Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-10-04

MISS LUGENE, or Manchester is VlSlU-
ing the family of P. j. Walker, of Wash
ington Street.
THE Stark Hose company will serve a
chowder to the general public at its
rooms tomorrow evening.
EDWARD L. SrBLEY and E. W. Brad
ford are expected home tomorrow from
their Maine hunting trip.
MRs. CLEMENT H. CONE is visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Brenton Green at
Sunny Lawn, Newport, r. l.
Mrs. LINDLEY has instituted divorce
proceedings against her husband, James
S. Lindley, the contractor.
FRED PACKARD has resigned his posi-
ton in the imperial Laundry to enter
the office of the Cooper Manufacturing
Company. He will begin his new duties
next Monday.
IT will be of interest to farmers to
know that E. E. Hart in another column
advertises for 900 pounds of choice but
ter and 500 dozen fresh eggs.
GROUND has been broken for $4,000
residence on Grand view for CharlessS.
Kehoe. Edgar f. Boyd is the contract
or and VIM. c. Bull the architect
SERVICES in the Methodist church at
the usual hours nexJSunday. Morning
subject: The Forgiveness of Sins"
evening subject THE Blessed State of
Reconciliation with God"
NEXT Sunday will be observed at the
Second Congregational church, as the :.
NJ. G. A. Sunday. There will be no ser
vice in the evening except that of the Y.
P. S. C E. at $50 o'clock.
CARL S. SEVERANCE, for the last few
months connected with the Burlington
Free Press, as reporter, has gone to Bos
ton, where he expects to find employ
ment on one of the Boston papers.
ALBERT FISK will, this fall, commence
the erection of handsome double tene-
ment house ON Union street, just south
of his present residence, from plans pre-.
pared by VIM. G. Bull, architect. The
cost will be about $4,000.
The Rev. Geo. S. Lauson, the new pas
tor of the Baptist church, and his family
arrived here Yesterday and are stopping
at the residence of VIM. X. Graves until
the parsonage can be made ready for oc-
cupancy Mr.. LauSOn will occupy his
new pulpit Sunday.
MRS. c. FRIENDER has rented the
house recently vacated by Mrs. 5. F.
Harris on Main street, and will open
boarding and lodging house, With meals
served at all hours. Tomorrow even.
ing she will give free opening, serving
clam chowder to all who will call.
SAMUEL. JACOBS, of New York, is in
town placing his Herbal Cough Drops"
advertised in another column, with the
druggists and other dealers. Mr. ia.
cobs will be remembered by many of our
older people as an old time Bennington
merchant.
ONE of the houses that suffered the
most during the severe storm last week
was that of VIM. r. Graves. A chimney
Oh the southwest corner was blown
! down and stone on the top of it went
through the roof of the house. In many
places in the village the debris has not
yet been removed.
Mr.. INGRAHAM the night operator at
the depot, is sick and unable to attend
to his duties. His place is being taken
by Mr.. Glass, the day operator. James
| O'DOnnell, ticket agent, is assisting Train
Dispatcher. Burcil. The ticket Office is
in charge Of Miss Mary MunrOe of South
| SALISBURY
JAMES WOOD recently secured horse,
eight years old and in good condition, at
a total cost Of one cent The animal was
put up for rattle, and drawing the ticket
Mr.. Wood was No. l, calling
| for the sum mentioned. The tic
ket was the lucky one, winning the horse,
which is now IN the Putnam House Sta
bles.
The recent notice of old and rare
books to be found in Bennington is a
reminder of the BANNER Book Bndery,
where were to be seen recently, the New
| England Historical and Genealogical Reg
lister from 1917 to 1894. These forty
eight volumes were being carefully ar
ranged in brown covers and gold lettered
backs that, fine as they are, are none to
good for the contents of this valuable set
of books. AS the name indicates, here
are records of the earliest settlers of New
England, gathered from all sources avail
able; mine worth working by any who
are anxious to find their ancestors
among the New England worthless.
THREE or four weeks ago young man
named John Marley, of Manchester
| Centre, had bicycle stolen which was
traced to Granville, Y. Y, where it was
sold, the thief the disappearing. The
only way that the thief was known was
| by the absence Hf one finger The first
of the week lie returned to Manchester,
was recognized. arrested, had II hearing,
and was held in the SUN of $500 to APP
pear before the County Court. Not be.
lug able to furnish bail he was brought
to the Jail here and locked up. He gave
his name as John Rogers and his occu-
patton as a labOrer. At his request
Rogers was brought before the Mumci-
pal Court this morning, and upon infor-
nation filed by the States Attorney
pleaded guilty to larceny, and was sen
fenced to the State prison for one year.
THE death of Geo. S. Fisk at Burling
ton, Wednesday night, after long i'll
ness, removes a bright and highly es-
teemed young newspaper man. He be-
gan his newspaper work on the Morris.
Vile Citizen and afterwards was con-
nected with the St. Johnsbury and Bur-
lington newspapers. For four months
during 1891 he was connected with the
BANNER, assisting in the local work pre-
ceding, and at the time of the ceebra-
ton His duties brought him in CON
tact with most of the citizens of the
village, among whom he made many
friends. Upon the conclusion of his
work here, he secured a position on the
Burlington Clipper. But with ADDED eX.
perience it was on the ST. Johnsbury Re-
publican and last the Burlington Daily
News, that he did his.best work. winning
the reputation of being an efficient and ex-
cellent all-round newspaper man. He