Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-12-11

ARRANGEMENTS are being made for
'mock triar' to be held here some time
| next month. The trial has recently been
conducted in Rutland, Burlington and
BrattlebOro, with great success.
To Mrs. Arthur G. Sherry must be ac-
credited an originality which evinces it.
self, by no means for the first time, in
the cards she has sent out for Friday
December 14th. The entertainment will
take place at o'clock punctually and
plantation melodies are promised.-So-
cety notes, Troy Press.
LAST evening, Temple Chapter, No. s,
r. A. M, elected officers as follows: j.
7. Shurtleff, H. p; j. S. Niles, King;
E. S. Chandler, Scribe: G. b. Sibley,
treasurer; G. NJ. Lambert, secretary; j.
L. Finn, G. of H.; E. b. Niles, p. S.; j.
A. N. Williams, r. A. G. IF. G. Madison
NJ. v; j. II. Norton, M. 2 "; F. G.
Kimball, M, Nv.
THE Oldest employee of the National
express company in Vermont is John II.
Warren, agent of the company in this
village. He was born in Troy, Sept. 10th.
1910, and is the oldest of three brothers.
His father was for several years an en-
ploye of the same company. July 4th,
1851, young Warren began work in the
Office of the company in Troy as errand
and general utility boy, and from that
day to the present he has not been out
of the employ of the company an hour.
and during the time has not lost six
months by vacation or sickness. He was
messenger on the route between Rutland
and Troy, over the Rutland and Wash
ton route for two years, and for
six years ran over the Western
Vermont. His first trip as a messenger
was between Troy and Bennington. He
was subsequently put on the through
run between Troy and Montreal, via Rut-
land, Burlington and st. Adams, being
on this Is years. In May, 1881, he as
sumed the duties of agent here and has
filled the position ever since. During
his 81 years service on the road he was
never in an accident and the company
did not lose dollar by his carelessness.
He married Miss L. A. KinsmAn, who
with three children, are now living. One
son, George H., is now a messenger on
the same route that his father began on,
having been there eight years. His
daughter married Prof. r. O. Goldsmith,
one of the leading musicians in Vermont.
OF those connected with the company
when he joined it, only two, William
Henderson of Burlington and Henry
Smith of Saratoga, are now living.
THE incorporators of the Bennington
and'Woodford electric railroad company
are confident that the road will be built
and in running order by the middle of
next summer. The proposed road will
extend from Bennington to Camp Com
fort, a growing and popular summer re-
sort in Woodford. The distance is four
miles and the old roadbed of the aban-
dOned Bennington and Glastonbury road
will be used. By the terms of the char
ter the electric road must leave the Ben
nington and Glastonbury track at its in
tersectiOn with North street in Benning-
ton village; thence along North and
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land passenger depot. If, however, the
construction of the line be not COM
menced on or before July 1st 1895, along
the streets named, the company may en-
ter the village by such streets as may be
designated by the village trustees. Pro-
vision is also made for the Bennington
electric railroad company to use the
tracks of the Bennington and WOodford
road on North and RIVER streets. The
estimated cost of the road, including the
roadbed, ears and power station, is $40
600. 1t is said that W. j. Turck, Jr. of
Rondout, n. Y, and G. w. Crispell of
New York City, both incorporators, will
furnish the bulk of the capital Locke
w. Winchester of New York, another in
cOrpOratOr, and vice-president of the Ma
tional Express Company, will also sub
scribe for stock. There will be meet
ing of the incorpOrators in a few days,
an organization effected and the plans of
the company made fully known to the
public. The dynamos have already been
purchased. The old iron of the Ben
nington and Glastonbury road will prob
ably be re-rOlled and made to do service
for the new line. There seems to be lit
tie doubt that The road will pay well,
build up Camp Comfort, and be of much
benefit to Bennington.