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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-16
HIGHEST HoNoRs FOR AN AMERl,
M 'll'l-T CAN PRODUcT

CAN PRODUCT.
Continental countries still lead IN Atht
Quality Of many OF their manufactured
articles because Of the lower prices Of
raw materials and the cheapness OF
skilled labor On account Of the latter
the foreign manufacturer can allow him
self almost unlimited time for tho prepa-
ration OF his wares. while the american
manufacturer must rush things to the
utmost In order to lower the cost Of his
goods by tbs saving Of time In their man
ufpcture, n
Tn the face OF these facts. the victory
Rudweiser Bear has recently won, In a
test made rat the Experimental Station
far the Brewing Industry OF bohemia
at Pragus. for hundreds Of years tho
kcme Of the best beers IN tho world. ~
NIL tho more remarkable
The chief chemist Of this Bohemian
government institution declares In GER.
titled diploma that "BudWaiser Beer ls
not only very similar to the highest
grades OF Bohemian pale beers. but SUR
passes their very best beers IN keeping
qualities witch Is Of the utmost tmpor-
lance" IA
odierng strictly to their long estab-
lithed motto; mot how cheap, but how
good" exercises the greatest care In the
selection Of the very best materials.
adopting tho most scientific methods Of
brewing end lagering their beers for Mt
least four to Six months, which gives
them taste flavor and maturity, the
principal requisites of good beers.
This great triumph Ter thelp Bud weiser
is richly deserved, on the principle that
Equality merits reward. i5,'5. 81 y z
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snid, .,intess you stand BY = we can not
expect results, but God heipng me, ]
viii lead II you follow. (" M
< on motor, the Association then ad-
journed 10 meet again In Riohriond the
frst Monday In February, 1904, at 8
o'clock IN the evening.
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BY Tho Valentin Auction CO... .tt;ss.SS
-ia56 12 East Broad Street. 8ts ~

III ARd5 AND ATTRACTIVE AUCTION
~ SALE o PICTURES. RUGS. DRuGs3
G5H; RRusSELs Amp M
bR tS fpfsH n sfNG ia sBTAe
CHIME, OAK AND WALNUT WARD.s;
sUtT, ENAMELED IRON BEDS. GHILS
DREN's CHAIRS R TOP SDpSN.s
WHITE ENAMELED LADY'S DIR ESS.S
ssIDDBOARDs. MAR BILE #T TO -53-A ND
OTHER CENTER TABLES, OAKi-ANDs
VAIN UTsg c CHAMBER SUITS, e NE
ERs. sToVE s. cRoCKERY. LOT o.
WINDOW SHADES. LOT oEu r., y, LES ITS
SHIRTS AND SHIRT WAISTS. SAuS-f
CohAe Mill, fine Feather Bed. FilloWS3
and Bolsters and other goods. e'c:.
THIS wednesday, ORN1NG, DEC. ~
Street. Auction begins l0:e0 o'clock II
B Sale positive. Terms cash. .wst Ssss
THE vALEN'TINE5A UCTIONaCO.H
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Senior Statesmen Meet.

~ (By Aksotlatbd PTbss) .7 ,T1I3I
TOXIC, Dec. 1.-THE senior statesmen
OF Japan have just mot for ths purpose
Of considering the reply Of the hnsean
government to the Japanese proposals
Concerning the difficulties In the Far
Takt " fttSf ls5a I'VE ~. gH17f3 US
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pETToR, Oiled. yesterday. norning at 3
fourth s'GlS' sirsat EDGAR uRAFToN DEBTOR,
In the thirty,fourth year 81 his age. 4,
AFTERNOON, December 10th, 1908, at 4
o. clock, from Trinity MNthodlst Church, ~,
torment at lakewood Cemetery, Friends ana
acqualntances Invited to attend,
MEYER.-plsd. at the residence Of her hps-
December is, 1908. Of l;S9 A, u, Mrs, MOSES
MEYER. wife Of. Mr.. Moses Meyer, 49, g
Funeral THIS Wednssaaay q, M . SLnS,a A. =,
Chapel. shockoe canetery. Kindly omit
doMery. L. = -. ~. IA. u 49,! N. .l-..--
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Captain Pizzini Tonight.
Ths COMMITTEES OF Municipal Ihyesti-
sutlon will meet at 8 O'CLOCK to-nisht IN
III III Il 'iikeiIy that Captain A. Iizzini Jr.
viii Be tho only witness, and that TINS
viii be tho last public meeting Of The
body, a III. s 1850, n tgl lk5GiHa.@l
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BY e. A. Catlin. ~
6 North Eleventh Street. III Il
.23l2 East Marshall Street,
AT .Au nTlOH ;s53S }5S
WEDNESDAY, DEC lsTFI, 1908,

