Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-11-27

Francis de Sales fair said the F. M. 7. A.
B. gave $500. 1t should have been S25.
ONE night last week burglars attempt.
ed to enter the house occupied by W.
Matthews, by raising a window. The
noise awakened Mr.. Matthews, and
when he asked if they needed any help,
they ran away.
STEPHEN E. GLEASON of WOodford,
late of Co. E, 18th Vermont. and Co. H,
heavy artillery Vermont Volunteers, was
on the 18th inst, through his attorney,
Judge Thomas White. granted pension
at the rate of S12 per month, from April
oath, 1891.
THE three men arrested as tramps Sat
urday, and locked up in Jail here, were
brought before the Municipal court Mon
day. After rigid examination by the
court, they were discharged after prom
Using to leave the town "a soon as
possible.
IN the 'Hermit's" Montpelier letter
last Friday, our types made him say
three "days" when it should have read
three "hours." 1t was in the paragraph
speaking of calling up the Woman Suf-
frage bill. The rule is that to reconsid-
er vote it must be called up within
twenty-four hours, or one day, and we
do not want our readers to think that
Mr.. Bowles wrote three days when he
said three hours. We are glad so cor
rect the misprint.
A MEETING of Odd Fellows was held at
Montpelier last week, and a department
council of the Canton Branch, was or
ganized with these officers: President,
Col L. G. Grant, Burlington; vice presi
dent, Lieut.. Col. II. E. Parker, Bradford;
secretary, Assistant Adjutant General
H. w. Hall, Burlington; treasurer, Capt.
c. r. Bagley, st. Johnsbury Maj.
Houghton, Capt. Retting and Capt Bar
nard were chosen committee on bylaws.
Seven of the eleven Cantons were repre-
sented.
DURING the bicycle season just closed,
Elmer Ayres of this village has won %
prizes, nearly all of them having been
taken in New York State. He was en-
tered under the auspices of the Albany
County wheelmen. The prizes were as
follows: at Troy, solid gold watch; at
Mechanicville, gold watch, gold watch
chain, gold headed umbrella; at Sara
toga, silver tea set; at Illi0n, silver can
delabra; at Mechanicville, gold pen, rae
ing saddle, solid gold chain; at Oneonta,
silver set and marble clock: at Albany,
sweater; at Rutland, two medals; at
Hoosick Falls, gold chain; at Hudson,
watch, sleeve buttons, and gold medal;
at Manchester, solid chain; at Green
witch, gold medal, bicycle shoes.
THERE are now confined in various
jails in the State, thirteen prisoners who
are held on suspicion of being interested
in some of the various postoffice burg
laries that have occurred in the State
during the past year. OF these seven
are in Burlington, four in Woodstock,
one in Bennington, and one is out on
bail. There is one man confined for
fraudulent use of the mails, and one for
trying to fraudently obtain a pension.
Two Cinnamon are in custody for trying
to unlawfully get into the country, and
two more for trying to assist them to en-
ter. Since taking his office July 1st, U.
S. Marshall Harris has arrested thirty
nine persons charged with offenses
against the United States. OF this num-
Der twenty-four have been for selling
liquor without government license.
AT the late meeting in Cleveland, one
of the sad events was tho announcement
of the death of Mrs. Mary A. Wood
bridge of Ohio, secretary of the Worlds
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
and corresponding secretary of the Ma
tional WOman's Christian Temperance
Union, who died in Chicago after a brief
illness, October 25th. Mrs. Woodbridge
was a leader in the woman's crusade of
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the w. G. T. U. of Ohio In 1879, when
Miss Willard was made president of the
National w. c. T. u, Mrs. Woodbridge
was chosen as its recording secretary.
She was sent as a fraternal delegate to
England to the annual meeting of the
British Woman's Temperance Associa-
Uady Henry Somerset, presiden0, in
1890. Mrs. Woodbridge was born in
Nantucket, Mass, and was cousin of
Professor Mitchell of Vassar college, and
of the ReY. Phoebe A. Hanaford. Her
father, Judge Isaac Brayton, was
member of the Massachusetts Legisla-
ture i'll the days when Edward Everett
was governor, and was Judge in Ohio,
associated upon the bench with Benja-
min f. Wade.
MARKErMEN are anticipating a harvest
this week, inasmuch as it includes in its
roll of days Thanksgiving, when every
body, at least everybody who can, is ex-
pected to eat of the good things of the
land, and as consequence they are fill
ing their stalls with a tempting display
of everything which goes to make up
Thanksgiving dinner There is no
dearth of any article necessary to com