Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-11-20

PAUL M. SANDERS has been quite i'll
for few days, but is better, and expects
to be out again soon.
THERE were three deaths in town Fri
day and Saturday, the average age OF the
deceased being II years, 1 month.
THE new board of railroad commits
sioners are: Olin Merrill of EnosbuCgh
Falls, o. M. Barber of Arlington, Chas
]. Bell of Walden.
MRS. CLEVELAND launches boat
much better than Mr.. Cleveland does a
party. The St. Louis stayed on top of
the water.-Chicago Inter ocean.
THE passenger engine E. D. Bennett
has Just come out of the shop at Rutland,
after being thoroughly refitted, and is
again on the run between Rutland and
Hoosick Junction.
THE Independent, published in Forest
City, Iowa, in its issue of the 10th, inst,
has the following: 'H. L. Stillson was
business caller in the city Tuesday" We
greet our namesake.
THE Editor would like to know where
a pamphlet entitled: Centennial His
tory of the Battle of Bennington" by f.
W. Colburn, or a Mr.. Gilman, as each
had hand in it, can be found.
FRED r. MOORE of North Bennington
is now attending the Albany Business
College. The attendance this year is
larger than ever before at this season and
students are composed of an exception
ally good class.
". ]. GAVIN has opened coal, stove
wood and kindling wood business, and
will deliver, in any quantity from %
cents up, to any part of the village. Or
ders left at Mrs. Poor's domestic bakery,
North street, will receive prompt atten.
ton.
PROF. r. o. GOLDSMITH has written
new march, called "LenOx," that is
catchy and takes well. His publishers
are New York parties and the music has
jumped into Chit at once. We are
glad to acknowledge the receipt of a
copy and recommend it to the public.
THERE was birthday party Saturday
evening at Chas. Irish's, in this village,
at which were present about sixty people,
to greet Mr.. Irish ON his Goth anniver-
sary. Among the presentations were an
easy chair and birthday cake" All
partook of a bountiful repast and had a
good time.
THE Office of Russell and March was
broken into Saturday night and a small
sum of money in the money drawer was
taken. This is the second outrage of
this kind with this concern within a
week. There seems to be preconcerted
movement for robbery in this town and
the matter should be looked up and
stopped.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Postoffice at Bennington, for the
week ending November 10th, 1894: Miss
Ida Benack, Mrs. Lettie Doolittle, Mrs.
Nettie Glidden, John LarIng. These let
tiers will be sent to the Dead Letter Office
December Sd, if not delivered before. In
calling for above, please say "adver-
tised," giving date of list.
THE lecture of DR.. Macarthur, "The
Empire of the Gar" at the Baptist
church next Tuesday evening, Nov, 9th,
is an event of vast interest. He is mas
ter of his subject having made a recent
tour of Russia. The death and burial of
Alexander Ill, has claimed the attention
of the world for the past few weeks, thus
making his subject not only pleasing
but a great education,
AND now the story comes of silver
mine up in Searsburgh. Specimens of
the ore have been taken from the proper
ty of Corkins & Cutler which is said to
have contained silver to the value of
about So to the ton. If everything peo-
pie say and think is true this mine will
prove to be of great value. We under
stand that proper Investigations are be-
ing made.-Wilmingtoh Times.
THE fine volume presented by Dr. Pot
ter, senior, to Custer Post, as per another
item, was rebound at the BANNER Bind
cry. The book is illustrated by some of
the finest wood cuts to be found any
where, and is a nice souvenir of the War
period. 1t is really Vol. 1. of what
would have been voluminous work,
had the subsequent events been pub.
lished later, as was the case with many
other authors.
News was received, Monday, of the
sudden death in Chelsea, Sunday, from
heart failure, of Salmon B. Hebard, for d
number of years clerk of Orange county.
His death is of some local interest from
the fact that he went out in the early
part of 1862 as Second Lieutenant of the
First Vermont Battery of light artillery,
which was partly recruited in this town
and SALISBURY, and of which George W.
Duncan of the last named town, was the
first captain. OF the original officers of
that command. not one is now living.
The report Of the committee of mileage
and debentures, just. issued, shows the