The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-02-09

MISS GEO. w. BACON is suffering from
a nervous attack following la Grippe
She has been taken where she can have
the best medical treatment and much is
hoped from it.
IN the United States Senate, Saturday
Senator Redfield Proctor introduced q
petition sig ed by f. L. Abbott and
eleven others, pro esting against placing
wool on the free list
LOOK out for counterfeit silver dollars
If you have any doubts of any dollar
silver or paper, bring it to this Office
The chances are it is good towards paying
full years subscription to the BANNER
STATE association of Vermont fire
underwriters was organized at Burling
ton Tuesday. At the banquet that fol.
lowed A. p. Childs spoke on 1.-The pur.
pose and benefits of the underwriters
association
MRS. EDNA L. MESSENGER, who, with
her daughter, Miss Grace E. Messenger,
have been in New York City for the
past seven weeks. returned home last
evening. Mrs. Messengers health is
much improved.
THE attention of town officers is called
to our facilities for printing town re-
ports. Selectmen will do well to patron
ize the BANNER office, where work is
promptly and we'll done, and the pam
phlets neatly bound.
B. T. HENRY, at the Riverside mills,
North Bennington, is manufacturing a
very fine quality of buckwheat -four,
and the demand for the same is increas-
ing. He has new process of rye -four
that is very nice. We know because we
have tried both.
OUR offer of the New York Tribune
with the BANNER for 81 80 year in ad-
vance, is proving very attractive to our
patrons, as evidenced by the large num-
Der of subscriptions that we have taken.
We have room for more and would be
pleased to have them come in.
GRAND MASTER JOHN H. WHIPPLE
was present at communication of
Tucker Lodge In North Bennington
Tuesday evening. At the regular com,
munication of Mount Anthony Lodge
held the same evening the Third degree
was conferred on one candidate.
A NEW issue of pass books for the
Bennington County Savings bank, an
edition of 1000, recalls the fact that
since the establishment of this institu-
ton in 1870, nearly 1900 of these books
have been required to date. The books
now contain the new rules as to deposit
tors.
SENATOR ORvIs of Manchester, writes
us to enquire who left bunch of keys
| 1.-TWO of them Postoffice keys No.
i 6,024), on heart shaped ring, in the Of
Ice of the Equinox House, last Saturday
evening. He THINKS some one of the
Bennington City band MINISTRIES must be
the owner.
PATRICK KIRBY, who is under arrest
in Willlamstown, Mass, charged with
causing the death of man there, was
for several months resident of this vii
lage, having been employed in the black
smith shop of John Brant. While here
he was known as peaceable, iaw-abid-
ing citizen.
IT is evident that some of our sub
scribers do not as yet understand our
combination offer of the Tribune and
BANNER. The BANNER is $1.50 Both
together they are S1.50 That is you get
both papers for 81 so if you pay for the
BANNER in advance. This applies to
both new and old subscribers.
THE knit goods mill of William Camp
bell, which had been closed for few
days to put in new engine, resumed
operations this week. The mill of H.
E. Bradford & Company is running on
three-quarters time, and the mill of
George H. lockwood & Company will
resume operations shortly, though not
on full time.
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT EWING
and Acting Superintendent Snyder of the
Fitchburg, General Manager Colburn of
the Bennington and Rutland, and Super
intendent Baldwin of the Central Yer
mont railroads met this morning at the
Union depot and talked over plans for a
more speedy train service between this
city and Montreal.-Troy Press, Monday.
The commissioned officers of the Ma
tional Guard will meet for instruction
and drill, at Burlington, February 9th
and 2Sth. Brigadier General Julius J.
Estey, commanding brigade, is desigrat-
ed to arrange and conduct the details of
instruction. Brigadiel General William
II. Gilmore, quartermaster general, will
provide for actual necessary expenses.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the PostOtfice at Bennington for the
week ending February Sd, 1894: canon
E. Martin, Temple Bros, College of
Physicians and Surgeons, Mrs. Lucy Bar
ney, Miss Mary MeaheT. These letters
will be sent to the Dead Letter Office
February 18th, 1894 if not delivered be-
fore. In calling please say, ''adver-
tised," giving date of list.
THE Boston Journal says that Senator
Morrill, of Vermont has stopped patron
izing news clipping bureaus, for be found
it very mOnotonOus to receive bushels of
items about his remarkable intellectual
vigor at 49," If there is one thing more
than another calculated to bring ON what
Past Commander Doty alluded to in his
Encampment address as permanent old
age it is certainly this sort of thing
Hardwick Gazette.
THE rising young Irish comedian,
Tony Farrell, appears at the Opera
House, Saturday, February 10th, in
James A. Hearnes beautiful Irish come
dy drama "My Colleen" He is ably
supported by strong company and car
ries all the original scenery and effects.
He also introduces many new songs,
dances and specialties. The Pittsburg
Press says of his appearance in that city:
"Tony Farrell has deal of Hiberni-
anesque originality, recalling the imper-
sonations of the late Dion Boucicault,
but dding TO it young and clever acting.
Mr.. Farrell is equally at home with the
pathetic and comic requirements of his
role"
THE death of Martin f. DEMO last