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ocnl 3ntcUigcncc. SPECIAL BUSINESS LOOALS. BOX TArERS box rxrERS ! BOX PArERS ! 20 Cejita 25 Cents 9) CenU S5 CenU !0 CenU 25 CenU Just received 250 boxes of elesant ttnting pa per, Mlilchwe areretalltnft SO and 23 cents per box. The best paper for the money, e?er offered In Bennington, tylsaao Surdam offera his furniture busiiie ss for salt anu store to iec. l-ir. rW"iJ. E. and E Di'wer liavo just re- ceived new style l'lnughs. Ilarrowa and Uultivators; also "liradloy a riioapiiaie, lUld. t7l'he next meeting of the VillaRe lmprovement society wiiiteon weu nesday afternoon, April 25th, at three O CIOCk. i EH UllUElt. tSfllias Morgan has just returnod froui New York with a large assortmnnt of new goods, which she invites tne Ia dtes lo call and extmtnu. t5?"Mrs. Slack. dreaatnaker. has mnv pd to rooraa in the residence of Dr. II. J Polter, Main etreet, where her custo- inere will now flnd her. t-Parties havinc macazinca, pamnh lets or papera they wish bound.can have worK dono at tne ijaxnf.r uisdeky in tho best raanner and at low rates. rSTAnotlier lirco invoice of thosc and 35 cent box papera just received at tho best mpers cver sold for IM inoney. rwThe Masonic Lodce liolda its recu lar ADril comrauiiication next Tuesday evening, and the Order Eastern Star Chaptera convocation is weuntsaay evening. CS'-J'ust received at Mrs. S. S. Pratt'a all tho new sprlng ntyles in straw nata and honnets. wnicti she is aeumg very low. Pleaae cill and niake your selec tions. lOtf f3iJ. Ed. Walbrides & Co. otler an immense line of furuiture and hutise furnituring goods. They liave just openrd eeveral cur loada or these gooils, and more are on the wav. Lidies wlali ing to refurnish or newly furnish thnir Iiousea ean do so thia spring and at liome at lower prices than oii'ain in Troy or any other city. Severa.1 have triod thii and resulted in ourchasine of thi-, firra. Read their novelties. tc, in aiiotlier column. CLWSING OUT XAI.K OV I'UIIM- Purlnr suits, chainber suits, dining room furniture, tlie entire stock or spring heds, tnatireases, lounges, and all kinds of cliaira to closeout atcost pricea. I. SuitDAM. North Bennington, April 1, 18S3. lw Wliat to Urcar and Wlicre to lluy, Challi delaines are in great deniand thia bprinz. Wiu. II. rrear haa onc hundred new designa, all niarked onej thilling a yard. Linen Gingliama make pretty anu uurabio aressea. in lact tney look like Biimmer eilka. You flnd theni only at Frear's Troy Biztar. Double fohi Ilenrietta in all the lateat shades and nowest colors and tickettd 'J5o yard at Frear's. Duuble fnld all wool dresa tweeds in Sprlng gtyles aro reduc ed frnm 49c to 25o a yard. Uouble fold Enelisltauitings in new elTectsand pret ty mixturea and stripea are now selling at 31c a yard at Frear's. Printed Moliair poneee, new aesiena, oniy juj., wortn 50o. One hundred piecea new satteena in French desisna wortli 30e.are marked one 8hilling at Frear'H Troy Baziar. One caae of double lolu all wool merino in new ehades, also in bluck a special olfer- ing at S7c. see them at rrear s Ujzaar. One case, eixty pieces, of velvet striped drcfs gooda are placed on ealo thia day at Sjc. Tliev sold recently at uc. a yard. Double fold dreta tweeds in prel Iv checks and deirable mixtures are now offered at exactly 10c, a yard. Do you know that white silk lustre mohair is the latest for graduating and evening wear? You will flnd it at Frear's. Send for one of the six dollar and eeventy flve cent dress paterns in black wuli gray garniture, seal with contrasting panel, ninl navy blue with white and reu einbroidered raciiel iront and waiat trimming, Thny are Hctually wortli $15. Frear's Troy Bazaar. FIIEAIIVS 41IIAMO GASLICIITOrilN. in;. Ilrreptlon and I'roniPiiadfl Lonrert Iivenliie "I Wcdneiidny April 2Sth liEADElt Never beforo in the history of the Troy Ilnzaar has the stock ofde- sirable gcoda been o large, Ihe assort. rnnu so cnmplete and tbe facilities for transacting businena so perfect as for tlils spnng Sfason ibpo. In each of Frear'a 53 deparltuentR there are quanti tiea of very Hne coods, which it is utter ly impossihle to display during the crowded. busy day, conpciruently the cnauai tiuyer nas no knowiedge or thein. Frear's Troy Baziar now Ufes a flooi pace of over fifty thousand fquare feet, every bit crowded with merchandise, total value over half a imllion dollars It is much the largest patrnn of the post oflice.lhe expreas and the traneportation companiea. The retnll cash ea'ea of the Bszuir alonereach over twelve hundred tl.oupand dollara per annum. It em ploys conslnntly over three hundred peo ple and a cash ca pital of over futir hun dred and rifty thousand dollars. There Is no clty in the world tliesize of Troy that can sliow a storo f anything near the aize and importance of Frear's Ba zaar. ihereis not a merchant any where with euperior advantages or fa cilitieH, or that servea his custoraera bet- ter or more faithfully than Wra. H. Frear, Thmking people can easily un- dersiand f rears advantagns. iie buys everything for cash and buys and aella more gooda than all the other stores in Troy added together. Havinc no part nera Iie can easily afTord to undersell all competitorc In order to give the putilic a better op portunlty to exainine the wares of the Isazaar it will he tlirown open Wednes- day evening, a grand concert will be given bv Uoring a full nnlitary band. and you, reader, are iuvitrd to walk up oneaiale and down another unlil you have made a thorough inspection. It it rains Wednesday evening tho concert will take place the tirst pleasant eyen ing, W. II FliEAlt Facts are Stubhorn Tlilngs Anil it U an luulisputed Tact ti:il wp nre Iiearing and reading pvery day nf siidilen deaths fropi Aooplcxy and Heart Dlscaso. Your fripiiu or aqriuaintancp lias bppn strickcn dpnd pr loft jn a p.ara lyzcd condition when supposei to bp !i) tlie heiglit of their strcngth pnd vigor. Anti-Apoplcctine.tliooiily apoplcxy prp vcntivo fiml iiaralysis ctire, is iiianiifac ttircd by ljienof tliorougli medipal eilu catiou nnil is onc of tie niost popular liotiseliold rcniedips of tlie lUth cpnttiry. If swffcrinjj froin nny of tlio syuiptomi for wjiicli it is reoouinipiided, propurp n bottlo or send to Dr. F. S. Hutchiiison & Co. of Enosburgh Falls Vt., for cir ulars. IiADiES, read Mlas Morgan'a advertiee ment in another. llrss Fannie Olin, of Buakirk'e Bridge, N, Y.,n vieiting frienda in town. JIks. Greenslet, mother of F. A. Grrenstet is quite ill and confined to her bcil. Francih Sione of Bennington, is dpwq aa receiving an fnprease of penaion thia week. TlIE ladies of the 51. E. church liold a BUgar party at thp parBonage tornprrow evening. JliiS. L. M. Hoi.TON has been seriouslv jll since last Thuraday, but 1b a little more comiortauie toaay . TnE condition of Jas. P. liabcnck bo- came worae the laat of the week, but he has rallied and ia better. Jas. S. Linplev is building a eecond atory upon thp South wing of hia