The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-09

THE driveway through the grove at
the Soldiers Home has been temporarily
closed on the account of damage by so
many teams going through it in prefer.
ence to the highway. 1t will be opened
again as soon as the ground is settled.
A TELEGRAM from San Francisco, Cal,
to the family here, announces the death
of Julius Norton, youngest son of L. p.
Norton. He has been absent about three
years and is about 20 years of age. The
disease was inflammatory rheumatism,
to which he was subject, and from an at
tack of which he was supposed to be
conYalescing.
A SERIES of talks on the great men of
our country has just been arranged for
the Young Women's Clue. The first in
the course, 1.-The Period of the Revolu-
ton and Its Leaders," was given by the
Rev. NJ. L. Severance, Wednesday even
ing. He wildly pictured the wonderful
courage and powerful minds of the men
who established our government under
so many difficulties.
The New York Times of Wednesday
has column account of an important
meeting of the Erie Railway stockholders
to ratify the action of the Board of d.
rectors of that corporation in the pro-
posed issue of $70,000,000 bonds. Gen.
]. G. Mccullough presided. The vote to
issue that amount of bonds was ratified,
although there was some opposition, and
Chairman McCulloughs plan to place the
Erie once more on its feet will succeed.
DIR. BRANCH, department commander,
and wife of Newport, will be the guests
of the Soldiers Home over Sunday.
Comrade Branch enlisted in the 9th YER
mont Regiment and served three years.
He was one of the first Union soldiers
to enter Richmond after it's evacuation
by the Confederates. After the war, he
studied medicine and located at New
port, and is now one of the most promi-
nent physicians in the State. He is an
enthusiastic member of the G. A. r.,
and will attend the Sixth Corps Post
hall opening tomorrow evening. The
reception to Commander Branch will be
to 6; campfire at o'clock.
BENJAMIN r ROBINSON of Cambridge,
n. Y, printer, died at the Ensor In
stitute, Tuesday, of congestion of the
lungs. He was graduate, having taken
treatment early last spring, and had re-
turned for another course at the urgent
request of his wife, who has been nm
wearying in her efforts for her husband
reformation. AS stated, recently, after
he first returned, their house burned,
and then he was attacked with the dis
ease that carried him off. The body was
taken to Cambridge for burial, the En-
sol people and graduates turning out in
body to the number of more than
twenty, accompanying the remains and
Mrs. Robinson to the depot. While life
lasted, everything that could be done
was freely given to save the life that has
gone out at the age of 40.
JUDGE CHAs. H. MASON continues to
receive notice that the scamp who is
personating him and in that way impos-
ing on the Masonic Fraternity, is still at
work. This week telegram came to
Col. E. d. Bennett, asking if Chas. H.
Mason was member of Mt. Anthony
Lodge and in good standing, from Os-
wegO, N. Y. 1t was just after Col. Ben.
nett lad left for the South and the de
lay probably allowed the rascal to es-
cape. Both Acting Supt. Burch and
Judge Mason telegraphed to arrest the
fellow the next day, but nothing came
of it so far as we have heard. The fell
low obtained money in North Troy,
West Burke aud other places in Yer
mont, and in Chateaugay, Ogdensburgh
and other towns in New York. He
should be apprehended.