The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-01-13

| themselves before the examining board
Wednesday.
CHAs. G. THOMPSON last week bought
of Thomas Kinney five pigs, born the
Goth of last May, that weighed 1900
pounds.
THE preparations for the Kirmess are
progressing favorably and daily drills
and rehearsals are the rule. Many prom
inent people from abroad are to be pres
ent at the opening January 31st. From
appearances there will be some elegant
costumes and uniforms shown. The
Kirmess will continue five nights.
IN the Society gossip" of 1.-THE SsTrOy
Times of Wednesday, we find two items
of interest to our people: Mrs. J. Wool
Griswold will give musicale this evening
at her residence on First street. miss
Grace Mcleod gave luncheon Monday
in honor of Miss Tucker, who was last
night united in marriage to DIR. Drys
dale.
| AMONG all the announcer meats of dates
at the Opera House, our readers should
|
ton, Feb. 18th, under the auspices of the
ladies of Miriam Lodge, 1. o. o. F. This
is one of the finest organizations in the
country and they have sang in New York
as well as in other cities of the country.
In Boston crowded houses attend when
ever they sing in their home town, 1.-THE
Hub"
OK Monday evening tramp was turned
out of the Burgess stable. lie threatened
all sorts of things, and, sure enough, the
next morning at about four o'clock the
stable was found to be on fire. Had it
burned few moments more the flames
would have ignited the mass of straw;
as it was the fire was readily extin-
! guished. A fire in that barn woulu have
hazarded good deal of other property
near by.
HENRY S. NORTON, an old and respect
ed resident of this town, died this morn
ing at 2.30 o'clock, after a protracted
period of i'll health. Heart failure caused
his death it is said. Mr.. NortOn's wife
died some time ago, and since that event
he has not been as well as formerly. A
wide circle of friends will mourn his de-
parture. The funeral will be held from
the homestead, south of tins village,
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
GEN. w. W. HENRY of Burlington, well
known over Vermont, has been awarded
a medal of honor for distinguished gal
lantry in the battle of Cedar Creek. Va,
Oct. 10Th, 1864 The act Of bravery for
which this medal is conferred was the
leading of his regiment, the old Tenth
Vermont, in charge upon battery, re-
suting in the capture of one of the guns
while the enemy occupied the ground on
the sides of the regiment The loss to
the regiment in killed and wonnded was
seventy-five men.
THROUGH the courtesy of the Hon. =.
G. Root we are in receipt of the Sunday
New Years., issue of the San Diego,
California, Union, twenty pages. The
New Year eulogy concludes: Gas the
paths beaten by the COWS in going to and
from the pastures in the Boston of early
days have become paved streets, teeming
with life and full of business, so the ave-
nues of San Diego, already busy, will in
days to come TEEN with the commerce
which will inevitably flow in and out at
the Silver Gate. San Diego is not wait
ing-she is growing"
A CANADIAN bridge builder who came
into Vermont the other day to buy stone
for work he had contracted to do in the
Dominion, found some strange provisions
in the tariff laws of that country. The
Canadian duty on rough stone is $2.OS a
yard But if twenty-five cents a yard is
expended jp this country in rough dress
ing it, then the duty is only eighty five
cents per yard; that is, the law puts a
considerable premium on the employ
ment Of American help to dress the stone
before it goes across the border.
OUR Troy papers of yesterday say:
"Horace Z. Clark, a respectable appear
ing man Of middle age and who said that
his home was in SALISBURY, was arrested
by Officer Mooney last evening for intoxi
cation. Clark after he had been placed
in cell at the third precinct station
house, acted strangely and asked for
some morphine, saying that he used that
drug. He was arraigned in police court
, to-day and upon promising to return to
his home in SALISBURY was released
under q suspension of sentence by Police
Magistrate Hannah"
THE census of the Corporation for the
births and deaths of 1892, will be taken
during this month. The school district
clerk, II. T. Cushman, 2nd, being sick
and unable to make the canYass person
ally, j. Elmer Ayres will perform this
duty for him. Everybody is requested
to reply to the questions asked, and re-
fusal to comply renders the person sub
ject to fine, as this is State matter
that is very important. Each year there
are usually found some one who thinks
it smart to eyade the questions, or to re-
gard them as impertineut. All such are
informed that the penalty will follow
their refusal to comply with the de-
mands of the statute. This census is to
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