shppa the old stewart pianning miu. TpDAY the ropf has been taken ojf Ihe walla of tlie Battle Monument. prep'ara ibry to resuming labor ppon Ihat struc- lurp. TjlK Odd fellows, their familiea and frienda, celebrate their 60th annlvcrgiry jn Odd Fellow'a hall next Wednesday evening. TlIE listera are busy these days and the proapect bida fair to record nuite a ahrinkage of pereonal ppiperty oyer pre vloua years, O. U. Sibley"s patent bruah bindera or bridtea are meeting with a ready sale, and ihis part of his buainesa promiaea assume large prooortions. Uiiou.nd was brokeu Tuesday for the oxtenaion of tho Htark hose corupany' Iioubb on Pleasant street. It ia under- Btood that the necessary funds havo been ratsed. THE Grand Chapter of the Eastern Star meets iu Bennington tn June. Al ready the local Chapter aretaking tneas ures to properly receive ana entertai thia body. The iit. Itev. W. II. A.Bisecll. Biahop ot Vermont, will vtait St. i'eter'scliurcli tlna vuiaire, next Alonday ana prcacn i tbe evening. The rite of contirmation will bc ndininistered. A silAiir buainesa tnan up in St. Al bana who has married olT six daughters saya that courlshlps cost on an average about three tona of coal and forty ehI lona ot kerosene each. Direlt your lettera and direct tliem olainlv. Durine the year endinr June 30. there were 18 000 lettera witliout any addresaea whatever sont to tne IJiad Let ter ofuce at Washington. THE Hon. J. W. Wakefield of L'atb Me.. waa in town thia week on business connected with his intereatB liere. He addressed the village trustees Monday evening ns stated elsewliere. The Good Templara of Bennington ara soon to assist In tho tormation ot Lodire in Arlinnton. Thia is a cood field and the prospects are excellent. ihoa, 1,. Smith has the matter In cnarge at Arlington. TlIE Bennington Odd Fellows are in- ited to iNorlli Auatns, tne iiln, to assisi In celebrating the 69th anniverary of the founding of American O Id Fellow- ship. The invitation will probably he accepteii. Tiin fuueral of Mra. rred Uerry waa held Monday. She was a good woninn nd liad inauy rrlendp. wuo weie untir- ing in their atlentionand syinpathy dur ing her long illness. The Itev. Mr. Mar ten olticiated. An electnc light trust is the next llnng on the docltet. Perhaps aonie way will be dUcnvered hy and by of Ketting corner on sunliglit. It niuit grieve the blnated mllllonalrea to tee the people finoying tnis necessity at eo near cost price. Tiieiik was a faniily gatherini; at Geo Cooper s Jlonday, it liemg the Jath an- iiersary of tlie weauing day ot tne hrotlicr of Mr, Chas. Uoo(er and hn good wife. The family friends uiade several presente, aruong which we note handsome cherry renter taoie. F, L. Blake, now of Grand Itapids, Mich.. spent a few days in town aud re turned Tuesdav. Iie waa callcd E ist tbe llrst of last week by the death of his brother in Alluny, N. Y. Mr. filake re poits business brisk m tlie wide awake city of Michigan wheie he ia localed. The funeral of Mrs. Betsey E. Burt, widow ot D. It. Burt, was held Sundav fternoon, the Itev Mr. Marten offlciat ng. JJeceflsed was an excellent woinan, nd a laity greatly beloved by all her ends. Ine remalns were laid at rest in the familv lot at Bennington Center. Dn. Hoskins, ono of our well known agricultural editors, a practical farraer nd a guod autnority on rarniing thrashea all his corn with a common grain thraaher. Ue saya that itcoat leaa to thrash ihan to shell it, and that it makea Ihe fodder wortli enouKh moreto pay for thrashing. A. C. IIAI.SEV retlred from the Put- :un liouse April lst, and the holel ia conlinued by Mr, L. Oollina asHlsted by ia hoii. Mr. llalsey pl.ins are not yei perfecteil as to the future, but he has re ceived fUttering propoals in a thriving town not lar away anu we hope he will accept and so reruain near us. Kev. J. W. Bfnsett, brotlier of Supt. D Bennett. tvho lias been PreeidinE Elder of the Burlington D slrict of the fthelroy Melhodit Uonlerence the llotted terni, is assinned to Trinitv church Troy, N. Y., the Old Congress etreet cliarge. It ia a gnod appointiuent and we are glad to note thia mark of favor. TllE Fort Edward correspondent of a Troy exchxnge has thia to say of a gen lleinuu well known liere: ''Kev, H. L. Grant of the Methodist church haa been removed to Wettport. Mr. Grant has uiade a hoat of friends duriug hia stay bere and hia ab.ence wiu be raucti re gretted." He haa lieen at Fort Edward for three years. TlIE Park Guard are in process of re. organiz ition, twenty flve members hav ing been discharged and recruilcd up from oui young raen. Sorae of these re High bcIiooI boys and all are frnm the best we have. With tlna material thia military company ahould rank with the beat tuere ia ana no uouot sucn wui be tlie outcome, Amono the preachera-placed upon tho supernumerary list, at the sesaion oi the Troy Methodist Conference, we no- tice the name of tlie Kev. Milton iator. late nastor of Ihe Bennington charge. mong otnerann tlie rou in tnis reiation, and known liere, are Kev. oostwick Hawley, D. D., W. II. Meeker, II. W. Slocum, and others. We aro told that an anawer ia in prep- aration to the Washington lawyer, who, llippanlly answered Ueo. W. Hoain- son in the mattei of the old Pillory and Whipping Post at Bennington Center, d wmcn was puousneu uy ua laat week. It will appear week after next. and ia by a genlleman fully co petent to write upon tnat iusioric topic, TlIE Itev. Fred Widmer, the new Methodist pastor, ia a nentleman we in- troduce to our people with more than uaual pleasure. He is a man.every whit of him beaidea being a very a very able preacher. The Bennington Methodist congregation have reaaon to be congrat ulated that for the coming three yeara, probably, their leauer ia to be our old friend Fred Widmer. D. J. Waho, Jr., "knows now how it i." Tuesday morning the coal flre waa thought to be nut and he turned onsome kerosene nil. An explosion followed. injuring hia eyea, burning one aide of h race. His moustacne entireiy cu: lus hair was only &avea beca))se he had hia hat on hia bead at tho tim.e. It !a not le to take anything lor eranted. with ther powijer or kpmeenp. On our fourth pagp will be found tlils eek the protmaed hislorical article from the pen of the Hon. Qeo. W. IJar man, entitled ''Dattenkill or Qndawa, and San Coik." There is probably no one better enuipppd with material to rite upon hietoric mattera Ihan Mr. Ilarman, and we promised eeveral artU es from hia pen. The paper referred to will comtnand attentiop. TllE Vermont Methodist Oonference was in session laat week and adjourned the flrst of thia week, identlcal with the Troy body, Among the appointmenta of the bpringtleld dlatrlct, nf Interest lojally, we note i Bondville, Itev. W. F. Fitch; Jackaonville. Itev. G. A. Arm strong; landgrove, Itev. F. W. Lewis; South Londondtry, Bev. J, C. Vial; Wilminaton, Kev. b 1'. iucker. Ei.f.ctmc light wirei ahould be care- fully guarded againstchaflngor rubbing acalnat the hranchea