The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-03-10
VICINITY AND LOCAL ITEMS.

tamllleS IN THIS clJy.-bhrllngIOn rIoo
Press.
OLD Weatherwise announces that the
coming season is going to be great one
for maple sugar manufacture and for
trout fishing.
GEORGE S. FISK, who has been local
editor of the Clipper for about year
and half, has severed his connection
with that paper and will take position
on the staff of the st. Johnsbury Repub-
lfcan. MI. Fisk has secured many
friends in this city, in addition to doing
excellent work, and he is sure to win
success in his new field of labor-Bur-
lington Free Press.
REFERRING to the death of Mrs. Geo.
A, Stahl, of Boston, which occurred at
Tho residence of her brother-in-law, Mr..
@. C. Kimball, in this village last week,
the Wilmington Times, the home paper
of Mrs. Stshrs family says: MRS.
Adah Stahl, daughter of Daniel Wheeler
of this town, died at Bennington Tues
day. After returning to Boston last fall
after her visit here she was taken worse
aud came back to Nottingham and went
to Bennington short time ago. The
funeral will be held to-day friday.
Clayton and Bert Wheeler, brothers of
the deceased, have gone to the funeral
Mrs. Stahl was an estimable woman and
her decease at the early age of % is a
matter of much regret
The postoffice authorities are very
particular regarding the delivery of PEN
sion letters to the proper parties, and
postmasters are specially instructed in
regard to the matter. A letter from the
pension once at Washington may be de-
liyered to the person in whose care it
may be addressed, as well as to the pen.
Soner OF member of his family, but a
letter addressed to pensioner from the
Office of an agent for paying pensions
must only be delivered to the pensioner
On some member of his family even
though addressed in care of third per-
srn, because such an address is prohib-
,tndl. A pensioners order, verbal or
written instructing the postmaster to
doliver his pension letters to an attorney,
claim agent or broker must be disre-
garded.
THE annual report of the chief engi-
neer of the Bennington fire department
for 1892 is now out. During the year
there were II fire alarms; loss on build
ings and contents, 5000; insurance,
$3.50. The largest single loss was $500
on which the insurance was 5000. The
assessed value of real and personal
property requiring protection of the gov
eminent is 81 ,661,770. The department.
consists of one steamer, three hose COM
pnnies and one hook and ladder company
each containing 25 men. The value of
property connected with the depart
ment is $9S91.05. There are 1850 feet of
hose, 2150 of which is in good condition.
The Gamewell system of fire alarm is in
use and there are ten alarm boxes. There
are SO hydrants, of which three are pri-
vate. The total expense of the depart
ment for the year was $4699.74 At the
ten general alarms given during the year
Stark hose company and H. W. Putnam
hose company were first at the fire, the
former three times and the litter four.
The department is in good condition and
under the best of discipline.
The BANNER is always glad to receive
personals and other items, and would
again invite our citizens to send them in
for publication.
The Second Congregational Sunday
School voted, recently, to continue for
another year, the Guide Board Sunday
school, which it established and has
mainly supported for a number of years.
Mr.. CHAs. b. McDoNoUGH who has
for several years been secretary and
treasure of the second Congregat onal
Sunday School resigned last Sunday.
Fred b. Packard, the assistant secretary
was elected to fill the vacancy and viii
Barron was elected assistant secretary.
Miss Jennie Harrington of North Ben
ningtOn, closed a successful term of
school at Centre SALISBURY, Friday,
February 18th. This is Miss Harring.
toms third term there. Although the
school was large she has had good sue
cess.
1t has been estimated from well au-
thenticated figures that the summer pat
ronage of Vermont from other parts of
the Union has reached the sum of 81, 900.
900 annually. 1t is gratifying to note
how the beautiful scenery and fresh, in
vigorating air of towns like our own are
appreciated by Gwellers in the close and
crowded cities. Some of those persons
who never visit the country in the win
ter might think it decidedly fresh inst
now, if they were to visit Wilmington OF
any part of Vermont-Times. The
same might be said of "Camp Comfort y
and other resorts in this vicinity.
As predicted by Mr.. A. P. Childs in
this paper two weeks ago, the court at
DOnison, Tex, has discharged the receiv-
ership OF the Denison Land and Invest
ment company which was ordered some
three weeks ago. The Brattleboro Re
former says this fulflls the prophecies
of the local investors in the scheme who
knew the most about it. The arguments
to have the appointment of the receiver
set aside were made Thursday and Fri
day, and the opinion gwen by Judge
Brown Saturday. He found that the al
legations on which the receiVership was
ordered were not sustained, that while
the evidence showed extravagant ex-
penditures during the first year the
present management seems to be eco.
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