The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-04-14
VICINITY AND LOCAL ITEMS.

DO IItu Adbbs
Mrs. T. A. SNIYELEY, who has been
visiting in Albany, N Y, has returned
to her home in BenningtoniCentre'
MICHAEL WEIGH has resigned as
town grand Juror and the selectmen have
appointed Judge G. II. Mason to fill the
vacancy.
The grand lodge of Odd Fellows of
Vermont will hold its 4Tth annual grand
session at Burlington the third Wednes-
day in May.
THE annual election of Canton Ben
nington, No. 4, p. NJ, will be held in
Odd Fellows hall, next Tuesday evening,
April 18th.
A BENNINGTON county man has in
vented some kind of a cover for sap buck
cts. The Readsboro Enterprise says he
sold 5000 in two days in Wilmington last
week.
A MINIATURE blizzard prevailed on
Friday and the day could easily have
been taken for one in December instead
of April. The temperature Saturday and
Sunday was An exceedingly great con-
tIaSt
HENRY BISHOP, who has been confined
in the county Jail as temporarily insane,
was allowed to return home last week.
The physicians were satisfied that the in
sanity had left him and he would be bet
ter off at home.
THERE was but little observance of
Fast day here. None of the mills shut
down, but the banks and postofice were
closed. In the evening there were union
services in the Baptist church, at which
the congregation numbered siXty-nine.
orn tO
produce the "Chimes of Normandy, the
concert that took" so well two years
ago, in the Opera House May 18TH Nan
and Jessie Miller of Troy are to take
leading parts. Other Troy and Cohoes
people are to assist
WE note that the papers are again
talking about Mrs. Hetty Green, the
RICHEST woman in the country, She Is
reputed to be resident of Bellows
Falls, but her business interests keep
her in New York and Chicago, the
larger part of the year.
THE Granville, n. Y. Sentinel says
that Mrs. Harrington, senior, referring
to the mother of the Rev. Jas. L. Har
rington, pastor of the Presbyterian
church of Middle Granville, has returned
to her home IN Bennington Centre. The
Rev. Mr.. Harrington is doinga fine work
in that church.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Brattleboro
Phoenix has discovered that ''school
cannot be legally taught in July or
August without the written permission
of the superintendent. Section 1914 of
the act of 1888 was not repealed, but the
words town superintendent were sub
stituted for the word supervisor "
LIST of letters advertised in the post
Office at Bennington for the weel' end
ing April Sth, 1893: Jas. Began, Colvin
Campbell Bell, Samuel Pike, Ezra G.
Wright, Mrs. Eliza Baldwin. These let
tiers will be sent to the dead letter office
April 22nd if not delivered before. In
calling please say advertised" giving
date of list.
REFERRING to the Kirmess at North
Adams, the Valley News, says: 1.-THE
appearance of Leila Mcintyre of Ben
nington is always the signal for applause
In her songs and dances she is unap-
prSachable by any amateur in this part
of the country. She is really wonderful
in her specialties and her talents are
thoroughly appreciated by the audiences
in this town."
THE proposal to organize a chapter of
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton in Bennington meets with favor
Twelve names have already been enrolled
as charter members, and, no doubt, this
number will be considerably enlarged be-
fore we 90 to press. Mrs. Jesse Bur.
dett of Arlington is the State Regent,
and the matter of the local chapter is in
the hands Of Mrs. i. S. Norton, to whom
our readers who are interested are re-
ferred.
THERE are a good many things devel-
oping in the insurance business all point
ing to the gravity of the problem that
Overhangs the country. The North
America has stopped writing farm risks.
The London & Lancashire has with
drawn from Rutland with a likelihood of
other towns being served the same way
Meanwhile the companies keep pushing
up rates to make more losses and more
trouble in the future--Brattlebor Re
former.
THE ''long distance telephone pro
ject, which we announced exclusively
two weeks ago, is an assured fact. The
Valley News of North Adams, Mass,
says: Manager Stedman will soon have
Bennington connected with the outside
world by means of long distance tele-
phone wires. When the work is COM
pleted an exhibition will be held during
which the Vermonters will listen TO con-
certs in New York and Boston, talk with
Chicago and investigate generally in the
wonders of conversation by means of
electricity"
THE post Office department has issued
an order to postmasters instructing them
that no mail matter except letters is to be
returned to the senders when found to be
unbelievable, except when there is n
specific request for such return. The
mere name and address of the sender
(Which secures the return of undeliver-
able letters) will not be sufficient to Sc
cure the return of packages of printed
matter or merchandise. A printed or
written request for their return will re-
ceiVe attention if addressed to the post
Offices to which the packages were ongi-
nally directed.
THE Assistant INSPECTOR General of
the Department of Vermont, G.. A. r.,
Gen. J. A. Benedict, has announced his
assistants. Among these we find George
II. Williams of Dorset for this vicinity.
Among the Aides-de-Camp Jas. A. n.
Williams is honoured by an appointment
The following paragraph in the general
order will appeal to all and we hope
some Of our readers may be able to give
the desired infOrmation "Mrs. Martha
i. Moody of South Efingham, n. H..
desires the address of soldier by the
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