The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-01-13

Second Congregational church, will speak
next Sunday evening on dustin, the
Martyr"
Miss MAMIE H. LOOMS, who has been
spending the winter with her aunt in
Hudson, N. Y, is home on short visit.
She will return next week.
HITCHCOCK, who has been clerk at the
Schuylerville depot for the last year, has
accepted the position of agent of the
railroad at North Bennington.
THE newly elected officers of Tiffany
Hose company No.2 will provide supper
Tor the members of the company and in
vited guests in the company Darlors next
Tuesday.
N. A. BURRITT, for some time agentfor
the Delaware and Hudson railroad COM
pany at Fort Edward, has been promoted
to the agency of the company at Rouse's
Point and will go to Rouse's Point about
February LIST. Mr.. Burritt was formerly
of Bennington.
The letters advertised in the Post Of
fee at Bennington for the week ending
Jan. It'll, 1898, are: A.W.A.Gereber, James
Murray, Walter Wright, Van S. Williams,
Mrs. Julia C. White. These letters will
be sent to the Dead Letter Office Jan.
21st, if not delivered before. In calling
please say advertised" giving date of
list.
THE County National Bank received
its invoice of Columbian half dollars
Monday. Chas. S. Kehoe received the
first one, and the orders for these sOuve-
Mrs were filed in the order of reception.
The coins were distributed without
charge by Cashier Cone, but we notice
that in st. Johnsbury the charge was
| 81. 25 each, instead of as here 81.
AMONG the scores of letters weekly re-
eeived from our subscribers, we take two
extracts, showing the estimation in
which this paper is held by lis regular
readers. From the far west comes this
remark: eve cannot keep house with
out the BANNER" From a point nearer
home, but outside our town, an old friend
says: "Send me the BANNER and the
Tribune. | should be lost without the
BANNER. | have haG it thirty-twO years
now" Every person on our books can
secure the Weekly Tribune free if they
pay for the BANNER in advance.
On Tuesday, January oath, willard
Post and W. Il. C. of Troy, n Y, is to
make the return visit to 9th c rps Post
and w. r. C. of this village. We note
that the Troy ladies held a meeting last
Wednesday evening to make arrange
ments for the visit. The local veterans
are expecting a grand time, and the Wis
itoys will be cordially received, ban
uuetteG in the fine manner the 9th Corps
w. r. G. is noted for, and the Camp Fire
following will be held in the chapel of
the Soldiers Home. A number of our
towns people will be invited in to pa
ticipate in this reunion and visit.
The Free Press of yesterday, says:
"A large picture of Maj.-Gen. William
Wells has been presented to the Vermont
Soldiers Home at Bennington by Mrs.
Wells. This picture is fine likeness
and has a silver plate with the words,
"Brigadier and Brevet Major
william Wells, U. S. Vols, First Presi-
dent Vermont Soldiers Home" engraved
thereon. 1t will hang in the reception
room of The Home and the Vermont sol.
dierS will prize it highly and will thank
Mrs. Wells for her thoughtful present to
the men who followed her gallant hus
band in battle, and who revere his
memory"
MRS. EMELINE DEMO, wife of Mr.. A.
and whose burial occurred Jan. 5th, is
deeply mourned by large circle. fer
character was that of sincere Christian
and her dates were not forgotten. She
succeeded in making life agreeable to
those about her. Her home was one of
comfort and repose, aud many weary
soul sought refuge in her presence. Mr..
DEMO is left with a grandson. While
under cloud OF bereaven..en ont he 10 CRATE
full for the sympathy shown by his neigh
bors and takes this opportunity of ex-
tending heartfelt thanks to all who have
assisted him in this trying ordeal,
THE County Post says: 1.-THE works OF
the Walter A. Wood Moving and Reap
ing Machine Company at Hoosick Falls
have shut down, and the men have been
discharged. The reason given is lack of
water to supply power. When they will
open again is not settled, but it is feared
by many that other causes besides low
water brought about this result. Humid
reds of men who were dependent upon
these works for the means of livelihood
are thrown out of employment, and much
suffering is likely to ensue. 1t is re-
ported that a number of families are re-
csiving assistance from the town already.
which number will doubtless be largely
increased before spring should the works
remain closed"
In the absence of our usual mortuary
record in detail, which we have as yet
been unable to procure, we copy from the
Troy Times DR.. Days summary, under
the heading: "Where the good die old, -"
as follows: "The mortuary record Of the
town of Bennington, for 1892, presents
some interesting facts. There were