Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-05-08

ICY " company, SATURDAY oNoulnBs
Music was furnished on the different in
sTruments by Misses EsTabrook and Col
Inns, and Mr.. Morse.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the postoffice at Bennington, for the
week ending May 18th: ]. A. Colburn,
Byron Cone, VIM. Fitzpatrick, Geo. N.
Rich, Joseph Rivette, R. r. Walker,
Miss Pearl Fielder, Mrs. Elmer Babcock.
These letters will be sent to the Bead
Letter Office May 21st, 1894, if not deliv-
cred before In calling for above, please
say advertised" giving date of list.
THE first crop of currant worms eggs
is already laid. You will find them on
the under side of the leaf, laid in
straight lines along the ribs. When the
first worm matches the bushes should be
thoroughly sprayed with paris green, a
little short of an even tablespoonful to a
full pail of water. There is no danger
of poisoning the fruit from this first
| spraying, but the second and third crops
should only be sprayed with hellebore.
THE inspection Of the crossing where
young Wilcox tripped up last week,
causing the sad accident following,
shows that it could not have been from a
silver or plank sticking up as reported.
The planks are found to be firmly spiked.
1t is double plank crossing, and in the
middle whore the ends meet some of the
planks are worn more than the others
abutting, but that is all. There does not
appear to have been anything blamable
about the railroad.
A DECIDED change in the running of
the sleeper from the North over the Ben
nington and Rutland Railroad goes into
effect this week. Under this change
the train will leave Montreal one hour
and half later than it does now. 1t is
scheduled TO leave Rutland at 1902 at
midnight. and arrives in Troy at the
same time it now does. The running
time between Rutland and North Ben.
nington will be an hour and fifteen min
utes, and no stops will be made except
at Manchester.
THE Grand Lodge 1. o. o. T., meets in
Newport next week. The delegates
from Stark Lodge of this village are the
Rev. Thos. Rogers, and M. e. Watson.
Both will attend. The Order has been
quite successful during the past year,
there having been gain in membership
of over 400. There are now under its
jurisdiction So subordinate lodges and
4, 300 members. There are 25 Rebekah
lodges, with membership 1,70O. Dur
ing the past year, Grand Master Farrar
of Rutland has made 40 official visits,
the largest number ever made in one
year by Grand Master.
NEARLY ninety people called on our
venerable townswoman, Mrs. s. Fl.
Brown Friday afternoon, it being the
celebration of her Goth birthday. The
house was prettily trimmed with ferns
and flowers. The celebrant received her
guests in manner fitting much
younger woman. She was assisted by
her daughter, Mrs. VIM. E. Hawks.
Several mementos of the day were re-
ceived. Lunch was served in the din
ing room on dainty china dishes.
Among some of the older people who
were present was Mrs. John B. Tibbits,
Mrs. Gov. Robinson, Mrs. P. L. Robin
son, Mrs. Yale, Mrs. L. Godfrey, Mrs.
E. II. Bradford, Mrs. George Lyman,
Mrs. A. B. Gardner The occasion was
an enjoyable one to all present.
MICHAEL FITZGERALD of Troy, N. Y,
who was under $4,000 to appear for trial,
was before the municipal court, Satur-
day, charged with violating section of
the prohibitory law, which forbids selling
liquor by sample. he was accompanied
by Geo. B. yelling of Troy and J. K.
Batchelder as counsel. Fourteen counts
had been filed against him and twenty
one witnesses were present in answer to
subpenas sent by the State. He called
for trial on first count, found guilty and
fined 800 and costs. Fitzgerald finally
concluded that discretion in this case was
the better part of the valer, and pleaded
guilty to four like offenses, making five
in all. He was fined $500 and costs MAX
ing total of $576.7s. Fitzgerald paid
his fine and marched away.
THE Granville. N. Y, Sentinel gives
an editorial review of VIM. II. Frear of
Troy, in which occurs this instructive
paragraph: 'If we were asked to specify
the agencies by which he has won sue
cess, we should place first in the list adj
vertising. His announcements are to be
found in every newspaper in the district
occupied by him. The people read these
advertisements, and through them they
have come to know the man. And
knowing him, they thoroughly believe
him. All that he advertises to do he
fulflls to the letter. If he has cheap
goods he does not misrepresent their
value or quality, but they are found to be
in all respects and in every instance as
represented. If he advertises superior
article it is always found to be superior,
except perhaps in price,"