The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-12-29

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LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Postoffice at Bennington, for the
week ending December 23d, 1898: John
Kerwin, j. G. Sprague, Thompson Mfg.
Company, Mrs. Eta Adams, Mrs. Fred
L. Brown, Mrs. DR.. Hall, Mrs. S. c. John
son, Miss Clara j. Lewis, Miss Nellie A..
Wilson. These letters will be sent to
the Dead Letter Office January o, 1894,
if not delivered before. In calling for
above, please say advertised" giving
date of list.
A SCHOOL ma am in a certain district,
having an inordinate dread of con-
tagious diseases, sent little girl home
because her mother was sick and showed
symptoms of something alarming. The
next day the little girl presented herself
at school and with her finger in her
month and her little bonnet swinging by
the string timidly said: 1--WE got new
baby at our house, but mama told me to
tell you it wasn't catching.p The school
teacher blushed slightly, said she was
glad, and told the pupil to take her seat.
THE sudden disappearance of F. G.
Mattison, freight agent of the Benning-
ton and Rutland railway at this place, on
Thursday the 21st, inst, who was recov-
ering from an attack of la Grippe, was
surprise to all. The following, from a
telegram received by his wife the 9th,
from a niece in Plano, ILL.,, is the latest
that is known of him: Uncle Frank
came this evening, not right in his mind.
Don't remember anything, don't known
u.s." His friends are doing all that can
be done for his restoration to health.
A MEETING of the board of appeal of
the National Trotting association was
held in New York last week, at which a
| few cases against Vermont horsemen and
drivers came up. The board, by order
of the Lepine park of Montreal, suspend
ed the @. V. Richardson of Burlington,
also the bay mare Phantom. BY order
of the Middle Granville Driving Park as
ISOLATION T. NJ. Francis of Wells, the bay
gelding Otis NJ; Frank Burgess of Ben
nington, the bay stallion Frank Burgess,
and the bay mare Trill were also sus-
pended. The suspensions in each case
were made for non-payment of entrance
money.-Troy Press.
HERE is an account of Santa Claus lit
orally stuck in a chimney. A Newcastle,
Pa, despatch says: Sampson Getholtz,
| a Slippery Rock township farmer,
thought to surprise his family Sunday
night by sliding down the old-fashioned
chimney and impersonating Santa Claus.
He made the passage all right until he
reached the centre of the chimney, where
he stuck fast Getholtz yelled for aid,
Members of the family did not recognize
his smothered voice and ran from the
house terror. stricken. Neighbors were
summoned, and after much difficulty he
made himself known. The chimney was
torn down level with the roof, rope
was lowered, and bv the united efforts
of three men Getholtz was pulled out"
LIGHTNING sometimes strikes twice in
d place. That is, in the same county.
Some years ago, Editor Cole of one of
the Salem, N. Y, papers was chosen to
fill an important and lucrative Office in
one of the State departments at Albany.
He made an exceptionally good man for
the place, and was continued under the
Republican administration thai succeed
ed. This year the newly elected State
Treasurer, A. B. Colvin of Glens Falls,
sends as Christmas present the best
appointment in his gift to Editor ]. L.
Macarthur of the Granville Sentinel
all without solicitation, and, apparently,
recognizing the eternal fitness of things.
Mac accepts the position in a character
istic letter and will do honor to the place.
By the way, we note that our Washing
ton county, N. Y, brethren of the guild
editorial, are a lively set of fellows.
The Sentinel is one of the very best To-
cal papers in the country and its editor
announces that he shall continue at the
helm and fill his office of corporation
clerk at Albany at the same time. We
extend congratulations to both editors,
and the State Treasurer's first official
act" has the authority of high pre-
cedent.