of treea or other awaying or moving ohjecta. Such chaf t ,1 i ir i i . i ing weurti iiic cuaiiig uiiu wnere inai 18 off the bar'e wlre la a 8o)rce of deadly jieril, pomnmnicating a etrang pleclrlc purrent to whateyerlt tou,cliea, whether a tree or otherwise, creatmg n j iroe and parrying a forpp strong enougli to kill a rnan inaiapuy. A nkws item in ono of our New York exchangfa eaya : "Judge Putnatn haa eramen an prqer auowing i. r. iiamu- tqn pf Saratoga, as recpiver of the Hen- pington Woolen mill, tu bring an aotinn agamst G. L. Whilman, a New York cieditor, on a clalm of 130,000." Thia means that the orielnal transaction Is to be inveatigated ; that is, the rnan who brouaht tbe capital stock of the Woolen piills cnrporation to Bennington and la said to have carried it back with him to new fork, me trutn ot wnicn more will oe Known nereaiier u iius suii is inuow. edjjp. Bisiioi' Foss who presided at the aes- Bio'n qf the Troy Conferepoe, ia no(ed for hia ready wit and apt repliea. A young preacher, eo It ia said, lalely un dertaking to "atunip'1 tlie good man with a temperance ' questlon, said: Whv. brother If there Was a road doz runninz un and down the ttreets would yon shoot it Of would you hedge it in ?" To whipb thp wise biahop made replyi If that iuad dog nau uoen runnlng up and down the streets for thirty years, and I had been blazing away at it all that time without hitting it, I gueea l'd try and bedge it in." Amono thnse who are attending the spring course of lecturea and clinics at the Columblan Medical college of Wasb ington, we no ice nameot II. 8. Goodall of Bennington. Mr. Goodall, it will be remetnbered. is a graduate of our Ilii:li school in the Class of '83, and alao of William8 college, havinc completed the four yeara' courae thero in June '87 with tbe honor of an Appointment for Uom- mencement. He is now nearing the close of hia flrst year of study in hia chosen profeaalon and.aa his frienda will be pleased to learn, hs already taken a place among the leaders of hia claaa. Before Judge White yesterday tlie case Bonesteel vs. Dunhaui was tried in which the isaue was the bito of a dog. The jury awarded damaeea $25. and an appeal ia taken to county court. Thia case is that where a dog owned by Miss Dunliam blt tho plalntitt .lrs. uoneateel. laat January. The plaintiff went to tlie house to tell them that she could not come and work for them that day, hav- nir been encaued to work there. There is a dispute as to tho way the bit ing was done. but the wound is one that no one would like to endure. The testl- nionv showed that the dog ia undoubt edly vicioua and it should be killed. Chas. S. Keiioe. for tho last flve yeara head clerk in the Bennington poat ofllce. closes his connection therewith on Sat urday tn take tlm poaition of book keop er with Chas Cooper. Mr. L, Lewis the present encumnent, is transrerred to tlie vacancv made by the retiretnentof hia brother, Levi S Lswis from a similar position with the Cooper Manufacturing company. Ihe laiter leaves town and is understond Is to publisn a paper in the Empire State, lately purobased by ini. Mr. Kehoe has mado many friends n the place he acceptably lllled so long nu is a very competent tnan. llie place e takea is a responsibie one nnd perma ent, and we are glad he haa the oppor tunity to improve hia proapeots. The mlxed train on the Benuincton & Kutland road leaving Itutlanil at 0.45 a in., wasderniled at sunderland Mondiy morning. It U aupposed that the train was backini: on n side track to lct No. 54 pass, when thu locomotive and two freight cars were thrown from the raila. No one was liurt and the damage is not Benous. Ihe locomotivo was the t. H. Jeiinings with Charlea Wickhatn as cn gineer and the ronductor was Chailes Andrews. The delav to passenger trama aa but temporarv. Connected witli getting the locomotivo back upon tlie track, s a hiiako story. Firo ntarted and ran up a side hill a few roda wheu the workmen were surpnsed to see anakes come cnd over end and knotted up, a ltket full of them, of all sizea, and the sight was almost equal to that told of ye editor'e experience in the Itocky Moun- tains last lan. ihe nre evidentiy etirred up tho "vannintB " "I'lic Troy Conference. Bishop Fo6s presided over the confer- nce wliich closed its .ri6th eeeaion Mon- ay. having held its eix days meetings iu the city after wliich it ia named. There are many points of interest at taching to theso annual gatlieringa, liich are detailed at leugtu in the daily papera. A few of Ibese we collect to gether and give below. THE NEXT SESSION is to be held in the city of Burlington, the church thero having extended a unanimous invitation, backed by a large conatituency nutslde Methodist lines. This year the Gcneral Conference meets in nuadrennial sesaion, and, thercfore, the election of delegates was nuite an cvent. The men chosen are : Dr. Wm, Griflin, J. W. Eiton. A.D. Heaxt, Hom er E.iton, Henry Graliam, D. W. Gates; J. N. Coleinan and J. E.C. Sawyer were chosen restrve delegatea. THE I.AY CONFERENCE met on Friday to elect two delegatea to he General Conference. Hon. John V. Carney of Bennington waa unaniniouily lected chairiuan. Thia high compli- ent haa once before been accorded to Mr. Carney. Superinlendeut C. D. Haminond of the D. & II. railroad and A. Guibord of Plattsburgh were elecled elegatea to to the lay conference in May next. Kjrlier it had been proposed present Mr. Uarney'a name from the liurlington district, ror one ot those del egates, but that gentleman distinctly ro fused to be a candidate and threw his iniluence for Mr. Guibord. But for all tbat a half dozen or so pereisted in vot- ing for him, Wu areof theopinion that four years hence the rialtsburgh dia trict. which now has a delenate. mav insist that the place belongs to thia aide of the lake, in which event we hope our Methodiat frienda may remember thia cident. THE liUHUNOTON DISTRICT. The condition of tho Burlington Dia trict was civen in n report presented by Rev. J.W. Bennett, presidingelder,from hich the tniiowing summary ia made: Burlington District comprises 36 harges, 45 church ediflcea and 33 par- sonages. lho property wltli very lew exceptions, is in good repair, and in no instance is there anything like euibar- rassing indebtednesa. At Fair Uaven a new bell haa been placed in the tower of the church, the gift of the late Rev. Ity land Hanger, This Bociety has alao re- :ived from tlie eame eource the dona- tion of a houee and lot valued at $4000 more, as a house for the pastoi, The Middlebury charge haa for jearsvery much needed a new or better parBonage than the one owned by theeociety. List epring, soon after Rev. T. O. Thompson entered upon his duties aa paator of that church ,a lot was purchased, upon which a house waa erecled. It ia convenientlv arranged nnd well built, coting, with lot, about $3400. The church waa thorougbly repalrcd a few yparaagoand mewliat cbanged in ila lurm, making it more modern and altractive. It is fe to say