-7SI7 WJDNESDAY,TD Deg. lBTF1, 1yU3I w y 5l9
.1%AT a O'CLOCK P.1 NJ. 8.I It'll lissfS
This Is a brick dwelling with seven
conveniently located, surrounded by good
improvements. Wen ternnted moderrly5
planned and equipped. stylish IN q ppoas-
ance, and In a nelg nborhood wi thou y l,-3
Jectons. Its convenience to bnsii,nsy,i
without the cost Of car, fare. and Its thigf
location in the midst Of a highly respect
attention Of renters and home seekers. 1. s
tiS Z. a. CATLlN, 2Aucti oneer.
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Or. w. S, B. Henry.

FALLS CHURCH, VA, Dec. 1.-the
death of Dr. William scarborough Brax-
ton Henry came as a shock to his friends
and loved ones. It occurred suddenly on
Saturday In Fails Church, Va. at the
residence Of his great-nlece, Miss sallie
8. Beach. He had been sick but O week,
and It was thought that danger was pass
ed. when he was stricken with heart dis
ease. 5'5 i
His funeral took place from the
this afternoon at Q o. clock, the interment
being made In OaKwood Genet cry. 5
DR.. Henry had lived more than three
score and ten years allotted to man. He
was ian old Virginia gentleman" In every
sense Of the word, and. BY his courteous
and afable manners, made many friends
among both old and young. He belonged
to the old generation that Is fast Dying
out. ,r u, An ID, q
He was born at the old homestead.
Pleasant Hill. king and Queen county.
va. August 6, 1897. but spent about TWEEN
ty-f!ve or thirty years in Washington.
Ills father, Colonel James Hugh Henry,
son OF Judge James Henry. OF the Con-
tinental Congress, was an officer In the
war OF 1872 fought at Norfolk Va, and
also In the District Of Columbia at the
time OF the burning Of Washington by the
British forces under General Ross and
Admiral Cockburn Colonel Henry was
twice married. his first wife, Anne Eliza
beth. Rraxton. was the granddaug hter Of
Carter Braxton. slgner Of the Declara-
tion OF Independence. Dr. Henry was this
.wife's SON.. His second wife, Anne Cath
crime Temple, received from the United
States government until the time Of her
death pension on account OF the lnablll-
ty OF her husband contracted during the
war Of 1919. This pension was carried 10
her during the Civil War through the
Confederate lines under a flag OF truce.
The Colonel's elk sons-three by each
wife-were officers in the Confederate
army. q .ss!l l.. s q. ::sS4;5y. 81 80
Dr. Henry enlisted In Company B. For-
tiethi Virginia Regiment. serving six
months, 3syvhen fs5i was appointed sur
geon, and sent gtos the Fourth
Division Of Camp Winder, and then
to take charge OF Camp Lee and Bat
teries Nos, and 10. Afterwards, he was
made president Of the Examining Board
OF the Confederate States He resigned
December e. 1868. going to his farm
uShellle," In Richmond county. where he
remained until the close Of the war. 40
is survived by a half brother. General
Edward Moore Henry. Of Norfolk. Va.
ex-commander of the Grand Camp Of
Confederate Veterans OF Virginia. During
several years residence IN Richmond, Va.
pr, Henry. was connected with the Georse
T. Pickett Camp Confederate Veterans.
At one time. he attended the Richmond
College. afterwards graduating In medl-
cine from, the Jefferson College In Phil
edelphia. He was we'll known in many
counties In Virginia as a physIclan. IN
During President Hayes adminlstra ton.
he was sent as physician to the Omaha
ana yV!nnebago agencies In Nebraska.
While there. he was presented with the
"sauntee Peace Pipe" by the chief Of
the tribe. Later he was a clerk In tho
Patent Otilco.
Dr.. Henry was member OF one OF tnr
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Mrs. M. T. Watson.
N fsneeinlY "a ina ErIrncs- I)ispatch.l

