The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-10
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GEO. NJ. LEE of North Adams, Mass,
visited in town over Sunday.
THE sugar party at the Methodist par
lors Monday evening was very enjoya-
BILE occasion.
THE repairs in the Putnam House are
transferring that popular hostelrie into a
very attractive place.
Col. c. S. FORBES of the Boston Jour
nal was in town Tuesday, and made the
BANNER fraternal call.
TRUMAN ]. MALLORY has been APP
pointed town liquor agent and will move
the agency to his market on East Main
street.
d. ]. PRATT, one of the best landlords
the Stark House in this village ever had,
has moved into DIR. Scott's hotel at
Greenwich, N. Y. He will keep a first
class hotel.
CONDUCTOR AL. SWEET has been laid
up for few days with illness. During
this time Jerry Lee has been running ON
the B & r railway in place of Mr.. Sweet.
THE aged mother of Theron S. Plumb
wandered off Tuesday, and was the sub
ject of great solicitude on the part of the
family until she was found this after
noon. She is over eighty years of age.
THE Swedish immigrants for Vermont
have sailed from Liverpool for New
York by the Inman line. They will ar
rive April goth. Fifteen families, or IS
persons will go to Vershire,
WEDNESDAY evening next, Stark Hose
give a reception to the ladies who assist
ed at their festival of $50. Luncheon at
o o'clock. Music, Goldsmith's full orches-
ira, Polyhymnia Quartette, and local
soloists.
Hon. A. A. BUTTERFIELD of Jackson
vile has been appointed administrator
of the estate of Anthony Stetson lately
deceased. He and others of Whiting
ham and Wilmington were in town this
week on that business.
THE most unique show window in
town last week, was that arranged by
Elmer Ayres in his fathers store. The
words Easter Ties" were plainly visi-
BILE amid handsome Layout of gen.
tlemen's neckwear, and attracted consid
cradle attention.
In another column we copy the latest
circular from Chairman Hume, of the
Boston Committee, concerning the COM
ing National Encampment, G. A. R.
This gives all interested the information
essential to securing quarters, ETC., in
Boston next August.
IN the sudden death of Lillian May
Venable, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Venable have
been most sadly afflicted. She was a
very bright child and was almost idol
lied by her parents. The funeral was
held at the house Sunday afternoon and
would have been much more largely at
tended had it been generally known.
THE Troy Press of Tuesday says: "In
the accounts of the Evensong at the St
Peters church Easter evening, special
comment has been made of the very
creditable manner in'which Miss Frances
E. Stillson presided at the organ. She is
fast developing into an organist of
marked ability"
o. W. MORRISON received last week a
visit from Henry Ridgeway of the Brit
ish Navy. Mr.. Ridgway's father and
mother reside in Portland, and it was to
visit them that he came into the States.
When here Mr.. Ridgeway presented his
friend with mounted sword of a sword
fish. This instrument of naval warfare
is on exhibition at the store of Ayres,
the tailor, and attracts the attention of
many.
The Easter services in our churches
were finely carried out according to the
programmes published in the BANNER
last week. The Easter offerings were
large, particularly SO at st. Francis de
Sales, the Methodist Episcopal and st.
Peters Churches. Not only the people
who composed the great congregations
of the day, but the local correspondents
vie with each other in extoling the grand
services of praise and Thanksgiving
which went up from the many Benning-
ton sanctuaries Sunday.
JOHN ]. DwYER left Hoosick Falls
Tuesday morning for Newport, r. l.,
where he will make his home in the fu-
ture. During a residence of nine years
in Hoosick Falls Mr.. Dwyer has been
identified with the better class of sports
men, paying particular attention to the
breeding of hunting dogs. In this line
Mr.. Dwyer has attained such proficiency
that he is looked up to as reliable au-
thority in all matters pertaining to the
KENNEL. In recognition of his estab-
lished reputation, Mr.. Dwyer was one of
the judges at the bench show recently
held at Albany. Monday night his
friends, in taking leave of him, pre-
sented him with twelve handsome dog
collars and a huntman's horn and whip.
Dryer responded appropriately, and left
with the best wishes of his friends for
his future success. He takes with him
fine pack of twenty couples fox hounds
which excite the admiration of all who
see them, including Roseville Rover, the
champion fox hound of America.-TrO
Press.
Mr.. JOHN THAYEB, wealthy farmer
of Greenfield, Mass, yesterday morning
about 10 o'clock received injuries which
resulted in his death at S:45 last evening.
Mr.. Thayer's only child is Mrs. DIR. H.
c. Day of this village. A telegram was
received here so that Mrs. Day and Grace
reached the homestead just after Mr..
Thayer died. DIR. Day went to Green
field this morning. The funeral will be
held Saturday morning at IL o'clock.
Mr.. Thayer for years has been in the
cattle business, fatting for the Boston
market. He was engaged in shipping a
number of fat cattle, when one he was
leading, a vicious bull, threw Mr.. Thayei
down and laid open his left lung with
his feet. Two ribs were broken and the
lung was punctured. Relief came, but
too late, and he fingered until evening
passing away as stated. The message
Mr.. Thayer left for his daughter abou
five minutes before his departure, was
, 81 am all right; l shall be better wher
she comes" The sympathy of man!
friends here will go out to the family Sc
suddenly and sadly bereaved.
A SHORT time since we published tn
: notice of the death of Mrs. Edward o.
Neiii, former Arlington lady. TIL
Milwaukee Sentinel of March 3lst, has