The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-10
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Miss CYNTHIA GARDNER is still very
i'll with pneumonia,
Miss MARY WHITE returned Tuesday
from a visit in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Miss FLORA LUTHER of Boston, Mass,
is visiting at Daniel McEowen's.
MRS. JOHN SAWYER gave a card party
Tuesday evening at the Childs residence.
THE luncheon club gave reception at
the residence of Miss F. Abbott, Tuesday
evening.
Miss STELLA ATWOOD of Hoosick
Falls, N. Y, visited her sister, Mrs. i'll.
Finn last week.
CHARLES CoNovER and family will oc-
cupy the house on Union street vacated
by Prof. Davis.
THE funeral of Mrs. VIM. Nichols was
held Monday afternoon. After months
of severe suffering she is ''at rest"
THE Department Commander, G. A.
r., Col. h. NJ. Mansur, has appointed C..
D. Gibson of this village, assistant in
spector of District No. u.
THE show windows in Drysdale's
store will well pay for journey on pur-
pose to see them. See the advertisement
of the firm in this issue.
THE annual parish and vestry meet
ings of st. Peters Church resulted in
a reelection of the old board of officers
The usual resolutions of thanks were
passed.
''NEw Testament Doubters" will be
considered at the Second Congregational
Church for few successive Sunday eve
nings. The pastor will speak on next
Sunday evening of Thomas"
JUDGE DARLING and wife returned
from Woodstock last week. Mr.. Oar
ling's father, on whose account they
were summoned to that town, is improv-
ing in health, and hopes of his continued
convalescence are entertained.
c. c. KIMBALL was called to North
Adams, Mass, last week by the death of
his brother. In our obituary columns
to-day we give further particulars. Mr..
Kimball was man much respected and
the surviving family will receive many
expressions of sympathy. ...-..'
THE Putnam House aquarium has in it
a trout which measures IA inches in
length, weighs about II pounds, and is
three years old. 1t is quite favorite with
the guests and boarders.
A BRIGHT, newsy sheet called TO,cn
Ners has been started at Barre by Bert.
L. Taylor, for three years on the staff of
the Argus and Patriot. 1t will be a sue
cess if the standard of the initial issue is
maintained.
THE business outlook of The John S.
Holden Manufacturing Company is such
that large addition of help will be en-
gagged. Mr.. Holden and family are now
residents of our village, having pur-
chased the home of the late Hon. John
V. Hall.
EDITOR HARRINGTON of the Democrat,
Hoosick Falls, N. Y, was in town last
week, looking over the BANNER PONY"
job press with view of purchasing one
like it. One of the reasons why we can
compete with city and country is be-
cause of this rapid job press.
GEN. WIN. WELLS, Col. Julius J. Estey,
Col. C. c. Kinsman, Maj. A. B. Valen-
tine, the finance committee of the Sol
diers' Home, held their annual meeting
at the Home on Tuesday, April 3rd.
They report everything connected with
the home in satisfactory and prosper
GUS condition.
WE are much pleased with the weekly
visits of the Rev. Chas. Robinson's new
paper Every Thursday. 1t is brim full of
the sort of matter one would expect from
the distinguished divine. We suggest
that some one send club of at least 100
from Bennington. The editorial notes
each week are worth the price asked.
CUSTER Posi-, G. A. R., have invited
Gen. J. G. Mccullough to be president
of-the-day, Rev. Chas. r. Seymour as
orator and Henry T. Cushman as
marshal for Memorial Day, May Both.
The Post will arrange several new feat
ures in the programme of exercises of
the day.
MASTER EDWARD BENNETT was chosen
one of five at the preliminary speaking
contest of the whole school at the Nor
witch University this week, to speak for
the prize at the end of the present term.
Edward is one of Prof. Frank Bradford's
pupils, and the many friends of the
young man are pleased at his appoint
ment, and hope he will win the prize.
In response to the comic advertise
ment of Miriam Lodge No. 8, d. of r.,
last week, for master to teach their
'Deestrick Skewl," April oath, several
applications were received, and the com
mittee unanimously selected Bosworth,
so he has the arduous and trying posi-
ton. We hope his success as teacher
of "old ideas" and shooting" will be
as marked as the examination in colo
gies'' was prolific of funny questions.
HARRY LEWIS, son of the late Joseph
Lewis 1.-THE barber), has been sent to the
Reform School for theft. During the
life of his parents he was in school and
at the head of his class, with a bright
prospect before him. His parents died
about three years ago, and he was left
without a home, and has drifted from
about, steadily going to the bad, until
now he has brought up in refOrmatory
Sheriff Pike took him up Monday.
Miss ANNA c. PARK is talked of fol
president of the Vermont non-partizar
VIC. T. u, which is to be organized
about May LIST at Montpelier. Miss Parl
was long time State president of thu
old organization, that under the lead O
Miss Willard and others, has lately gOn'
after the strange gods of third part!
politics. II she is as efficient, land o
this there is no doubt, in the new as il
the former society, the non-partisal
leaders will come out victorious.
SATURDAY afternoon, about 4.30, a
Miss Ella Purcell was returning iron
church following the Lebanon Spring
track, when near the old fair ground sh
met a man who obstructed her passag
and demanded her money. In tn
struggle that ensued Miss Purcell mar
aged to pound the rascal's head with
stone and escaped. The fellow wa
afterwards seen, as is supposed, in al
other part of the village later in the ev'
ming, but nothing further has been foun
out. The pity is that she did not ''crac
his head worse" The occurrence wa
so near the crossing that the highwa.
man seemed afraid of capture, hence I'll
fortunate escape of the lady.