ss Special to The Times Dispatch.)
PETERSBURG, VA, Dec 15-Mrs.
Mary Turnbul Watson, wife OF Mr.. Rob-
erl l.. Watson, died suddenly last night
at o:30 o clock at the home OF her husband
on Union Street. Ia. E W
Mrs. watson was on the street yester-
day. In the afternoon she suffered an at
tack OF acute Indigestion and lived only
a few hours. H. ,,53 ia .its Ell
3 Mrs. Watson was the daughter OF Mrs.
Mary r. Marable. She was q widow at
the time OF her marriage to Mr.. Watson,
her first husband being Mr.. John Hob
son. She was a woman universally be-
loved, and her death was great shock. M
IA The funeral will take place tomorrow
at noon from st. Paul's Episcopal Church.
]. w. Beaman.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
GREEN sBORo. N, c., Dec. 15--Mr J.
W. Beaman,8 superintendent OF construc-
ton OF the annex to n the 81 government
building being enlarged here, who had
Stroke OF paralysis Saturday. died last
night, and his remains were taken to
his home in Washington city for In
terment to-day. He was ffty-six years
old, a ma tive OF Massachusetts. and left
a wife and two children, who were living
here. gt u 4
His son, DR.. Charles Beaman. Of Co.
lumbus, Ohio, was telegraphed for, but
failed to reach here
Captain Robert c. Lee.
=, {sPee1s]I te The es;P2lspqs se
Captain Robert c. Lee died here to-day at
the residence Of Dr. j. n. Barney,g3of
stomach trouble. aged about flfty-five
years. The deceased was brother ut
General Fltzhugh Lee. OF Richmond;
Major John NJ, Lee. and Captain Dan NJ
Lee, Of Stafford county He had been IN
bad health for several years. Captain Les
served in the Confederate navy during
4 the Civil War, and was a Mason, a meni-
her OF Washington Alexandria Lodge. No.
"a, OF Alexandria. He never married.
Mrs. Q. ". Briggs.
Especial to The Times Dspatch.}
BOYKlN'S. VA, Dec. l5.-Mrs @. VI
Briggs. who was eighty three old. died
Saturday night.
The funeral services were held In the
Methodist Episcopal Church Monday ar-
ternoon at 8 o'clock, after which tho res
mains were taken to FRANKLIN. Va. for
interment
He leaves four grandchildren.
John H. Fries.
h q WiNCHEsTER,i VA. Dec. l5.--John Fl.
Fries, aged eighty years, died this morn
ins at his home near town. widow
survives, together with one brother, three
sisters and more than hsty naphews and A
nieces. He died suddenly. after break
fast, In all his long life, no had never
ridden on railroad train.
Van T. Crockett.
Especial to The Times-DIsp catchy
WYTHEVILLE, VA, Dec. l5.-Van T. 4
Crockett. student OF Emory and Hem
~ died this morning at Wythevllle San
ItAr!um, of pneumonia. He was seven
teen years OF age. He Is the youngest
son of Samuel r, Crockett. who died
q feW weeks ago
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thursday, January 18th, 1904, a''lt'sl
IL O'clock Noon, Al Chase
City, Va, ~

