Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-10-15

ONOhlhGs
RUSSELL & MARCH have nearly COM
pleted cottage on Putnam avenue for
Mrs. Mcguire.
A. E. INGRAHAM, night operator at
the depot, who has been laid off by sick
ness, returned to his duties this week.
THE Fortnightly will hold its next reg
ular meeting Saturday Oct. 10th. Sub
ject, Art; Miss II. S. yelling chairman.
RUSSELL, son of w. r. Hyde. who has
been seriously ill with Inflammation of
the brain, is rapidly recovering, and is
able to be around the house.
INVITATIONS have been issued for the
wedding of Helen Hoag Helling and Will.
liam T. Barratt, Wednesday, October
Both, at noon, in the Baptist church.
FRANK G. MATTIsoN left here Friday
morning, 1t was his intention to go TO
New York in search of employment, and
if not successful there to go into Penn
sylvania on the same errand.
AT the annual meeting of State Medi
cal Association held in Burlington, last
week. DR.. Lyman Rogers was elected
vice president. He was also elected one
of the delegates to the meeting of the
Rhode Island Medical Association.
JAMES LYNCH, who was sent to the
State Reform school, few years ago,
when quite young lad, at the request of
his mother who was unable to control
him, has been released from that institu-
ton for good conduct, and now has po-
sition in one of the mills here.
THE second annual joint State conven-
ton of the Young Mems Christian As
sociations of Vermont and New Hamp-
shire, will be held in Bellows Falls, Oct.
31st, and Nov. 1sU-3d Secretary G. j.
Hoyt is expected to attend and has been
requested TO present paper before one
of the meetings.
SIXTH CORPS Posi- has issued invita-
tons for camp fire at its hall, next
Saturday evening. There will be short
speeches and other exercises and re-
freshments. Messrs. r. j. Coffey, A. B.
Valentine, j. A. n. Williams, A. NJ.
Downs and Edward Kelley are the
committee.
DEPT. SHERIFF MoRRIssEY and Henry
Seegar of Stamford had quite an expert
ence with bear as they were returning
home Thursday. Soon after they started
up the mountain they saw huge, glossy
black bear come out on the upper side of
the road ana go across. 1t required con-
siderable urging to get the horse past
the place where bruin crossed the road,
and Mr.. Morrissey was nearly thrown
from his wagon by the frantic actions of
the frightened animal.
JUDGE MYRoN W. WOODWARD met
with painful, If not serious accident
Wednesday afternoon. While directing
the work of enlIrglng one of his outbuild-
ings, he stepped too near the edge of the
excavation for basement, when the
earth gave away. He fell eight feet
upon his left side across build
ing stone, breaking two ribs. DR.. CHS
holm, who was Immediately called, thinks
the Judge will be about again in few
days if there are no internal injuries.
LIST of letters remaining uncailed for
in the Post Office at Bennington for the
week ending Oct. 14th, 1895: Miss Nora
Bartlett, Miss Dora Cautemanch, Mrs. E.
A. Ferrin, Miss Edith Lyons, Mrs. Hat
tie Mattison, Mrs. Milton Ostrander, JOS
eph Miner, G. W. Stearus, E. Walden,
Harry Walker. These letters will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office Oct. 2Sth,
if not delivered before. In calling for
above, please say advertised" giving
date of list.
ROBERT MANTELL's company played
in Stamford, Conn, Saturday night. AT
ter the performance the box office re-
ceipts, amounting to 500, were attached
by attorneys for Reuben Payne, tailor
Of Belfast, Ireland. Payne alleges that
Mantell owes him 500 for clothes. Man
Tell says he has bought goods worth
thousands of pounds from Payne, and
that he supposed this bill was paid. He
furnished bond of $500 with the under
standing thatif the bill is not settled in
six weeks the bond will be forfeited.
ISAAC T. PRATT of South street, Ben.
veteran hunter, showed on the
streets, yesterday afternoon, bear that
he caught in a trap near Pownal Noun
tain. The hear was caught by the leg
and was alive when Mr.. Pratt reached
him. He killed bruin by shooting HIM
in the head. The bear was apparently
about three years old and would weigh
not far from 200 pounds. Mr.. Pratt said
that he had Trapped and killed about
fifty bears, and did not know how many
foxes. He is now 20 years of age, but
enjoys hunting and trapping as much as
ever.
ABOUT two hundred excursionists
from Bellows Falls ard stations between
there and Rutland arrived here Saturday
at 1890. The excursion was
made up largely of G. A. R. men with
their families and friends, and was under
the supervision of Judge Hugh Henry.