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At the regular meeting of the Mir.
am Rebekah lodge Monday evening,
the regular degree was conferred on p
candidates. A banquet was held at
the social room, with over 80 present.
This was followed by dancing until a
late hour. 1t was pronounced by all
as the most successful and enjoyable
time in years,
Allen NJ. Barrett of Manchester has
entered the employ of this paper as
local reporter and by assisting him in
getting the news of the town you will
be comforting a favor on us. Mr. Bar
rett is graduate of Burr and Burton
and has been student at Middlebury
college the past two years and comes
here highly recommended.
Mansur Encampment, /. o o. F.,
will hold their regular meeting Mon
day evening, December IA. The r. P.
degree will be conferred on several
candidates.
The remains Of william O'Donnell,
IS, who died in Brattleboro, we're
brought here Monday for burial. Toe
deceased has a father, and married sis
ter in Troy and one sister in town.
The interment was in the Catholic
cemetery. He was brother to the late
Vincent O'Donnell Of the Hoosick
Falls Democrat.
Ethel, the daughter of M. B. Hough-
ton of GIT Main street, is very i'll. =
Miss Frances O'Donnell has been
spending several days with relatives 10
Troy.
Mrs J. fl. Sheridan of Troy is spend
ing several days with Mr. and Mrs W.
F. Toomey on Grand View street.
NJ. Eugene Stevens, foreman at the
Sibley Novelty Works was off duty last
week with 40 attack OF the grip.
Mr. and Mrs John H. Warren have
returned from a five weeks absence
spent With friends in Massachusetts,.
The Rutland railroad has put in a
new irou bridge over the stream near
the Eagle Squsre Works in South
SALISBURY.
The Washington County Post of
last Friday said The Bennington
basket ball team will play the Cam
bridge five here next Wednesday even
ing. Bennington has fast team and
will probably put quietus on the vic
torious career Of the local team.
All friends of this paper are request
ed to send in. items of local news. II
you send by mail be sure to sign your
name not for publication but that we
may know they came from reliable peo-
pie. 1t is a rule in every newspaper
office not to print anonymous commuu-
ications of any kind. We don't want
to print the names but we want to know
where they come from.
Those who have been invited to take
part in "King Jollity', are requested
to meet in the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms Fri
day afternoon and evening December
IL, 1908.
DR. and Mrs L. LFillmore leave
Wednesday for Los Angeles, Call,
and will spend the winter there or in
that vicinity for the benefit Of Mrs
Fillmore's health.
Charles H. Burritt, son of Deacon
Burritt of Manchester, VT, who has
served as chief of the mining bureau in
Manila, p. l., for FIVE years has been
promoted to be an officer of the court
by Governor Taft at a large increase
of salary.
Fred o. Graves who has been SER
iously i'll is much better and able to be
up and dressed.
Miss Margaret Lowrie and mother
are moving from Washington street
to their new home on Union street.
Mr. and Mrs A. j. Holden are to
spend the winter or considerable
part OF it in southern California.
Turkey supper at st Peters parish
house this evening. Also the Louis
lana Purchase exhibition of Benning-
ton. Don't miss it.
NJ, Fl. Robinson is getting out an IL
Illustrated souvenir of Bennington. The
book is to be printed at an expense of
$500 and will be credit to the town.
A blaze which caught from lamp
destroyed lace curtain at Supt Var
ney's Friday evening. Mr. Yaruey
burned his hands in tearing it down,
Robert II. Madison who went from
here to New York several weeks ago
has secured a position on the New York
News, Frank A. Munsey's daily paper.
At the annual communication OF
Ticker chapter, 0. E. S., in North