Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-10-12

the Round Lake Academy. Prof. j. Il.
Weld, formerly of Bennington, is the
principal.
SHELLEY, the Free Library building
clothier, says that good many are TAX
ing advantage of his unparalleled offer'
for custom suits.
AYRes, the tailor, comes to the front
this week with an announcement of sea-
sonable goods that are "all right" in
price and quality.
THE Rev. Mr.. Griffith, rector of st.
Pauls church, Albany, N. Y, will Off
ciate at st. Peters church, this village,
next Sunday in the absence of the rector.
HOUSE bill, No. IS, introduced by Rep
resentative Bingham Tuesday, is to in
corporate the Bennington Electric Rail
road Company, with capital stock of
100000.
DIR. L. ROGERS was "booked" for an
address on the "Practise of Medicine"
before the Vermont State Medical Society
at Montpelier, this week, but was de-
tanned by illness and did not go.
Two neat gilded signs were suspended
on the American House, last Saturday,
the artistic work being done by Mr..
Frank Remington of Bennington.-Hoo-
sick Falls Democrat.
HARRY KEHoE left yesterday for Wa
tertown, Mass, where he takes a good
position in the Office of the National Ex-
press Company. He is followed with
the best wishes of many friends from
here.
c. H. DARLING, judge of the Benning-
tod Municipal court, is dividing his time
to-day between the Supreme court and
watching the bar examinations at the
county court house. Montpelier Jour
nal, 10th.
DIR. GooDALL writes: "In studying
the diseases of infants and children in
such place as the Post Graduate School,
one would think New York was only in
habited by children, from the number
seen daily"
MRS. CHAs. BARNES and Mrs. George
Riddle are the delegates from st. Peters
church auxiliary TO that Of the diocese,
which meets at Burlington next Tues
day. The ladies in Burlington will give
reception Monday evening.
CHAs. RUFUS Young was taken to
Montpelier, Wednesday, as the argu-
ment on his application for new trial
was to be heard before the Supreme
court. The general idea is that Young
will not have a new trial, but will 90 di-
rect from Montpelier to Windsor.
THE employees of Fl. E. Bradford and
Company, who have been working on
three quarter time only for the past few
months, began working on full time
Wednesday. At the Bennington Knit
ting Company's plant, night work until
9 o'clock is now in order.
Hon. CARROLL S. PAGE, ex-governor
and the largest dealer in the world of his
speciality, green calf SKINS is going
to Europe to study the methods of trade
abroad. From published accounts he is
giving dealers in Germany number of
"points' as to selection; especially in
this system of sorting the hides.
THE application of Chas. Rufus Young
for new trial which was argued before
the Supreme court, Wednesday, was not
granted. Young was taken to Windsor
day, where he will begin serving a
sentence of ten years, for horse stealing,
the time to begin from his commitment
The court, at last accounts, had not de-
cided upon the application of Jerry Brad
ley of Stamford, for a new trial.
LoRING GREEN and Albert Goddard,
of North Bennington, have both been in
dicted by the grand jury of the United
States District Court, now in session at
Rutland, for breaking into the pOstOtfice
at North Bennington a few weeks ago.
They are indicted on separate charges
Goddard is in Jail in Bennington and
Green is out on $500 BAIL
JOHN H. WHIPPLE of Manchester,
grand master, and Eugene S. Weston of
Newfane, grand lecturer, of Vermont
Free Masons, met the committee APP
pointed on ritual by the Grand Lodge at
the Van Ness House Tuesday evening.
Col. A. A. Hall of ST. Adams, Marsh o..
Perkins of Windsor and D. N. Nicholson
of Burlington compose the committee.
They considered the new floor work for
comforting the degrees of Ancient Craft
Masonry.
CAMP FRANK RAY No. 4. Sons of Vet
Grams, held Special meeting Tuesday
evening for the purpose of considering
applications for membership in the
Camp. Applications for reinstatement
were received from their former men,
bers, as we'll as three new applications.
There are now IA members of the Camp
in good standing with prospects for quite
an increase. The Camp has taken a
lease of Custer Post for the use of their
hall and hereafter will hold regular
weekly meetings. The present officers
are: j. B. Conan, commander; Herbert
Cummings, S. V. c; E. A. Freeman, j.
V. G.
FURTHER particulars Velative to the
bill introduced, Tuesday, by Representa-
tive Bingham Incorporating the Benning-
ton Electric Railroad Company, have
been received. The provisions of the bill
as introduced are quite general, the
terms of it allowing the company to ex-
tend the road into the towns of Pownal,
SALISBURY and Woooford, should it so
desire in the future. The capital stock
is 100000 divided into one thousand
shares. The persons named as incorpora
tors are E. j. Larrabee, A. B. Valen.
tine, l. Z. Gibson. L. f. Abbott, II. S.
Bingham. n. NJ. Puffer, E. W. Bradford
and Joseph Powell Lansingburgh, N.
Y. The road will probably extend from
point near the present electric light
works to Walloomsac, there to connect
with the HoOsick Falls electric railroad
which is now in successful operation
The electric light plant in this village is
of 900 horse power and that in HoosicR
Falls 600. The territory through which
the road will pass is well populated anC
the passenger travel would no doubt be
large. Should the act of incorporation
be granted it is not probable that be
| ginning will be made this fall.
AND the rains descended and the winds