that the church property of Middlebury charge is among the floest and best of the entire district. No very great and wideapread revlvnl haa vieited any of the charges, hut a re- val Bpirit had been present throughout the district, and additions have been made to mqst of the eocieties. Mo6t of the pastora havp held special meetings for the salvalion of snuis. and in some instancea were revvarded in eeelng quite numbei cqnvertod, aa at South Shafts bury, Brother Uitchcock pastor, where eome 0 or rporp werp Ud to accept Christ. Tho splritwnl condition of thp district is good. The reguiaraisincicamp mectlugwaB held upon tho grounds owned by the diatriotaeaociation in the moutli of Au guat. It waa well ailenued and a season of great apiritual benefil to many. In tne moniu oi juno ni me aame piace a Sunday school asaemhly of fuiir days' doration was held under Ihe direction of tho Kev. J, 8. Qatrander of Brooklyn. N. Y. This meeting came at an unfa vorable seaaon of the year and.therefore, was not largely attended, but waa a time of much proilt to thoee who could be there. The year baa been one uncoininonly bard for the raiaing of money for church and benevoleni purposea. The territory is largely a larming diatrict, tne market for produce of all kinda has been very elow and prices low, so there has been but little cash in the handa of our people much ot the time. This is, aa we thn,k, one qf fbe rpaaon why thp preachpr'a aalary, In ed many iuatanpea, lias tepn paid bo Blpwly. Most of thp Blar(ea, boweyer, dave been paid in full, but Ihe brethrpn lare bad tu wai( for their duea longcr than is just, and tbereby wero greatly eti)barraaaed In their work, A ptber caiise, qa it appears to us, la fpqnd jn thp altnoat qnlvpreal uhaencp uf any thing lik.o 8yBteip,atip giying or prepar- ing in a tiiie buaineBs-like manner to meet church expenies, If our people would but follow the IJilile commaud 'Upon the firat day of the week let every one of you lay by him in atore aa God liath proapered him.' How much better it would be. Tbe beneyolent collectiona have been well looked afler by tbe pastora. The amount raiaed for misslons will,ve hopo, gq beyond (8t year, tnoqgh wp htfye bot met thp rnuiion upuar asBesjrqent. To do thia we are asked to raise nearlv onp 'thifd rpflre per member than eeveral ptlipr dlBfrlcta In the conference are. Why thia ia eo we do not know. put be- cauee of il we pannot make go good a Bhowing as Borue olhere. At the conclusion pf th,ia report tlip Itev. Jrtd, Widmer, of the Burlipgton pistript presented presidlng "Jlder lien nett with an open-faced gold watch. "aa a testiraonial of the it-al love we pear that godly nian. Mr. Bennett returued ed llianks ahowing deep feeling, CONFERENCE AI'POIKTMENTS. The Burlincton Diatrict has for ita Dresidinir elder the Itev. J. M. Webater, who on a previous occasion had charge of the diatrict in which wns the Ben nington church. Of the other appoint menta we note such as will be of local Interest irreepective of their diatricts, aa follows: Arlington and Sandgate, J. A. Heath; Bennington, Fred Widmer; Manchester Center, G. A. Kerr, Pawlet, E. L. Walk er; Rupert, C. Grismer; Rutland, D. It. Lowell: Shusan and West Arlington. J, E. Metcalfe: SouthShaftsburv and North Bonnineton. Merrjll Ililchcock; White Ureek, Wm, Clark; Amsterdam and Rock City, M.D. Jump: East Greenwich J. B. Armatrong: Kinderhook, J. M, (Vppleman: Crown Point. C L. Ilaear Peru (N. V..I C. J. Mott: Port Henry, C. t . jNoble: Westport, II. L. Urant: Green' wich, J. w. Thomoson: Liuzerne. ll. a, Allen; Stlllwater, W, D. Uitchcock Berlin, J. P. Haller: Chatham Center, W. W. Foster: Dalion. J. J. Noe: Hoo sick Falls. II. A. Starks: Johnaonville. W. II. Groat: North Adame. W. W. FoBter, Jr.: North Hoosick and Eagle Bridge, II. II, Murdock; Petersburgh and North I'eteraburgh, J. U. Sylveater rownal, I'hillip Goelel; stamford, A.J1 Woodruil; Memorial church Troy, Fred crick Lowndea: Trinity, J. W. Bennett Firat Avenue, B. B. Looniis; Williams town, P. F. Youlen. THE PROPOSED Ol'ERA IIOUSE, KXTKNSIOXOP I'ltlii; LIIIU AltY. Tlie two rlnns Submltteri ltlnn. by Archltect The preaent board of ofllcpra of Ihe Y M. A, were elecled on tho iesue that something should be dono to carryout this project, which waa proposed by the Banner n dozen or more yeara ago. and which has been the tubject of agitation aeveral tlmea since. Under the enthua- iasm created by the said election meaa urementa have been Bubmitted to Archi tect Rinn, of the Battle Monument, and two plans have been received from Bos ton this week, One of these gives the outline of the original project, the extension Bouth of the present building, raising tho roof. aud making the whole edifice two stor ies. Tho nltitude would be about flfteen feet higher than the present building, and if adopted would give the town and village a hall on tho flrst floor, entireiy diatinct froin tho npera liouse above. Tlie elevations ahow a grand building, but thedrawback seema to bo tbe ex pen?e, which is at least $5000 more than the other project. The Becond plan contemplates the opera liouse on tho flrst floor, uaing the lower floor thcreof for town purposes In this case there will bo gnlleriea, etc,; identical with tlie more pretentioua plan, but the ofllces for the town and village would be in the old post office rooms instead of in the now part. Eith er plan proposea a seating capacity of more than one (housand and a roomy etage on the south end. If the second plan is carried out the town nnd village wiu ira ralied upon to contributc some $5000. and a call appears in another col umn looking towarda tlie ncceptance by the town of the part aFeigned them or ita rejectlon. The more elaborato plan contemplates a broad entrance into tho opera house from Main etreot to the second Btory with a side entrance on Siiver street. The ono story oper liouse plan gives the main entrance on Siiver street of courae, We have been thua partlcular becnuse there should bo a full under standing of the proposala so that if eith er are accepted the one which will be the most creditable to the village ought to be choaen, We flnd upon talking with people tbat there is a aentiment abroad that llie town and village should unite to build a aeparato building and furnlah It with vaulta and tlie coat of such a ''Uallof Recorda" would be about $15,000, We give this aa a maiter of newn. Tho opera house project it seema to ua ia feasible.and in tbe propoaal are vaults for the safety of records, as well aa rooms for town and villago ofllces, By all meana let ua have a firat clms opera house and the library rooms relltted in modern style. The coatlier plan is the one our people would take tbe tuojt pride in, but whether it ia feaaible, ex pense conaidered, is a matter which must be left to their judgment. ELECTMC LJOUTS. OnrVlllace I'atliera. Adjourned reeular meetinu held Mon day, April 10:h, all trustees, including the president, present. vuteu, inat commlltee on auditora accounts