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press Office, Wednesday.
SERVICES in the Methodist Episcopal
church next Sunday at the usual hours.
Morning, 1890, preaching by Rev. M. l..
Severance; evening, o'clock, preaching
by the Pastor; subject, Immunity from
Death"
OWING to the absence from town of
the Rector, there will be no service at st.
Peters church this evening, and on next
Sunday and the Sunday following, Jan.
10Th and Goth, there will be service only
at 1890 a. m.
MRS. IDA V. WOODBURY., of Portland
Me-, spoke at the missionary meeting of
the Second Congregational church
Thursday evening on work among the
negroes, Indians, Chinese and Mountain
Whites. She is an entertaining and in
structive speaker, and would be warmly
welcomed a second time.
YESTERDAY Olin Scott received an or
der for wood pulp machinery from con-
Germ in Park Falls, Wis. The machine
shops will open Morday, with the full
force, for work on this order, which with
the other orders which have very recent
ly been received will probably keep the
force at work for the remainder of the
winter.
THOSE who visit the Y. NJ. G. A. Sun
J day will enjoy a musical service. The
chorus choir Of the Second Codgrega-
tional church, will furnish music under
the direction of E. E. Long. The asso-
citation is splendidly favored in having
this choir. 1t is the purpose of the
management to give a special musical
program occasionally. Men cordially
invited.
ONE of the pair of horses belonging to
VIM. Campbell was quite badly injured
Wednesday afternoon, while being exer-
cised by the driver. In turning cut to
pass vegetable team, at the Centre, one
of the horses stumbled. The horses had
been newly shod the day before and one
of the sharp caulks caught in a forward
leg, making a very severe cut. Nine
stitches were required to sew up the
wound. 1t is feared that the horse may
be permanently famed.
A NUMBER of hotel men met in Mont
pelier, this week, to further the plans
for the organization of hotel men of the
State to endeavor to obtain relief from
the prohibitory laws of the State. B G.
Surdam, of North Bennington, was APP
pointed organizer for this county.
Among the other organizers who are
know here are Il. o. Carpenter, of the
Bardwell House, for Rutland Co., and j.
A. Sargent of the Logan House, Middle
bury.
The following is the report of the
temperature for the past three nights, as
furnished by James O'Donnell, night
Waterman at Cooper's mill: Tuesday
night, p. M, "a degrees above; 7, "a
above; S, Is above; 0, Is above; 10, II
above; II, II above; midnight, above;
/ a. M, 6 above; 2, 6 above; 3, 6 above;
4, 6 above; ), 6 above; 6, 20 above; 7, 20
above. Wednesday night, 6 p. m, II
above; Z, II above s, II above; 9, II
above; 10, IL above; IL, 10 above; u, q
above; l a. M, above; 2 6 above, 3 6
above; 4, above; ;, above; 6, s above;
I. s above. Thursday night, 6 p. m, s
above; Z, 8 above; s, 2 above; o, 2 above;
10, / below; IL, / below; u, below;
a. m, below; 2, G below; 3. 6 below; 4,
6 below; ), 6 below; 8, 6 below; Z, 6 be-
low.
JEFFREY JONES, a mulatto about %
years of age, is missing from home. Up
to about year ago he was employed as
coachman and general hostler for DR..
William B. Putnam of Hoosiek Falls.
About year ago he left the service of
the doctor and secured employment on a
| farm, thought to be in the west part of
this town. He was occasionally seen a
few times after he first left, but for the
past few months nothing has been seen
or heard of him in Hoosick Falls, al
| though efforts have been made
in behalf of his aged mother, who re-
sides in Ashland, Va, who has cOntinu-
ously correspondent with some friends in
Hoosick Falls in vain efforts to locate
her son. He had always been in the hab
it of corresponding regularly with his
mother and rendering her such financial
aid as was in his power. He seems to
have been her main support Any clue
to his whereabouts will be cheerfully re-
ceived by the anxious woman, whose
name is Mrs. Lena Jones.
A. B. VALENTINE has received notice
from the Barnard Bronze Company, OF
New York, that the bronze catamount
that is to be placed in position on the
pedestal, that is to mark the site of the
old catamount tavern at the centre vii.
lage, is ready for the inspection of the
committee having the matter in charge
Mr. Valentine has Notified the committee
and to-day goes to New York, where he
will meet majority of them, who will
inspect the work tomorrow, and, if sat
| isfaclOrv. will accent the same The