Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-21

THERE is a gradual and constant i'm
provement in the condition of Mrs. F. L.
Bowen.
DIR. AND MRS. MEERs, of Albany, n.
Y. have been visiting her parents, MI
and Mrs. Chas. Cooper.
THE ODD FELLOWS will hold masquer-
AIDE ball next week. The exact date
will be announced later.
E. B. ARMSTRONG, instead of M. V. b.
Armstrong, is the party who sold fine
pair of horses to w. N. Holmes of Hoo
sick Falls, N. Y, as recently announced.
THE spring term of the County Court
will convene at Manchester, Tuesday,
June 3D.. Justice Tyler will preside. AS
sistant Judges Burton and Woodward
met at the County Clerks Office Friday
afternoon and dlew the petit jury for the
term.
MRS. RUsHMoRE, the reader, who APP
pears this evening in an entertainment
for the benefit of the Young Mems Club
has been secured by the Soldiers Home
to give a reading in the Home Chapel
this afternoon, for the enjoyment of the
members of the Home.
JOHN EVANS, the shoe dealer an
nounces in this issue some specially good
bargains in shoes. See his advertise
ment on the first page. Mr.. Evans prob.
ably carries as large stock and assert
ment of shoes as can be found in the
county. His great care in fulfilling his
promises made in the advertising col
umns of the papers, will make the adyer-
tisement worthy of attention.
The grade between this village and
Woodford, and beyond was pretty def
nitely settled last week when j. B. Kunze.
G. E., of New York, who was here in the
interest of the Electric railway, took
several levels with an aneroid barometer.
Loring's corner he found to be 600 feet
above the level of the sea, the residence
1.300 feet. At Camp Comfort, 1 400 feet
were registered; at Lyman BOwles', a
short distance above, 400; at Woodford
the instrument showed 1920 feet; Big
Pond, 1890, and at Hagar Clearing, g.
700 feet.
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40c per months,
75c per months,
$3.50 per year.
People within the village corporation,
wishing the SEKI-WEEKLY BANNER de-
livered at their residences every Tuesday
and Friday afternoon can have it at the
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month, Is cents; 3 months, 40 cents; six
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Office, and the paper will be delivered
regularly for the time paid for.
THE following from the Boston Globe
on Saturday, will have considerable local
interest in view of the recent appearan-
ces in the Opera House of the party re
ferred to: "Marion Manola wandered
forlorn about her pretty little home
among the familiar knick-knacks and
bric.a-brac yesterday, while a rough
voiced auctioneer knocked down her
household goods. The sale was for the
benefit of the mOrtgdgees-a loan COM
pany. Handsome Jack was not present,
hnt thn littla 1annhfar an1 fhn lppy
were. Mrs Mason had cheerful smile
for her friends and acquaintance, des-
pite the fact that she looked careworn
and tired. There was the usual crowd
of curiosity seekers and bargain hunters,
and they swarmed about the little rooms
and haggled and cheapened the pretty
bits of things gathered from every land
and cline by the efforts of the songstress.
The prices realized at the sale were, on
the whole, very good; but it is believed
there will be little left after the mortgage
is satisfied. An enterprising real estate
was putting up "To let" signs while the
sale was in progress, adding sense of
neglect and desolation to the pathetic
scene. Mrs. Mason bore up bravely, and
did not shed tear, even when her baby's
violin was hammered off. 1t sold for S25
50 more than it cost, and the little girl
played fond goodby, lust to show the
tone" Even the suggested horrors of
foreclosure, followed by probable eject
ment, did not seem to effect the woman
who has borne so many misfortunes,
which have attracted as much attention
as the triumphs of her cratic career"
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