Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-11-09

HENRY CARPENTER and wife returned
to Kansas this week.
"a. w. PUTNAM has presented Stark
Hose Company with his check for $25.
GOOD sleighing IS reported in the
mountains east of us, with heavy drifts
in some localities.
MRS. CHAs. KELLOGG is getting better
from her sickness. She was able to ride
out several times last week.
ATTENTION is called to the chrysanthe.
mum sale for the benefit of st. Peters
church, advertised in another place.
SENATE bill No. 4S, to pay certain
sum to ex-Sheriff A. j. Pike, for money
paid out while he was in Office, several
years ago, was passed.
THE Williamstown, Mass, and North
Pownal mills have posted notice of cut
in wages from ten to fifteen per cent, to
correspond to the Fall River reduction.
THE tickets for the reserved seats, for
the Cantata of Esther, went on sale at
Shurtleff's yesterday. There has been a
very large sale, and the success is already
assured.
THE ladies of the Methodist church at
Hinsdillville, will hold a social with Mrs.
Marion Noyes of Bennington Falls,
Wednesday evening, Nov. 18th. Chicken
supper will be served. All are invited.
The Governor of Vermont has issued
a Thanksgiving proclamation appointing
the goth, inst, as that holiday. Gov.
Woodbury. follows Grover, but we mag
inc he will give heartier thanks, as well
us the people.
The wood shop connected with the
plant of Russell &c March was entered
Wednesday night, and some tools taken.
This is the third OF fourth time within a
year that their place has been entered by
burglars, There are suspicious as to the
guilty parties.
Mr.. LovELAND of Dorset, in behalf of
the "unterrifed eleven" gratefully sec
onded the joint resolution on elections,
adopted Wednesday, and demonstrated
that even the Democrats of Vermont
honor such man as Levi p. Morton. In
view of this fact, the wording of the res
olution should have been changed and
the thing made ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Daily Journal.
THERE are now ninety members at the
Soldiers Home, the largest number in
its history. In the Legislature, Wednes
day, House bill No. 90, making an ap-
preparation for the Home, was passed.
1t apprOpriates $4,000 for the current
expenses of the Home for the next two
years and about $4,000 for the hospital
addition that has been put on in the last
two years,
The youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
81. Slavery, 206 North street, is i'll with
scarletina. The little girl appears to
have a mild case, and all proper precau-
bn fol To
spread of the disease. This is the third
ease that appears to have been imported
from Rensselaer, county, n. Y, and we
would suggest to the authorities there
that they enforce the laws of that State.
GEORGE F. GRAVES, cashier of the
First National Bank, has just purchased
of parties in Stephentown, N. Y, what
will be one of the best pair of driving
horses owned in town. They are rich
chestnut color, weigh about 100 pounds
and are well mated in every respect.
They are four and five years old respec-
lively and with some training and care
will be a team that the owner will have
reason to be proud of.
L. c. GRANT of Burlington, colonel
commanding the Vermont department of
Patriarchs Militant, |. O. o. F., will soon
tons of the State and field officers to
elect department council. The meeting
ing will be held at Montpelier and thus
advantage be taken of Legislative rail.
road rates. There are II cantons in the
department. The field officers consist OF
colonel, Northumberland and three
majors.
MONTY CHURCH, a lad about 10 years
of age, was arrested, Wednesday, on sus.
picion of being implicated in the burg.
larry at Burt Bros. clothing store Sunday
morning. He was known to have pair
of gloves in his possession Sunday, that
he sold to a man in the village, and which
were identified as coming from that
store. He claims to know nothing as to
who entered the store, and until his hear.
ing which is set for Saturday, is confined
in the county Jail.
THE largest black bear of the season
was killed In Goshen, Tuesday. 1t was
discovered early in the day that sheep
belonging to John Pherson had been
killed by some animal, and the tracks in
the snow, which had fallen through the
night, were those of bear. A party of
five went in pursuit, and after following
the tracks about an hour came up with
the bear. He showed fight and several
shots were fired into him before he gave
up. The animal weighed 500 pounds and
was in prime condition.
THE Bennington and Rutland railway
run an excursion to Montreal and return
for the low sum of 50, from Bennington
and all stations to Wallingford. From
Clarendon the rate is Sl.75. The date is
Tuesday, Nov. 18th, and the train is
special, leaving this station at 4.30 a. m.
reaching the Dominion City at 11.55, a.
m. Returning special train will leave
Montreal at p. m. Tickets good on the
special and regular trains until the 18th
inclusive. The regular trains leave Mon.
treal at a. m. and $40 p. m. No stop
over privileges are allowed.
THE guns of Wisconsin have beer
spiked, and while there IS no hope of re-
pealing the obnoxious measure pending
the iucumbency of Grover Cleveland in
the White House there is the satisfaction
of knowing that the second step in the
direction of absolute free trade cannot
follow just yet. This fact of itself viii
stimulate business, and we believe thai
there will soon be marked i'm prove
ment though we very much fear that re
auctions of wages will be made in many
parts Of the country. Nor can this be-
stopped while the Wilson enormity re-
mains on the statute books.