The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-22

MRS. GEO. BENNETT and daughter, of
Manchester, are visiting at NJ. W. Stew
arts.
JUDGE ALFRD ROBINSON accompanied
the remains of his cousin. Helen M.
Robinson, from Brooklyn, Thursday.
CLARK RICE is moving into the Stew
art block, the front occupied by Pike
having been divided to admit of another
market.
CAPT. AND MRS. FILLMORE returned
last week from their wedding trip, and
are sat home' i'll their Pleasant street
residence.
WE are glad to see David Carpenter
out again, after his enforced seclusion
of the winter. He was riding. out yes
terday driving his own team.
THE water company are about to ex-
tend their mains so as to supply School
street south of the bridge. The wells in
that locality have become unfit for use.
EDWARD j. HALL returned Wednes-
day evening from California. The re-
port as to Wells Valentines health is
that he is better and will soon be home
again
Mrs. FANNY MCLEoD's opening was
far beyond her expectations. She gives
personal attention to her work, and, as
will be seen in another column, offers
many attractions in millinery goods.
A LARGE party of F. M. T. A. b. So
ciety boys went down to North Adams,
Mass, last evening to attend the Father
Matthew's Spring Festival held there.
The railroad gave low excursion rates
and others availed themselves of the op-
pOrtunity.
j. NJ. BURT, conductor of the L. S. r.
R., sprained his ankle Wednesday, and
is laid up with it. We are glad to be
told that he can nurse it with an accident
policy in view, he having taken the pre-
caution years ago to carry one of those
indemnity documents.
MRS. II. A. HARTMAN of Rutland while
on her way south to visit, stopped here
few days at Hon. Geo. w. Harman's. 1t
is fortunate she did, for she was called
back home on account of one of the chill
dren having the scarlet fever. We are
glad to hear that the little boy is better
and that none of the other children have
taken the fever.
MISS HATTIE SMITH of Troy, n. Y, at
one time of our Graded school faculty,
was married Wednesday evening to DR..
Augustus Ives of Ridge Farm, Ill. The
ceremony was pronounced at the resi-
dence of the brides father, Robert G.
Smith, 1913 Eighth street, at s o'clock. A
reception followed, after which DR.. and
Mrs. Ives left for their western home.
The Leap Year ball held last Tuesday
evening, in the f. NJ. 7. A. B. hall over
Drysdale's new store, was great sue
cess, and was highly enjoyed both by
the fair ladies v no organized and patron
lied the affair, and the favored gentle
men who attended, Many handsome
gowns were worn. Goldsmith's orches-
ira furnished good music, and the col
lation was excellent.
THE item in our State news, April Sth,
of the canning industry established at
Westminster suggests that just such an
enterprise would be good thing for
this town. The farmers of Chittenden
county are also moving in the matter of
a canning industry at Burlington, they
pledging to raise a certain number of
acres of corn. Our creamery buildi &
would be fine location.
Col. STEPHEN NJ. PINGREE died at the
Soldiers Home in Bennington, at noon
Tuesday, of cancer of the throat. He
was Lieutenant-Colonel of the Fourth
Regiment. Vermont Volunteers in the
Rebellion, and member of Abraham
Lincoln Post, Grand Army of the Re-
public, of Hartford, Vt. He had prac-
tised law there since the close of the war.
The body was taken home Wednesday
for burial.
A DESPATCH from st. Johnsbury of
the 10Th, says; "Dr. Hiram A. Cutting
aged 60 years. died in LunenbuTgh, yes
4n nfn nrnll
in scientific circles, was 90 years post
master of Lunenburgh, a member of the
scientific and medical societies, former
State Geologist and secretary of the
State Board of Agriculture. He made
numerous discoveries in microscopy and
has been member of the Smithsonian
corps of observers for many years" DIR.
Cutting has several near relatives living
in Bennington.
THE Adjustable Silt Company find it
utterly impossible to fill all orders this
year owing to the scarcity of seasoned
lumber. They have, however, made
large lots and the sale is marvellous. We
are glad to know this. The invention is
that of Jas. II. White and we hope he
will get large returns financially. One
thing about this article, it is cheap and
every boy will have pair of stills who
can raise quarter to buy them with.
The output next year promises to run up
into the hundreds of thousands of pairs.
Mrs. HARRIS, mother of Z. S. Harris,
who resides near HoOsick village, on
returning to her home Sunday, found
that during her absence of few days. a
tramp had entered her dwelling and
helped himself. The thief took silk
dresses, silver-ware, jewelry, all he could
pack into a telescope satchel that was
conveniently near at hand. The fellow
secured some $3.50 worth OF plumber. He
was traced to Bennington, to house on
the flats where he stopped to get glass
of water Saturday. Mrs. Harris has SEN
sibly concluded to quit living alone, will
break up housekeeping and reside here
with her son.
TIE funeral of Mrs. John Wylie was
held from st. Peters church, Monday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. There was
large congregation present, and the
Eastern Star Chapter attended in body.
Mrs. Wylie was one of the very few char
ter members of the Chapter, who have
survived until now and her membership,
therefore, dates back from 1868. Among
the floral tributes was an elegant EN-
blematic Eastern Star. and many others
also contributed masses of flowers. Mr..
and Mrs. Wylie were married in this
church as it trimmed for Christmas, and
on this occasion the Easter decorations
remained until after the obsequies. Mrs.
Wylie was woman greatly respected