The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-05-27
Manchester.


The Journal says there were two we'd
dings here Wednesday, and adds: Let
the good work go on"
W. E. Sheldon of Chicago is in town
and reports that preparations for the big
fair are booming.
Mr.. Shwartz has returned from New
York, and expects to resume work on
the Taconic quarry right away, with an
increased force Of help.
Mr.. Skeel and family will leave town
soon to reside in Cleveland. During
their residence here they have made
many friends who will regret their de-
parture.
Cards are out for the marriage of Otto
R. Bennett and Miss Jessie Stewart of
Bennington. Mr.. Bennett has been for
several years foreman in printing Of
flee in New York city.
On and after June 1st, as usual, an ex-
ira mail will be sent from this Office,
closing at 10 o'clock p. M, sharp. A
Sunday morning mail will also be re-
ceived, open from 8 to 10 a. m. and at
1915 p. m.
The carpenter work on the church is
nearly completed and Mr.. Bennett has
begun the work of decorating the interi-
or. The ladies haye finished sewing the
carpets.
A cold rain set in last Thursday, which
was snow on the mountains, and itrained
a good part of the time for four days. 1t
is exceedingly rare to see the mountains
white five days in succession the last of
May. There was no frost in the valley
and the weather is not bad for the hay
crop.
A man named Reed is in the lookup,
charged with stealing bear from the
trap set by Mr.. Ladd in the town of Win
hall, and selling the hide and getting
the bounty from the town of Stratton.
Reed claims that the stealing was done
by a colored man named Bradshaw and
that he had nothing to do with it.
We learn that the commissioners have
allowed the claim of Mrs. j. D. Purdy
against the estate of her husband. who
was declared insolvent on the petition of
his creditors. The claim was for $1,000
on note which she claimed to have lost,
and represented her share in the estate
of her grandfather, the money having
been pr eviously loaned to Mr.. Purdy by
her grandfather.
The fifty-ninth anniversary exercises
of the Burr and Burton Seminary will be
held as follows: Sunday, June 10Th, an
nual sermon to graduating class, by the
Rev. j. Douglas Adam; Tuesday, Dist,
at o'clock p. m, senior class day eXer-
cises, and at p. m. junior class exhi-
bitiCn; Wednesday, 22nd, at 10 a. M,
meeting of the trustees at the seminary;
at II a. M, exercises of the graduating
class; at p. M, reception at the Princi-
pals house. The examinations are June
10th. 18th and 18th.
II. w. Spafford, of the Bennington and
Rutland railway, in an interview Monday,
spoke of the proposed improvements at
Bennington and the plan to make that
town centre for excursions this sum-
mer. He said that it was probable that
many eXcursionists would visit Benning
ton in the next few months, and the
railroads are to make an effort to make
it specially attractive. The use of the
grove at the Soldiers Home grounds has
been secured and facilities for making
coffee and serving lunches are to be pro-
vided. 1t is not yet decided whether
any new buildings will be put up this
season Or not, but if they are necessary
they will be built. He said that there
are so many points of interest about the
town excursionists will not care to stay
in one place long, and any large build
ings will not be needed. The company
will begin to run excursions the first of
next month.