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

Clark of Rutland. They are supposed to
be the oldest living members of any
Governors staff.
WE understand that the dwellings just
south of the Cooper mills on the east
side of Beech street, are to be torn down,
and an extension built on the site. This
is in prospect as well as the business to
occupy the new quarters. We hope both
will come to pass.
EDWIN CARROLL, late of Company G,
18th Vermont, died at the Vermont Sol
diers' Home Hospital on February LIST,
of dropsy of the heart, aged 40 years.
He was recently admitted from Fairfax,
| and will be sent to his former home for
burial. This is death No. IS.
The Masonic District Convention, adj
| jouned from January 10Th, ult.. will be
held Wednesday, February 18th, inst
The arrangements are the same as pre-
viously announced, save that the Third
degree will be exemplified by Tucker
Lodge of North Bennington.
IN contest that came off in Rutland,
few days ago, at fair held by the
! Catholic Union, John Lee was awarded
an elegant lantern as the most popular
conductor. OF course Mr.. Lees Ben
nington friends are much pleased that
he won, and especially those who con-
| tributed votes.
THE depression in business does not
seem to lower the prices for farm pro-
ducts in this section very much. Butter
is bringing 30 to 30 cents pound, eggs
80 cents dozen, green wood $3.50 per
cord, potatoes 60 to 65 cents per bushel,
hay $40 to $l4 per ton, apples $3.50 to So
per barrel and other articles IN proper
| ton.
THE storm of Monday night and Tues
day, although unusually severe and last
ing twenty-four hours, did not cause as
much damage as the one a year ago
The electric lights in the streets only
burned about two hours Monday evening,
and pedestrians had hard work walking.
The storm was the longest duration of
any recently.
DURING the year 1893 there were six
teen births recorded in the North Ben
nington graded school district. twelve
males and four females. There was one
pair of male twins and one pair of fe-
mails twins There were fifteen deaths,
eight males and seven females. The
oldest person that died was IA years Of
age, the youngest one month and seven
teen days.
WILLIAM CONRoY, alias Henry Nc
Dowell, who was sentenced to twenty
Eve years in the State prison at the re-
cent term, of the Bennington County
Court, mas bsen taken from that institu-
ton to the insane asylum at Waterbury.
Should he be cured of his insanity he
will be returned to Windsor to serve out
the remaining time of his sentence.
AN attempt was made Friday night to
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street. The burglars tried to gain an
entrance by unlocking the door, and ill.,
serted an old key tor that purpose. 1t
did not appear to fit and was broken in
the lock, so that when they attempted to
open the store it could not be done. A
glass had to be taken off the door, and
the lock removed before an entrance
could be gained.
Col. Z. L. MACARTHUR of Troy, N.
Y, eX-State Senator of New York, and
editor of the Troy Budget, was before
the Senate Hawaiian Investigation Com.
mittee to-day. He went to Honolulu in
March, for the purpose of investigating
the situation for himself. He told the
committee that he went there prepos-
sessed in favor of the Queen, but that he
came away entirely convinced that the
revolution was justified.
THE Vermont Railroad Commission
ers held an investigation in SALISBURY,
Wednesday; yesterday hearing was had
at North POwnal to consider a petition
presented by citizens asking for flag
man and gates near the station there, and
on Friday the commissioners met in Rut-
land. They have been unusually busy
this winter General complaints have
been made by citizens of Alburgh
Springs, Hyde Park and Danville, and
hearings will be held there in the near
future.
WE hear of people who are on the
verge of having nothing to eat This
village so far has escaped as much desti-
tuition as has been reported in many
other towns. Some of our people, evil
IDENTIFY, with plenty of household furni-
ture, and even where they own their
places are cramped for means to live,
caused by want of work. In most cases
all the assistance required will be enough
to tide over until business starts up,
which we hope will become the fact
soon.
AN investigation has been in progress
during yesterday afternoon and to-day
in the matter of the Burgess fire, noted
in another item. The evidence shows
that all the doors were fastened except,
possibly, the one through the room
where the three men slept and which
one of them says he bolted as he laid
down. The case was continued, to the
18th, as the three men deny all knowl-
edge of the fire, and there is no evidence
against anyone of them save the situa-
ton of the rooms, contiguous to the
fire.
THE local tribe of Improved Order of
Red Men, Mohegan, No. 6, entertained a
number of its friends last Friday even
ing, including Gov. Fuller. The Wig
wan was suitably arranged and the dis
tinguished brother witnessed The con-
ferring of the Adoption Degree on three
candidates. After the council fires were
out. a banquet was spread in the spacious
| dining room. After ample justice had
been done it, there were short addresses
by Governor Fuller and other warriors.
The event was a red-letter one in the
history of the tribe, which has quite a
wide reputation as an entertainer.
MEMBERS of the Forest and Stream
Club met in New York last week
wednesday, and elected ex-Mayor H.
r. Barker of Providence, r. l., presi-
dent; Henry K McHarg of New York,
vice president, and r. S. Childs, secre-
tary and treasurer, in place of F. W.