The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-03-31

MRS. A. P. CHILDs who has been quite
ill since her return to Bennington, is inn
proving.
CHAs. NJ. WoOD has bought the Flagler
residence, corner of Willow and Union
streets.
Miss LIZZIE COOPER went to Worces-
ter, Mass, Thursday to pass the Easter
holidays.
DONALD P. HURLBURT returned yes
terday from a business trip of three
months through Ohio, West Virginia
and Kentucky.
FRED JONES of Hoosick, n. Y, and
MyrOn Ellsworth of SALISBURY, have
moved their families to Bennington and
are located on Putnam street.
DIR. PUTNAM of North Adams, Mass,
and DIR. w. B. Putnam of HOosick Falls,
N. Y, were guests of their brother, DIR.
w. E. Putt am of this village, Thursday
afternoon.
THE Rev. Mr.. Severance has
beer called to Atlantic City, by the
severe illness of his son. William, and
there will be no service in the First
Church next Sabbath.
THE ladies of the Second Congrega-
IlOudl Will q 6OCldDlC III IsNlA
parlors on Wednesday evening, April 5th.
New maple sugar and hot syrup for wax
ing on snow will be the attraction.
THE National Board of Underwriters
offer reward of $500 for the conviction
of the incendiary that caused the late
fire on North street This with the $500
already offered ought to ferret out the
rascal.
FROST, of the Putnam Opera House
fish market advertises "Finnin and
Haddies," and other choice articles of
seafood diet This market is something
Bennington has long needed and will
support.
MRS. M. w. STEWART is visiting with
her daughter Mrs. Otto Bennett in New
Jersey. Also a young man, Stewart
Bennett" has arrived at the same place
within a few days, to gladden. the hearts
of the parents and grandparents.
ALL women in the town of Benning-
ton who are interested in forming
chapter of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution are requested to meet
with Mrs. Human S. Norton, 200 Pleas
ant street, April 9Th at 2 o'clock.
THE Trustees of the village held a
special meeting last evening to confer
about the status of the sewer question.
In the line of our remarks elsewhere, the
village attorney was instructed to cOun-
sci with the Hon. Jas. X. Batchelder, re-
lating to the question of sewers. A COM
mittee consisting of Col. DIN Scott and
John S. Holden was appointed to obtain
rates, ETC., of the water company, for
flushing the sewers.
THE members of the Order Eastern
Star will hold a reception in Masonic
hall, this village Tuesday evening, April
18th. 1t is understood that this is to be
public to all MasOns, their families and
such friends as they and the o. E. S., in
vite personally or otherwise. There will
be a special gathering of the O. E. S. at
the home of the Worthy MatrOn next
Tuesday evening at 1870 o'clock to com
plete the committees and arrangements.
The committees already appointed will
meet at the same time and place for con-
sultation. Whenever the ladies of the
Eastern Star give an entertainment it
goes without saying that it will be a fine
affair. The intention this year is tn in
clude in the invitation all friends of the
Order. Further PAL ticulals next week
MRS. SARAH f. WEBER, eldest daugh-
ter of the late Perry w. Eldred and Sis
ter of Mrs. L. l.. Bates and Mrs. F. o.
Graves, deceased at Pittstield, Mass,
yesterday morning. The interment Il at
Pittsfield tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock. Deceased had been in usual
health up to the time of her death, and
the summons came unexpected to all.
Mrs. Weber was the wife of Willis A..
Weber, who for so many years success
fully carried on the oyster business on
Fulton street in the city of Troy, n. Y.
For the last few years they have resided
continuously at Pittsfeld, Mass. She
was loving wife, an affectiOnate daugh-
ter and considerate friend to all. Beloved
by those who knew her, prominent in
the church and society labors her death
will cause a void which will not easily be
filled in the circles in which she moved.
THE New England Telephone and Tel
egraph company are establishing 'long
distance" telephone lines, and w. II.
Stedman of North Adams, Mass, has
been i'll town recently, seeking to make
Bennington one of the stations. We I'M
dertand that our village will become con-
nected with the. ''long distance" system.
The wires will be up within the next 80
days, and then we can talk with Boston
and other distant points. Several Of our
manufacturers are subscribers and to
them we are indebted for this progress
sive step. The electric light company
are also interested. It's no use, gentle
men, to cry down our town, or to vote
down Improvement, Bennington is bound
to forge ahead, and even now is in the
van with places that possess all modern
facilities. Rapid transportation to and
from the cities, with a new depot have
got to come in 1893. The time between
here and Troy-37 miles-must be
shortened for some of the local trains to
about one hour, and we must connect
with the fast trains on the Fitchburg
road to Boston, and so save one hour in
reaching the Club" The New York
connections are now first class and have
been for several years past.
In the Hartford, Conn, Times of
March goth, we find an obituary of Mrs.
Lettie NJ. Gemmill, who died in that city
the Sunday previously. She was the
wife of Dei. John Gemmill of Hartford.
Mrs. Gemmill was the daughter of the
Rev. Mr.. Morris, who preached in the
Methodist church here some twenty-five
years ago. Her father died some years
ago and was buried in Bennington. as
many of our readers will recollect. The
Times says: "Mrs. Gemmil's thoughts
were turned some thirty years ago to
educational work in the South among
the freedmen. The convictions which
she felt were made the arbiters of her
work, and led her naturally to the great