The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-01-20


SHELLEY, the tailor, has change of ad-
Vertisement in another column that will
interest our readers.
G. B. SHELLEY was quite i'll for several
days, recently, and got out too soon. He
hos relapse and is SICK confined TO his
house,
CAN the new Columbian stamps be III
lila hint to England and
tended as seh,- 4,,; "a as hard
to lick as we were beforeS
THE farm house of Lorenzo Wilson IN
Mapletown, was totally destroyed ~ fire
last Wednesday. 1t was a defective
chimney; but most Of the. contents were
saved.
Mr.. AND Mrs. G. F. BURCH will re-
ceive much sympathy in the loss of their
only daughter, a sweet child of four
months. The funeral was held Saturday
afternoon. -,
WIN. WlNsLows store is a good place
to get repairs and to procure stoves, etc,
to avoid repairs. He.keeps multitude
of articles not mentioned in his adver-
tisement elsewhere to-day.
THE Fortnightly Club will meet on
Saturday afternoon Jan. Dist. The pro
gramme has been arranged by the Com
mitree on history and travel: Miss Anna
G. Park, Miss Katherine Pentield and
Miss Jennie A. Valentine.
The statistics of the interstate Com
merce Commission show that person
stands only one chanch in 1854, 1913 of
being killed while travelling by railway.
1t would eem, therefore, that about the
safest place was on the railroad train.
IT is shown by statistics that farmers
are the longest lived people of all. The
average duration of life is Ais years for
storekeepers; 43.5 years for teamsters;
a. for seamen; AZ. B for mechanics; 4S.4
for merchants; 52.6 for lawyers, and 81
for farmers.
CLARENCE SEARS, lately employed on
the Brooklyn elevated road, has obtained
a fine situation as engineer on the New
England Division of the p. and r. rail
road. We are glad to hear of his prefer
ment as he l., one of the best locomotive
engineers in the country.
WE spoke recently of the elegant silver
tea set owned by the 9th Corps w. Il. G.
1t has been decided by them to aware
this by vote t. the most popular organ
list in the CHURCHES of this village and ar
rangements have been made accordingly
The set can be seen at the store of G. ID
Gibson. Sign ~ list is the usua
"sign" for you to contribute.
HE store of John Evans, ON Nortl
street, was broken into Friday night b,
burglars The money drawer was rified
and quantity of cigars and cigarettes
was stolen. An attempt was also made
t. enter the office at the railroad station
bat the thieves were frightened away
The question again presents itsel
whether we do not need the electric
lights all night and police patrol o
both.
held in New York city this week, Mr.. G
+. Leonard purchased fine young stal
lion which he will send up to Hill To-
Farm for DR.. Burgess to handle. Jadg
Ing from all we can hear this colt. whicl
i an inbred Wilkes, cannot fail to be
very fast horse, as he went a 2.4O clip a
yearling. He is also for two year oil
colt large and handsome, and should b
great help to the breeders in this sec
tom of the country.
TIE Schubert Quartette of Boston, uu
der the auspices of the Odd Fellows, a
the Opera House, Feb. 18th, promises
rare treat. The Boston Transcript
speaking of late performance in Musi
Hall, that city, says: 1.-THE quartette
composed of artists of grace, beauty, an
marvellous voices. Every selection {
tile programme was musical gem. FL
core after encore greeted them, and til
programme was heightened from ten
eighteen numbers"
The III owing definition of the wor
'Kirness" is given for the benefit of
who may be concerned: 'Kirmess, froI
the German, Kirchmesse, originally
Church Mass or service at the dedicatiO
of a church" In conAection with sue
dedication there we're usually festivitit
of an unusually interesting characte
sometimes degenerating into drunken
ness and brawls, though not necessaril.
From these festivities almost any annu
country fair came to receive the name ,
'Kirmess."
THE Troy Press of Wednesday, say
"PosL Willard, G. A. R., on Tuesda
evening, mustered in one recruit, Robe
Waller 1t is expected that from fort
Eye to fifty members of the Post and X
lief Corps will 60 to Bennington THesda
to attend the Campfire of the Ski
Corps Post. There will also be deleg
ton OF at least forty from Post Bolton
Lansingburgh. The party will lea
Troy at 3 o'clock p. H., returning on Il
midnight train"