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

Measles is spreading among us, quite
number being down and new cases re-
ported each day.
VIM. Arnold has been appointed special
prosecutor for this town, and he has al
ready received his commission. Offend
ers should look out for breakers.
Independent Lodge, 1. o. G. T., elected
the following officers for the coming
quarter: c. T., Paul Wollschlager; V. T.,
Ida Haley; secretary, Mary Parker; as
sistant secretary, Wesley Myers; finan-
cial secretary, Mrs. George Dunn; treas
urer, George Dunn; chaplain, Frank
Mason; Marshal, Charles Barber; deputy
marshal, Allie Potter; S. j. T., Mabel
Hudson.
The wedding of Miss Bessie Bates
and Geo. II. Dunn, occurred at the resi-
dence of the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel T. Bates, Wednesday, Jan.
3lst, at 2 O'clock p. IN. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. Philip Goettsl
of Adams, Mass, assisted by ReY. A. D.
Clark of Pownal. The bride was
picture of loneliness in her gown Of
cream MORE silk, cut en- train, and
trimmed with point lace and lilies of the
valley. She wore tulle veil caught with
the same flowers and carried white carna-
tons. The groom wore the conventional
dress suit, as did also his best man
Elijah Barber. The maid of honor, Miss
Audria Bowen of Bennington, cousin of
the bride, looked lovely in a dress of pink
MORE silk, trimmed with pearl passe-
menterie, and carried pink carnations.
One of the pretty features of the occa N
was the little ribbon bearers, Master
Orrin Bowen of Bennington, cousin of
the bride, and little Miss Carolyn Skellie
of Philadelphia, Penn, cousin of the
groom. The wedding music was fur
nished by Prof. Chas. l.. Arnold of
Adams, Mass. After the wedding dinner
several choice musical selections were
given by the bride and groom, Miss
Bowen and Prof. Arnold. The house
was beautifully decorated with ever
green's, palms and cut flowers, and the
marriage occurred under wedding bell
of white cotton flowers trimmed with
smilax. The presents were numerous
and costly, and embraced choice silver
and bric-a- brac. Among the more sub
stantial presents was building lot from
the brides parents, bank book from
the brides grandmother, Mrs. Betsey
Bates, bank book from the groom S
moth +, Mrs. II. Dunn, and an oak bed
room suit from Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Bowen
of Bennington. Mr.. and Mrs, Dunn left
for a trip to New York, and will be at
home February, 10Th.
Mrs. James Marley, keeper of a hotel at
Williamstown, Mass, and an old offender,
was in court in that village Monday after
noon charged with receiving goods stolen
from the Fltchburg Railroad. In the
early part of the summer the thieving
commenced and Detective McEleney was
put on the case with orders to sift it out,
no matter what the cost. After search
which occupied the whole summer, the
detective found that his suspicious that
tramps were committing the deeds were
wrong and came to the conclusion that
| it was tile work of employees of the road.
| Finally the right men were found and
arrested and Mrs. Marley of Williams
town was also taken into custody as re-
ceiving the goods. Lawyer p. j. Ashe of
North Adams appeared in her defense
and S. Proctor Thayer for the railroad
company. w. G. Hitchcock of Benning-
ton, bookeeper for the firm of Holden,
Leonard and Company, identified the
goods found at Mrs. Varley's as goods
made at their mill and of like pattern
as those shipped to Boston and OF which
part was stolen. S. p. Glover, clerk of the
Fitchburg company at Boston, and T. j.
Divine, freight agent at the same place,
testified that they had shipped goods in
an apparently good condition, but which
had been tempered with on the road. 81
Sewall, one of the men arrested, who has
turned States evidence, gave damaging
evidence against Mrs. Varley. He saic
he had taken goods there which she had
purchased from him. Judge Danfortt