coutinue action until next meeting. Voled. That Hon. Jas. W. Wakefleld give hia underslanding and knowiedge concerning Ihe contract between the hlecttic L'ghl Company and the villaee of Bennington. Vuted. lhatan opportunity be given tonuy who see flt tu mako remarks or BUggeBtions tn regard to tho Electric Light Bubj' ct. voted, lhat the Uamp coinmittee be instructed to confer with the Benning ton Electric Light &Power Company in regard tn price of fifty incandescent ligbts of 25 candle power, und to make any inodilicalion Ihey may Ihink best. and report at the next regular meeting, voted. That lho biu of tne Electric Light Company of $400, due Feb. 15th. bo paid, provided Mr. Jas. W. Wake field, president of the Bennington Elec tric Light & Power Company, aign an greeinent waivingall rightstliat migbt be used by the E'ectrio Light Company in any litigation that tuighl be brought to test tho validity of o existing contract. Voted, That reouest of tlie Putnatn Uoae company be referred to the flre de partment coiumittee, Yol?d. That the maiter or puttini: a now eill under the Stark Hoae house be refered to the flre department com. mltlee. Voted. That Mr. C. W. Thatcher be granted the privilege of moving his building from Pieananl Street. Voted, That thoTruatees be authorized to isauu their order to borrow $800 for village uee. Voted, lo adjourn. John H. Kelsoe. Clerk. Thia meeting waa attended by a large number of our citiz'na. Tho remarke of the Ilou J. W. Wakefield were at tentively lieiened to, and ehowed cnn cluaivety that on the part of Ihe com pany, they were ditposed to meet the village "moro than half way" p.n any plan loadd to th,elights. or in thpphange qf any npw in. From his stateraenta all tho lalk of any pnderbandrd rueans taken by (hem to eecpre changet are untrup. Tlie Electric Light Company have Ipcnled the arc ligbts and thenuni bcr as well by direction uf the board of trustees. No charge was made for the firat niontli of lightino;, and there haa bun po plggardly policy pursued aa to the time of ligliting Ihe street lamps, He reafllrmed in hia remarks what he faid in hia opm leller last year, that tho company came lo Bennington for the purpoteof making a fair andsquarecon tract, and to prove it referred to pls of- fer to rent the power ownep) by him to the villaee. or tq a local stock oompany at tho sam.e rental aa tliat proposed by remarks ootipled with hia willingness to receive the $100, with the condition at- tached, muat have convinced all that there will bo no diliculty on tlie CQm- pany's pa.rt in aiming at q aatiafactQry adjustment of any miertnderatanding that may have arisen. Left in the hands of a candid comtnittee nf the truetcea and to president Wakefleld to adjuat thia quealion, our readera may reasonably expeot a rpeedy adjustment and a rair proposai to extend tne eieo tric Mght ysteru to the outly ing portione Of our village. THE CATHEDRAL CUURUU. St. I'ranrU De Sulet CUurcb. Tlie Catholica of Benn ngton have for year8 looked forward to the time when they could have a new church edifice in place of the one in which they Iiavewor sbiped bo long. The aubject has been agitated from time to time until now, under the direction of tbe Rev. J. 8, Michaud, tbe pastor, tbe great work has been initiated. Gtorse II. Guernsev. the well known architcct, of Montpelier, ib engagcd on plans for a Church that when completed will probably be as fine aa any, If not the fineat, in tbe State. The edifice ia to be located on Main street. in the westernly portion of and uverlooking tlie village of Huntington. The material w ill probably be blue Iftne atone, like thattobe used in llie Ben nington Battle monument, the body of the Church being rock-faced, while all the trimminga are lo be flne-liammered, The roof ia to be sluted, and the ridgea created with terra-cotta, the design of the Btructure beiug purely Gothic. The entire aizo of Ihe Church ia 156 by 1)3 feet. Tho entire Iength of Cliur chapel and hoUBOon Main St., ia 234 feet. The eat front of the Church ia 80 feet rromthe plans it is uppjrent that when standing in front of lho Cnurch at tho east end, the atructure will be tnoat Impoaing. At the left hand corner, a tower 16J feet fquare ia lo project at an angle of fortv- tive dtgrees with lli body of the Church, having at each cor ner a heavy buttresa four feet fqu-ire, These buttresseu are to extend to the top of the bell house, 96 feet, and are to be eurmounted witn turrets ending in hand fomely carvcd flnials. Above the bell- house iato bean octagonal tquareTO fee high, finished by acrosa eevtn feet high Thia will make the entire height of the epire from the ground lo the lop of the croas 173 (ect, some 23 feet higher than the epire of "Bethany church" at Mont pelier. The bell-house is lo be open, the windowe being aix feet wide by 15 feet high, with Btono haluatradea. Above each of these windowe ia to be a ehur gable, eurmounted by a small crosa On four sides of the apire are to be windowB measuring ten feet in height Through the tower is to be an entrance to u veetibule 16 by 00 foet. The main entrance is to be in the center of the front, opening into the same vestibule. white a third entranco Is to be in wing a'. tho right, whero the staira leading to the gallery aro lo be erectcd, Over Ihe centr 1 door there ia to be a rnso window 16 feet in diamete , with sto.ie tracery, On eacb aide of the main entrance there ia to bo a bultress exiending above the roof-line and terminating in a turret. Four windowe ten feet hiirh liclitthe gallery, and a similar window ia lo dis pel the darkneea of the stairway. The front gable is to be 71 feet nbove the ground, and ornamented with a croa- live feet high. On each eido of the Church there are to bo flve windowa 5 lect wide and 17 feet high, besidea two trantept gable windowa 17 feet wide and 34 feet high, with stone Iracery. On each side of the transeps thero aro heavy buttressea extendlug above the roof line, and ending in handsomo flniala. In the point of tbe gable there la to a hooded niche fora statue. Three windowa 8 feet wide by 6 feet high, with Gothic neaas, areioadmit light to the cliancel, and in the extreme poinla of the miin gables oie alao tu be Gothic headed win dowa aix feet wide. All Ihe windowa are tobe of the richest dojignB in btained anu cainenral glas't. At the weat end of the Church, and pirtlyin the rear, the plan showa a chapel 28 by 48 feet, lighted by four wiu dowa four leet wide and two aeven feet wide and eeventoen feet high. Gjn nected with the chapel is to be Ihe reai deiice of the-PTesl. Tho latter building is to no -looyui teet, contaiuing six rooms on both tho flrst and second Itonrs while broad pi- azzaa will ndd much lo the beauty and comfort of the residence, The plan of the interior of the Church bhows it to be in ita main portion 140 from the main entranre to end of clian cel, and 00 feet wide. while in the tran eept gables it ia 64 reet wido. The side walla are 28 feet high, and from the