The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-05-24

DER troubles Irlce Tl'OO at your lIul
gist's.
NJ. N. CLAPP is in town for a shoi
visit,
WORK on the proposed extension I
the Soldiers Home has been postpone
until July.
THE Rev. Lawrence Phelps decline
the call to the pastorate of the Secon
Congregational church here.
THE hearing in the case of the dis
turbance last week on Scotch Avenue
is continued until next Monday.
Miss EDNA L. GEORGE has been callec
to jamestown, N. Y, by the suddel
illness of her sister, Mrs. White.
THE two year old son OF Mr.. G. W
Thatcher is seriously ill with capillary
bronchitis, and his condition is matter
of grave soicitude.
JOHN H. AYERS, the tailor, has just
received a very fine stock ofgentlemen'
summer neckties. Other furnishing
goods are also displayed in abundance
The Soldiers Home carriage this
morning, as 1t passed about our streets
contained sight not otter scen-twC
veterans aged respectively SO and 81
years.
WE regret to hear of the serious illness
of the daughter of Hon. j. K. Batchel-
der, who is afflicted with complication
of diphtheria and measles We trust
she will soon become convalescent
Mr.. G. D. WELLINGTON started on
Tuesday for Southern Dakota, where he
expects to locate. He contemplates en-
gaging in the real estate business, and
will return in about three weeks for his
family.
THE office of Batchelder 6 Bates over
the First National bank, has been re-
touched, a portion refurnished and the
rooms present very attractive appear
ance. No finer law offices are to be
found in Vermont.
H. S. BINGHAM has started on his an
nual trade tour, beginning one month
or more earlier than is usual and ex-
tending his field of operations. The
Bradford" goods (underweaO have a
National reputation.
THE Post in our opinion did a wise
thing when il invited the Rev. u Marten
to give the Memorial Day address. He
is perfectly competent to sum up the
issues involved in perpetuatIng the
memories of the war, and fine address
may be expected,
THOSE of our people who attend the
Memorial Day service at the Methodist
church, next Sunday evening at six
o'clock, will hear very fine discourse
from the pastor, the Rey. Fred Widmer.
He may not thank us for this remark
but it is true all the same,
THE Rev. T. c. Potter made us short
call yesterday. He was on his way to
New Hampshire. His health in the
South is excellent, and his son, for
whose benefit the removal was partly
made, has entirely recovered from the
asthma so seriously affecting him here.
THE programme for the Preachers
at Rutland, June 9th, of the
Burlington district has been received.
1t is to comprise three sessions-morning,
at 1890, afternoon and even
ing. The Rev. Fred Widmer is down
for an address on the Imagination as
an Element in Preaching"
In another column is a notice OF j. F.
Page, veterinary surgeon, which gives
that this town is now to
have the services of a professional gen.
tleman who is not altogether unknown
to our people, and that of an assistant
who will probably become as well
known.
A DISPATCH from Henry Dietel this
announces that the Division
S. 0. ", will be held in
next year and that E. T.
is elected Lieutenant Colonel.
This is a recognition of Mr.. Griswold's
service in that order which we are glad
o publish. The meeting yesterday at
was very successful one,
md the Capital must have been quite
society place, the Seventh District Odd
Fellows having met at the same time in
hat place.
A NEW time table will go into effect
IN the Bennington and Rutland railroad
next Monday. The cars and engines,
With the Bennington and Rutland train
men, and the Fitchburg also, will run,
Is noted by us a few weeks since, from
Rutland to Troy, with the exception of
me day train which changes off at Hoo
lick Junction. This will be great con-
yenience to through passengers, and
will probably be noticed more on the
light trains than any other, although
N accommodation to them all.
THE Sons of Veterans will hold their
irst annual ball and concert at Library
lall on Tuesday evening, May Goth. The
General committee is G. A. Maurer, G.
:. Carl, w. II. Cady, c II, Robinson,
VI. w. Collins; Committee of recep-
ion: Andrew Maurer, w. II. Cady, D.
3. Gibson, w, Z, Coulter; of introduce
ion, E. B. Patterson, f. f. Corbett. j.
/. Kelley, c. A. Maurer; floor commit
ee. G. II. Robinson, F. S. Hill, NJ. W.
Collins, A, J. Griffin. Rogers full
1and of Berlin, N Y, will furnish the
music. The grand concert by the band
5 at 8 o'clock. The w. r. G, will
erve supper at Grand Army hall.
Il another column there is a call for
/ special village meeting to consider the
question of electric lights, both as to
he present or prospective contracts.
On the part of the company all they
lsk is that the most perfect satisfaction
De given, that they be allowed to full
i'll such contracts as may be entered in
%. They deprecate any discussion
which may lead to litigation, especially.
But we will not forestall anything that
may be said at the meeting, leaving
both parties TO act unbiased by any
discussion whatever. Our
position on the electric light question is
well known and we believe it is the only
one tenable.
On Saturday of last week there was
hearing before the Municipal Court in
the cases of the late breaking into and
robbery Of the stores Of w. IL. Lake and
Leon Lamarre. Six boys or young men
we're arrested and the seventh, one Of the
James Mooney of Cohoes, N.
Y, was wanted but is still at liberty.
George Hathaway, aged II, made a Gem
breast of the two robbeTies and impli-
Gated in the robbery of the Leon La =.
MARIE store Dennis Toomey and Herbert
Vanderburgh. 1t appears from Hatha-
WAYS story that he and James Mooney,
met Vanderburgh and Toomey in front
of Cooper's residence, Main street, on
the evening of the Lamarre burglary
and the four arranged that the two
former we're to break in and the two
latter should leave the door unlocked
and light turned down in 1.-THE Root
barn" so that the plumber could be car
ried there and divided. This was DONE
Hathaway was held for County Court