The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-12-29

Miss GRACE J. DAY of Greenfield
Mass, is here for the holidays.
ELLIS GooDALL is home from New
York for the holidays. He is student
in the medical college of that city.
THE remains of Mrs. Silas P. Moon
who died at North Adams, Mass, were
brought here yesterday for burial.
THE public schools of this village
closed the fall term last week Friday
and will open Tuesday, January End.
Miss BERTHA JEwETT has returned
from Chicago, and will go back to Miss
Gerrish's school at Englewood, N. j.,
next week.
THE engagement of Mr.. A. w. Braisted
IA. w. Putnam's bookkeeper), to Miss
Laura. daughter of Deacon w. E. Muir
ply, is announced.
THE holiday trade of Bennington was
of much less volume than last year, but
fully as good as could be expected con
sidering the hard times.
CAPTAIN c. w. EDDY of the thirty
second separate company of Hoosick
Falls, N. Y, has rendered his resigna'
ton for business reasons.
DIR. T. j. PUTNAM and wife of North
Adams, Mass, and DR.. W. B. Putnam
of Hoosick Falls, N. Y, ate Christmas
turkey with their brother, DR.. W. E,
Putnam of this village.
WE notice that wages are dropping,
and that even where people are at work
partially the wage rate is dropping lower
and lower If the shadow of low tariff
does this, what will be the realitye
The Rev. Gorham Esterbrook of
Summerville, Mass, will preach morn
ing and evening in the Baptist church,
next Sunday. The Christmas music
will be repeated by special request.
The members of Custer W. r. G. are
requested to be present at the next meet
ing, Wednesday, January 3rd, 1894, as
business of Importance is to be trans
acted. Society will be held in the after
noon.
THE Misses Sprague and Bleloch of
Springfield, Mass, Messrs Roy of Troy,
Talbot of New York and Knapp of Flor
ida, were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
P. Childs, in honor of the Misses Childs,
during the Holidays.
A BURLINGTON despatch of yesterday,
says: Gen. 7. S. Peck, who became fl
nancially embarrassed by inability of
friends whose paper he Endorsed to meet
obligations, has compromised with his
creditors for 20 cents on the dollar. His
liabilities are $S0,000."
LAST Saturday evening, Bessie White,
little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank S.
White, enjoyed Christmas tree, and a
few of her little friends were present to
help her. There was lots of fun and a
very pleasant evening was passed.
THE Kings Daughters will hold their
regular monthly meeting January 5, 49,
"a, in their newly established headquar-
tiers in the Opera House block, third
floor, front room. Several items of bus
mess are to be brought forward and a
large attendance is urged.
DEATH has been frequent visitor
here, during the 10 days ending with last
week, there having been one death each
day. With the exception of one person
all were more than 60 years of age, and
nearly all of the deaths were more or less
directly the result of attacks of la Grippe.
There are many cases of this disease yet
in the village.
The election of Stark lodge, No. 8, 1.
o. o. F., Wednesday evening resulted as
follows: L. S. Frost, N. c.; John P.
Daley, V. g.; S. Fl. lockwood, secre-
tary; VIM. Moore, P. S.; E. B. Griswold,
treasurer. The Lodge is in an excellent
financial condition, and the election of
trustees and representatives to Grand
Lodge will take place January 3rd.
Word comes from the family of o.
R. Bennett of Rutherford, N. j., that
Mrs. Bennett has the small pox. Her
sister, Edith, of this village, is with
her. Mrs. Bennett and sister went over
to New York to do some trading before
Christmas and it is thought the disease
was contracted somehow on that trip.
The patient is dong well, the balance of
the family quarantined, have been re-
and the physician in charge
expects no serious results. We hope SO
THE State Board of Agriculture have
appointed their Institutes for the season.
OF those to be held in this vicinity we
note: Feb. End, at Wilmington; Feb
9th and 7th, at Dorset; Feb. Sth and 9th,
at Peru; Feb. 10Th and 10th at Pawlet.
The secretary, G. NJ. Winslow of Brandon
says: Towns situated along the line
of these meetings may so far as prac-
ticable be accommodated with a one day
meeting on application in season to the
LAST week we mentioned the fact that
a Christmas tree for the families of Odd
Fellows would be dismantled in Odd
Fellows hall New Years night. The
plans are perfected for the same and a
grand time is expected. E. S. Harris
will otficiate as Master of Ceremonies,
aud there will be singing and speaking
by the children. All members of the
Order and their families are invited,
whether belonging to the local lodge or
visiting here.
SHERIFF WILSON on his return from
last week, where he went with
VIM. Conroy, sentenced to 25 years i'm
prisonment for manslaughter, said that
the nerve which has upheld Conroy
since his arrest deserted him while on
his way there, and he bitterly bewailed
the fate before him. He entIeated the
sheriff to get him laudanum, so that he
could take his own life. Application
will be made at once by the prison au-
thoriies to have him transferred to the
insane asylum at Waterbury. DIR. Minis,
the expert who examined Conroy during
his trial, stated privately that in his
opinion, Conroy would not live many
THE Inquirer, published at Metuchen,
n. j., under date of December 23d, says:
''In last weeks issue of the Inquirer we
the fact that the Rev. H. H. P.
Roche had received call 1.-THE second or
third), to the Episcopal Parish at Ben
nington. 1t is earnestly hoped not alone
by his congregation but by this popular
vOunp Driastis MANY friauds and admir-