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

Those who want copying done will do
well to call on Niles and Yeuable at the
Municipal Court Office, First National
Bank building. See card elsewhere.
VIVA. THEBERsE and wife and Mr.. and
Mrs. Elezeard Theberge will remain in
town about month visiting friends, be-
fore they return to their homes.
THE Guide Board Sunday school had
sugar party Friday evening. The ladies
of the Second Congregational church
gave a most ENJOYABLE sugar festival in
the parlors last Wednesday evening.
The drama that took so well at Bank
hall, North Bennington, recently, was re-
peated in Library hall Monday evening
to fair audience. At the matinee Tues
day afternoon the hall was crowded.
A PARTY of sixteen attended the Kir-
mess at North Adams, Mass, Tuesday.
There was quite a contrast between the
display in 4 common hall there and the
spectacular effects in our New Opera
House.
THE Graded schools began their Spring
term Monday with full registration OF
scholars. The same board of teachers
are employed with the exception of the
vacancy filled by the death of Miss
Rogers.
GEORGE CRAWFORD, the we'll known
tinsmith, and who has worked at the
business in this village for twenty-five
years, engaged with Chas. II. Potter this
year and began work April Sd. Both are
to be congratulated.
Col. E. d. BENNETT and wife, Major
X. j. Coffey and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. III. S.
Bingham, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mattison
attended a maple sugar party given by
A. G. Stone, an old friend, in Walling-
ford last Friday evening.
Hon. JAS. X. BATCHELDER has been
in town this week on business. 1t will
be remembered that by vote his opinion
was asked by the Village Trustees rela-
tive to the status of the sewer question
in connection with that of the Village
Attorney.
AN exchange says that Henry W. Put
nam has sold Aubine, record 2:192,
to II. S. Nelson, the owner of The cele.
brated trotting stallion, Nelson. Aubine
is a half sister to Nelson, and with her
mate, Lady Wellington, has a record OF
2:l64 made at Poughkeepsie driving park
four years ago.
B. F. REYNOLDS of Cheshire, a well
known printer, but for about year a
citizen of Lynn, accepted a job at North
BrOokfield, went to that place last Mon
day and began work Tuesday morning.
He hadn't been at work but few hours
when, by misstep he was precipitated
down stairway into the cellar, sustain
ing bad fracture of the right wrist com
monty termed a cOllies fracture. He at
once had the arm set at BroOkfield and
then went back to Lynn to enter the
Lynn hospital. When he got there he
had to have the arm set over again, which
was painful operation, as five hours
had elapsed since the first setting. He
has now left the hospital and got among
nds.-Morning Call, Pittsfeld, Mass
THE "Tennyson Society of young Ia.
dies, who gave Colonial Tea at the
rooms of the Y. NJ G. A, a few weeks
since, wish to acknowledge the courtesy
of the Association for so kindly giving
them the use of their rooms. Wednes
day evening May 10th, an entertainment
will be given in the opera house under
the auspices of this society. Miss Lulu
Robinson has kindly consented to bring
her already celebrated little ministries
out again, upon this occasion, which will
be the drawing card of the evening
Bennington people are asked to respond
heartily to this worthy object. If eacf
one when called upon will purchase {
ticket, the house can be filled, the mon
ey kept at home, and grand benefit t.
the society result.
THE annual meeting of St. Peters par
! ish was held Monday evening. The fol
| lowing vertrymen were elected: j. I
! Shurtlefl, II. o. HARDWOOD, l.. f. Abbott
L. p. Norton, J. II. Norton, G. G.. Kim
| ball, L. A. Hutchins, II. L. Stillson.5 @
! M. Lambert. j. l.. Finn, Charles Barnes
DR.. ShuTtleff was reelected Senior War
den and Treasurer, and Mr.. HarwooC
Junior Warden and Clerk. The respons
to the Rectors appeal to liquidate tn
Indebtedness was generously met ant
the parish is now clear of debt. TIL
different guilds all have funds in thei
treasures. The parish is in health,
financial condition. The announcement
is made that the Rector has received tn
appointment of Examiner at the Genera
| Theological Seminary by the board o
trustees of that institution. The follow
ing delegates were chosen to represen
! the church at the Diocesan Convention
at Burlington June It'll: L. p. Norton
H. o. HarwoOd, j. T. Shurtleff, Ii. l.
! Stillson. Alternates: J. ii. Norton, I
A. Hutchins, &. NJ. Lambert, j. L. Finn
CHARLES l.. Form registered YESTERDAY
under the Geary exclusion act and flee
his papers and photograph with Deputy
Collector Forbes. He is the second ont
TO register in this state, and his witnesses
for identification were the Hon. Geo. W
Hartman and the writer. The first appli
cation was by Lee Eng, a laundrymaI
residing at Montpelier. The Deput,
Collector for the Vermont division hai
recently taken a census of the Chinese
persons in this State, and finds thai
there are PC Celestials in this division
there being four at Rutland, four at st
Adams, four at Burlington, two at Barre
two at st. Johnsbury, two at WinoOski
and one al Bennington, ,FairhaVen, Bran
don, Woodstock, Montpelier, West Ran
dolph and MiGdlebury. Up to within (
few months the Chinaman in Vernon
have been disinclined to register in SOM
instances have positively refused to TAX
the necessary steps to execute applica
ton papers, but recently change SEEM
to have come over them and 4 majorit,
of those residing in thislState have signi
fled their intention of complying witt
the law.
AT the annual meeting of the Benning
ton Village improvement society, TIL
old board of officers were reelected; al
so the committees of last year. The re
port of work accomplished during tn