Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-22

Ill. ID. FILLMORE ana Charles +. Burn
ham were among the judges at the tour
nament given in Rutland, Wednesday
evening, by Company A, Vermont Ma
tional Guard.
THE annual meeting of the Kings
Daughters will be held at the Emergency
rooms. Friday, March 1st, 1895, at 4 p.
m. Business of special interest to each
member of the circle is to come before
the meeting. Mrs. F. W. Harwood, Sec
rotary.
THE selectmen have awarded the con-
tract to Alba Buss, who has been the de-
liverer for the Putnam grist mill for
many years, to take charge OF the town
farm for the year ensuing from April 1st.
There were ten applicants. The present
incumbent is Myron H. Chandler.
EsTABRooK, the granite dealer, has
seven granite cutters at work at his shop
next to the the Express Office. He has
run his shop six days in the week for the
past two years. He has built in that
time one hundred and one granite mon
uments besides a large number of granite
markers and tablets, posts and other
work
THE Juniors of the Baptist Christian
Endeavor Society give an entertainment
relating to missions on Tuesdag evening,
Feb. Goth, in the chapel. An interesting
programme has been prepared by the
boys and girls at the conclusion of which
the mite boxes will be opened. We cor
daily invite all our friends. Mabel
Wood, secretary.
THE warning for town meeting has
thirteen articles. Among them is pro-
posal to buy a stone crusher, to see if the
town will receive moneys in trust to care
for burial lots agreeable to the Act we
spoke of recently, and to see if the town
will build another vault to be located in
the village cemetery. There are other
proposals that are our readers should
note.
NICHOLAS SNYDER, and old resident of
the west part of Bennington, died in
Cambridge, N. Y, Feb Sd, aged So years,
and was buried in the Kinsby burial
grounds, West Bennington. This item
has been printed in our columns before,
but the obituary notice, the Tuesday fol
lowing had the misfortune to have the
name left out, and so no one knew to
whom it referred.
The semi-monthly meeting of the Ben
ningtOn Medical Society, was held We'd
nesday evening at the office or DR.. Rog-
ers, with DR.. GoOdall in the chair
Among the members present were Drs.
Bennett, Rogers, GOodall, Racette, Hogan
and Day. The paper of the evening was
by DR.. Racette on pneumonia" A full
and free discussion of the subject fol
lowed. The next meeting will be held
March 9th, at the Office of DR.. Goodall,
Dr.. Rogan of SALISBURY reading paper
on "CerebrO Spinal Meningitis" |
THE funeral of Mrs. George McMaster
was very largely attended from the home
on South street, Wednesday. The Rev. S. |
of the Methodist church,
the exercises. The floral trib-
utes from relatives and friends were the
finest seen here in years, and consisted |
of gates ajar," crosses, pillows, wreaths,
bouquets, etc. The bearers were: Ira
Wood, j. Oliver Burt, John lockwood |
and Burt lockwood, the two latter be-
ing brothers. The remains were placed |
in the receiving vault at Centre Benning-
ton.
THE Troy Press recently contained the |
item, which is of local interest:
in The Press the other day a person
advertised a sum of money and desired |
the loser to address by letter, care of The |
Troy Press. Already several have an
swered describing their losses. Itwould |
seem the people are very careless with |
their money, even in these times of |
jerome b. Parmenter once
advertised pocketbook found, having in !
mind his own, which was secure in his
pocket. and a woman came in and de-
Scribed it and its contents so perfectly |
that he took it from his pocket, saying
Here it is. You can have it, -
THE Brownie" caucus was held last
evening. We learn that part of the
ticket was as follows: For town clerk, f.
A. Booth; for selectmen, C. H. Hough-
ton, Jos. Watson, Geo. r. Mathers; for
treasurer H. D. Fillmore; for first con-
stable and collector, A. j. Griffin; for |
second constable, John F. Lonergan;
listers, VIM. Gibney, Chas. Barnes,
Chas. Powers, Jas. Silk, Andrew Nash.
There is so much debate over the noml.
nations. coupled with the fact that the |
are to fill vacancies, that il |
is not probable the personnel of the |
three tickets can be definitely known
until the nominations are filed with the |
town clerk tomorrow.
THE latest addition to Miss Anna |
Parks magnificent and valuable collec-
ton of New England literature, is a com.
plete set of the New England Historical
and Genealogical Register" consisting of
forty eight vOlumes-some of which are
almost priceless. She has acquired them |