The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-10-06


house on Main street, is seriously ill
with typhoid fever.
THE families of Geo. A. Wattles and
]. o. Burt have exchanged residences
and moved this week.
Miss MA6DE E. CARPENTER has re-
covered so that she is again in her place
at the Graded school
Miss L. j. ROUSE has arrived home
after an absence of nearly a year with
friends in Pennsylvania.
PROF. f. n. SQUIRE, H. f. Robinson,
Theo. and Eddy Thomas, started for the
Worlds fair, Wednesday.
Miss FLORA VALENTINE gave party
Monday evening. Quite large number
of her friends were present.
ISAAC Moon is quite seriously ill. He
was going to the Worlds fair this week
with party, but was detained.
Miss LoTTIE PATTERSON has been
visiting friends and relatives in Boston
and vicinity, for the past three weeks.
MOSES WILSON and wife have gone to
the Worlds fair. Their son accom-
panied them to Niagara Falls, where he
will visit his cousin DIR. Walter Scott.
MRS. WILL G. CLARK and Miss Stella
Marsden have returned after passing a
pleasant month with Mrs. Clark's par
ents among the Berkshire Hills of Mdssa
chusetts.
JOHN V. D. MERRILL has secured pO-
sition as bookkeeper for H. B. Catiin
& Company, New York. His residence
will be occupied by Wells Valentine dur
the winter
o. II A,rorrr William p Nor
gan, |. E. Gibson and S. G. Lyons were
among those who left Saturday for the
Worlds fair Mrs. l. E. Gibson accom-
panied her husband.
THE Rev. E. G. Read was in town for
brief visit this week. He returned
from his eastern trip to the Holy Land
IN May. Mr.. Read is Away welcome
visitor to this town.
THE Eastern Star Chapter is changing
its ritual to conform to the late regula-
tions of the Grand Chapter, and at the
November convocation will use the new
books for the first time.
IT is a curious anomaly in the law that
if you pay for your photograph being
taken no copy can be sold without your
consent. while if you do not the photog-
rapher may sell it TO any extent.
Mrs. OLIVER SEVERANCE, who COM
mitted suicide in Middlebury Saturday
by taking a dose of Paris green, was the
wife of a brother of the Rev. M. l.. Sew
erance, pastor of the Old First church at
the Centre.
J.K. MILLER is in receipt of new fall
goods in boots and shoes, and his an
nouncement is just too late for this
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to be found at Miller's, Main street.
Mrs. GEO. A. HOVER went to the Troy
Hospital Sept 9th, suffering from a
very large multilocular cystic ovarian
tumor which was removed Sept Goth by
DR.. 1. B. Harvie assisted by Dr. Mclean.
She is making a good recovery.
THE Father Mathew T. A. B. Society
attended divine service in st. Francis de
Sales church Sunday afternoon in a
body There were 80 of them present.
after an address, by the Rev. Father Bar
ron, pastor of the church, the 10th annu-
al renewal of their pledge occurred.
THE reunion of the 14th Vermont Reg
iment, was held in Bristol this week.
Among those who attended were Capt, X.
O. Gore, now the only ranking officer
living, and Selectman r. M. Houghton.
One company of the regiment was large
ly recruited from this town. The sur
viyors are taking measures for the cree
ton of monument ON the battlefield OF
Gettysburg.
THE American Surety company OF
New York, who furnished the bail fol
Louis A. billiard of Rutland (whose dis
appearance was noted in our Dorset
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as cashier of the Chicago Tribune, have
offered a reward for his arrest and de-
tention on the charge of embezzlement
of funds from the concern by which he
was employed.
AT the special village meeting, held
Saturday afternoon, the people voted to
authorize the burning of the electric
lights FL night, but laid on the table the
article relative to the night police. The
cost of the lights will be about S700 ex-
ira, which will be money well invested
The night patrol of the vigilance COM
mittee now taken off leaves our village
at the mercy of tramps and others
state of things that should not be al
lowed.
THE appointment of j. f. Gilbert
postmaster of Chazy is a good one. Mr..
Gilbert is true Democrat, an old sol
der, and, what is of more importance
than all, he is a good business man and
will make a good postmaster.-Platts-
burgh Republican. We have always diff
fered with our cousin J. F. in politics,
but can commend him with our brother
quill-driyer as to the last part of the no
tice. We are glad he receives deserved
recognition.
JOB STAFFORD, for over sixty years a
resident of the town of Bennington,
dropped dead in his yard last Friday
evening. He was 50 years of re and re.
sided about four miles south of this vii
lage. He had been in usual health and
was on his way to the house with milk
pail, when he fell in the yard. Death
was the result of paralytic shock, com.
bined with heart failure. He never
spoke after he fell. He has been years
prominent citizen of this town. He has
a son Frank, who is in business i'll New
York, formerly partner with the late
Geo. A. Wood in trade here
A VERY remarkable case of longevity
and fruitfulness is that of Madame Mar.
garet Miller, who lives on the west shore
of Chazy Lake, N. Y, with her daughter
Mrs. King. Mrs. Miller was born at St
Regis, Canada, in 1894, and is conse
quently in her Doth year. She has Il
children. 95 grandchildren, $50 great
grandchildren, and great-Preat- grand
children, She came to Chazy Lake ovel
half century ago, on horseback, wher
the country was dense Wilderness
Her mental faculties are unimpaired
and her eyesight is so good that she car