The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-29

building lot this week on Dewey street.
THE prospects of the Walloomsac
House for summer boarders are said to
be fine.
Room mOuldings, just in season now,
can be had in great variety at Wal
BRIDGES.
DAVID E. MOORE has been home for
a couple of weeks, and will remain
here during part of the warm weather.
HARRY SHIELDS of Troy, N. Y, is re-
ported to have engaged the Samuel
Hall house in Bennington Center for the
summer.
THERE will be special Convocation
of Temple Chapter, No. s, r. A. NJ, on
Tuesday evening at 7.30 O'Clock. Work,
NJ. NJ. and p. NJ.
| J. s. LINDLEY is preparing a cellar
for a portion of the Stark House on
Hall street on the first lot north of M.
G.. Remington's shop.
Mr.. AND MRS. DANIEL ROBINSON and
son, were to have sailed for Europe last
Saturday. They will probably be alb
sent for two months.
II. n. WILLIAMS has purchased two
building lots from the II. G. Root 'front.'
age on Elm street, and is preparing to
build a fine dwelling thereon this
year.
WE hope to soon see the Free Library
rooms on the first floor, and made as
attractive as the rooms of the Young
Mems Christian Association. When
that is brought about the patrons will
be greatly increased.
WE have received an explanatory item
reciting an alleged occurrence in an adj
Joining town and defense thereof. AS
we did not refer to the incident we rel
egate all explanations to our contem-
pOrary who delights in just such items
of news.
WALBRIDGE's furniture emporium
will hold the carload of baby carriages,
| advertised in another column, just about
well, a few days only before the best
assortments will be broken. He sold
several parlor suites one day last week.
THE North Brookfeld, Mass, Journal,
of April 22d, says: "At a meeting of the
school committee of BrOokfield and
| North BroOkfeld, Thursday afternoon,
| Prof. +. w. Howe was unanimously re-
elected superintendent of schools for an
other year" The friends of Prof. Howe
will be pleased to learn of his success in
his new field of labor
OUR w oodford correspondent speaks
of protection to trout under the statute
size, six inches long. Suppose the
wardens as we'll as Others remember
not to take those brown trout with which
our streams were stocked this year
through the liberality of some public
spirited gentlemen?
"THE Stark House will soon become
the House de Lindley,' says friend.
Well, that is the way it looks now that
the old coop is about ready to move.
In the locality where it is supposed to
| go there is no gin mill as yet We hope
| that appendage will not move with the
old shell. 1t ought to be torn down.
Mrs. H. NJ. INGHAM of Cleveland, O.,
a very pleasing speaker, is to visit Yer
mont for the purpose of lecturing and
organizing Womens Christian Tenn
perance Unions. She is engaged to
come to Bennington May It'll, and will
speak especially to young women on
that evening. Sunday evening there
will be Union mass meeting at the
Baptist church. All are cordially in
vited.
SEYMOUR VANSANTvOORD of Troy,
n. Y, is making extensive improve
residence east of this village. Will c.
Bull is the architect. There is to be
quite an addition, tower, and interior
changes are in progress, all to the
amount of several thousand dollars.
Our readers will recall that this was the
summer home of the late Capt. II. L.
| Shields. 1t is one of the finest locations
in New England.
THE annual election of Canton Ben
nington occurred last Monday evening.
The new officers elected are: John p.
Daley, captain; John E. Walsh, lieuten-
ant; Fred L. Houghton, ensign; M. E.
Watson, clerk; II. c. Lindloff, account
ant. The canton voted unanimously to
attend the Division field day at Spring
| field, Mass, June 9th and 10th, on which
occasion the whole Patriarchs Militant
of the Division of the East will be
massed. The attendance of the officers
of the Sovereign Grand Lodge and other
prominent Odd Fellows is assured as
we'll
AT one time during the past week the
officers in Winhall and that vicinity
thought they had Mcdowell, the elias
tenbury murderer, sure. Sheriff Rob
inson says they were mistaken for he
went to investigate the matter. AS Off
Ger Benson tells the story, the tramp,
for such he proved to be, ate four
hearty breakfasts within an hour, call
ing at different farm houses. His
starved condition excited suspicion
when it became known, and led to his
detention, although the fellow did not
have all the marks sent out with Nc
Dowelrs description.
A RECENT issue of the Montpelier
Argus d Patriot contained interesting
pictures and a description of Eagle
Camp, at Rockwell Bay, on the West
shore of Grand Isle, nearly opposite
Pittsburgh, N. Y. The iatttS5urgh
Republican says of this: "This is the
site of the summer camp-schOol of the
Rutland Institute. to be held in June
and july under the superintendent Hf
Prof. Geo. w. Perry, Vermont State
GeolOgist, assisted by Prof. o. II. Perry
of Rutland and Miss l.. A. Clark of
Montpelier. Prof Perry has had a sim
liar camp there the past four summers,
and no pleasanter spot could be found,
with its six miles width of water front,
backed by the Aderondac mountains,
and excellent fishing all over the door
| yard
THERE has been set afoat a number
of stories concerning Charles Towns
who has been here for little time in
the interest of the Christian Aid Associ-
| alton which carries on work among
cOnyicts and which was referred to in