The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-03-17

EUR juliet iOcdl anu county items, see
cur second page to-day.
MRS. JOHN POWERS, of Middlebury, is
visiting her son, Charles N. Powers.
MRS. EMMA A. PARMENTER expects
soon to make quite visit to friends out
of town.
STARK HOSE company served clam
chowder in their dining rooms Saturday
evening. Several invited guests were
present.
BUSINESS of all kinds is booming and
indications point to large amount of
bnilding of houses here during the COM
ing season.
The "Solid Man." will be the subject
of the discourse at the Second Congrega-
tional Church on Sunday evening. Sing
ing will be special attraction.
ARTHUR NJ. JOINS, the defaulting sta
ton agent of the l.. S. r. r., pleaded
guilty at Hudson, N. Y, last week and
was sentenced TO two years in states
prison.
PAULINE HALL, in the comic opera,
|Ermanie," will play in the Opera
House Saturday evening, March 18th.
This will be her only appearance in
Vermont
SMITH COLLINS has returned here after
visit of several months to New Haven,
Conn, and with relatives in other places
He will be welcomed back by many
fMends.
The East Side" notes of our Troy
exchanges, say: Mrs. George Fraden-
burgh and son Of Thirteenth street have
gone to Bennington where they will re-
main two weeks"
MRS. II. L. CURTIS, who was injured
in the Bennington railroad seven weeks
ago, was reported decidedly worse
Wednesday and unlikely to live any CON
sideral time.-Rutland Herald.
OK Tuesday Deputy Sheriff Godfrey
served papers upon VIM. Norton's GRO
Gerry firm and the concern will probably
&c into liquidation. A Troy firm was
the complainants and the amount is va
Meusly stated at from $500 to 5000.
A .GooDLY number of ladies enioyed
the social at the Young WomanS Club
given on Wednesday evening, the Sth
inst. Refreshments were serv ed and an
old fashioned good time enjoyed bv ALL
This organization is growing, both in
numbers and interest.
HENRY w. FRENCH died at the Sol
diers' Home Of consumption March 18th,
aged AZ years. He was a member of Co.
a, 3lst Massachusetts, and was admit
ted to the home from Bennington. Feb.
ruary 23d. His was the Goth death in
the institution.
The Erie, Pa, Sunday Gazette, of Feb.
Goth, says: THE engagement is an
nounced of j. N. Thayer of the firm of
Q. G. Thayer S Son of Utica. N. Y, and
Erie, Pa, and Miss Beckett Warner. only
daughter of Mr.. U. S. Warner, of the firm
OF Warner Bros, of this city"
THE State Superintendent of Educa-
ten has called meeting of the School
Directors of the several towns of Ben
ningtOu county at Arlington, March 22nd
ut 10 O'Clock A. NJ. The purpose of the
meeting is for consultation, and to Sc
cure uniformity of action. In another
place we refer to the Brattleboro con-
vention, to which the attention of those
in interest is directed.
OUR inside pages to-day contain a num-
her of notable articles-historica and
Otherwise-that will attract attention.
The story, "The face Under the Snow.v
by Mrs. Orcutt, was, as will be seen,
written by Bennington lady Miss EN-
ma Fuller before marriage), and her
friends will be glad to read it. Mrs. Or
cult has made decided success in liter
allure, both her serial and short stories
commanding ready publication in the
leading periodicals of Massachusetts and
Michigan. In the latter State a near rela-
tive is on the editorial staff of a leading
daily. We congratulate the fair author
ess on her merited success. The article
upon the early history of Maryland will
be read with interest in connection with
the Columbus claims and the Worlds |
Fair. Local and deferred county matter
will be found as usual on our second |
page.
The Albany, N. Y, papers of Monday.
had this item: ''The boiler of a loco, |
motive of the Philadelphia, Reading and |
New England railroad exploded at st. |
Elmo, n. Y, ten miles west of Pough- |
keepsie bridge this morning. George A.
Shufeldt, fireman, of this city. and Hor- |
ace Lambert, brakeman, of Bangor, N. |
N, were instantly killed and the engi- |
neer James Flanagan, of Hartford, |
Conn, was fatally injured" Mr.. Sbu- |
feldt is member of the family of that |
name here. We are told that the day
this tragedy on an engine occurred the |
friendsI here received a letter from the
dead fireman in which he stated that
they mad hard winter for accidents. Int
spring was now here and the danger
seemed past; that he had gone to firing
for Clarence Sears, etc. 1t would aDpear
from the despatch that he had changed
off, because Mr.. Sears does not appear to
have been running the locomotive.
RUSSELL SAGE, the millionaire, a ma
tive Of Troy, N. r., has budded out into
a benefactOr of that city. Through his
wife he devotes 100000 to build a dor.
mtory on the grounds of the old Female
He follows the Gurley Me-
mortal with this one. The building is
TO be built of handsome cream-colored
pressed brick, with terra Gotta trimmings
10 is to be solid, substantial. square
structure, occupying the ground where
the old examination room now stands.
with a magnificent swell front facing
Second street. while the main elevation,
with its imposing facade, will look to-
wards Congress street Here will be on
the ground floor, parlors and Offices, etc.
while down the First street side will run
the teachers rooms, etc. A fine cellar
and basement will extend under the
whole building. 1t will be four stories
IN height, and absolutely fire proof. 1t
will be arranged to accommodate 100
boarding pupils, each dormitOry to con.
iist Of room and alsove. No two young
aides will be obliged to room together.
It will be started as soon as the frost is
out of the ground and constructed as