The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-03-24
CLUBBING RATES.
Next Sunday will be Palm Sunday.

THE Rev. Chas. r. Seymour is absent
this week in New York.
For other local and county items, see
Cur second page to-day.
GEORGE L. COLE of Proctor passed
Sunday with friends here.
OWNERS and keepers of dogs must get
them registered on or before April 1st
THE inquest as to the cause of the late
fire did not develop any clue to the incin-
diary.
SHURTLEFF's ''spring medicine" is
called for in all this region. See adver
tisement to-day.
w. A. WALL & COMPANY advertise
wall papers in another column. They
are the first in the field.
THE opening of the new drug store of
VanVleck & Potter, in another place to-
day will attract attention.
The Cambridge, IN. W Valley Agri-
cultural society will hold its next fair,
September 9th, 9th, 7th and Sth, 49,
The Troy Press of last evening, says
that Seymour VanSantvooTd is confined
to his house by an attack of laGrippe.
THE Odd Fellows are taking measures
to celebrate April Goth, the 74th anniver-
sary of the establishment of that order
BY request, the "WifO for Wife, ORA
matte company returned and played in
the Opera Houss Monday evening to a
large audience.
A POOR girl lost her purse with nearly
SIS in it at the opera last Saturday night
See notice in another place. We hope
she will find it.
Mrs. G. N. POWERS, who has been SER
iously i'll several days and whose recov-
cry was considered very doubtful for
some time, is improving.
THIS is maple sugar weather. A Cas-
tleton man was first in the state with
new sugar this year, he having mar
keted some 10 days ago.
THE different churches are making
preparations for elaborate Easter ser
yices. At the Baptist church the music
will be furnished by a double quartette.
1T is requested by the secretary of the
Main street Book Club that the MAY
number 1892 of the New England Maya
zine and any number of Demorests of
1892 be returned to her.
LORING BINGHAM, on account of rheu-
matism has been obliged to return home
from his school in Manlius. N. Y. He
was severely i'll, but now is better and
hopes soon to be out again.
LETTERS advertised at the post office
at Bennington for the week ending
March 18th, 1893: Peter Roy. This letter
will be sent to the dead letter office,
April 1st If not delivered before. In
calling please say "advsrtised'' giving
date of list
Tx another place We copy editorial
from the n. Y. Sun giving the Weekly
Tribune fine notice. Our readers are
reminded that the offer of the Tribune
free to advance paying subscribers will
not last forever and that if they delay
too long tn opportunity may be lost.
THE friends Of the historian named
will be sorry to learn that eminent ply
sicians in New York extend no hope to
Hon. b. II. Hall of Troy, who is afflicted
with a serious ailment and is now in the
metropolis undergoing treatment. This
news will be sad blow to every one
whe knows this public spirited gentle
man.
On the goth an invitation came to Taft
Gommandery to visit Killington COM
mandery at Rutland the DIST, and witness
the comforting of the Order of the Tenn
for such trip the E.. c.. made a suit
able acknowledgement. The Grand Com
mander's annual official visit was the
cause of the conclave.
CARDS have been received announc-
ing the marriage of Miss S. Jennie
Wright and Edward Payson Cramer to
take place at the residence of the bride
in Cambridge, n. Y, Tuesday evening
March 2Sth. Miss Wright is one of Cam
BRIDGES best known and popuay young
ladies, and Mr.. Cramer has been mer-
chant in that village for many years.
r. j. CRAWFORD has the contract, and
the frame is already up to rebuild the
BANNER Building, North street la.ely
burned. Mr.. Heath will rebuild at the
same time. The new edifice will be three
stories with good front, and will be
rushed to completion. Meantime the
business office and composing rooms of
the BANNER will remain in the third
story of the First National Bank.
SHERIFF WILSON Tuesday went to
Windsor having in charge Murderer
Henry Mcdowell who was taken to the
State prison for safe keeping until the
time of his trial next June. Since his
attempt to burn the Jail two weeks ago
Mcdowell has been kept in solitary con
fnement and the county officials fearing
mat the Jail was not safe enough, petit
toned the governor for an order to take
him to Windsor, which was granted.
THE town of Wallingford is to receive
ule gift of a public library building, the
donor'of which is not named, but who is
understood to be a former resident of
that thriving village. A despatch SAYS:
civilian c. Mason appears as the Civ
er's agent, and has bought from Mrs.
Hannah p. Rounds the lot on the rner
of Main and Depot streets for the build
Ing. The lot is in the centre of the
town. The deed was made Saturday and
runs to VIM. Z. Mason, Trustee. A pub.
lie meeting is called for Saturday even
ing, when the name of the giver will be
announced and the whole matter win be
explained.
The postal laws are very strict on
many points, one of which is that
"duns" cannot be sent on postal cards.
hpropos to this subject we find this
item: "Thos. Failey, deputy u. S. mar
shal for Vermont arrested John Trow,
president of the Granite Savings Bank
and Trust company of Barre, in that
village Monday afternoon for alleged
violation of the postal laws. The charge
was "dunning' man on a postal card.
The accused was taken before United
States Commissioner in Montpelier, when
the matter was settled. This is the sec