offer for sale at Public Auction, on the Il
az the real and paaTs'1 o.
jacent to the said town Of base City..Sss
81 ana c sSrssaas H.
lenburg Hotel and Sanatortum,, wit ~ III
co %HE EEfa5hEinSsfB 5fa I'll
S S1fA5RS VIII \ ,s5 s.
gRea and vide aa ia AbS
{$s
Tts H Tn department Ts The poWsr
station with boilers. engines. pun PSI " .#
light, power heat, Ice and rsfrigelalse 4 !, 4
aps or e. nssaS q ths aGvse
Tor convenient handling Of the. mineral
e. a KEN q bowling alley and an 4: xht-S
plumbing plum and Sanitary eosd,tlons are q
ssss IF f. + osSsy
G Sa S atsst aes kSses
Az ! ESEss SssSs
1 1rem poass Nart an' sou. SA ana
Is b3h feet above sea $leVe!,1 enjoys ~ {rS;
1ormly mild climate. affords good shootinr
IL season and is an ideal all the year AZ
'G THE TO- Ho'TSEiL is NOW OPEN ana aen-3S
PERTAINING guests, and has been ~ con
tlnuous operation 8. nee Its comp etton. ~ 81
December 1902 and has won favor T'th 8
t The purchaser would DO able to e k,sSi
eaipn,esat Tor H continuing the business
without interruption. ~ s Y. .
This property offers a rare opportunity Ell
for Investment, and parties interested are
Invited to make personal ms pectlon " 4:
y rIMSiH 1sfs as to one fourth OF the 4.
purchase money. and me residue In. Two Y
equal lnstnllments at one and Two yeaEs.S8ea
With interest thereon at the rate ot sig
per cent. pcr annum from date OF aa!e
TIL paid, the deferred. payments, to le n
evidenced by notes or bonds 81 the pur-S
the property sold ~, - ,,,.rryrr, s
lzhf koN iF zgGElhYHbLE 81 i ApERRR
lEEIVED BEFORE DAY OF SALE: CIR
i r ( Rs66hiEEkFFs:
'a'Sb B}Sh ggSS4NE ssEgaS S$EhN
dc l3-tds Is b. }g.,ji u y ", " kl3 esgB
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DEATHS.

cALLIs.-pied, at his residence. Bo7 Randolph
Street. Monday, December. 18th. Mr.. IACK
W, CALLS, In tho ffty-fourth year Of his
Funeral from Park Place NJ e. Church
TITS "Wednesday MORNING at II o clock
Friends and acauantAnces are invited 70 at
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Edgar e. Dettorl.

WI Edgar III DeLlOIl.
Mr.. Edgar Grafton Detton died at 9
O'clock yesterday morning At his resi-.
denco. No. eos Ia North Twerty-fourrt,h
Street, in the thirty-fourth year Of hls
ago. y. 4.
The funeral will take place at o'clock
this afternoon from Trinity Methodist
Church. The intcrment will be made in
lakewood Cemetery
Mrs. Moses Meyer.
Tho death Of Mrs. Moses Meyer oe-
CURED at 80 o'clock yesterday morning
at her homo. No. 511 East Leigh Street.
|. Mrs. Meyer had been a resident Of this
city Tor forty years: She Is survived! We, y
her M hSsSan Mr a9 s. vi ms en1a' Mrs II
CALDWELL. Mrs. Y. NJ. Foss and Mrs.
The funeral Will take place this morn
Ing. The interrnent will DO made In tho
Hebrew Cemetery. IN d. Mn
lack w. Calls.
Mr.. Jack W. Calls ded Monday at
his residence, No. 3o7 Randolph Street,
He was IN the fifty.fourth yoar Of his age,
The funeral will take place at II o'clock
this morning from the Park Place Metho-
dist Church,
Mrs. Martha Johnson.
Mrs. Martha Johnson died at 2:o5
O'CLOCK sunday morning At neT. noHAe, W.
3l3 North Adams Street. She was fifty
nine years Of age, and was the wife Of
Mr.. James Johnson. She leaves her hus-
band, a daughter and three grandchll-
dren.
Tho funeral took place Monday after
noon at 8 o'clock. The interment was
made in Rverview Cemetery.
Funeral Of Judge Hubbard.
The funeral Of Judge j. Fillmore Huh
bard, whose death here Monday night
caused great sorrow among his friends in
tie city and elsewhere, will take place
at ii O'clock from the Olive Branch
{ Church: in James City. this morning The
remains were taken to Toano over the
Chesapeake and Ohio yesterday after
noon. The following acted as pall-beQr-
ers: Messrs. G. v. Meredith, D. Gardiner
Tyler, l.. P. stearnes. D. G. Richardson.
Henry r. Pollard and s. s. Curtis and
pr. NJ. p. Hoge and Judge Edmund Wad--
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Hs leaves four grandchildren.
Tohn H. Fries.
Van T. Crockett.

