The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-02-05

THIS evening a large load of people
will enjoy slrigh-ride to POwnal.
DANIEL MCEowEN has been seriously
i'll with the prevailing epidemic, and we
are glad to hear of his improvement.
Col. STEPHEN NJ. PINGREE, at the
Soldiers Home, is still great sufferer,
but gradually failing with cancer of the
throat.
Mrs. EDWARD LoNERGAN fell down
DR.. Jenney's office stairs Monday, and
received injuries that have laid her up
under the doctors care.
WIN. NICHOLS, Co. A, 2nd VT, ad.
mitted to the Vermont Soldiers Home
Aug. 10th, 1891 died while on a furlough
at North Adams, Mass, Jan. 18th, 1895,
and was buried at Stamford.
THE St. Adams Messenger of Friday
says: Mrs. II. j. Coffey, the beloved
matron of the Soldiers Home at Ben
nington, was to-day the guest of the
fam ly of G. II. Shul tleff on Rugg street"
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Encampment, &. A. r., at Montpelier
this week. Among them were Maj Cuf-
fey and Dea. Murphy, Mrs. Cutting and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. c. D. Gibson and
others.
The Hoosick Falls High School. con-
shutting two fOur-horse loads, enioyed
a sleigh ride to this village last. night.
The took supper at the Putnam House
and returned to Hoosick Falls in the
early hours of the morning.
THE Trustees of the Soldiers Home
have accepted the pans for the chapel
made by our tOwnsman, VIM. c. Bull.
The Eagle Squire Company will prob
ably secure the contract to build. About
$4,000 is now subscribed and the cost will
be S2,25O. The chapel will seat about
200 and be very tasty and ornamental.
AS party of young people were re-
turning home Friday from SALISBURY.
with finland, the wheels struck
stone at the cOrne" of Division and Gage
streets, throwing out Florence Myers.
Her clothing caught in the wheels and
she was dragged some tif feet and
quite badly injured, but is recovering.
JOHN II. QUINN died this morning at
BlackintOn, Mass, where he has made
his home lattery. Mr. Quinn was en-
ployed number of years ON the Leb-
anon Springs railroad, boarded for
time with Mrs. Norm IN G.e 81 t,
and had many friends in town. He was
very cap able and promising young
man.
THE Good Templars elected these Of
ficers as their regular meeting last Friday
evening, and will install tonight: Clar-
ence p. Niles, G. T Miss Der tina Girls
void, V. T.; w. L. Allen, r. S.; Dewey
Clark, f. S.; Miss Eliza A. Puffer, T.:
NJ. K. Watson, chaplain; Ernest Lam.
bert, Marshal; Miss Lily Buchanan, G..
G. F. Burt, sentinel. The Lodge is in a
tnurishing condition, numbering over
one hundred members.
THE oreretta, 'Four-leaf Glover, by the
Rebekah Degree Lodge, will be given in
Free Library Hall, Monday and Tuesday
evenings, February 22nd and 23rd. They |
will be assisted by Mrs Jennie Atwood
of North Bennington. Mrs. Atwood has
an enviable reputation as soprano, and |
she will be ably supported by the strong
company who have been rehearSing since
before the holidays. The music will be
furnished by the Philharmonic string
band of North Adams, Mass, assisted
by the celebrated viUlinist of Troy.
Prof. Jasper Monroe. A fine musical
treat and "lOts of fun" are in store for
all who attend this unique entertain.
ment. The company have under con-
sideration an invitation to lepeat this
operetta at North Adams the week fol.
lowing its preSentati m here.
1t is stated that the will of the late
James II. Kellogg, formerly of this city.
says the Troy Press, is to he contested by
his three brothers, who, according to its
provisions will receive only $500 each
A friend of Mr.. Kellogg said to-day that
t was generally understood that at the
lime of his marriage he gave each of his
Irothers $4,000, and it was for that
eason the requests in the will were not :
anger. 1t is understood that he prin-
ipal objection to the will by the con-
rstantS is the clause which gives the
widow Sl5O,O0O and provides that at her =
leath the property shall 60 to her kin. $
The contestants think that Mr.. Krllogg's
elative5 are the rightful heirs after Mrs. y
ielloggs death, and will allege undue j
influence and lack of testamentary capa-
lty. The contestants and the widow =,
ave both engaged counsel and it is said /
bitter struggle will ensue. L
Albert ". johnson Missing I
Albert NJ. Johnson, clerk. treasurer
nd tax collector, of Wilmington, has &