Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-08-21


MRS. DIR. GooDALL returned Yesterday
from her visit to Northeastern Vermont.
The different mills here appear to be
having all they can do, and some are
working nights.
THE Street Commissioner has been
putting new plankiug, ETC., on the bridge
on Depot street.
MISS RUTH SQUIRE has been in the
North woods for two weeks and will re-
main while longer.
CHAs. BRIGGs son of Eli Briggs, re-
ceived the gold watch given away by
Burt Bros, as his guess was nearest to
the correct number.
A SLIGHT shower Monday evening had
the effect to lay the dust. Rain is very
much needed, the ground being dry to
the depth of couple of feet.
]. j. eaten of Rutland with his fami-
ly, are visiting friends here. Mr.. Caten
is member Of the Rutland Fire depart
ment, being located at Station No. 2,
formerly Nickwackett engine house. He
has vacation of ten days.
COMMENCING tomorrow, the train
leaving Troy at AS p. M, via. Fitch
burg Railroad, will stop at North Hoo
sick thus enabling passengers for Hoo
sick Falls and Walloomsac to leave train
at that point and reach destination by
electric cars. This is our flyer north.
THE season at the Opera House opens
Thursday, the 23d, with "The Country
Squire" by Archie Boyd Manager Tiff
fany does well to commence with this
fine company, and, as noted in an item
Friday, others are to follow, including
Jas. O'Neil in monte Cristo" in Octo-
Der. Give them full house this week.
SAMUEL NoRTHUP, who was arrested
Friday for burglary at North Benning-
ton, and who acknowledged that he did
it, was brought before the court Monday.
He waived examination and was put I'M
der 81, 900 bail for appearance at county
court. Not being able to procure the
bail he was sent back to Jail.
AT the Union meeting, held in the
Baptist church last Sunday evening, the
Rev. Chas. r. Seymour preached the SER
mon. There was large congregation.
The singing was by the male quartette
announced in our last issue. The solos
by James Habberley and Chas. H. Ben
nett were the leading feature Of the fine
service of song.
lHE lOWu Ol6Th udS I6C0lV6u d ClTCu-
lar letter from Governor Fuller asking
for information as to how the prohibi-
tory liquor law is regarded and worked
in this place. 1t is understood that the
Governor has sent the same letter to the
different town clerks in the State and
from their replies will bring the matter
before the legislature in his retiring mes
sage to the legislature.
THE Republican nominations for
Town Representatives, as far as made,
are as follows: Paul Orvis, Manchester;
II. T. Eaton, Arlington; Timothy Hays,
Sandgate: George Burt, Sunderland;
Sherman Nichols, Dorset. John Conroy
was nominated last night as Democratic
nominee in Arlington. He is the one
who ran so we'll two years ago and came
within few votes of election.
AMONG the members of the National
Guard who, during the encampment last
week, were recommended by the several
officers of the day for proficiency in
guard duty were the following from Co.
K: Privates, VIM. Brown, G. E. Hatch,
G. W. Thomas. In this respect the COM
pany stood third in the command, A and
M companies having four men IN each
who were so cOmplimented.
THE Special low prices, in another
column, for binding the coupon series of
magic City," Famous Paintings"
America" etc., is bringing in a lot of
those publications to the BANNER Bind
cry. 1t is fact that you can save money
by bringing these parts to us, the 81 and
$1.25 bindings being equal to those adj
vertised by the publishers for 81. 80 and
S1.75, Besides we do not put them up
in lease work." as do those who publish
the series. Come now-do not delay.
THE Republican caucus. the 23d, will
name, in all probability the man who
will represent our town in the next leg
islature, The call is in another place to-
day, and there should be good attend
anCe. This is a Republican year, and
the people, buncoed by the Democratic
Congress into the Bill of Sale Tariff,
have no other redress so potent as the
ballot. Every Republican ballot is pro-
test against English denomination and
in favor of the return of good times.
Use the ballot, freemen.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the PostoffiCe at Bennington for the
week ending August goth, 1894: E. w.
Ball, Robert Horton. Jacob Kline, Chas.
Merton, @. Stewart, Louis Stuart, Dennis
Sweeney, Walter Townsend, Mrs. o. B.
Davis, Miss Carrie Hutchings, Mrs. NJ at
tie Kennedy. Miss Marcella Murphy, Mrs.
L. Stuhr, Mrs. Bertha Thomas, Miss
Ethel Vance, Mrs. E. Zimmerman.
These letters will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office September Sd, if not de-
livered before. In calling for above,
please say advertised" giving date of
list.
SOME two weeks ago, Edward Powers
of Crandall's Corners, N. Y, had horse
stolen. The thief also stole buggy and
harness the same night. The rig was
followed by the owner of the horse up
into SALISBURY where all trace OF it was
lost. Saturday the case was called to the
attention of Officer John Nash, who
thought he had clue. Monday he
drove over to Wilmington and there
found the horse in pasture, and about
two miles from there the buggy and ha--
ness in a barn where they had been left
by party for safe keeping. He brought
the property back here and notified Mr..
Powers by telegraph where he could
find his horse.
THE Breeders meeting is to be held In
Rutland next week. The entries for the
two special purses: that of $40O for Yer
mont horses eligible to the three minute
class August LIST, and that of 5000 for
trotters and PAGERS, open to the world,
promise two additional races of excep-
tional interest. Gill Curry, entered in
| the free for all race has a mark of 2 a.