The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-03-22

the pest.
THE date fixed for the Methodist La
dies annual supper is Friday evening
March Both.
JUDGE SIBLEY's new cottage on Dewe.
avenue is nearly completed and read.
for rental to some good family.
GEO. ENGLAND's pension, lately grant
ed, aggregates the snug sum OF 81 272 SO
which is a handsome recognition of I
worthy man.
MRS. r. II. WHITNEY moves to AL,
bany, N. Y, April LIST. She has manI
friends here who regret that she is t.
leave Bennington, but all wish her sue
cess in her new home and business.
AT the meeting Of the Democratic
State Committee in Burlington last weel
it was reported that the postmasters o.
Bennington, Rutland, and one or two
other points, were highly satisfactory
to the people Of those towns"
THE readings Of Miss Jessie COuthou
IN the Second Congregational church
last evening, were better attended thar
was thought possible on account OF the
flooded state of the streets. She delight
ed the audience as usual.
THERE Is to be musicale at the resi-
dence of Mrs. E L Nichols, Friday even
ing, 23rd inst, under the management
of the Young Ladies' Mission Band Of
the First Baptist church. The Polym-
MIA Quartette have kindly consented to
sing on this occasion and the programme
promises a rich treat. Refreshments
will be served.
LAST Thursday, at Burlington, Judge
Powers appointed VIM. v. Reynolds re-
ceiver of the Lebanon Springs railroad
IN the State of Vermont. (ate under the
N. Y, R & NJ. management and on
Saturday operations were commenced
to open the road. Supt. Bennett and a
force of fifty men with two engines
started for Chatham. Yesterday the
job of clearing the track was accom-
plished.
THE thaw raised the Walloomsac so
that quite an innudation was enjoyed
yesterday. Seldom has the river been
as high but no great damage ensued
Several cellars were filled with water
and teams carried home the lady opera.
tives of the several knitting mills, but
no other inconvenience was
suffered, This is remarkable when the
great depth OF snow is considered.
YESTERDAY noon Miss Lena May
Cooper was married to MI. Theo. II,
Stayner at the family residence on Main
street. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. Milton Tator and there were
present the family friends of the high
parties. The wedding,
was quiet one. The happy
couple will reside in Providence, R. l
after brief tour, returning here before
going there permanently to reside. Con.
are extended,
THERE is a growing sentiment that
now Is the time for the town, the village
and the Y, NJ. A, to enlarge the Library
building as outlined in another column
today. 1t is well known that the pro-
posal to build an opera house has been
talked about during the lifetimes of both
Messrs. Hunt and Park. the original
donors, and they were never known by
US to object. We don't know as they
ever consented to do so. but to our per-
sonal knowledge the plan outlined today
Is similar to one the writer wrote for
the BANNER ten years ago. Now, let us
see If something cannot be done.
BY notice in another column it will
be seen that Mrs. Jason L. Darling the
mother of Judge c. H. Oar
ling of the Municipal court, died at her
home in Woodstock the 9Th, inst. The
disease was pneumonia. Judge Darling
reached her bedside in time to be recog-
nized by his mother, and this favor was
granted probably through the efforts of
his brother, physician, who had been
in his care OF their mother.
But the best medical skill was unavail.
ing as stated. The family consists of
FIVE children, the youngest a daughter
Of seventeen, who, with their father,
survive. This is the first time the fam
lily circle has been broken by death,
THE Fitchburg railroad officials are
now perfecting suburban train SER
vice" for their western division between
Troy and Hoosic Falls or Hoosick, and
expect to announce particulars of tie
same about the first of April. The Troy
papers add this iuformation: I'm addi-
ton to The trains which now cater to
the suburban travel, and which arrive
at 6 55 and $50 a. m. and $50 p. nj. and
the departures at $50 and II a. M, and
l LES, 5 10 and II p. M, there will he at
least two more trains, one arriving at
about As a. M, and another which
will leave about 6 p. m. Under the new
Of one and one quarter
cents per mile the suburban service will
be recognized as greatly beneficial"
THE thaw and rapid settling of the
snow for the past two days would seem
to preclude much reference to incidents
Of last week other than those already
made, but it is found that many people
suffered more or less by exposure. Miss
Dora Buss has been i'll ever since on &C.
count Of the blizzard. The rector Of St.
Peters returning from the dwelling Of
one of his afflicted pensioners came
near being exhausted while crossing the
church yard, but finally reached home
but with frostbitten ears. School chill
dren tell of narrow escapes and hard
struggles, and on the whole 1t was quite
a western time. A Bennington girl at
school in Waterbury, Conn, writes that
the storm was terrible there and that our
"Shlrkshires" here are nothing in com.
parison. Elsewhere the Connecticut
experiences are outlined.
The Y. M. A, Election.
In another item we give the reports Of