(special to The Times-DIs catchy
WYTHEVILLE, VA, Dec. l5.-Van T.
Crockett, student OF Emory and Hem
ry died this morning at Wythevllle San
tltArium OF pneumonia, He was seven
teen years OF age He Is the youngest
son of Samuel r.. Crockett, who died
a few weeks ago.
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BY Sutton & Co, Auction GERS
Real Estate Auctloneers.
AUCTION SALE OF \
The Nee !. le ] !! / |! III
Its Grounds and Equllii n !.
mems, al
Chase ! |1liI'y' City, i va'.,,.
Thursday, Jan a ,4'th, l / d (
o'clock Noon.

Pursuant to resolutions OF the 81 ST ck-s
FOLDERS and directors OF the Chase City
NJ neral Water Company, the nderstgnvds
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OUR SPECIALS | !: J | !
FOR THIS week.

50 dozen Richly Decorated
Tea Cups and Saucers, that sold
for $500, $500, 5000 and $3.50
dozen, to be closed but this week
at 25c. each.
400 Decorated Salad Bowls,
our regular csc. kind, this week
1oc. choice.
Several patterns OF Richly
Decorated Cake Plates, that sell
regularly for 2sc. and SOC, your
choice this week for roc.
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AUCTION #SALEs--F Future Days.

BY Sutton & Co., Auction GERS
Real Estate Auctloneers.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-05-28
DORSET

Spencer Harwood of Rupert has been
spending several days with Henry
HarWood.
Mrs Henry Loselsnd and two child
rem have been guests Of Mrs. Love
lands mother, Mrs, Lucy Streeter.
Tney have now returned tn their home
10 Hebron, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Dillingham;
have moved into Miss G. de Mott
beck's house on the Paddock place
Sunday morning, Rev. c, S. Car
hart preached from the theme True
Heroism. Services we're largely at
tended, VIM. j. Fuller Post, G. A. R.
and W. r, c. heing present in a body.
The church was prettily decorated.
There was another dance in Village
hall Friday evening, and a large at
tendance, most of the crowd being
from Mauc' ester.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-05-28

The Colgate family have arrived at
their summer residence in the west
part Of the town for the season.
At the meeting of the Grand Lodge
OF Odd Fellows LAST week, Calvin En-
dress was elected Grand Conductor
and Q. Dart Greenslit was appointed
D. d. G. NJ. for the first district.
At the annual convention OF the
state Homeopathic Society in Mont
pelier last week, Dr. W. E. Putnam
vas chosen representative from the
society to the annual convention of the
Rhode Island association.
II Secretary of the Navy Moody is
elevated to the Supreme Court Of the
United States by President Roosevelt,
as is rumored may be the case, Assist
aut Secretary Darling ought to stand
a good show of promotion, although
on the ese of a presidential contest
geographical and political considera-
tions combined might become a factor
10 the election of the head Of the
naval department. - Burlington Free
Press
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-05-28

Insanity and death came to New
York with the third day of intense
heat The thermometer showed 100
degrees at the street level Eight
deaths and twenty prostrations from
the heat were reported.
A fire which broke out in the shoe
factory Of Cote Bros. destroyed the
Frontenac and Ottawa hotels. half a
dozen fourishing industries and $50
houses, leaving nearly a quarter of the
population Of st, Hyacinthe, Que,
homeless.
Wednesday, May 20.
Thirty different forest fires are now
in progress in the Maine woods.
The competition for the all American
rife team is on at Sea Girt, n. ].
Rival editors of Durango, Cal, fred
thirteen shots at each other without
serious results.
Lieutenant General Raaben has been
removed as governor of kishineff be
cause of the massacre.
A Chicago police sergeant was fatal
ly shot in the street while searching
for men who had robbed an alderman.
Experts have testified in St Louis
that Asiadc cholera germs can be car
ried there from Chicago via drainage
canal.
The steamship Portland has put to
sea from Seattle, Wash, for Nome, be-
ing the first boat of the season to carry
passengers north.
Sir George Whitehouse, manager and
chief engineer of the Uganda railroad,
says American locomotives prove en-
tirely satisfactory.
Tuesday was the warmest day known
in Kingston, ~ Y. at this season, the
Thermometer registering 95 in the
shade. Farmers and fruit growers are
complaining bitterly,
A fire which threatened to destroy
the whole town of Glenshaw, along the
Pidsburg and Western railroad, com
pletely ruined the plant Of the Glen
shaw Glass company.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-05-28

