The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-03-31

lously ill, but is better.
E. G. BENNETT is home for the Easter
vacation from Norwich University.
WE regret to hear of the illness of
Dea. VIM. E. Murphy. He is reported
better.
FRANK P. NOLAN, residing near Con-
cord. N. H., is spending few weeks at
home.
Miss SUSIE c. POTTER is visiting
friends in Troy, Mechanicville and else
where.
G. F. LEONARD and family are stop
ping at the Imperial Hotel, New York,
for week.
THE stated conclave of Taft Com
mandery occurs on Thursday, April 9th,
at s p. m.
THE next Regular Convocation of
Temple Chapter, r. A. NJ, will be held
on Monday, April Sd at s p. m.
SAMUEL B. SANFORD and daughter of
Troy, n. Y, are at Laurel in the
Pines" Lakewood. N. j.
THE temperance people are on the
move and will soon get together for a
work that will be sure to bring good re-
suits.
Congregation and election of wardens and
vestrymen will be held on Monday, April
Sd at Z p. m.
THE members of Taft Commandery
are invited to attend Easter Day services
at st. Peters Church at p. m. They
will not attend as a body, nor in uni
form.
WE are told that the Bennington Ma
oh g.,
forty pulp machines enabling the shops
to run full time during the coming sea-
son. Col. Scott has the best wood pulp
machine on the market and manufac
turers must have it.
WILLIE, the ten-year old son of Mrs.
Charles Silver, died Tuesday of malig
nant diphtheria. One or two other chill
dren are seriously i'll of the same disease
Mrs. Silver's husband, who was brake
man on the Bennington and Rutland
railway, received fatal injuries by fall
ing from car a few weeks ago.
THE sale of the personal property of
Perry w. Eldreds estate, last Tuesday,
was attended by nearly one thousand
people. At one time nine hundred were
counted in the enclosure about the prop
erty, and the bidding was exciting. The
stock and personal property brought
good prices, and the sales will aggregate
large sum.
THE commemoration of the surrender
of Gen. Lees Army at Appamatox, April
Jth, 1865, annually observed by Custer
Post of this village, will take place on
Saturday evening, April Sth, prox. In
vitations have been extended to the
posts at North Adams, Hoosick Falls,
Schaghticoke, Arlington, Dorset and
Manchester, and there will be a public
campfire in G. A. r. hall.
The Sibley lot on the corner of Main
and North streets, one of the most de-
sirable in town and adjoining the Put
nam Opera House block, it is under
stood has been purchased by the Ben
nington County Savings Bank. The
building that has for many years stood
on it was burned in the late fire. The
bank will erect handsome business
block on the site the coming season, a
portion of which il will occupy.
A MONTPELIER despatch of March 28th
gives the sad intelligence of the death of
Joseph Addison Wing at the age of SO
years. There are three lawyers in the
state above 81 years of age, and they
have occupied the post of honor at the
annual banquets of the Vermont Bar
Association. There were Ito name them
in order), Mr. Wing, now deceased, Hon
Geo. w. Hartman of this town, aged 81,
and Hon. Daniel Roberts of Burlington,
aged 81 years.
THE New York Sunday Press pays the
Editor of the BANNER high compliment
in its last issue. 1t says: In our last
issue we suggested that all active mem
bers of the Masonic Fraternity establish
for themselves a Masonic library and we
recommend book as beginning: ellis
tory of the Ancient and Honorable Fra
teTnity of Free and Accepted Masons,
and Concordant Orders" illustrated,
writted by Board of Editors. We also
suggest the following: Burial of the
Bead" Arranged by brother of the
Grand Lodge of the State of New York.
Printed by order of the Grand Lodge.
We appreciate the good words" of the
Press on our history of Freemasonry.
THE historian of the Boston Journal,
says: MRS. Sarah Messer of Wilmont,
N. H., is the daughter of Revolution
arv soldier and also the mother of son
killed in the late war. Her father, Joel
Barrett, went from his home in Rocking
ham, VT, and joined Ethan Aliens cele-
brated band of volunteers, with whom
uC lOuPHb dJ llCOuucIOBd anu OGOWil
Point. He also took part in the battle of
Bennington, where he heard Gen. Stark
utter the famous words: There are the
Tedcoats; we must beat them to-day or
Betty Stark is a widow He died at the
age of 90 years" If the balance of this
item is as correct as the quotation it is
open to criticism. Shades Of Molly Stark
transformed into Betty Stark" The
accepted words are: You see the Red
Coats they are ours, or Molly Stark
sleeps widow tonight"
THE dispatches from Washington of
Wednesday, give list of fourth class
postmasters appointed in Vermont. Col.
d. B. Smalley and T. J. Boynton, chair
man of the Democratic state committee,
were at the National Capital this week
1t will be seen that in the list are APP
pointments for North Bennington and
Manchester as follows: /. C.. SAWYER.
Sharon; Arthur E. Ellis, Richmond Pat
rick Mccarthy, North Bennington; Chas.
r. Orvis, Manchester; w. II. Bond,
Dandy; X. II. Drake, Pittsford; G. A.
Clayborn, Wallingford; Albert H. Bailey.
Wells River; f. b. Hammond, Troy; |
n. Randall, Bakersfield; Orlo E. Luce,
Stowe; Roswell Il. Mather, Waterbury
Centre; Orlo DuttOn Middlesex; Martin
p. Bixby, Perkinsville; Charles f. Black,
South Royalton; James A Donahue,
Essex Junetion Aaron b. Story, Milton
TOhn NJ Weeks Lyndon. Helen l. Camn-