Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-04-05

THE School Directors have reappointed
Dr.. II. c. Day town superintendent OF
schools.
DIR. A. T. WOODWARD of Brandon has
been in the village part of the week on
professional business.
THE Town Clerk says that he is short
on the lists printed to-day, over fifty
dogs and that he must haYe them.
On our second page to-day we print
the "Charter OF Arlington" document
that will interest many of our readers.
FRANK CRAWFORD, of Chicago, has
been here this week on matters connect.
ed with the settlement of his fathers es-
cate.
WIN. CAMPBELL is sick with typhoid
lever. He first had symptoms of pneu-
monia, but these sbated typhoid devel-
oped.
AMONG patents recently issued to Yer
nonters, was one to Eli Tiffany, of this
7illage, who received two for circular rib
initting machines.
JOHN PAULsoN caught live butterfly
Wednesday, which was as bright and ac-
tive as if caught in June. He left it in
Shurtletf's drug store.
THE session laws of 1894 in bookform,
nave been published by the State and
may be found at Town Clerks office by
chose entitled to copies,
THE Express Company has recently
sent to the agency here two horses to
5ake the place of those that have been in
use here for some time.
Mrs. c. G. COLE had the misfortune
Wednesday to fall, and one Of her ribs
was found to be fractured. She is as
comfortable as can be expected.
Mrs. JENNEss MILLER is to lecture
acre May 20th, under the auspices of the
Y. I. S. and the Ladies' Auxiliary of the
!. NJ. c. A. Make a note of this date
JOIN SoGIvENs, yard man for the Ben
lington and Rutland railroad, who has
been quite i'll for some time, has re-
covered and is now at his post of duty
again.
WE desire to call the attention of the
ladies' to Miss c. S. Keyes advertisement
N another column. She gives three days
60 the opening for the convenience of her
Out-of town patrons as well as in town.
THE Easter dance to be given by the
Social Club, is not to be a full dress af-
:air, but CONTINUATION of the socials
given the past winter by the members of
The F. NJ. T. A. B. Society.
THERE was q large attendance at the
ecture in st. Francis de Sales chnrch,
Sundly, on "The Life of Christ by
James p. Morgan. The illustrations
we're excellent and the entertainment
vas greatly enjoyed by the audience.
The annual meeting of the North Ban
1ingtOn driving park association, will be
held tomorrow. One of the officers of
LuS dooOCldblph IO uOlbG ldll
will probably be held about the same
time that it was last year but that the
purses will be larger"
A. w. FLEMING was arrested the first
of the week, and locked up in jail for
non payment of taxes. He was behind
wo years. His friends settled the mat
Ter and he was released in few hours.
the Collectors report that the delinquent
lax payers are paying up.
THE Souvenir Edition of the BANNER
will be ready shortly and will be the
finest production of the kind seen here
abouts in many years. Our advance call
for copies has been large and constant.
Don't forget to have copy, You can't
live in Bennington county without it!
As yet little maple sugar has been
brought into the local markets owing to
the extended cold weather. A yea ago
ut this time the sugar. making season
was half over. At present the commOdi-
ty is selling from - to % cents pound.
A merchant said yesterday that the sea
son was from ten days to two weeks later
this year than last
WE have heard of people having
money to burn but the first instance
of a man having ''jewelry to burn" came
TO our notice this morning. Professor
Squire received a consignment of silver
spoons and tea souvenirs and threw them
into the stove together with the excel
sior in which they had been shipped.
The loss will be something less than ten
thousand dollars.
MRS. J. b. PARMENTER has been en-.
gagged to play in the Methodist church,
and Miss Audria L. Bowen continues her
engagement to sing in this church, at a
largely increased salary. Next Sunday
Miss Bowen will sing for the morning of.
fertory, "The Palms" by Faure, and the
evening anthem will be Jerusalem" by
Parker. The choir of this church have
some most excellent music in prepare
tion for Easter.