Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-19


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j. c. Colgate of New York, has been
registered at the Putnam portion of the
time the past week.
THE Sixth Ward Check List, for vii
lage meeting, is hung up in G. B. Sib-
leys and l. E. Gibson's stores for the
use of those interested.
THERE will be a valentine Enter
tainment'' in the Methodist church par
lors, on Friday evening of this week, by
the children of the Sunday school.
Everybody is invited. All who come
will receive valentine.
MRS. GEO. f. GRAVES, Mrs. w. E.
Putnam, Mrs. c. w. Thatcher, Mrs. S.
H. Blackmer and Mrs. j. S. Holden
formed the Bennington contingent that
attended the tea given by Mrs. Truman
j. Wallace and Miss Helen Wallace, at
Hoosick Falls, N. Y, last Friday.
The first General Court of The Society
of Colonial Wars in the State of Vermont,
is to be held in Burlington, Friday. A
banquet follows the business meeting, to
which have been invited the officers, and
several leading members of the other pa
triotlc societies, including the Sons of
the American Revolution. The event
commemorated is the Hist Anniversary
of the settlement of Fort Dummer, near
BrattlebOro.
THIS item has been going the rounds
of the State press: IAN S6-year-o old Dem
ocrat died the Olher day in st. Adams.
He had his coffin made of pine that grew
on a Democrats land and that was sawed
at a mill owned by Democrat. The
coffin was made by Democrat, and he
selected Democrats to do all that was
done to bury him." The Vermont Stand
ard says: THE interesting question in
the case is, how did the poor man find
enough Vermont Democrats to perform
the last offices decently?'
THE musicale and fair given by the
City band in Library hall, Friday and
Saturday evenings, was success in every
respect and quite a sum was added to the
treasury. Attractive and pleasing pro-
grammes were provided for each evening
aud as usual the local artists acquitted
themselves well. The band boys have
every reason to be satisfied with the at
tendance and results. Among those who
assisted the band were: Misses Audria
Bowen, Mamie Sullivan, Messrs. Louis
G. Smith, VIM. II. Loomis, Whitney and
Crawford, VIM. Cox in his specialties,
Prof. Corbin of Troy, N. Y, the Stark
Hose quartette. Following the musical
entertainment dancing was the order un.
til midnight. The upholstered easy
chair was secured by Eli J. Tiffany, who
purchased his ticket but a few moments
before the concert of Saturday evening
clio ed.
A DESPATCH from North Adams, Mass,
under date of Feb. 10th, says: ''Steven
Munson Whipple, an old alumnus of Will
liams College, died at his home here this
afternoon, at the age of "A years, He
was born in POwnal, and entered Will
liams when young man. After gradu-
alton he entered the ministry but was
obliged to give this up because of poor
health He became acquainted with
President Garfield while the latter was
in college and for some time afterwards
correspondence was carried on between
them. After leaving the ministry he be-
came interested in railroad affairs and
later was instrumental in the Organiza.
ton of the Western Railroad Association
and later caused the Eastern Railroad
Association to be formed which was or
ganized to protect the railroad from pat
ent frauds. He was attorney for the lat.
ter organization for many years, retiring
about ten or twelve years ago, He
leaves wife II years old"
DURING the year 1894 there were sixty
nine marriage licenses issued by the town
clerk, a larger number than in any one
year for several years. OF those married
twenty-four were foreign born. Twenty
three of the marriages were celebrated
by Catholic priests, one by justice of
the peace, two by the municipal judge,
the remainder by Protestant clergymen
The same year, in the districts of the
town outside the incorporated villages of
Bennington and North Bennington, there
were 80 births-17 male, 10 female. The
greatest number in any one month was
6, in July. OF the parents, 80 fathers
and 81 mothers were born in the United
States. During the same time there
were 20 deaths-19 males 10 females.
The oldest person was 81 years, 10
months and IA days of age; the young
est day Seven persons were single,
Four of the above were between 60 and
10 years of age, 2 were between 10 and
80, were between so and 80 and were
over 90. Consumption and pneumonia
carried off 9 and heart disease and kid
ney troubles more.
The Boston journal of Saturday, says:
Thirty graduates of Norwich UTniver.
sity, Mortified, who are residents of
Boston and vicinity held their seventh
animal reunion at the Quincy HOuse last