Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-28

Troy, is visiting friends here.
MRS. H. L. SHIELDS arrived at her
summer residence yesterday.
Hon. J. K. Batchelder is announced to
deliver the Memorial Day address at Will
mington.
HERBERT F. ROBINSON of the Post Of
fee force is taking vacation of couple
of weeks.
THE American Insurance Company of
New York has ceased doing business in
this State.
Mr.. AND MRS. CHAs. B. HALLET spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Y. Adams.
HEHHr I2TxON and Mrs. Chas. T. Burt,
who liz, been visiting in Canada and
the northern part of the State, returned
home Saturday evening.
ANNOUNCEMENT has been made of the
engagement of Miss Mary B. Kellogg,
daughter of Justin Kellogg, to DR.. j,
Reynolds Tillinghast of New York.
CHARLOTTE TODD was before the Mu.
nicipal Court, Saturday, charged with
larceny. She furnished bail in the sum
of 500 for her appearance before the
grand jury at the coming term of the
County Court.
PROFESSOR SPRING of Williams Col
lege has awarded the honors for the COM
ing commencement. Bennington county
heads the list with Walter Andrew Brat
ton of Stamford. John Daniel Wild of
Manchester is also among those named.
FOLLOWING are the Memorial Day or.
ators in Bennington county as far as re-
ported: Arlington, N. X. Shaw, Adams,
Mass. Bennington, Rev. S. McLauglin;
Dorset, G. N. Weston, Newfane; Man
chester, W. W. Lapoint, Barre; Reads
boro, Rev. R. T. McKensee, Wilmington.
THE Rev. W. S. Smart, D. D., who is to
read an essay at the coming meeting of
the State Congregational convention, will
be remembered by many as chaplain of
the 14th Vermont. He will doubtless
meet with a warm welcome from many
of the former members of that regiment,
who will be glad to see him.
THE lease for the site of the Masonic
Temple has been duly executed by Mayor
Van Patten and John II. Whipple, grand
master of the Grand Lodge of F. and A.
NJ. of Vermont. Some new develop
ments regarding the erection of the tenn
pie may be looked for in the near future
THE survivors of Company G, 18th Yer
mont Regiment Volunteers, and their
families, are cordially invited to attend a
reunion at Manchester Depot, July 3d.
Exercises to be held day and evening In
the evening the exercises will take the
form of a camp fire, and good time is
expected.
In the United States Court at Windsor
Thursday, in the case of United States
VS.. Loren Green, the amount of bail here
tofore fixed was reduced to the sum of
5000, by the court. District Attorney
Senter appeared for the government and
G. H. Darling for the defendant. Green
is under indictment for breaking into the
North Bennington Post Office.
AT the last regular meeting of Co. K,
Sergt. L. L. Armstrong and Corp'l Rob-
ert johnson were elected members of
the board Of directors, vice Serg't Niles
and Priv. Winslow resigned. Corp'l
johnson was also elected member of
the recruiting committee, and Serg't
Armstrong and Mus. HARDWOOD were
elected members of the sick committee.
THE trial calendar for the June term
of the County Court has been issued.
There are II civil cases set for trial
None of them are of much general i'm
portance. There are % criminal cases
on the docket, most of them being liquor
cases. There are IS divorce cases. AS
this is the grand jury term there will
probably be several indictments and new
cases entered for trial.
"Dress Reform" will be personated by
Mrs. Jenness Miller, Wednesday, at $3.50
and s. Women alone at $500. Lecture
will be illustrated with the following
changes of costumes; Dress embroidery
by the Belgian women of Constantinople,
school girls correct gown, walking suit,
a tea gown, carriage and calling dress,
correct housekeeper's dress, correct BIZ
cycle dress, short rainy-day dress, full
evening dress, etc. Tickets may be Sc
cured at f. N. Squire's. The lectures
are for the benefit of V. 1. S. and the p.
NJ. G. A.
A SPECIAL committee, COM
posed of Past Grand Masters
Colonel Henry W. Hall of Burlington,
VIM. D. Wilson of St. Adams, Henry l..
Stillson of Bennington, o. II. Hender-
son of st. Johnsbury and Leopold Ret
ting of Brattleboro, met in Rutland Mon
day to examine bhe site and receive the
proposals for the location of the Yer
mont Odd Fellows Home. They went
from that city to Bradford to examine
another location to-day. Rutland and
Bradford are the only contesting p Oints.
The committee is empowered to select
the location.