Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-10-19

SUNDAY afternoon Olin Scott gave an
interesting talk to men, at the rooms of
the Young Mems Christian Association.
EDGAR F. BOYD has the contract to
build the addition to Cooper's upper mill.
He purchased 100000 feet of lumber for
it this week.
The Military Committee will visit the
Soldiers Home, Friday, the 26th. So
many legislators wish to come that pc
tition has been made for a special car
from the Capital.
A sHRINKAGE of 104 cents per pound
on 2,225, 900 pounds of wool has persuad-
ed North Dakota farmers that an anti
protectionist electoral vote is terribly
costly Investment.
AN effort is being made to have uni
form fish laws relating to Lake Cham
plain enacted in Canada and the United
States. This would do away with all in
| justice on both sides of the line.
REHEARsALs for Queen Esther under
the auspices of the 7. NJ. G. A., will be
held at their rooms Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday evenings, at 7: 80
p. m. The singers are requested to be
| present.
DON'T eat mushrooms unless you are
sure they are not toadstools. Several
instances have been recorded lately of
persons being poisoned to death by eat
ing. toadstOOls, suppOsing them them to
! be mushrooms.
A. w. LovELAND and wife, Sheriff of
| Schoharie county, N. Y, and r. NJ. Love-
land of Ballston, N. Y, attended the fu-
neral of the late Mrs. lisa Puffer, at their
sisters, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
AlonzO Cutler.
A LARGE crowd was attracted to North
Hoosick, Tuesday evening, to witness a
| sparring contest between William DOTan
of Hoosick Falls and William Carroll of
| Springfield, Mass. Six two minute
rounds occurred. The contest was de-
cided in favor of Carroll. George Dalton
of Walloomsac acted as referee and John
Bowling and James Grady as time keep
| erS.
MANY of our large number of Demo-
cratic subscribers, are availing them
selves of our splendid offer of the BAN
NER, Tribune and Semi Weekly World,
all for 50. And yet the time is so short
that others are urged to forward the
money now. Numbers of our Republi.
can subscribers read both sides in poll
tics and here is an offer that will hardly
be repeated.
WIN. r. GRAVES has purchased from
North Adams parties pair of the hand
soonest driving horses in town. One is
by Henry Clay; the other by Young
American. The first took first prize at
the Rutland fair, for -year-olds and
also in Cambridge. They both took first
prizes in North Adams as gentleman's
driving team. They are blacks, and
VIM. Doyle, his driver, was the finder.
THE Boston Sunday Journal celebrated
its first anniversary by an issue of 100,-
600 copies, and this high water mark is
likely to be permanently reached in the
near future. The Sunday Journal con-
tains more news and greater variety of
valuable special features than any other
Boston paper, and is clean, bright, and
interesting in every department. Every
reader of the Daily Journal should take
the Sunday Journal.
LAST week letter was received from
George w. Collins, the defaulting agent
of the Wayne Loan and Investment Com
pany. He returned two mileage books,
one of the Fitchburg and Bennington and
Rutland, and the other of the Boston and
Main railroads. From this it would nat
urally be inferred that he has not made
way with himself. 1t is said that a
workman in the big mill lost $500 by
him.
JAMES FLYNN, aged fOrty-ffve years,
known to some of our people here, was
instantly killed by car of the HOOsick
Valley street railway company, two miles
south of North Adams, Mass, Saturday
night. Flynn was walking by the side
of the track and just before the car
reached him he stepped in front the car
Flynn was hurled to the ground with
fearful force. His skull was fractured,
and the left arm was nearly severed. He
was unmarried.
CLARK RICE, well known to most of
our people, and one of the older resi-
dents, died at his home on Main street,
Wednesday morning. He was 70 years
of age his last birthday. Several years
ago he had paralytic shock from which
he never fully recovered. OF late he had
been gradually failing, but was up and
dressed the day before, and his death
was not expected. For number of
years he was connected with the express
company Office here, being driver when
the late Mr.. Selden was agent. He af-
forwards ran market, but of late has
been retired from business.
THE Platte Missionary, published in
Western Nebraska speaks of Bishop
Graves of that diocese, formerly rector
of ST. Peters church of this village, IS
follows: I'VE are sorry to hear of the
Bishops ill-health. He has been work.
ing in such way as surely brings i'll
health ere long, going beyond the powers
of physical endurance in any ordinary
man. We trust he will take enough rest
from his work to enable him to fully re-
cover. The Jurisdiction with its Clergy
and Laity cannot afford, any more than
the Bishop can, to have him wear him
self out"
ACCORDING to the report made to the
State Inspector of Finance as to its con-
dition June 30th, last, the Bennington
County Savings bank then had 1872 res
ident depositors with deposits to their
credit amounting to SAP, 366.0S and 81
nonresident depositors having deposits
of 1868. rs, a total of $432, 02j.76. There
were "a depositors whose deposits each
exceeded 81 800, the total being $40 3D.
SO. The total liabilities were $3.50, 6ll,25.
Included in its resources were loans on
real estate in Vermont amounting to
sos, 695 on real estate, elsewhere, Sl13,-
245, loans on personal securities $4,000,
and with bank stock as collateral, 3d.
$50. 1t had State, county, city, town and
school bonds to the amount of S72 .O79.2j
| and real estate by foreclosure 800 500.