The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-01-26

POwNAL.
G. W. Houghtaling, Jr., and wife, of
North Adams, spent Sunday in town.
The donation recently given in the
Methodist parlors, Melted the minister
800.
Mrs. Florence Wright of Hoosick
Falls, N. Y, has been spending the past
few days with her aunt, Mrs. ?. Burgess
of this village.
Voting of the ministerial money will
take place at the store Of w. e. Niles,
Pownal Centre, February 6th at the
store of s. l., Smith of North Pownal,
February It'll, and at A, g. Parker &
Sons store, February 9Th.
The Epworth League will give an en-
tertainment and supper in the Methodist
parlors Friday evening, February 2nd
The operatta, For the Love of Bon
net" given some time ago, will be re-
peated.
John Plauss died at the house of Jas.
Morgan, Thursday morning, at 3 o'clock.
He had lived in this village for num-
Der of years, and was well known. He
was among the first to offer his services
in defence of the Union, having enlisted
in the 9th Massachusetts, volunteers.
He leaves widow and one brother to
mourn his loss. His funeral took place
at the Baptist church Saturday afternoon
and the Rev. Mr.. Clark officiated.
About twenty members of the local
Lodge of Good Tenplars were enter
tanned last Friday evening at Library
Hall, Bennington, by the Good Templars
of that village. A very excellent pro-
gramme was rendered, followed by a
bouutiful collation. served by the ladies
of the Bennington Lodge in their lodge
room. A pleasant time was enjoyed by
all, and the party returned home in ex'
cellent spirits.
John Catelan had horse killed by
the cars Saturday afternoon, at the
Fitchburg railroad crossing at the west
end of the Blackinton mill. Mr. Cate
Ian had stopped to see his son who lives
on River street, and left his horse I'M
hitched. The noise of an approaching
train frightened the animal and it
started to run, reaching the crossing
just as second 225, west bound freight,
was passing. Flagman Sullivan tried to
stop the horse, but it got past him and
ran into the side of the passing train.
This knocked him back on the east
bound track. Extra 10 from the west
came along at the time and struck the
horse, killing it instantly. The pieces
of wagon and contents were scattered
along the track for about 200 yards. No
one was injured.
The North Adams Valley News says:
Last Sunday, "A thief stole sleigh and
cutter from a church shed at Melrose,
n. Y, and drove for Vermont. When
| he struck North Pownal, he entered the
house of DR.. E. E. Potter and stole a
watch and quantity of jewelry. He
was traced from there to Williamstown
when trace of him was lost. Burglars
entered, Tuesday night, the barns of E.
N. Jones and j. S. Adams at Maple
Grove, and stole from the Jones barn a
buggy and blanket They were seen
by Felix Anderson, who tried to arouse
the Jones family but couldn't and then
he told the night watchman at the mill,
but the police were not notified until
Wedne day. Then they got out and
traced the thieves to Berkshire and
Wednesday night, Officers Kearn, Ho-
decker of Adams, Chase of Berkshire
and Deputy Sheriff Frink of this town,
arrested Joseph Burns. They also re-
covered DR.. Potter's watch and Jewelry,
the horse stolen at Melrose and the bug
gy stolen from Jones. Burns was given
a hearing before Justice Bixby and held
in for 81, 800 for appearance before the
grand jury in July. He is a notorious
horse thief. and although only twenty
five years old, has spent eight years in
States prison. Sheriff Tinney obtained
a search warrant yesterday, and went to
Berkshire, where he searched the house
in which Burns was found, Wednesday
night, for stolen property. He found
some of The jewelry stolen from the resi-
dence of DR.. Potter, the Pownal physi-
clan, Sunday. The woman of the house
was arrested on the charge of receiving
stolen property.