lage life and roam the desolate slopes,
deep gorges and trackless forests of the
Green Mountains in quest of game. All
three are distinguished for close Obser-
walton, great persistency and untiring
ridge that does not feel the approach of
capture when these Nmrods are abroad
with gun in hand. Isaac Pratt is the
oldest of the trio and has the distinction
of having captured fifty bears. Homer
A. Lyons comes next, with record of
having killed eight of the "varmints."
Mr.. Lyons is an experienced mineralO-
gist and knows more about the mineral
deposits of Bennington county than any
other man. John Davis has trapped only
four bears, but he enjoys the honor of
having captured more foxes than both
of the other two, as the number of these
cunning animals caught by him reaches
11S.-Dr Day, Troy Times.
MRS. BRIDGET CHENEY, wife of John
Cone, of Silver street, died Sunday morn
ing, aged 90 years. Mrs. Cone had been
! in poor health a number of years, but
for the past few months had been great
sufferer from cancer in the stomach.
She bore her sufferlngs heroically, with
| uO buO "otbSu pa
tiently for the time to come when she
should be at rest. Mrs. Cone was born
in County Westmead, Ireland. Wher
eighteen years of age she came to this
country and SO years ago married the
husband who mourns the loss of low
ing and faithful wife. The marriage was
in the old St. Francis de Sales church, be
ing performed by Rev. Chas. Boylen, who
will be remembered by our older people
Most of their married life was spent a
the Centre, they moving into the village
about a year ago. OF seven children
born to her, five soHs and one daughtel
survive, with the husband, three broth
ers and sister. OF the brothers, VIM
Gibney resides in Troy, Nicholas il
Phillipsburg, N. j., and Thomas, in Ire
land. The funeral was largely attended
this morning at o'clock, from ST. Fran
els de Sales church, the interment being
in the Catholic cemetery at the Centre
The second lecture OF the League
course will be given in the Second Con
gregational church next Monday evening
Jan. 18th, at eight o'clock, when the Rev
D. n. Beach of Cambridge, Mass, will
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