The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-04-28
VICINITY AND LOCAL ITEMS.

where.
WE notice that part of the L. S. R.R.
property, the old depot, etc., is adver-
tissd for sale,
News from New York State state that
Montgomery county will setits Jail birds
at work breaking stone for roads. The
example is good one to follow.
THE U. V. MS played nine games on
their Southern trip, winning seven. SO
says the Burlington Free Press. Yer
monters generally ''get there in the
South as well as elsewhere.
DIR. S. r. WILCOX has bought the lot
on Union street just opposite his home
residence. Main street, which gives him
block of land through between both
streets. The Union street frontAs three
rods front by eleven rods deep.
Do you have shooting pains and feel
all broke up, as the warm weather
creeps on, and spring work approaches?
Then pay the printer, and see how it will
bune together will be S1.50, paid in adj
vance.
THE Hoosac Valley News says: IAN
operation was performed Sunday by Dr..
w. A. Parker on editor James p. Magen-
is of the Adams Freeman for tumor in
the eye lids. 1t is to be hoped that the
operation will be completely successful
and that recovery may be permanent"
OUR readers are again reminded that
from the 25th of April until May LIST. the
Listers may be found at the Selectmen's
Office to receive lists. If you have not
yet given in your list you should attend
to it tomorrow and save doubling. The
...Na, la. ID. IF Lxy1f, nirolt
SO that personal lists may be verified.
DOZENS of letters have been received
by people in this vicinity purporting to
come from parties having counterfeit
money for sale. 1t is more than likely
they have no counterfeit money for sale,
bat in any case let them alone and you
wont get into trouble with them.-Wil-
mington Times. Bennington people and
those of other towns will do we'll to heed
the last sentence.
A NEW YORK syndicate has purchased
the splendid property at the mouth OF
Otter Greek, and will proceed to build a
capacious club house on the site of the
Fort Cassin House, which is in ruins.
1t is contemplated to build some 20
cottages, also. Dock conveniences will
no doubt follow.
THE Free Press figures up 100000 as
the amount that will probably be in
vested in Burlington in 1898, including
the government appropriation of $780,
900 for Fort Ethan Allen; $4,000 for
electrically equipping street railway,
and a summer hotel, costing 100000, at
Red Rocks, which is noted rs a ''pOssibil-
ity." The Queen City is entitled to
congratulations.
THOSE people who believe in such
things will be glad to hear that snake
three and one-half inches long, the size
of horse hair, and with head like an
anaconda, was taken from the eye of a
h6Ese owned by butcher at Sheepshead
Bay, N. Y, on Wednesday of this week
by DR.. William Sheppard. veterinary
surgeon. The creature is preserved in
alcohol.
LETTERS advertised in postoffice at
Bennington for week ending April %:
Peter Betrose, Preston O'Carter, Rich
ard McGrath, E. T. Simmons, Rev. A. B.
loser, Miss Clair Allen, Mrs. Sylvania
Jones, Mrs. Dele Mason, Mrs. John
Richmond, Mrs. Geo. w. Shaw, Mrs.
Anna Towne. These letters will be sent
to the Dead Letter Office, May 6, 1S93 if
nat delivered before. In calling please
say advertised" giving date of list.
THE Rev. DR.. Harris, State Episcopal
Missionary, who otficiated at Scamp
Comfort and in this vicinity few
times last year, has started promising
mission in Hardwick. This is what the
Gazette of that place has to say: "The
Rev. Mr. Harris conducted well attended
religious services at Knights of Pythias
hall last Sunday. the attendance in the
evening being only limited to the seating
capacity. The success which has at
tended his work thus far encourages the
belief that arrangements can be made to
establish a mission and regular services
here this spring or summer"
here is a recipe to make ordinary
cloth waterproof. In pail of soft water
put half a pound of sugar of lead 1.-THE
acetate of lead), and half pound of
alum; stir this at intervals until it be-
comes clear, then pour it off into anoth-
er pail and put the garments therein, and
,slet them stand for twenty-four hours.
Then hang up to dry without wringing.
Garments treated thus can be worn in
the widest storm of wind and rain with
out the wearer getting even damp. The
rain hangs in globules upon the cloth, and
cloth that is waterproof is better and
more healthy than rubber goods.
A SPECIAL dispatch to the Herald
from Manchester, says: "a severe wind
and sleet storm prevailed here last night,
[20th. A large barn owned by Mrs. d.
E. Purdy, mother of the late Mrs. Her
bert Curtis of Rutland, was blown down,
killing nine cows and one horse. Ten
COWS were saved. The barn was 30x92,
and built in 1882. The Outbuildings on
the place formerly owned by J. d. Purdy
were damaged considerably, and barn
owned by George Bottsford was blown
down. The wind was from the north
east and the most severe known here for
years. Several large trees about town
we're destroyed"
THE Vermont Board of Railroad Com
missioners have examined into the acct
dent on the Bennington and Rutland rail
road, at Rutland, January %, and come
to the following conclusion: The Board
finds that the cause of this derailment is
not attributable to any discoverable i'm
perfection in the rolling stock, road bed
or track of the company. or any improp-
er methods or carelessness on the part
Of employees, but that it happened under
unfavorable circumstances and condi-
tons of the elements. effecting well APP
proved and STANFORD frog and rail appii-
aaces, which the judgment and skill of
officers and men of the service could not
forsee and protect against
JOHN FITZGERALD, better known as