Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-04-02
SEMEWEEKLY BANNER, TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1856

IL. IL. BUsS has moved into the Bowen
house on Main street.
Miss HELEN CHANDLER of Rutland,
was the guest of Mrs. Frank Bradford
over Sunday.
A Madison, lately removed from Cor
necticut, takes Alba BUSES place with
the Messrs. Putnam.
A. E. FOWLER of Pownal Centre. tells
the story of hens egg 6ixS inches,
weighing four ounces. Next.
LAST Saturday afternoon Miss Louie
Russell entertained eleven of her young
schoolmates. Refreshments were served.
SOME of thu farmers who live in the
Northeast part of the town tapped their
first trees for the season, yesterday.
MRS. A. E. DoNNELLY's Millinery
opening takes place next Saturday at her
new rooms in Hawks' block, Main street
CHARLES COOPER :sprained his ankle
last Friday and fractured one of the
small bones of his leg. He tried to keep
around, but has been obliged to give up
for few days.
SUGAR weather has not put in an ap-
pearance yet. The outlook is that we
are to have late spring and many of the
farmers will have to buy hay in conse-
quence.
THE Listers began their annual work
yesterday. One of these officials was cor
daily received at this office and the
whole force responded with what prop.
erty is taxable. The Listers know ,yhere
to begin. There is always wealth lying
about a printing office, especially these
Cleveland times.
DIR. II. j. POTTER, Jr., has become the
manager and physician-in -charge of the
Vermont EnsOr Institute. The Institute
has been moved to the house just west
OF the Methodist parsonage on Pleasant
street, lately occupied by Mrs. Kehoe,
and will be run during the year by the
new manager. Attendance on the Insti-
tute is improving.
THE Board of Trustees met last even
ing and transacted the usual routine bus-
mess. States Attorney Bates was IT.
elected village attorney, and H. B.
Hutchins, sewer commissioner, the lat.
ter at salary of 81 per day for the whole
year. He has been paid $1.j0 per day a
portion of the past year. II. NJ. futile
was reelected street commissioner. The
police were reappointed: A. r. Dunn,
Chief, Brazil, LOnergan and Davis. po-
licemen. The Board of Health was ap
pointed: DR.. E. B. Daley and DR.. Lyman
ROgers-the latter in place of DR.. Ben
nett. This was the only change made.
THE Rev. Yung Kunig Yen of Shang-
hal, China, is here to-day visiting Mrs.
Merchant, an old time friend, who re-
sides at the Centre. The reverend gen.
tleman who was the second native of
China to graduate at an American col
lege, graduated from Kenyon College,
Ohio, the same one from which ex Presi-
dents Garfield and Hayes graduated He
arrived in New York October first. last,
on his second trip around the world, and
is now on his way to Vancouver, Wash
ington, from which place he will sail for
China. He spent several months last
year in England, where he made num-
Der of addresses by request, on the opium
traffic. His first English education was
NJ, IL ~,
he first met Mrs. Merchant. He left this
afternoon on his way to Vancouver.
THERE was quite a large attendance
at the funeral of private Henry c. Cas-
well, Co. X, Vermont National Guard,
which was observed from the residence
of his parents on Pleasant street, Sat-
urday afternoon. The Company turned
out in citizens attire, with Grape on one
arm, and with white gloves. The Rev.
A Macgeorge of the First Baptist church
officated, assisted by the Rev. Chas. R.
Seymour There were many handsome
floral tributes, Company X, sending four
dozens Gala lilies, around each being a
white ribbon on which was the name of
the Company. The bearers were Ed
ward Cook, Charles Kendall, Fred Ken
dali, Arthur Austin, Robert johnson, G, |
F. Burch. The nterment was at South !
SALISBURY, delegation from Company |
K going up with them. as we'll as the |
and friends. One of the hand
soonest tributes sent in was that of the
Librarians of the First Baptist Sunday
school of which deceased was one.
THE death of Mrs. Harriet church wife
If the Rev. Chas. S. Robinson, D. D.,
was announced in Saturdays papers.
She died Friday at their home in New
York. The Troy Press says: "The de-
ceased was 60 years old. She formerly
'esided in Troy and was daughter of
Henry l.. Church of the stove firm of
Church d Reed. Mrs. Robinson was
sister of Chas. r. Church, formerly of
The firm of Robinson & Church of this
,ity. Her husband was the first pastor
If the Park Presbyterian church. 1t is
more than thirty years since she moved
rom Troy" A good many in this, DR..
Robinson's native town will sincerely
,ympathize with him in this sad Attic.
ion. The funeral took place from DR..
Robinson's church in New York Sunday
afternoon, and the remains arrived in
Troy Monday afternoon for interment in
lakewood. A correspondent adds: "Dr.
Robinson is a son of the late Gen. Henry
Robinson who was life long resident of
QanninUtnn The Doctor was horn and |