The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-04-20

THE nomination of John Robinson to
be Postmaster of Bennington, was con
firmed by the Senate, Mondays
MRS. HENRIETTA B. ADANisis grading
and terracing the grounds in front of her
new residence, on Grandview extension.
GEORGE w. WI6KHAM has his founda-
ton ready for the house that is to go up
at once. His lot is on Washington
avenue.
JAMES HURST of Gould Island New
port, R. l., has been in town this week
on business. He was formerly gardener
at II. W. Putnam's.
Hon. JOHN V. CARNEY, within the
past ten days, was confined to his house
several days with illness. We are glad to
see him out again.
MRS. ALANsoN WILCOX has had seri-
Gus time of it, being attached by la
Grippe several weeks ago, and slowly
convalescing of late.
Iris decided that the annual muster
of the National Guard will be held in
Brattleboro this year. The time has not
| yet been determined.
WIN. II. TIGNEY, late accountant for
the Valentine Knitting Company, has re-
| signed. He will remain in town, how
ever, for the present.
STAMP collectors are buying up the
Columbian stamps rapidly. The demon
nations sought after, vary from the 3
cent stamp to the one worth five dollars.
IT'has been we'll said, that the Wilson
bill is not workingman's bill. It'might
be called ga bill for the amelioration of
the condition of Europe's pauper labor"
o. W. DAVIS received word Wednes-
day of the death of his mother who lived
in Maine. He left on the first train for
the homestead. We have no further
particulars.
WHILE his old residence, on Silver
street, is being removed to the new site,
selected for it, E. L. Bates and family
will be at home with his mother on
Pleasant street.
JOHN W. WILLIAMS has moved his
shoe repair shop to the second floor of
G. M. Lamberts marble shop, North
street. He has not determined Just
where he will locate.
THERE was social gathering at the
Baptist parsonage Wednesday evening,
it being the Rev. A. Macgeorge's 47th
birthday. The house was filled with peo-
pie. Among the 'sights' was birth
day cake, lighted by Al wax tapers.
CHAs. CooPER's sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
Clark of Jersey City, died Tuesday from
the effect of an abcess on the back of her
neck and other complications. She was
SO years of age, and known to some of
our people. The funeral was held to-day,
the remains being laid at rest in Water
ford, N. Y.
THE semi annual meeting of the Yer
mont Life Underwriters Association was
held at White River Junction, Wednes-
day. A. p. Childs of this village was
elected delegate to the National Asso-
citation of Life Underwriters to be held
in Chicago in June. Mr.. Childs also
spoke at the postprandial exercises
which followed the regelar meeting,
THE village of Windsor has an epidem-
ic of typhoid fever. There are $50 cases
and Is deaths have been reported. The
cause was a case of the fever in farm
house about 200 feet from the spring and
brook which supplies the water system
of that village. The house is elevated
some 80 feet above and the Stops being
thrown out impregnated the reservoir
with the germs. This recalls the. ia
nous Plymouth case. All washings and
discharges attending typhoid fever
should be buried so as not to endanger
life
THE favorable reception given the
Messrs. Edward and George DOnnelly,
and Chas. Fl. Bennett, in their Concert
and Readings" at North Bennington, re-
Gently, and at South SALISBURY, last
Wednesday, is likely to call for the repe-
titiOn of their fine programme in other
towns. They will soon give it in Man
chester, Whitehall and other places, in
response to invitations. Edward Donnelly
in his impersoRations, and his brother
George with Chas. II. Bennett make a
combination of promising young must
clans. We bespeak for them a cordial
and deserved reception.
THE committee arranging for the New
England Order of Projections entertain
ment and reception, have decided upon
an informal programme. to be rendered
in Odd Fellows Hall Tuesday evening,
April oath. The leading numbers will
be, solos, by Miss Mary Sullivan, and
Mrs. j. E. Merrill; readings by Prof.
Bradford, and addresses by Hon. ]. P.
Sanborn and Levi W. Shaw on the prin-
ciples and objects of the Order. Mem
bers of one of our popular clubs will
probably furnish one or more numbers
completing programme, which it is
hoped, will be confirmation of Ben
nington's ability in society events.
THE Rev. A. ]. Hough of Brattleboro,
is the poet laureate of the Odd Fellows of
Vermont. He is not n handsome man,
as those know who have seen him, but
those who have heard or read his poems,
will appreciate the following from the
Brattleboro Reformer: "ReY. A. j.
Hough delivered his poem on The
Country Parson' to large audience at
the Methodist church, Wednesday even
ing, under the auspices of the Epworth
League. The poem was the result of 20
years. ministry and contained many hui
morous as we'll as serious and inspiring
passages. 1t was throughout realistic
piece of work and the audience could al
most see the scenes as they were por-
trayed."
THE Rev. Hobart Cooke, Rector of
Trinity church, has received from this
parish an offer of four months vaca-
ton. and will leave in May for a tour
abroad, during which he will attend the
great summer meeting at Cambridge, of
clergymen of the Church of England
Plattsburgh Republican. Rector Cooke is
the son of the late Rev. Cooke of North
Pownal, many years correspondent of
the BANNER, and was at one time, some
six years ago, talked of as the successor