Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-05-29
MRS. c R. SEYMouR is quite sick.

c. P. NILES has been appointed ser
geant, and Fred FeIgusson corporal in
the Rifles.
ALAReE delegation will attend the
Masonic Centennial at Burlington, June
18th, from this county.
Mr.. AND Mrs. J. A. SIPPERLY of Me-
chanicville, N. Y, spent Sunday with
her father, Geo. A. Wattles.
THE Guild of st. Mary of St. Peters
church, holds it's annual meeting and
election with Mrs. John II. Norton,
Union street, Thursday afternoon, with
tea at $50 o'clock, as usual.
THERE is to be concert in Library
Hall, Tuesday evening, June 18th, I'M
der the auspices and for the benefit of
the Church of the Sacred Heart. We
have not received further particulars.
THE repairs contemplated on the Stark
Hose house consist of new ceiling of the
interior, shingling of the old or rear part
of the building, and repainting of the
whole. A connection with the sewers
will also be made. These improvements
are in progress.
THE Odd Fellows social, at their new
hall, Opera House block, Friday evening,
was pleasant occasion. 1t is the inten-
ton, we believe, to hold these hops at
intervals during the season, and as the
expense is only nominal, the hops are
bound to be popular.
AS if to retrieve for the bad luck of
several early fishing excursions this sea-
son, Judge Mason and DIR. Jenney
brought home last week fine 'catch."
We are told that % trout weighed over
IA pounds. The three or four we saw
were very sizeable.
THE Rifles were target shooting Satur-
day afternoon, on the grounds near the
Soldiers Home. The shooting will be
kept up until the inspection next week,
when the best shots will be detailed, for
the match'to take place near Fort Ethan
Allen, June 18th, next.
GEO F. GRAVES has been elected d.
rector to fill the vacancy in the First
National Bank, caused by the death of
his father, the Hon. Luther R. Graves.
AS we understand it, the Office of presi-
dent will remain vacant for the present,
Vice-president Abbott acting in that ca
pacity.
THE following letters are advertised
for the week ending May 2Sth, at the
Bennington Postoffice: Leroy Barry, A.
Casa, Mr.. John Clark, Mr.. Adson
Morse, Mr.. Newton, Mrs. Eliza Becker.
These letters will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office June 18th, if not delivered
before. In calling please say ''adver-
tised" giving date of list.
H. D. BATHS, formerly foreman of
Judges ibley's machine shops, now of
Plainville, Conn, writing to the BAN
NER business letter, adds: "Plainville
is five miles out of New Britain. 1
moved here on my wife's account, she
being in poor health. 1 go into New
Britain and out on the electric cars
which run every 20 minutes from $50 a.
M, to 1870 p. M"
IRA CARY died at the Soldiers Home,
Friday, aged 50 years. He was late of
Company A, 4th Vermont Regiment.
He enlisted August goth, 1861, and was
discharged May 18th, 1868. He was adj
mitted to the Home February 10Th, 1883,
from SALISBURY. The funeral was held
in the chapel Sunday afternoon, and the
remains were taken to South SALISBURY
for burial. This is death AZ.
MRS. S. M. SIBLEY had fine bed of
tulips and other flowers, but Sunday
night couple of fellows robbed her of
both. In stripping the tulip bed they
pulled them up by the roots, and were
seen to 60 to the corner, under the cleo
trio light, and there divide the flowers.
1t would appear that an end might be
made of such petty thieving, which is an
annual complaint by many ladies in this
village who raise flowers.
THE President, on Friday, appointed
Emory S. Harris of this village, to be
United States Marshal of Vermont.
The nomination will be promptly con-
firmed, and we congratulate our towns
man upon his preferment. At the time
he was slated by B. B. Smalley for the
place, we made some complimentary
comments, and we know of no reason
why the remarks then made do not APP
ply now. He will make a competent
official. The present incumbent's term
expires with this month, as we under
stand it,
BIshoP MICHAUD went from here to
Brandon, yesterday afternoon, where he
held services in the evening. He still
holds Bennington in high esteem, and it
will always seem like home to him.
Sitting on the veranda of the Parochial
residence, yesterday morning, he spoke
of the grand panorama of mountain and
valley from that spot, as grand inspir-
alton. We are of the opinion that fully
one-half of our people do not realize the
wealth of scenery spread out daily be-
fore their eyes. If they did, our town
would be full of visitors during the
summer months, as are the Berkshire
Hill.
D In a certain town in Washington coun-
ty, not Thousand miles from Salem,
there dwelt facetious colored man
whom we will call Jake. Jake was a
married man and one day, when he had
returned from the funeral of colored
man, his wife asked him where he had
been. He replied: "Only jess black
buryin'." On another occasion, Jake was
very ill, and for time it was thought
that he would die. His wife, stricken
with her probable affection, said: 30
Jake, what will become of me if you
die?" Jake looked up and said: swell,
Susan, dat don't worry me half so much
as it does to know whatll become of
me-"
THE annual convention of the YER
mont Episcopal diocese will be held in
st. Luke's church. st. Adams, Wednes-
day and Thursday, June 9th and It'll.
Bishop A. G. A. Hall will preside.
Bishop Hall proposes an innovation in
the diocese, it being the establishment
of retreat for the clergy and women of
the church. That for the women will
be conducted in Bishop Hopkins hall in
purlipntnp I,,.o