Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-11-13

READ L. S Frost's new advertisement.
In his new quarters he is now ready to
receive all of his old friends and many
new ones. His lunch room is an add.
ton that will be appreciated when he
gets it into running order, which will be
shortly.
THE quarantine for scarletina,, has
been raised at George L. Whites at the
Burden farms, and it is matter of con.
graduation that the disease did mot
spread. The utmost care was exercised
by Mr.. White and family, for which the
public are thankful. Mr. White has pur-
chased a farm and is about to remove to
it. We dislike to lose him as a resident
of Bennington, but the community where
he goes is decidedly the gamer.
GEORGE W. STEWART manager of the
Boston Festival Orchestra, ''forty
pieces,'' is in the village to-day consult
ing with some of our local musicians as
to the feasibility of having this well
known orchestra favor us with visit
some evening in the future. The orches-
ira is known as one of the very best in
Boston and has appeared to crowded
houses in North Adams, Rutland, Bur-
lingtoD, in connection with musical festi-
walls in those cities.
A DEMOCRAT of the village, who is
known as newspaper man also, as he
wendell his way home Tuesday evening"
after he heard some of the latest returns,
was heard to repeat the following as he
was toiling up the road that led to his
home:
I will go up to my home and lie down in despair
Paint me with black and cut off my hair.
| 7 wi act nj no wi fierce wind hlOWs.
And think of Grover, the author of all these woes
am sorry to think the campaign is DER.
And from what have heard, Democrats are no
| more.
They died not of hunger or lingering decay,
! Twas Grover and Wilson that swept them away
WE clip the following notices regard
| ing Mrs. Margaret Custer Calhoun, who
is to appear here with Mrs. Custer Fri
day evening, the Goth. The Columbian
! Daily times says: 'Mrs. Calhouns
graceful bearing and commanding pres
ence, her entire self-possession, her mas
terly Interpretation of her subjects, and
her impersonation of the characters she
assumed, combined to proclaim her mas
ter, or rather mistress, of the situation;
while the enthusiastic applause which
| greeted her, abundantly attested her
complete triumph over her audience"
The Columbus Times says: ''She holds
captive those who come within the inhu-
ence of her magnetic and thoroughly
disciplined talents" Mrs. Gen. Custer
needs no introduction to Bennington
people.
Mrs. JOHN L. WINNIE Sophia Wal
BRIDGE, is the oldest person living in
Bennington. She is the second oldest
person alive who was born in this town,
the oldest being Mrs. Emily Hyde Grin
nell, now living near St. Adams. Mrs.
Winnie was born July 9th, 1897, in a
house situated only short distance from
| the one in which she now resides with
her nephew, Edward Walbridge, at Ben
nington Falls. The house is one of the
oldest in town, having been built by her
grandfather, Gen. Ebenezer Walbridge
of Revolutionary fame, about the year
1882. She was the oldest of family Of
eight children, she and the youngest, a
brother, now residing in Oswego, N. Y,
being the only ones left of the family
Mrs. Winnie was married in Lansing
burgh, N. Y, in 1925. For few years
previous she had resided there with an
uncle. Immediately after she went to
Albany to live, and for 70 years her home
was in that city, which she left last
spring. Her husband died in 1910, and
all her children are dead also. Mrs.
Winnie is remarkably we'll preserved
woman. She is in the full possession of
her mental faculties and a conversation
with her is both interesting and agree
able. Mrs. Winnie has all her faculties,
is quite reader, and her memory of
events that happened IS years ago is re-
markedly good. She rides out very often
and ON pleasant days walks.
IN paragraph by our special CORE
spondent IN, to-day, is remark as to
probable action by the Legislature on
| the subject of tuberculosis. 1t is pro-
posed to Investigate" If this is all
the wisdom and virtue" can be per-
suaded to do, we shall have to be con-
tent, but the situation demands the
'Ounce of prevention" that is known to
be worth more than the pound of
cure" later on. 1t has been supposed
that tuberculosis did not exist, for in.
stance, Ill Bennington. We do not know
as it does, but DR.. Burgess assures us
that he has had cases in his veterinary
practice, and if it is here in spots who
knows but it exists elsewhere? We are
led to these remarks by what is happen
ing in Hooslck, n. Y, near us. We re
ferred recently to the killing of
! inc u6Iu Ol COWS OF 81. HOBART
Warren of Hoosick Falls. Yesterday at
Hoosick Falls, the Cattle Commission on
tuberculosis of New York State, tested a
herd of 20 cattle for Mr.. White living
near that village. Nineteen of these
were found to be more or less dis
eased, one fine COW in particular,
showed, on dissection, large abcesses on
its lungs. These herds feed beside those
of Bennington, and it fair to infer that
the precautions taken to stamp out this
dangerous disease on the west side of
the imaginary State line should be fol-
lowed up by Vermont on the east side of
said line. Our Legislature cannot do a
better act for the people than to pass
stringent law, requiring all herds of
cows furnishing milk to villages to be
tested for this disease, that our people
may not be exposed to consumption by
the milk they use and the butter and
cheese they consume.
FOR ONLY
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