Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-22

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Clerks office, while the latter Is visiting
in Lansingburgh, N. Y.
THE Wallingford correspondent of the
Herald says: "Mrs. Morrissy and son of
Bennington have been in town visiting
her people, Mr.. and Mrs. James Titus"
EMERSON EsTABRooK has begun re-
pairing and refitting the house recently
purchased by him on South street. He
expects to be able to move into it in
about two weeks.
JUDGE ADVOCATE GEN. E. l.. BATES
last evening, in behalf of ex-Gov. Fuller,
presented the Rifles with large. hand
somely framed picture of the latter, which
was hung in their armory. The COM
pany has recently received one of Brig.
| Gen. Estey commanding the brigade.
THE Bennington Bicycle Agency Com
pany have sent S. T. Fonda, and he
is attending the Bicycle Exposition in
Madison Square Garden this week, in
the interest of the new concern. Chas.
MacDOnough is, also, in New York on
the same business.
The case of Teddy Griffin, who has
been confined in the Jail here several
weeks. on suspicion of being implicated
in a burglary at Manchester couple of
years ago, was before the municipal
court Monday. The evidence connecting
Griffin with the affair not being very con-
elusive, the case was adjourned another
week.
RICHARD GOLDEN, of "Old Jed Prou-
ty' fame, was married in COhOes, n. Y,
Saturday afternoon, to the leading lady
of his company, Miss Katherine Kittle-
man. The ceremony was quietly per-
formed in the paror of the Harmony ho-
tel and was witnessed by only a few
friends of the contracting parties. Rev.
j. w. Phillips of the Baptist church was
the officiating clergyman. Mr.. Golden's
company performed in Cohoes Saturday
and in Troy Thursday.
DIED at Vermont Soldiers Home, Jan.
22nd, Samuel Merrill, aged 70. He was
late of Company D, 18th Vermont Regi-
ment; enlisted Aug. 9th, 1865; mustered
out, July Sth, 1865; admitted to the
Home, March Sth, 1888, No. 40. Com
rade Merrill has been member of the
Home nearly seven years. He was an
eminent and devoted Christian, and
when able, was present at the services of
the Baptist church in this village. He
will be buried at Waterbury. Death No.
40.
THE Rev. John G. Taylor of Melrose,
Mass, occupied the pulpit of the Second
Congregational church last Sunday. The
Rev. Chas. K. Seymour, pastor of the
church, was in Winchester, Mass, where
he conducted a memorial service for
William Snow, late an ensign in the U.
S. navy; who recently died at Montevideo,
South America, that day being The 25th
anniversary of his birth. The deceased
served on the Pensacola, the San Fran
cisco, Atlanta, Detroit, and the Charles
ton, on which latter ship he died. He
had arranged to be home last Christmas
and unite with the church, of which Mr.
Seymour was a former pastor, but he
died before that time.
THE 'Old Guard" of New York City
sent an invitation to Gov U. A. Wood
bury and staff to attend the annual ball
at Madison Square Garden, on January
10th. The invitation was accepted and
Governor Woodbury. and wife, Lieut.
Governor Mansur, QuartermasJer-G Gen.
Gilmore, Gen. Estey, Surgeon General
JENNIE and wife, Col. S. w. Cummings
and wife, Col. G. W. Doty, Col. r. j.
Coffey, Col. VIM. Seward Webb, Col. II.
w. Hall, Col. John j. Warden of Boston,
and Col. A b. Chandler of New York
City were present. Maj. Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, U. S. A., led the grand march fol-
lowed by Governor Woodbury. and Staff.
The immense building was crowded,
there being from 10000 to $1,000 present.
The VermOnters received a hearty and
generous welcome from the "Old Guard
of New York City,
DURING the year 1894 there were in the
Bennington Graded school district which
embraces the village of Bennington, 81
births: 46 male, 45 female. OF the par
! ents lbs were born in the United States.
Eleven of the Childrenwere born in June,
the most in any month. January and
August show The smallest number of
! births, three each. In the same time
there were 81 deaths registered: Al males
and &c females. The Oldest person was
Sc years, mos, l day; the youngest,
one day. The average age of each was
AZ years, mos, 16 days. Twenty-Five
of the number were single. Two were
between so and 90 years of age, and II
between 20 and so. Ten were inmates of
the Soldiers Home, and 81 were born in
The United States. OF the whole = died
from paralysis, from heart disease, s
! from lung trouble, 6 from kidney trouble
and from old age. OF the deaths regis
tered. s occurred outside the town, the
remains being brought here for burial.
THE morning sermon last Sunday by
the pastor of the Baptist church upon
the Baptism of the Holy Spirit" was a
! vprv convincing aruument full of intprpst