The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-04-27

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THE "city'' water is to be put into the
Porochial schools and convent, to the
west of this village.
GEORGE B. WELLINGTON will address
the meeting Sunday afternoon, of the
Troy Young Mems Christian Association.
WELLS & CovERLEY have an adver-
tisement in another place that will be of
interest to our readers. They are reli-
able dealers.
DONATIONS of bound books for the
Soldiers Home library have recently
been received from friends in North Troy
and Bristol.
E. T. GRIswoLD started this week
on his round of official inspection of S.
0. V. camps. He is past colonel of
the Vermont Division.
L. S. FROST ordered the first fresh
mackerel that came into Boston market
this year, and is to keep it on sale through
the season. And not only that, but he
received his order, too.
Now is just the time to invest few
dollars in paint. A new coat of paint
often increases the appearance of the
building several times its cost and if you
should want to sell it, increases its selling
value.
CHARLES MACDoNoUGH of Benning-
ton, chief trumpeter of the LIST regiment,
is in the city inspecting the trumpet
corps of company A. Mr.. Marlborough
and his wife are the guests of Captain
Dyer while in that city.-Rutland Her
aid.
Col. ALBERT CLARKE, secretary of
the Home Market Club of Boston, for
merly editor of the St. Adams Messen-
ger, and later of the Rutland Herald, has
been appointed judge advocate general
Of the Massachusetts Department,
G. A. r.
The selectmen has begun to build
new culvert across Elm Extension, near
the Aldine mills. 1t will be wide enough
to carry sidewalks on both sides, and
thus extend the grade right up to the
lots of the Messrs. Dewey on the old fair
ground.
THE season of the Lew Dockstader
Minstrel Company came to premature
end at Amsterdam, Saturday afternoon,
on account of differences among the
members. Expenses have been met and
the members of the company will receive
the salaries due them.
EMERSON EsTABRooK, who returned
home Saturday from a business trip
through the northern part of the State,
saw, the day before, Groton Pond which
was one mass of ice, although honey
combed to such an extent that it proba-
bly, disappeared soon after.
THE Democrat of North Adams.
Mass, last week, in speaking of the En-
terpe Club concert, in that village,
speaks in complimentary manner of
charming Leila Mcintyre" and that she
twill capture the house as she always
has" etc. She is the daughter of E. Fl.
Mcintyre of this village.
THE Wilmington Times is quite glee-
full over the prospective extra dividend
of one per cent. in accordance with the
new Savings Bank law. Brattleboro is,
also, going to rejoice over the same fact.
1t has been known for years that the saw
ings institutions of both towns were
among the safest in the land.
IN the Franklin County Court, Monday,
the case of Napoleon Gaudette, who was
indicted in 1889 for breaking Jail, was
taken up. Gaudette pleaded not guilty.
Only four witnesses were examined for
the State, and none for the defense. The
jury were out about ten minutes when
they returned with verdict of guilty.
o. w. DAVIS and his brother Chas. Fl.
Davis, reached home on the sleeper Sun
day night They had been to Lewiston,
Maine, on account of the death of their
mother, aged 81 years, whose decease we
noted last week. The remains were laid
beside Mrs Davis's husband in another
part of the same state, he having died
some years previously
THE general term of the Supreme Court
commences at Montpelier, May Sth.
There are nine cases from Bennington
county to be heard. Among them is
that of A. P. Childs vs., j. Ed. Merrill,
exceptions by defendant; Rose A. Murray
VS.. Frank Mattison, ct al. !; Hartford Steam
Boiler Inspection and Insurance Com
pany VS.. Lasher Stocking Company,
State VS.. Jerry Brady, who is in State
prison for murder.
RUSSELL WALES, late Private Co. D..
9Th N. Y. Cav, was found dead in bed at
his home in Bristol on Sunday morning,
April 22nd. He was member of the Yer
moat Soldiers Home from January 5th,
1892, until April 10th, 1893, and dis
charged on his own request as able to
support himself. Heart disease was evil
IDENTIFY the cause of his death. He had
been quite sick for week before.
THE summer homes of the following
persons are being put in readiness for
Seymour Van Santvoord,
Mrs. II. L. Shields, east of the village;
5. b. Sanford, John Wool Griswold, Mrs.
]. B. Delevan, Justin Kellogg, Mrs. John
I. Cooper, Mrs. T. A. Snively and G.. B.
" ellington, at the Centre. Charles e.
Patterson will occupy the Gardner
house," at the Centre; Harry G. Shields
the Hall house, on Mt. Anthony street;
Mrs. E. w. Boughton will occupy the
formerly The Tichenor house.
Daniel Robinson has been spending
\ portion of the week here, superintend- |
ng some improvement to his summer
nome. The grounds at ]. G. Colgate's
never looked more inviting than they do |
low. Mr.. Colgate and family will prob
ably be here about the middle of May.
THE afternoon train from Rutland.
asst Friday, over the Bennington and
Rutland railroad, brought, as far as
North Bennington, United States fish |
Ear from the fish station at st. Johns
oury, and was in charge of one of the |
employees of that station. 1t contained |
10, 900 young brook trout. Stops were
made by several of the streams between |
here and Rutland and the fry placed in
hem. The Car was taken to Pownal |
over the Fitchburg railroad where the |