The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-02-16

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prominent young business man of Addi
son county, is announced. The wedding
will take place in April.
Mr.. AND Mr.. MEARs of Albany, N. Y,
spent few days with Mrs. Mears's par
ents, and while here they enjoyed straw
sleighride with q few of their friends
Alex. j. Cooper and wife. Dr. Potter, jr.,
and wife, and Mr.. and Mrs. Habberley.
DIR. E. S. WESTON, Grand Lecturer of
the Grand Lodge, F. and A. M. of Yer
mont, arrived here Tuesday night to at
tend the Masonic convention. He was
the guest of Superintendent Coffey of the
Soldiers Home, while in town. His
wife accompanied him.
THE new insurance offices of John V.
Hall d Son, on Main street, have been
improved by new and attractive front
this week, and the interior is neatly fit
ted up. One would scarcely know the
place. We are assured by this firm that
business is good these days, notwith-
standing the hard times.
The calls for caucuses to nominate
town officers appear i'll another place,
signed by the town committees. On the
part of the Republican committee they
specially desire full attendance, es-
pecially of the farmers of the town.
The place to canvass matters and to de-
eide what is best to be done, is at the
primaries and these NEE tings have been
largely left hitherto by Republicans to
those who live in the villages or near
the place of meeting. The condition of
tie country is such that the people
should have voice from the highest to
the lowest, and the duty of the patriot
and citizen is as imperative at the town
no a unI1lH hn a
The town is the unit of government in
our State, and the whole people should
take an interest so that the best men
only are placed in nomination. Turn
out, gentlemen, and exercise your pre-
rogative
THE New York Sun of the l4th, has an
account of the murder trial of one lyman,
one passage of which interests Benning-
ton people. The Sun says: "a sensation
of the career of James lyman, on trial
for killing a boy named William H.
Bowling, came out this noon i'll the
course of the examination of candidates
for the jury. 1t was the fact that lyman
was one of the famous Bennington,
masked bank burglars, who almost a
generation ago robbed that institution,
securing large sum of money. lyman,
alias Ross, was caught on a train with
three of his pals, but he was the only
one convicted. He was sentenced to fiji
teen years in the Vermont State Prison
and served out the sentence. Later on
he came to this city and was convicted
of the crime of petit larceny and SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for four
months. lyman was the janitor of the
Grand Opera House when he got into
this, his latest trouble"
THE Rochester Times of the 4th has
half column account of the pension re-
ductiOn of our old correspondent, Corp.
w. E. Sheldon, late of Chicago, now of
Rochester, N. Y. He had been receiving
$36 quarterly, a sum that began at So
monthly years ago, and had been in
creased to S12, but which has now been
reduced to $40. The Times says: THE
distressing case of veteran pensioner of
the late civil war who has rece ntly been
deprived of his pension was brought to
the attention of Times man yesterday
afternoon. The victim i'll this case is
Corporal William E. Sheldon, Vermont
man by birth, who at the breaking out
of the rebellion enlisted in company D.
Fifty second Wisconsin calvary and
served his country we'll in numerous en-
gagements until the expiration of his
term of services secured for him an hon
orable discharge. Physically, Corporal
Sheldon is a complete wreck of his once
sturdy self and for six years past has
been practically helpless" Mr.. Shell
don and wife are dependent upon his
pension.
OUR readers will recall the marriage of
Abbie, daughter of the Rev. J. w. Ben
nett to the Rev. Chas. Fl. Quin Ian
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news came of the death of Mrs. Qunlan
at her fathers home in Albany, N. Y,
where he is stationed. Mrs. Quinlan
died Sunday afternoon, leaving little
daughter. who is hardly expected to sur
vive. The funeral was held on Wednes-
day and the remains were taken to Mid.
dlebury for interment Mrs. Col Ben
nett and MessrS. E. G. and Chas. H. Ben
nett from here, attended the funeral
Mrs. Quinlan was an estimable woman
and had become endeared to the people
to whom her husband is pastor in Clarks-
vile, N. Y, supplementing and assisting
him in his work of the gospel ministry.
That she would do was no surprise to
those who know of her Christian char
acter as developed in her chlldhood's
home, and so all mourn with the aff1ict-
ed hu band and parents and relatives,
the ITO uS) unumely departure Oh the ue-
ceased. Here, where the family are so
.. we'll known, as well as in other commu-
mites sincere sympathy will be extended
. to those who mourn.
THE new hall for the use of the Sixth
} Corps Post, G. A. R., to which allusion
: was made last week, is completed, and
as soon as the furniture arrives it will be
permanently occupied. Temporary fur
niture has been set in and the first meet
ing, by the w. r. c., was held Wednes-
day evening. The hail. which is in the
third story of the Opera House block, is
2Sx30 feet, with an anteroom 13x28 feet.
The wood work is finished in natural
color. The sides are wainscoted three
feet high, the walls above and the ceiling
being in adamant plaster. The hall
overlooks Main street and has large win
dows in front. 1t is lighted by electric
ity and heated by steam. The commit
tee having charge of the work was @. d.
Gibson, John c. Clark and Alba Buss.
The rooms will be formally opened soon.
1t is expected that Department Com
mander Branch and other officers will be
present. The post has been in existence
little over two years, is prosperous,
and when its new home is completed will