Contractor j. T. Remington has a
force OF men at work on a house IN
Wallingford which he has the contract
to rebuild. He also has the contract
to erect a house at Manchester Depot
for Mason ChiIds, express agent there.
A. c. Dcsorda, for several years a
we'll known harness maker 10 town
goes to Danbury, Conn, soon where
be will establish himself in business,
having purchased an establishment 10
that city.
At session Of the supreme court
Friday announcement was made that
the cases Ransom o. Gore vs.. Fl. g.
Shields and w. A. Wall, and NJ. j.
Covet, administrator, vs.. Frank Nc
Nally bad been settled and we're dis
continued.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-05-28
HOME OF YOUR OWN FOR 5000

VIII give you your choice in the following de-
scribed cottages for $50:
MOI Browning Place.
has parlOr, dining room, Kitchen and two bed
rooms, with water and sewer connections
MOI Browning Place.
Has parlor. dining room. kitchen aud three
bedrooms, with water and sewer connections.
/ will take $500 down aud leave the balance as
long as the purchaser desires. Rented now at
$500 each per month. Could not be duplicated
for 8t2OO each
viii give spot cash for stocks OF stores and
merchandise of every description. Business
confidential.
viii sell or lease a building lot ON Division
street; price $500 size 4Ixll0; located three lots
north ct Thomas Lyons house.
Also the JOhn Percy farm and buildings,
prtce 5000
VIII ell the John Healey farm. called the best
farm IN B 'hningi0n county Don't send your
mo ey west when you can buy this property for
about half what it Is worth
win sell or trade house and five building lot
ON Silver street House and three building lots
on Washington avenue. A building lot on Rive
street a building lot on Mccall street viii sell
lease or trade 50 building lots on upper Mala
street.
itl PIP JOHN NASH.
Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-05-28
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

News OF the Town and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers,
Mrs, Charles Snyder spent last week
visiting relatives in Troy.
e. T. Griswold went to Brattleboro
Friday to spend few days.
Charles A. Maurer and wife have
moved to the Bingham house on Union
street.
All Of the teachers in the graded
school have been offered the same pos
itiops for another year.
Miss Amy Cutler has secured a posi-
ton as teacher in the graded school st
Yonkers, N. Y, at salary Of 5000 per
year.
William Sherman and wife from
Lowell, Mass, recently married, spent
the latter part of the week with
George H. Marsh.
A new veranda, new glass doors, new
single light windows are among the
noticeable improvements that Albert
Fiske has made to his residence on
East Main street
1t is announced that the proposed
fremens' tournament to be held at
Hoosiok Falls July will be postponed
until August 1G. Nearly enough
funds have already been pledged to
make it success.
At the meeting of the executive com
mittee OF tbs State Firemen's Associa-
ton in Burlington last week, it was
decided to hold the annual convention
in that city September 20. There is
slim prospect of tournament.
Members of Company K, First In
fantry V. N. G., resumed target prac-
tice for the season Saturday at the
ranges near Haynes corners. The dis
lance Of the range varies from 200 to
600 yards At the practice Saturday
Ut. J. Benjamin Harmon made SO out
Of a possible 70, and Private Forbes 55.
Rev. Bernard A. Cunningham, who
was formerly a resident If Bennington,
was present ut the hanging OF John
Blacd in Louisville, KY, famous Ken
lucky murderer, recently, and attend
ed the condemned man previous to the
execution, administering the last sac
raments and giving him al! the eouso.
lation OF the church.
The fish-hog continues his work. A
Bennington press despatch relates that
a party Of live from North Adams have
Just returned from a fishing trip
through SearsburR, Hartwellville, up
the DeerHeld river and through Som
erset and Glastonbury, taking home
with then 60 pounds of Jump trout,
such a lot as is seldom seen. Just
as il such a hoggish slaughter we're
something to be proud of Brattle-
boro Phoenix.