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WOODFORD

Elmer Schultz cut his foot with an
axe recently.
Master John Bugbee has been quite
seriously ill.
Arthur Mulligan has gone to Som
erset to work.
The wood business is better in town
than for many winters.
Mrs Geo A. Wood slipped on the ice
and was quite badly hurt.
J. f. Smith and wife passed New
Years day in Salisbury.
Frank Tredo attended dance in
Hoosick Falls last Friday night.
Thomas Rogers came over from
Stratton last Saturday on business,
Geo l. Knapp sustained lameness by
log rolling on him in Gleason's mill.
Mrs Helen Farnham of Bennington
has been visiting friends in the City"
Elmer Gleason has been visiting his
son, John, for two weeks in Whining
ton.
Miss Elizabeth Dinwiddie has gone
back to school at West Bridgewater,
Mass.
Noyis Loveland and Fred Aucum-
bright recently visited in Troy and
Albany.
James F. Smith has new graphic
phone, presented him by friend in
Connecticut.
Frank H. Kent of Cassayuna, N.
Y, has been guest of Geo w. Bick-
ford and wife.
Mrs Eta Hyde of Bennington Falls
passed last Sunday with Mrs Geo l.
Knapp, her neice.
Wright & Co have taken another car
load of horses this week onto the Pine
Valley lumber job.
The next Juvenile Temple will be
held next week Saturday afternoon,
oath inst, at 2 O'Clock.
The condition Of Amos Aldrich is
not so favorable as we all wish. He
is still confined to the bed.
Mrs Oliver Carey, daughter Of Me-
dos Fieif, died at Keeseville, N. Y,
where she had gone to visit.
Henry Facklan and VIM Pike of
Bennington we're in the mountains re-
Gently for weeks rabbit hunt
l am informed by those who know
that the report of strike on the
Wright lumber job is canard.
Rev VIM Scott of Newark, N. j., re-
Gently presented the Union church Sun
day school library with so new books.
The winter is half gone and not
"open" yet Now the weather-wise
say the last half will be wide open"
Doubt it.
Elizabeth, Edward Adams sister, !
died at her home in Adams, Mass,
last week Wednesday and the funeral |
was held Friday.
The debate by the Good Templars is
postponed until Saturday evening, |
oath inst. After O'Clock doors will |
be opened for the public.
The views of beautiful scenery ac-
credited to Bennington in last week !
Banner and Reformer, was every |
'twig' Of il in Woodford.
James Martin of Springfield, Mass,
has come up 10 Pine Valley TO work. |
Joseph Smith OF Rutland, who worked
in WoOdford nine years ago, is also
working there
Chas I. and Geo A. Wood passed
last Sunday with Byran lie Roy and
family In Searsburg. Herman lie Roy
came home with them for few days
visit with Chas +. Wood and wife, his
grandparents.
Rev VIM II. Scott sends me a copy of
The Monthly Bulletin OF the Home of
which he is superintendent at Newark,
n. j, The Home is a philanthropic
institution for the needy and homeless,
and the Rev Scott is a good man at
the head.
A belated Christmas entertainment
was given at T. Z. Mallory's on New
Years eve. There was big tree la
den with presents. The children were
recipients of gifts from Mrs Cnas f. /
Stone Of New York, wife of the owner
of Camp Comfort.
on February 9th, Hiram Weld and
wife will have been married fifty years.
Uncle Hiram informs us that on ac-
count of Aunt Sophia feeble health,
they cannot celebrate the golden an
niversary. We suggest that there is
more ways than one by which the
worthy couple can be remembered.
After the G. T. lodge meeting next
Saturday evening, public debate will
be given. The question chosen for
discussion is; Resolved, THAT Intem-
perance has caused more misery
than all the wars, famines and pesti-
leuces since the world began" James
Dinwiddit and S. NJ. Bowles will be
the leading disputants.
Not many moons aback, now and
then person could be found even in
''good Bennington 80 who would 'poke
a little fun, because of the few coal
stoves in use in Woodford, Those
same individuals are now quite forci-
bly, reminded that wood stoves are APP
preciated, and many Bennington folks
are very glad to burn Woodford wood.
Dexter NJ. Gleason will furnish lum-