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

MRS. GEO. w. BowLEs is very low
with consumption.
THE sewing society of Sixth corps W
r. c., at Mrs. PattersOns Wednesday
22nd has been postponed to Thursday
23d.
THE silver tea set given by Sixth corp
W. r. c., to the most popular churcl
Organist will be awarded at an entertain
ment soon after Easter.
THE Eastern Star ladies are requested
to meet with Mrs. VIM. E. Murphy mex
Tuesday evening at 7.30 o'clock, to com
plete their Easter reception programme
The auction sale this week of thu
Henry S. Norton farm has been continued
for few days, the highest bid being
only $1,000 by G. C. Thompson, figure
considered TOO low.
MRS. FANNY MCLEOD has gone to New
York to look up styles and to purchase
spring millinery goods. She will great
ly enlarge her stock this season. LooR
out for the notice of her opening.
THE BANNER job rooms print daily fel
the Putnam House an elaborate bill OF
fare. This cuisine is made possible by
one of the best cooks in the state. This
will tell for Bennington's account when
the summer trade opens.
G. L. HARDWOOD has finished the first
year of course in the Albany College of
Pharmacy. The fact that he received
an honorable mention for his standing in
his class, being one of the four leaders,
indicates that his work of the past year
has been most creditable to him.
THE first ward will have two candi-
dates next Tuesday, the name of Geo.
McMaster having been filed in opposi-
ton to the Union caucus nomination,
John 5. Holden. 1t WAS reported that
there would be contest in the third
ward, but Emory S. Harris, whose name
was filed, declines to run.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the post office at Bennington, for the
week ending March II, '93. A Hanna,
Miss Annie Mucween, Humphrey &c Par
cell, Miss Mary Murray, William E. Mar
tin, G. S. Messer, Clarence Wait, Clar-
ence $. Wright. These letters will be sent
to the dead letter Office March 25thIif no.
delivered before. In calling for the
above please say advertised" giving
date of list.
HIRAM BRIMMER, unmarried, aged g.
years, died quite suddenly Tuesday
afternoon at the residence of Hon
Gideon Reynolds at Hoosick, N. Y. Mr.
Brimmer was born and spent his earlier
years in Berlin but had lived at Mr.. Rev
nOld's for 40 consecutive years. He
never rode on a railway car but once,
and that was only few rods on the
switch, at the station, while shoveling off
a car of coal. He was the oldest resident
in that town.
THE Troy Times says: Billy Callihan.
about IS years of age, in the employ of
DR.. II. c. Deane of Hoosick took one
of the DOCTORS rigs Saturday night
without the latter's knowledge, and tax
ing in two companions drove to Ben
nington. On the way they capsized in a
snow drift, and in endeavoring to extri-
cate themselves got the horse entangled
in barbed-wire fence, running the ami
NAL, which was valued at $3.50. Callihan
returned Sunday morning, after being
ont all night, with the horse in deplor
able cond ton. He was arraigned Tues
day afternoon before Justice w. S. Rey-
nolds, who sentenced him to six months
in the Albany peniteniiary and fine of
S50fo cruelty to animals. Officer Frank
Pierce took the prisoner on the evening
train. The horse will be killed to end
his misery.
ONE week from tomorrow Messrs
IL Potter open their new drug
store, and their "opening notice" will
soon appear in our columns. the plate
glass front, to which notice has been
called, is in and the finishing touches are
being placed ON the inside. The store is
di ided into q front salesrOOm, dispense
tory rooms in the rear, an office and a
labratoTy. The ceiling is finished in
panels OF antique oak, the shelves and
fixtures of ash, finished natural wood.
On the west side of the sales room is the
counter and patent medicine case; OPP
posite is another counter, an arctic
soda fountain. and the drug department
The bottles are Paris square, notable
Improvement over the old style. The
has large plate mirror and on
,ither side the dispensary room windows
outside of which are the doors. The
are of muffled cathedral glass
md bear the initials ~ & p" The first
Dom as you enter the dwelling by the
side inside entrance is fitted up for
paint and oil department. The whole is
lighted with electricity, some
If the lamps being fitted with colored
hades. The drawers have brass han
lies and everything about the place is on
he elegant plan outlined above. After
April lst Mr.. VanVieck will occupy the
esidence and so be within call night and
lay.