The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-11-17

JOHN LYONS of CastletOn, is act NJ as
clerk at The Putnam.
L, n. EVANS and wife, returned this
week from their wedding tour.
MRS SARAH AVERY and daughter of
Bennington, are visiting friends in the
city.-Rutland Herald.
Mrs. J. l.. FINN has had another at
tack, Dut is slowly gaining and hopes to
be out again in a short time.
THE Words Fair is to be brought to
us. Tuxedo" presents it in minstrel
form with Hughey Dougherty at the
helm.
MAI. L. S. FRosT's "bill of fare'to-
day compiises over so varieties. some ~
of which are fresh fish. Few markets ih
Boston are equal to this showing.
HID. HALL of North Bennington, has
been setting out elms this week, on his
property in this village Nice trees are
fine addition to home as many can
testify.
DIR. II. j. POTTER, JR., has returned
from course of special medical lectures
i'm New York. He has moved into his
new home, the Evans house on Union
street, lately purchased.
THE preparations for the relaying OF
the walks near Free Library and the
putting in of grade cutters along the
fronts of property in that locality, is an
improvement in the right direction.
IT is possible that people after a while
will learn that no one can go into quar-
antined house without danger, nor is it
safe or lawful for the people quarantined
to be out exposing the public.
THERE has recently been awarded to
Judge f. l.. Sibley patent for double
pointed Garrett tack having it's tangs at
the shoulders half the width of the yoke
or head and beveled on their outer OPP
posite sides.
Col. L. ID. BENNETT, superintendent
of the Bennington and Rutland Railway
company, who has been Ill since October
6. with bilious fever and sciatic rheu-
matism, is now convalescing, but is not
vet able to be out. 1t will be some time
before he resumes his duties.
Two more cases of diphtheria were re-
ported early in the week: one at S. A..
Hollis and the other at John Neher's.
The quarantine has been raised on
Messrs. Schwab and Neher, and it is
hoped to dispense shortly, with the re-
strctions upon Mr.. Holt.
IT seems Unnecessary to remind our
readers that to legally transport dead
bodies from one town and place to an
other permit from the Health Officer,
is needful, but such is the case under the
law of 1892. The certificate of the Doc
tor and the undertaken is also essential.
VERMONT may not have had so preten-
tious a State building at the Worlds fair
as had Washington, but it has escaped
the fate of the extreme Northwestern
State. The Washington building has
Just been taken possession of by the
sheriff for debt-Free Press.
THE Vermont Soldiers Home now has
seventy. three members, the largest num-
Der since its organization, in 1887, al
though the Home has cared for 205 diff
ferent veterans, of whom thirty-six have
died. Department Doty of tie Vermont
r. A. b. is expected to visit the home on
December 2nd,
THE Boston Sunday papers have come
to stay. Burt sold last Sunday 225 Bos-
ton Heralds and Globes, and Evans with
the Journal has constantly increasing
list. Burt says that he don't believe an
other town in New England of its size
Sunday papers as Bennington.
AN exchange tells of woman who
bought new-fangled coffe pot from a
peddler. In the evening she showed it
to her husband, a hardware dealer, who
told her he kept the same thing in his
store for half the price she paid. well"
said she, "why don't you advertise? No
body ever knows what you have for
sale,
Look out for the sleek, smooth
tongued fellow. who offers to enlarge
photographs to life size for little or no
thing. and requires a small sum in adj
vance, for he is a fraud. 1t is safe rule
to patronize home dealers when possible,
but in no case trust your money or sig
nature with strangers unless you can get
an equivalent on the spot.
THE "hot pop corn cart was on the
st Get Tuesday and did good business,
this made the election day quite com
plete. We cannot think of any more
changes that are needed, unless it should
be a room where the babies could be
cared for while their mothers are voting.
County Post. This Tip" from the
Worlds fair is commended to the women
81 ffraSists.
LETTERS advertised in the Postoffice
at Bennington for the week ending No
vember II, 1893: Frank A. Chase, G.
w. Knapeir, L. Walker, Albums Wood
ward, Aurelia BLY,. Mrs. W. Fayette
Brown, Mrs. Helen E. Hathaway. Mrs.
Kate Rouse, Mrs. II. NJ. Sibley, Miss E.
V. Decker, Miss Margaret higgins, Miss
Pennington. These letters will be sent
to the Dead Letter Office Nov. 25th, il
not delivered before. In calling, please
say, advertised giving date of list.
In reply to query of correspondent
last week, we would say: The Haswell
place in Bennington Centre belongs to
Mrs. Horace Stacy of Springfield, Mass
A few months after Mrs. Haswell died,
her brother, Mr.. j. p. Marsh. of West
Springfield, Mass, came up to look at il
and we hear put it in the late Attorney
Meacham's hands for sale. The Haswel
/ family feel very badly to have it left tt
ruin and become such disgrace to the
old village.
THE Troy Press says that when Mrs
Alice Hurd was released from the AL
bany pententiary last week, she wa
Immediately arrested on other charges
and taken to Troy for trial. There arr
several other indictments against her
| This is the case of shOplifting that in
terested people here, because Mr. Hurt
worked in Bennington and his wife, TIN
| prisoner, was formerly of SALISBURY anC
| this village. The papers last evening an
nounce Mrs. Hurd's unconditional &C
quittal.
As the year-1S03, the Columbian yea
| IL, tba bietnrv of s,ttr renuhlic is DRAWN,