The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-19


for several days. He is improving ana
expects to be out again next week.
OWING to the large increase of bust
ness in furniture and house furnishing
goods, Chas. H. Potter has built large
work shop at the rear of his store.
THE young people of the Methodist
society gave musical entertainment
Wednesday evening in the church. The
programme consisted of vocal and instru-
mental music, also violin and cornet
selections.
CARDS are out for the marriage of
Miss Mary Lucretia Hutchins and Mr..
Chas. Grant Wilcox, in st. Peters
church, Thursday, June /, at noon. Mr..
and Mrs. Wilcox will be "at home' after
July Is, at Hoosick Falls, N. Y.
THE Chimes of Normandy" for the
benefit of the City band Friday evening
was largely attended Misses Nan and
Jessie May Miller and Thomas Impett of
Troy and the Philharmonic quartette OF
Cohoes were cordially received.
MRS. SUSAN HEWITT, sister of the
Hon L. r. Graves, is seriously ill at the
the home of her brother in this village,
where she has lived many years. Being
| 81 years of age her condition is matter
of much solicitude to her many friends.
WALBRIDGE has couple carloads of
new goods this week, in addition to his
stock. This was done to keep up the
| assortment which would be broken IN
week if the sales were not replenished.
Those "Welcome" stoves are in great de-
mand, Ed. says.
THE collection at the union meeting
Sunday evening, in aid of those who are
unable to provide means to take the En-
sor treatment, amounted to about $50.
The sermon by the Rev. Chas. r. Sey-
mour is highly spoken of. 1t treated
drunkenness as a disease, and the moral
responsibility of those addicted to the
habit.
NEXT Sunday will be observed as
Children's Day in the Second Congrega-
tional church. The exercises will con-
sist of carol service, entitled, my
Country" 1t will embrace responsive
readings, Rotations, singing and brief
addresses, The church will be taste
fully trimmed and singing birds will join
| in the service of song.
THE only note of i'll from the Vermont
excursion to the Worlds fair, that we
have seen, is the following special de-
spatch to the Free Press: sc. S. Law
renee of Montpelier, one of the press
party, a graduate of the Kelley cure,
while drunk Thursday night, was sand
bagged and robbed of between $50 and
$40 and watch worth $25."
AT the home of the BRIDES parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Morgan, the Rev.
u. Marten, Wednesday, united in mar
riage Miss Ella l. Morgan and Mr.. Geo.
NJ, Remington. Miss Morgan has lived
in this village several years, and Mr..
Remington has been the trusted clerk OF
d. S. Packard long time-botb have
many friends here who extend congratu-
lations. Mr.. and Mrs. Remington were
remembered with numerous and valu-
BILE presents. They will reside in this
village.
THE Worcester, Mass, Daily Spy has
following personal: Edward Norris
Kirk Mears, son of Rev. Dr. D. o. Mears,
late pastor of Piedmont church, and
Miss Elizabeth Cooper of Bennington
VT, will be married June 1, at Benning
ton The wedd ng will be strictly prl
vate on account of the recent death of q
near relative. Mr.. Mears and wife viii
locate in Albany, n. Y, where Mr.. Mears
will continue his medical studies in the
office of DIR. Wander Veer, a surgeon OF
considerable prominence in Eastern
New York"
THE special train bringing the Yer
mont Press Association back from it,
excursion to Chicago, made the run from
Suspension Bridge to Oswego, N. Y,
distance of 155 miles in 1873 minutes. Su
perintendent Russell Of the Rome
WATERFOWL and Ogdensburg made spec
ial arrangements for fast service for THU
special and the track was kept clear
People along the route watched the fly
ing. train with wonder. Engine lOO
hauled the five cars. Frank McKeon
engineer, and Trainmaster j. G. Holleral
accompanied the special. This breaks
the record Of the special running o
Depew and Vanderbilt two weeks agt
with the same crew and engine. Col. L
L. Bates and wife and DR.. f. S. Pratt
were on the train. They returned from
their Chicago trip Monday.
THE War Department has awarded
medal of honor to Brevet Major-Genera
l.. A. Grant. commander of the Old Yer
mont Brigade and now Assistant Secre
tary of War; for distinguished gallantT.
at the battle of Salem Heights, Va, Ma,
3, 1868, in accordance with an act o
Congress approved March 3, 1868, pro
viding for the presentation of medals o
honor to such officers, nOn-cOmmissionet
officers and pTivates as have most distin
! guished themselves IN action. Thi
recognition Of the gallantry Of one o
Vermont's most distinguished officers
, saws the Free Press, will be heartily re
ceived by all Vermont soldiers and es
pecially by the veterans of the "Old Vel
j mont Brigade" No more conscientiou
, commander, No drawer or more faithful
officer represented Vermont in the wa
of the rebellion than Brevet MajOr-Gen
! Lewis A. Grant.
= THE selectmen have finished measul
ing the roads in town, according to a la,
; passed at the General Assembly last fall
e By the terms of that law the specif
! state road tax is divided among til
e towns according to mileage. e. S. HaT
! ris was employed to measure these road
e for Bennington and he has made his II
e port. Our town has an aggregate {
Q miles of 100, and 15l feet. OF this 13
J. miles are in Bennington village, Will
r North Bennington has nearly five mile
/ of highway within corporate limits. l
e measuring these roads Mr.. Harris had
s ride IT'S miles to measure the highway
outside of our village, besides stoppin
p at each cross road corner to take tll
: figures the machine attached to his ca
o riage registered. 1t was a prodigiOu
i. job to be done within the time he ha
n to do it.
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