The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-01-29
BENNINGTON BANNER.
BENNINGTON:
FRIDAY, JANUARY 90, 1892.

CHAs. u. POTTER has been sick for
more than week with Ia Grippe. He1s
convalescinT.
THE Graded schools gave very fine
impromptu entertainment in School hall
last Friday afternoon.
Mis-. GEO. r. SMITH and Mrs. Chas.
Koran have gone to Boston, Mass, to
visit Mrs. G. B. Tibbetts.
G. b. SIBLEY's is the place i'll this
town to purchase fur robes. See his
notice in another column.
G. HAYDEN DAY has been confined to
his room fOs few days with Ia Grippe
for a comforter He is improving.
FRED. l.. HoUGufoN has been CON
fined to his house for ten days. He is
convalescing. He came near having
pneumonia.
SCHwARZ says that he is not to be
undersold on boots, shoes, rubbers, ETC.,
and that he has very fine and large
stock on hand.
Miss ROSE ROCHE is recovering from
very severe attack of Ia Grippe, but her
mother is still very dangerously i'll with
it and pneumonia.
Cor. OIIN SCoTT returned this week
from a business trip to the West. His
large establishment was never more pros
porous than this season.
MAI. r. j. CoFFEY of the Soldiers
Home is one of the victims of Ia
Crime who is gaining on the disease so
as TO be about the streets again.
JAEEs S. NEVIS does not stop for
mild weather building. He has just com
mcnced to build dwelling on Putnam
street with five carpenters to assist him.
DIR. A. S. NJ. CHISHOLM has been
among the many who have had to sue
cumb a while attacked with Ia Grippe.
The Doctor will soon be about again as
usual.
Mrs. DR. STREETER has been very ill
for several weeks. Her life has been
despaired of but we are glad to know
that hopes are now entertained of her re-
covery.
BE. Pooh has rare plant in his
front windows. 1t is a Chinese sac ed
tily, which grows in water, has beauti-
tui and fragrant blossoms, and is much
admired. 1t is rare plant.
THE philharmonic Society of Benning-
ton, al e rehearsing Sullivan's opera The
Mikado," to be given shortly with Jesse
Nav Miller and Thomas Impett in the
principal vocal roles.-Sanday Budget
THERE will be a special cOnvOcatiOn of
Mt. ANTHONY Chapter, No. |, Order East
ern Star, next Wednesday evening, Feb.
I'd. at I o'clock. Important business
will be transacted at said meeting by
virtue of dispensatiOu granted by
Grand Patron Curran.
THE following is list of letters adj
ye-tised at the Bennington rOstoffice, for
The week ending, Jan. 23d, 1892: Mr..
Jos. V. Glpepf, w. II. HarwOod, c. N.
Elyntfa u
These letters will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office Feb. 9th, if not delivered
before.
How to avoid la Grippe. Wear warm
clothing next to the person. Adopt q
plain, nourishing, regular diet. Avoid
late hours. Keep indoors as much as
possible, especially at night When in
the open air kecpin motion. Avoid wet
ting the feet. On entering the house re-
move overcOat or wraps at once. Keep
sway from those suffering from the dis
case.
WE notice by the CohOes. n. Y. CORE
spOndpnce of our Troy exchanges that
the Philharmonic Society of that city
has decided to present "The Mikado' ut
the City theatre for one night early in
March. This is the same piece that the
Philharmonics here are engaged upon.
Mr. Hahberly is a member of both So
Soor, otlor
HON hu1h HENRI! OF CheS'er',S men
noned rs me prominent cahtlaate Tor
tie p"Silon OF C"mmahuer OF IhG De-
par'mehtn vermont, w. A. H. lie Is
now resident o' tne ool'lers rome
o"aId q! trnhte'S very, popular IN Grand
Army circles ana VIII nave no p"uble IN
securing 'ne e,Pe''on. we uhnefsCann
'hat thr pnS'S mefean"u'S VIII sttohGly
support Judge henry canul"acy'
AT the annual meeting of the Ben
ningtOn Fire Department. recently, G.
F. Van Week was elected president; L.
d. Moore, secretary; Chas. N. Dewey,
treasurer. The old board of chief and
assistants were reelected as follows: f.
NJ. Tiffany, Chief; Con. Sullivan, LIST AS
slant; r. 8. Buss,2d Assistant engineers.
The department was never in better
condition and the village has never had
Apleasanter or more harmonious meet
ing
We are in receipt of letter from
James Odds of Honolulu, Hawaiian
Islands, who in subscribing to the BAN
NER, says: 81 left Bennington in 1S47
and shipped aboard at a whaler, and
have been out this side of the world ever
since. think it about time chat should
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