The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-03-11

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Weybrldge to visit for week.
Miss CARRIE WARREN and Miss Mary
L. Hutchins have been in Troy, N. Y,
this week.
REMIcK THOMPSON hnds he must have
more room for his laundry business, and
there are two PROPOSALS on foot. One is
to enlarge the building he now occupies
and the other to build building for
that purpose some 35x60 feet. r. B.
| Godfrey has the matter under advise
ment.
FOUR years ago to-day, the 18th of
March, occurred the big blizzard.
During that storm snow laid on the
ground four feet deep. The New York
mail was 48 hours late at Bennington.
The indications to-day look as if we
were in another blizzard.
THE Brattleboro Reformer says: Ere
porters for city papers have been operat-
working up sensation" If they will
come here we will put them on the track
of a racy affair connected with the Edi-
tor of the Bennington RefOrmer
MISS SoPHRoNIA COLLINS opened her
home last Friday and entertained the
Round Table Reading Club of which she
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was passed by the members and a num-
Der of invited friends. An elegant COLA
tion-Lucas's best-was served.
THE Philharmonic have decided to
bring out the opera Mikado, in Free Lii
brary Hall, Tuesday and Wednesday in
Easter Week, April 10th and Goth. The
proceeds are for the benefit of the Stark
Hose Company. We have heretofore
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announcement of dates.
THERE is more tribulation for the
babies of last week Monday. The year
1900 will not be leap year, as no cen
fury year is unless divisible by 400. The
next Doth of February will come in 1896,
and thereafter; there will not be one
until 1904, so that! in the next twelve
years the boy or girl born last Monday
will have only one birthday"
THE Trustees have decided to open
the Graded schools Monday for the two
weeks completing the term. The Gram
mar and High schools have been run
ming as usual this week. No children
will be admitted to school from families
who have had the scarlet fever or searla-
tina, until proper time has elapsed and
they bear certificate from the Board of
Health or attending physician.
AN artist is wanted by the Worlds
Fair Commissioners to design an at
tractive exhibit of Vermont maple su-
gar The plan submitted must be in
comprehensive detail, showing just how
much space is needed and how it is to be
occupied; and should be forwarded to
II. II. Mcintyre, executive commissioner,
West Randolph, at an early day. Public
recognition and such compensation as is
agreed upon will be given for any design
accepted by the commissioners.
REEvEs's American Band is to give
one of their fine concerts in Library Hall,
Saturday, March 10th. This is the oldest
band in the country in continuous SER
vice. The Eastern argus of Portland,
Me-, speaking of a recent performance in
that city, says: Their playing aroused
intense enthusiasm among the audience;
and in response to encoreS four more
pieces were played. The cornet solo by
Mr.. Church was splendidly performed"
Tickets for sale at usual places. See
notice in another column.
AN exchange says that the PouItney
Journal office was forcibly entered one
night recently between the hours of 6
and 7 and what money there was. in the
till was taken. The amount 4 is not
known, but it was small. The thief I'M
doubtedly thought some delinquent had
settled up. but the Troy Press repre-
sentative" says that paper, "learns
authoritatively that it was vain
thought. Papers of private character
were generally overhauled, but none are
missing" Brother Humphrey has our
considerations! ..t
The Troy Press of Tuesday, says:
"Mrs. George H. Nichols, Sr., wife of
the rector emeritus of st. Marks Epis-
copal church, Hoosick Falls, died last
evening. She was sister of the late
Mrs. Joseph NJ. Warren of this city. Be-
sides her husband, who is very i'll, there
survive two daughters, Mrs. Walter A.
Wood of Hoosick Falls and Mrs. Charles
Barnum of Lime Rock, Conn.,, and two
sons, William S. Nichols, vice president
of the Walter A. Wood Moving and
Reaping Machine Company and George
Ii. Nichols, Jr., who is also connected
with the, Company. The deceased was
lady noted for her charity and was
never so happy as when going about
doing good. Death was the result of an
attack of la Grippe, which was followed
by bronchitis. Mrs. Nichols was "A
years old. The funeral will be held
Thursday at 11.30 a. m, and the next
morning the remains will be laken to
Bridgeport, Conn, for interment."
JOHN F. WINsLow of POughkeepsie,
N. Y, died at his home in that city yes.
terday morning. Mr.. Winslow was born
in Bennington, Nov 9Th, 1910, and has
near relatives residing here now. He is
the father of the Bessemer steel and iron
interests of the country and to tell the
story would require more space than we
can command to-day. His reputation in
connection with the late John Ericsson
and the Monitor" is well known. The
Monitor was launched at Greenpoint,
January Both, 1862 Sunday, March 9th,
of that year occurred the battle between
the Merrimac and Monitor which salts
fed the world that Mr.. Lincoln was right
when he said of Ericson's design: "There
is something in it." and which justified
the judgment of John F.. Winslow and
John A. Griswold. Mr.. Winslow of late
was connected with the Poughkeepsie
bridge across the Hudson river, being
president of the company, and to him in
a large degree is due the success at
tending that great enterprise.
Our Village Fathers.