The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-01-05

MICHAEL MEAGHER hat had quite q
severe attack of heart disease, but is
better now.
MRS. JOSEPH LEWIS died of consump-
ton Saturday. and the funeral was at
tended Tuesday.
MRS CHARLES HAGADCRN and daugh-
ter of Troy. n. Y, have been visiting
relatives in town this week.
THE First National Bank declares its
usual semi-annual dividend of five per
cent. and has a handsom" sum to spare
A. B. PERKINS of Grand Island, Ne
braska, wife and children, will visit in
town and expect to return West about
March 1st.
Ten couples enjoyed leigh ride tn
Hoosick Falls, n Y, las Friday night
and partook of a nice supper at the Ho-
tel Fitchburg, kept by Nine Host Healy
THE Bennington County Savings Rank
declares its usual semi arnual dividend
to depOsitors OF per cent. and carries
One-eighth of one per cent. to surplus
account
LEWIS e. POTTER resumed to his
studies at the Phlladelphia Dental Col
legp or Monday last lie spent mis- two
weeks vacation visiting friends her
and in Pownal.
The Christmas collection at St. Fran
els DeSaIes church has IT 4cEed the mag
nilicent sum of over 81 $50 This is the
largest collection ever taken in a church
in this county,
H,HARwOOD places on our table today
a paper bag filled with apples grown in
1886, and perfectly preserved. This
rather beats any previous record we
have ever seen or heard ur.
THE Bennington Comfy National
Bank declares semi-ar nUal dividend
of three per cent. with the new year,a and
has a fine balance on the profit side Of
che profit and loss account besides.
THE colored troops fought nobly,'
on Monday evening The occasion was
a sleighing party from Williamslown,
who gave a benefit to the restaurant in
the CA. Haw ks building They brought
their own whiskey with them.
GEO B. MCCREADY of New York,
formerly Of Bennington. was in town
this week. On Saturday he is to sail
for England. to be gone three years. in
the interest of patent moving machine
H VI HlH O"H IuNtullOIl.
AMONG the terms OF postmasters soon
to expire we note B. + Oltarson OF
Granville, N. Y.,appoiDted by President
Lincoln in 1861. and holding the Office
continuously since. The term expires
April Both, and it Is probable he will
serve IL out.
WASHINGTON dispatches say that SEN
atOr Edmunds has introduced a bill ap.
propriating S25, 900 in aid of Volunteer
Disabled Soldiers Home in the State OF
Vermont, which WAS referred to the
committee on military affairs.
THE st. Adams Messenger Is little
off on this item: alfred Robinson, an
express messenger who for a time ran
between st. Adams and Troy, died at
Bennington, Dec. 2lst,' We are glad to
say that Mr.. Robinson - still alive
Probably his brother-in-law George X.
Sanford was meant.
The Second COngregg 'iUnsl society
election was held Monday evening. The
following officers were FL, cted: Hon. H.
G.. Root president. Col. DIN Scott first
yice-president, Geo A. Wood second
vice. president, Clement II Cone treas
urer, E. d. Bennett aud tor, VIM. f.
Murphy collector.
On Friday evening the children Of the
Baptist Sunday school enjoyed their
holiday occasion. 1t was a joyful time
and consisted Of supper in the chape
and a Christmas tree, heavily loaded
in the church. The little Cadets in cos
tune added to the interes. of the assem-
bly,.
OF the % dwellings erected IN this
village last year eight Of them were
double tenSments, We suggest that il
would be more to the at ractiveness OF
the place if single cottages should take
the place of barn like double tenemenlt
seemingly so popular.
A subscriber for years being sad In arrears,
Still neglected his bill for u pay,
To the editor said 'Unle ] am dead
shall pay you on Christians day A"
The time few by ard the "eJtnr WAS shy,
But the editor thought wnNt he said:
In his paper next We elk the ruth he did SPEAK
And a1pouUced biz subSedoer % dsSaT