floor to the center of lho roof, wliich ia tob HnlaheJ to the ridge.is 65 feet.There are lo be no columna lo iniercept tlie vie of thecongregation, but the roof u louennished in open timliertrus-es wnh Gothic archcs, the epacea being fllled with Iracery. The ceiling between the irusses ia to ue tlnished on the raflers. giving it an elegant app arance. Tne mjin audience room is to hae a (eatinir capacity of 034, while the gallery. afler uiiuwmg apace ror llie organ, will add room for 80 more, making the full ca pacity of the Church a little over 1 000. An n isle ia to reperate Ihe pewa from Ihe wall, and three other aislea are to seperate Ihe Beveral rows of pews from ono another. The audience rooms nf thn Cbiirrli nml of the chapel nre lo be connir.ted bv h corridor, from which ia to open a tnilet iikmh ior lauiea, and In wliich ia lo be ihe rear entrance tn thp l.'hnrrh Tho cliancel ia lo be entered from Ihe chapel through a robing room. The residence of the Priest ia to be connected with the chapel hy a Mde entrance. so that the ofllciating clergyman can pasa from his liousoto thealtar in the Church without going nut doors. Mr. Ouernaey, wilh an assiatant. is working eteadily at tl.e nlana for these church buildinga, and expect to liave them in readlneas by the time the ground is in condition to hegin work. R'v, F.ither Michaud will have no cause to regret Ihe selection ofttia design, a when the Church is finished it will be commodioua and inviting within, while ita exterior will be altractive aa well aa impoaitig. Argua and I'atnot, The above from the Areus and Patriot. gives a good idea of '.he grand building the pariah of St. Francee De Sales is about lo build in town. Our readera have been led tn bellove that acathedral atructure has been conlemplated and thia deacription fully oarriesout the plan oontemplated. The lot ia a spi cioua one but.ia hardly large enough, and undoubtedly will be added to In time. The Rev. Father Michaud la to be congralulated upbn his project, and we iruet ne wui be as well eupported m it iater on aa he ia al thia time, and no doubt euch will be the case. SUICIDE. Joaepb Tnivaley ofPownnl Center. Mr. JoBeph Towaley of Pownal Centei , commilted suicide last evening between live and six o'clock, by shooting hinnelf through the he.id with hia gun, which he flred hy meana of a furked stick. H had been drinking heavlly of la,te, and was remonstrated wilh by hia wife. He got his gun under tho rrelenie Ihat he waa golng to shoot a skunk. He waa 53 yeara of age, and leavei a wife apd Bev eral clilldren. Loeal Iffaaoiile iriattera. Twenly.flve Maaonlo bretliren, headed by tho D D. U. M., I'rof. E. W, Howe of North Bennington and tho ofllcers of Mt, Anthr.ny Lidge. piid a fraternal viait to Apollo Lodge of Troy, N. Y., Tuesday evening. Both lodgea are num- bered 13, and whether from this happy coincidence or otherwlae, a most enjny- ahle yiatt waa the result. Apollo Lodge, Jamea Ileatly, W. M., dld tho honore in their uaual courtly way abd sliowed llieir Yermont brelh ren the Third Degrco in the fioihed manner (hat ia their cualom. Wo ven the remark that nono ecel ApuHo and few rqnal her in thc mode of working thia sublime degree. Tha Tiaitara returne on the late train. extendlng a vote of ihanki lo their en leriainera, aucu iraiernai vlslts are oonduciTO ofgood and we hopo will be oontlnued aa opportunity ofleri The Troy bretliren will alwaya flnd tbe latch atring on the outeide when In our villago. The Alleaed 'Tlonunieiit Aaanclallon Jtleellus. Jfr. Etlitor:! notice the alleged pro ceedinga of a meeting of Ihe Bennington Histoncal Soclely, andlhe Bennington name Monument Assoctation. In the last iasue of the Bannf.u Inquiry developa thia fact, tbat three members of the liistorical Society were present. seven being a quorum, the three adding to their number bv a nre- tended election of two young men who happened to be present had two more been available no doubt the semblance ofaquorum wouliljliave been madeup notwnnstanoing the protest or one ur the three; mrely a convenient way of gettlne up a meetine to order. One would suppose tbat the experience ofa few yeara ago, which resulted in the ex punging from the recorda of nearly a whole year'a so-called action of the Ben nington Battlo Monument Association, becaute'of just euch irregularities aa are now under con8ideration, would have taught a leeson not soon to be forgot ten. The alleged ineeling of tho Benning ton Battle Monument Axsociation ia even a greaier fraud thau that of Ihe Misioncal Society. Seveu atill being a quorum, Ihere wero present only two. Had there been no conatitutional limit lo mrrubership.no doubt the two would nave atleinpted to add to these members aa was dono in the other case. Now, if tlie object desired is of aa questionable character as the means being used to eecure it.the frwer pre.-ont the more hklihood of ita auccesa, and but a step more ia needed, aud that ia for Mr. Bliss, in eome way to flnd him eelf alone representing the Bennington Battle Monument Association and tlien vote hirn-elf whatever percentage he may de-iire: such a vote would. at least. have tbe advantage of perfect unanim ity. A B Vai.e.ntine. Nortli Ileiinlncioii. Theie waa no eervice at the Conereira lional cliurch last Sunday evening, Rev. Mr Hewitt having a severe cold. The Chautaunun circle met with Mrs. 8, B. Hall Wednesday evening. next session will be held with Mra. C. J. Mc- Kay, M. C, Uuling lias commenced the lm- provements about his tenant liouse. the addltion of a piazzi and- some inside changeB. Tlie piano which haa been kent in Bauk hall lor nearly a year. for the ac- commod.ition of thepublio and theown er haa been removed. Misa Lmnini: oi New York and a 1 dv friend ate cpending a few days at the nenniniiion uouge. where slie can be near her mother who ia residing in the familv of K. D. Welling, M'aa F.iircliild nf Hartford. C nn. a Biater of Mrs. Hewitt, who i atill out of health, isstaying a while vsith her. Our village truatees are doinc eood work on the roads, and in cleaning up the Btreets. The work with the road maclnne tlils lho ruts and this supple mented witli the rake and ehovel eivea tne village u neaitny look, The prostration of buainesa in sliirt and collur manufacturing, the reault nrincioatlv nf the tariiTaizltatinn.brnucht about bv the presentation of the matter In our Difinocratic rrealdent s laat nu-B- sage, haa resulted in the closing of the ehirt factory hero, so auipicioualy etart ed a few montlis since. It ia only the fate nf auch enterpriaea in other places. Walter It. Mattison, under the guard anslup uf Charlea Thatcher, haa leaeed tho farin lately occupied by his father and will carrv it on the coming year lio wm supply a nice quallly of lce to l desiring ll duriug the warm weath- er- A correspondent writcs: Tho aermon of Rev. Mr. Gilbert last Sunday evening was a plain and earnest statement ol Bihle truth from the text, Itom. 5: 8, But God commendeth hia love toward