The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-04-07

home this season.
For other local and county items, see
our second page to-day.
FRED. MCEowEN has been here for
few days from New York.
MISS MAUDE WHEELER expects to re-
turn to Boston in few weeks.
THE selectmen have appointed DR.. Ly
man Rogers health officer of the town.
E. H. SCOTT of the petroleum exchange
in New York is spending few days in
this village with his family.
Miss Lulu WALTON gave birthday
party Wednesday and handsomely enter
tanned number of her mates.
Mrs. CHARLOTTE GREGG had the mis-
fortune few days since to injure limb
by falling down several steps. She hopes
to be about again in few days.
GEO. f. HEATH has purchased that
portion of the Reeves block on North
street occupied by Charles Form as a
laundry, the consideration being $1,000.
MAPLE sugar and syrup are being made
in this section in large quantities. Choice
sugar sells for twelve cents a pound and
syrup at 81 per gallon of eleven pounds.
TENEMENT houses are scarce and the
demand greatly exceeds the supply.
This is q pretty sure indication that
building operations will be brisk this
season.
We note that Ayres, the tailor, isrush-
ed these days making up spring suitiugS.
He has large assortment to select from.
The latest things in hats and furnishings
are to be found at his store.
PROF. H. W. Downs and his choir of
the First Baptist church, were highly
complimented upon the success of their
Easter music this year. They repeat the
services next Sunday as stated II another
item.
MISS LEILA MCINTYRE assisted in the
Kirmess at North Adams this week and
captured the audiences there as much if
not more than she did at home. The lit
tie girl takes her role of song and dance
superbly.
THE guild of st. Katharine will give a
maple sugar festival tomorrow (Satur-
day), evening, from six to nine o'clock
The young ladies cordially invite their
friends to Parish hall, where sugar, ETC.,
will be served.
THE enterprising firm of J. H. Loring
d Company have just added to their
business large platform spring wagon
for trucking and freight purposes. 1t is
the best rig for the work intended ever
brought to town.
Mr.. AND MRS. F. o. GRAVES and Col.
and Mrs. E. L. Bates attended the funeral
of Mrs. w. A. Weber in Pittsfeld,
Mass, Sat urday. Mrs. Weber was a
sister of the ladies, and whose sudden
death we noted last week.
C. G. COLE believes in printers ink.
He has the stock to back his statements
in the store, Putnams new block Fine
dress suits, warranted to fit, as well as
clothes of a cheaper material, may al
ways be bought of Cole. Call and see
him.
AT the annual meeting of the Fort.
nightly, held last Saturday afternoon, the
following officers were elected: Presi.
dent, Mrs Chas. r. Seymour; vice-presi
dent, Miss Nina Morgan; treasurer, Mrs.
A. X. Richie; secretary, Miss Mary
White.
JOHN G. REEVES has taken out the
"alley" entrance just south of the store
now occupied as harness shop, and has
thrown the whole space into George
Chandler's market. This makes quite an
improvement in that locality. Mr..
Chandler moved out while the repairs
were in progress aud moved back
yesterday.
ALREADY bicycles are appearing on
the streets, and the Indications are that
there will be more riding this year than
ever before No new styles of safetes
have yet been seen, but minor changes
have been made in the machines that will
cause them to run more smoothly, if il
is possible. In other columns are notices
of interest under this head.
THE trustees of the Vermont Home
for Friendless Women have purchased
for 800 the property of Judge f. A.
Weed, on Shelburne street, Burlington,
and it will be ready for inmates in few
days. We notice this item in the Troy
Times. twas thought at one time that
this institution would be located at Rut
land, and Bennington was mentioned as
affording fine location.
THE Odd Fellows have in preparation
an enter attainment in celebration of the
T4th anniversary of Odd Fellowship on
April 10Th. There will be an entertain.
ment in Odd Fellows hall early in the
evening, followed by banquet. A so.
cial hop will probably round out the oc.
casion in the rooms below, so that those
who receive an invitation will be fortu.
nate indeed. The full details have not
yet been determined.
THE Easter reception to be given by
the Order Eastern Star in Masonic hall
next Tuesday evening, promises to be
quite social event. The ladies will
serve an elegant banquet to their guests
There will be dancing in the drill room
of the Commandery, cards will amust
others, and musical entertainment will
precede the supper. The invitation:
were sent out yesterday-it being under
stood that all Masons and their famlie.
are invited without formality of the
printed cards.
THE Troy Times of March Both, says
Along and stormy special village meet
ing was held yesterday in Bennington
vt The principal question before til,
voters was the resembling of the vote o.
March 9th instructing the trustees to pu
in sewer system, according to the Nc
Clintock plan, ar a cost not to exceed
$4,000. The authority given to the trus
tees at the former meeting was rescindeC
by a vote of ia to 100. The trouble APP
parently arose from the fact that the gen
eral depth to which the pipes were to b'
laid was only four and half feet, ant
the the property each side of the sewer
was to be assessed one-third of the cost
and the other third was to be borne BY
the village. Many voters thought thl
village should bear the whole cost o.
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