Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-04-05

Mrs. CHAs. BROWN of Silver street has
gone to Saranac Lake, to be with her
brother Henry c. BabcOck, who is there
for the benefit of his health.
GEO. f. DoNNELLY is now prepared to
receive a limited number ofpupils for in
structiOns in violin music. See his card
in another column.
In you think winter is lingering too
long in the lap OF spring, bear in mind
the memorable year of 1916, when every
month in the year had its frost
BRANDER MATTHEW'S additional col
lection of Criticisms recalls the fact,
proved conclusively by his original pa
per, that they butcher the English Ian
guage on the other side of the Atlantic as
well as this. Americans are not sinners
above all they who dwell at Jerusalem.
THE advanced woman up at ManChes
ter will probably insist that the name of
the city be changed to Womanchester
For fear that our readers may think this
item strange we hasten to say that Man
chester, n. H., is meant, not the town
just little north of us by the same name.
PROF. VAN LEW, who recently gave
an illustrated lecture here, secured for
Miss Bowen an engagement to sing at a
grand concert in SchaghtiCOke, n. Y,
April 9th, the anniversary of Lees sur
render, and spoke of the real pleasure
he derived from hearing her sing, while
in town.
THE marriage of Mrs. Ella II. C. Kel-
lOgg, widow of James II. Kellogg, for
merly of Troy, to Emmos Johnson of
Waterloo, Ia, occurred March 2Sth at
No. 300 Alexander street, Rochester. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Henry
II. Stebbins, D. D., of that city.-Troy
Press.
A LIFE sized portrait of Mrs. Annie S.
Hawks of Bennington, is to be unveiled
in the Poets department at the Atlanta
exposition next September with appro-
pirate ceremonies. Extracts from Mrs
Hawks poems will be read upon this &C.
casion by some person yet to be selected
THERE are quite a number of our pep
pie uniting lately with the Vermont So
ciety of the Sons of the American RevO-
luton. There are SO many descendants
of those who fought at Bennington"
living hereabouts, that great many
more are eligible for membership,
THE third operation was performed
upon the lower jaw of Josiah Russell by
Doctors Putnam and Rogers on
Monday, the entire growth being success
fully removed. The two former opera
tions were performed by DR.. Herrick of
Troy, who did the work very skilfully.
1t is thought Mr.. Russell stands good
chance for ultimate recovery.
A LETTER has been received from a
member Of a G. A. X. Post at PittStield,
Mass, requesting comraders of the local
post to be on the lookout for swindler
who had been in the towns of Western
Massachusetts. The man gives the name
of Andrew Dunlop and claims to have
served in the navy. 1t is believed that
he is coming in this direction.
THE Burlington Free Press perpetrated
a cute April fool. 1t said, Tuesday: 81
wonder how many looked up the second
chapter of Obadiah, where a Free Press
reader suggested could be found an ex-
PLANTATION of April Fools day." said
gentleman yesterday. He continued:
my daughter read the item and got her
Bible to look it up, when my wife re-
marked that there was only one chapter
of Obadiah
THE annual meeting of Mt Anthony
Lodge, No. -, F. & A. NJ, was held
Tuesday evening. The following con-
stitute the new board of officers: John
NJ. Burt, w. NJ; Chas. II. Darling, S. W;
c. S. Perry, j. W.; G. B. Slbley, treas
urer; John Chas. Clark, secretary; Clar-
ence p. Niles, S. D.; Jerry Finn, J. D.;
L. S. Norton, S. S.: Wells Valentine, j.
S.; s. &. Hawks, chaplain; G. NJ. Lam
bert tyler. The finances were found to
be In good condition.
THE quarterly report of the Vermont
Soldiers Home for the term ending
March 31st, is as follows: Admitted, 49,
returned from furlOugh, I; discharged,
I; died, 4; furloughed, 2; present mem
bership, 90; average present during the
quarter, IS; present and absent, 30.
Judge Hugh Henry, president, Col, John
G. Stearns, treasurer, and Gen. c. c.
Kinsman, secretary, will make an official
visit to the home April 9th, and remain
over Sunday. Superintendent and ma
iron, Col Coffey and wife, began their
ninth year April LIST, in charge OF the
Home.
A little incident, due to carelessness,
and which might have amounted to a
serious accident, occurred in front of the
Postoflice yesterday morning. A carriage
containing baby, was left standing on
the walk while the lady in charge was in
side. The carriage soon started and sped
rapidly backwards down the incline to-
wards thp road and soon was on its rear