us, in that while we were yet sinnera, Christ died for us," and waa closely istened to by the audience which was enlarged by there being no eervice in other churches, There waa a spirit of reatlesaness or rowdyiam manifeated by some In the entrance, which, it ia said may end in the making of several ar resta. We notice our neighboring villaee ia rejoicing in the prospect of something second class. We have been eo long favored with receiving our post ofllce matter from n flrst clnss ofllce, we ahould hardly feel contented to adopt ny lower grade, Mr, Pearfon and family have returned to Cohocs, N. . to reside. We feel that the business Iie came to establiah is not our only losa. bu' from the pleasant appreciations growing up that socially we are ureat losera. llie junior partner Mr.Jonea had not taken up hia residence nere. A portion of tlie hiuli wall supportine he p iint shop of II. S Walbridge, on he weat side haa fallen down, whether from the action of the frost, or the wall ot beine bodded upon the rock It haa been wnrked under ia not known. It fell into the paper mlll ponl, being built beaide it. Tlie McCleary place on Bank Btreet, lately purchased by B O. Surdam, is be- ng luiprnved by Bliade treos and repair ng of tlie rear addition. The wife of Jamea Lauretle died this morning, leaving six children, theoldesl oout inirieen eara ol ace. sne naa aulTered from rheumatism for years, which nas now complicated witli pneu monia, and has left a babe but a few days old, Mrs, M. C. Hulinn haa returned from I Burlington where she haa been visiting for several weeks. tler daughter Mrs. E Burgesa is with her to remain for eome time, I'otviial. The H-v. Mr. Birrea nreached in the Baptiat church Sahbath morning. The Kev. Phillip Qoettel is returned lo tho Methodist charge hero. Malor Haley has sold hia property near the derot to Irving C. Burt and Washington Myera for f 1100. Tho trial of John Pratt for drunken- nesa which made so much tnlk with ub, resultod in tlie verdiot of not guilty. Milk fever cauaed A. II. Qardner to lose two of hia cowa recently. The public echools begin next Monday. Our spring holda very late. A few attempta are mado at spring work and a few palchea ol garden spaded for peaa but not much chance of succesa ia offer ed until the ground gxta warmer. North Pownal, The Btore and poat cftlce of S. L. Smith, rf thia place, waa entered by burglars on Stturduy night and a aum of inoney, four watclies and a quantity of other jewelery were taken, probably wortli altogetber $125. Kntrance waa gained through a rear window. The burglars alfo entered Ihe ahop of Silaa Paddock and atoletonls with Hhicti they gained admitlance to the nlnre. The eafe at Ihe Btore waa not locked, The drawera and iron box were taken out and broken open, Tho iron box haa not yet been found, No clew aa yet lo the burglara. Our regular correspondent says: Burg lars entered tlie store of S. L. Smith at this village Friday night last week, and after taking some f 13. in cash, and sev -eral allver watches, chains, and other piecea of jewelry, made good their eacape. Mra, ,To8eph IVrklna la not Iniprovlng aa fatt from her laie aicknesa aa her many frienda would ih. Ilev. Mr. Harmon from ihe weat, for nierly of Bennington, occupied llie Qin gregational pulpit at thia village Sunday evening laat. The musical talent In thia villaite ia now being brought to the surface, and a llrass Band is to be orgamccd soon. This is encouraging for musio lovera, and we wish them speedy aucceaa, Uncle Thonias I'uddock la muoh im proved in health, and we ahall expect to see him out again very soon. Mr. Dwelley, tuperintendent of the North I'ownal Manufacturing Co.'b mill at thia village, enteilained his brother from Kall lttver, Masa., a few daya laat week, In hia uaual pleasant manner. School examluatlon at ihe Oraded vcbool building In Diatrict No. D, April 21st; It. O. Barber, BUperintendenU Miss Ida Jj. Urimmer, M. 1).. haa ac cepted a situatlon in one ot tbe leading hoapitala of Philadelphia, Pa aa ita principal phyeician, the lst of May This epeaka exceedlngly well for thia lady's ability.and we wish her abundant success. Misa Inrz M. Brownell is contemplat ing an extended viait with frienda in ChiCdKO and vicini v thia comine seaaon ano leaves ua noxi u.ontn. Any one wiahing to purchaae a good nome wiu do well to catl on t Gaines. Arlington. Dr. A. M. Johnaon of Wilmington in tenda to be in thia town on or before the flfteenlh of May, When he will be ready to wait upon any who may need his proresaionai servicea. iie wm eton ai uiversiue. Mrs. M. H, Dewinz is spendlne a few aays in aaraioga, Mrs, II. E. Canfleid is visiting in low ihts week. Biahop Bisael will spend Sunday April 2nd. in town. Services will be held in St. Jamea Church; morning eervice and Holy coinmumun, contirmation in the evening. Sunderland. The down freight train Monday nonn met witn an acciuent al tne depol, ow. ing lo a ewitch not actine nromntlv That train uaually runa off on to a side track to allow the exprens which fol Inwa ten minutes Iater to pass and was endeavoring lo do so at this time but for eome reason the awich refused to work and the enirine and one car waa thrown from the track. The enirineer jumped from his engine spraining his ankle. No other persona were injur. eu. ITlaiichester. Cyrua Ennland will carrv on the blackamith business in the shoo former. ly occupied by J. M. Rusaell, who has moved to Jlelrose, N. Y. The Battenkill cheese factory will open for the season on Monday, April Mrs. John Uitchcock of Perry. N. Y. ia viaiting relatives in town, Maple syrup ia selling for 75 centa per gauon. Mias Clara Purdy is attending school ai uunanu. F. R. Coy has obtained a clerkship in the etore of Mclntyre iS Grillllh at Uanby. John O. Chapin ia seriously ill with pneumnnia. The monthly Mothers meeting will take place with Itev. G, A. Ltwrence.on rriuay auernoon. Mrs. Wm, P. Black and daughler, neien, arriveu uome Tuesday after paaa- ing a icw weeks in ."sew xork, Mrs. A. C. Daniela ia viaiting frienda in Troy, N. Y. Through an oversight at tho last un- nual lown meeting the town neglected lo vote an appropnation for the observ ance of Decoration day, The village bcIiooIb will commence the aprinir term on Monday next. Misa M J, Huhbard will teach the higher de partment and Miaa May Purdy the pri mary, Rev. J. D. Wickham, D. D,. celebrat- ed hia 91st birthday with a number of frienda, at hia liome, April 4th. Tho Doctor a health ia very good. Itupert. The listera are on the war patb but the people are apring poor. The roads, especially the mountain nnd cross roads aro badly out of repair. Farmera predict that the eugar season is nearly ended, The make ia aaid to be of fine quality but below the average in amount. Tho wife of Jamea M. Shaw of Pawlet died on the morning of the 16th after a protracted illness. Mr. Shaw waa a for mer reaideut of Rupert. An elfort ia being m.v'e in the Biptiet society, at West Rupert, after long yeate of depreesion, to