Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-06-07


Tepainted.
Miss NETTIE GIBSON of Troy is visit
ing friends here.
w. II. FISHER of Rutland was in the
town yesterday, visiting friends.
THE Kings Daughters meet Friday,
June It'll. A large attendance is desired.
CAPT. FRANK RAY CAMP, No. 4, S. v,
will give grand calico ball, July Sd, at
Library Hall.
A COW belonging to John Cone, of the
South part of the town, died from tuber-
culosis last week.
EDWAIu c. BENNETT is home from
the Lu>,nu University Law School, TO
the sumner vacation.
CHAs. ,JEwETT found one of his best
COWS, purchased of the Deweys, dead in
the pasture one day last week.
j. ED. WALBRIDGE is having a water
pipe laid through Imperial Avenue, con-
Meeting with the pipe at his residence.
EDWARD GREENsLET of Boston, Mass,
came home Tuesday night to be present
at the marriage of his sister. His wife
has been here some time.
Work on the residence to be built by
William Barrett on Grand View Street,
will be begun Monday. Russell and
March have the contract.
SERVICES in the Methodist church at
the usual hours Sunday. Morning sub
ject: ga New Neck-tie" Sunday School
concert in the evening.
THE county grand jury of which Hon.
Obed Hall of Stamford is foreman, came
down yesterday and made the annual in
spection of the County Jail. The grand
jury will probably finish their labors to-
day or tomorrow.
MRS. FANNIE NJ. HARRISON of Ben
nington Centre, left on Tuesday of this
week for San Francisco, California, and
will accompany some of her California
friends on an ocean voyage to New York.
The party will stop for short time at
Guatemala.
ONE regiment, one battalion and nine
separate companies of the New York
State militia are to take practice march
of several days through the New York
State, this summer. The men will go
into camp each night, and will, as far as
possible, be made to realize what active
service is.
Mr.. EDIToR:-In your last issue you
speak somewhat at length on the meat
question. l would suggest that one
cause of the scarcity of beef is traceable
to the fact that our butchers will not pay
within from two to three cents per pound
for home-fattened beef what they will
for the Western product of the same
quality. FARMER.
EVERETT STEVENS of the east part of
the town was caught by one of our farm
ers in rather small business, a day or so
since. Suspecting something wrong, the
farmer went to his barn and looked out
of the window in time to see Stevens
making off with few dozen eggs, which
he had gathered and concealed in a con
venient place.
A GANG of men are at work on the
Bennington and Woodford electric rail
road, and nearly all the trestles have
been put in order, and Saturday push
car loaded with material went nearly the
entire length of the road. 1t is said that
all opposition on the part of property
owners, along the line of the road has
been withdrawn, and that the work will
be pushed as fast as possible.
THE news was telegraphed here last
Friday, Of the sudden death of Hugh D.
Cameron of Hamilton, Ontario, brother
in-law of DR.. Putnam. The cause of
death was apoplexy. Mr.. Cameron was
one of the most widely known of Cana
dian bankers, his name having been a
household word throughout the Prov
ince. He was president of the Bankers
Union of Ontario at the time of his
death. He was near relative of both
the Duke of Athol and Earl of Traham.
Mrs. Putnam is in Hamilton with Mrs.
Cameron. DR.. Putnam could not leave
at the time.
OvERsEER OF THE Poor MORSE has
had a guardian placed over George Ma
son, on the ground that he is a spend
thrift and nuisance. He seems to be
incapable of making good use of his pen
sion money or his earnings, and the
guardian was appointed to prevent his
becoming a town charge. Though he is
supposed to be poor, he has managed to
squander nearly 5000 during the past
three months. We are informed that his
brother Joe, needs the same attendance
from the Overseer. Joe has made him
self general nuisance among the farm.
ers. During the past winter it was his
custom to wander into their barns, gath
er up blankets, robes, etc., and make
himself at home for the night. His GUS
tom Of smoking while in the barns makes
him a dangerous man, also, to have
around.