rejuvenate the church and bring it back to it" former reapect and usefulnesa. The efforl we bope will be succesatul, aa it ia certainly very lau dable. llondvllli). II, F. Duane had the mlsfortune to break his buck eaw last week. but has obtained anothei and already haa it in running order. Georiie Stone. one of Hainea' men. cut hia hand quite badly on a circular eaw last week. Mark Vails is liome from Worcester, Mass., visiting frienda, Rev. W. F, Felch ia at conference thia week, he ia expected back here another year. Kendall & Burbank took a car load of oxen to New Y'ork laat week. Headaboro. Frank Crosier ia making rcpairs his house, .Itistin Bartlett is very low. IIo been out of health for several years. has Tho Hehekah lodgo will givo a dance and stippcr at Goodrich hall Ajiril 26th. Douglas & IIowo are. clcaring the Stowe place oftimbcr, and at present have about 20 chopuers. W.F. Cook.hlacksmith for tho Reads boro Chair Jlanufacturiug Company, has rcnted a teuement and moved his lamily here. Tho loff drivera from f.iine went thrn1 this village on their wav to Searsburg to ilrivo logs for the Deerfield Rtvcr Company. Among them wero several iiiuians. .Slamlord. Ueorge Otia and family have moved into tne liouse or (ieoige Eiles. A. v. wilmartn returned from a ehort trip to Boston last Monday, II. J, Chapman has rented and moved into A. A. Lee s tenemenl house. Mr. Pratt of North Adams. has rented the Wrighl place and moved into tbe same. Uur villaKO school commencea next Monday under the instruction of Miss i'rindle ol williamstown. C. ti Winchell haa pnrchaaed a houee in North Adams of P, Bibbins and takes posaeeaion June lst. Wllllam E-ites had the miafortune to break one of his limbs while tearing uown an old barn for Dr, Hichola, Leetie Baker who was injured hy a fsll from a slaging while at work in Nortli Adams, ia able to rrsume work rgaln, William M. Sanford of Heath, haa renled and taken pnsteaaion of the U, E. Winchell place. Our people are glad to have Mr. Sanford eeltlo among ub. FOR RHEUMATISM. HON, S. CROSDY, Hawallan Coniul, Llma, Peru, writes aa fullowa: "St. Jacobt Oil eured me of painful Ilhrumalism." i Mr. E. A. BUCK, Edltor and Publlsher, "The Spirit of the Tlmes," N.Y.,aaja: "Ihavtturd St.Jacobt Oil, rtptaMly, wilh lalitfactorg rttvlU. Soldby Druggitli anil Vnrra JSVfrpcArre. THE CHARlES A. VOGELER C0, BALT1MOUE, UD. GRAND SPRING EXPOSITION ! TBOY.TUESDiY, APRIL24. G. V. S. QUAOKENBUSH & CO.'S Grand Opening of Spring Styles in Dry Goods, Carpets and Curtains will occur on Tuesday, April 24, All departments of our lartze establishment will be open for a special display of the New Fashions for 1888. We can only hint now at a few ot the attractions tn chotce Staple and Summer Silks, new Spring Dress Goods, including "he new I'rench Cloths, sideband suitings and silk warp colored Heiiriettas, I'rench Lace Zephyr Ginghams, Linen Ginghams, Outing Cloths and Prints, new styles in outdoor garmcnts for spring in French Coats and Vests, l'ailor-made Walking Suits, novelties Fancy Shawls and Wraps for evening and seaside wear, Parasolsof exquisite and rare styles, Wide Illack Lace and White Swiss I-'louncings, the New Tinsel Dress Trimmings, Jets, Gimps, liuttons, etc. New tyles in Hosiery, Gloves, Boys' Clothing, etc. The new r levalor will lake jon lo llie farpcl anil furiaiu roomS, replele with rare seleclions, H e conlially iuviic llie public gener- II) to inspect our large stock. wh ch has been selecleil wilh great care aml will Iie oflered at thc lowest prices, anil shown freely to all whether wishlng to bny or not, al our opening April 21. H e will conlinue Ihe opening a few days Ihercafler, lo accommo datc those who live at a distance. Cor. Broadway & Third TROY. OPS -r HOPS HOP COMPOUND (Compound Eitract Hopa.) The Finest Spring Medicine for Old and Toung. A SPRING TONIG and 1'URIFrEIt far Supi'rlor to all "BITTERS," 'SAnsAAHLLAs, nd cures," 1'IM BoKles 0LY 50 Cents. Hundre'a testlf to Itt Sapcrior .Merit. It Is compoioil of Kooti nd Barki, wlilcli liave mrun:iiiai vaiue, pcienuncuiiy roinlnnrtl with an exlract of frrsh Hora. rontalning all the UP 1 kllOn Vlrtllr nfthfc nlnnl Everypne at tlils Krason nwils ft medlcinp to ' J "jsieni anu rcsiore strenKtli and l(tor. HOP COMPOUND iu PI.VT Dotlles at only 50 cents. is the best and cheape.t Sprinp MiMliciue, A aure cure fof milminc, Kldney aud Ller complalnts, Ditqirpila, Dcbihty. etc, Ifyon are sulTfrinc from any of theee dheaie. do not fail to try t his (jrand iiiedlcine. For snle by all Dealera. C M. COLBURN & CO., iMtoi'itmToits, m:itLir.To.v, vt. 11 3m. HILLINERI.MILJJNERY. Fin French Hftts and BonneK comprisfnfj the Utest noveltits In FloTiers. Feather. Tlns. Bllk. Kiherand GoM Quilli. Millinery Uibbons iu Glieeanil Stripea; Hat Frftms for and chiliJrm at 25 ct nta each. Jly avsortment Is the most cxtensire In ton, and pnees to low that they will atonifth you. MISS M. A. GRIFFITH, lOtf 37 Main Street, Bennington, The New Unlldlne ot tho Albany llullneia voiier anu nrnool or nnort.liaml aml Tyne Wrltlnjr. It the best atructure tleToted to bu.ineM educa. tlon in the norld. Catalofrae aud ftpecinienaof Aaurrfa, Jllll.x It. UAUSEl.L, IHnolptl, 83, 8J and M North I'earl St., ALBaxr.N. V. NERVES! NERVESU WTut terrible vittons ihU little word kriofi bcforc thc cyei of the oenroui. Ucadiche, Neuraliia, ladfccstioo, Sleepleimeti, -a Nervoui Prottratlon, AQ Itort them In the face. Yet all theic oerrous troublcs caa bccured by luiac ((.raine's elery Xombound For The Ncrvous The Debilitated Thc Aged. THIS GREAT NERVE TOff0 Alto containt the best remedies for dlieued eon ditlomoftheKldDeyi, Llver.tadBlood(wbJch alwari accorapany nerrc troublet. It li a Nerre Tontc, an Alteratlve. a Laxatlrt. and a Diuretlc That U why It CURES WHEN OTHERS FAIL. i.oo a Bottlc. Send for full partlcutart. WELLS, BfCHARDSON 4 CO..Proprittors, BURLINGTON VT Dress Goods! nOMKSTICS, WASII FAUUIC'S, IIOSIKItY, GLOVES, KTC, ETC. IIEADQUAHTEItS J'OIl IIOUSE CLEAXEHS ! WONDEHFI L ASSOItT.MENT AXD UXIIEAHD OF PKICES OX CARPETS ! Mouquettes, Velvets, Brussels, Tapestry, Ingrain, Mattings, Oil Cloths, Rugs,&c. I'er yard for an Ingrain C'arpot is lidiculonsly clieaj), anil when Buys a IJruofci'ls Carpet, well woven and good colors, What do you want? CHINA MATTING: Become nioie popular eat'h year. Forty choice fresh new pattcrns lo select from. PAPBB HAIIOiCS ! Here's A. DIIYSDALE A SOX'S pet hohliy. Xever in a great many years have Paper Ilangings been so cheaii. 25c For a double roll Gilt I'aper is cer- tainly rock bottom. CEILING PAPERS In Gilts and White 151anks at pro- portionatcly low flgures. CURTAINS ! I'ortiere Clienille Curtains from 4.00 to $15.(10 per pair. Window Shadesf Plain, Fringed and Dado Shades mounted ready for hanging, from the cheap to the best importetl Scotch Hollanil. LaceCurtains. Joh lot, boughl away down. C'an- not last hut a short time at the prices. 6c FOU A FAXCY SCIM.M. A. DRY&DALE & SON, River Street, Bennington.