Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-10

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E. W. BRADFORD is adding to the at
fractions of his residence, by treating it
with new coat of paint. Artist Weaver
is doing the work.
CONDUCTOR WICKHANI of the Benning-
ton and Rutland railroad is confined to
his house by illness. Conductor An
drews is taking his place.
THE day employees in the mill of Geo.
lockwood S Company were notified the
first of the week that their wages had
been advanced per cent.
THE Bennington Bicycle Agency Com
pany has removed its Office from the
Hawks Block on Main street, to the store
recently occupied by NJ. o. Kelly and
Company.
SERVICES will be held in the Method
list church at the usual hours Sunday.
Morning. Subject: Christ in Everyday
Life" Evening: "The Tragic Story of
Christ Crucifed."
AT the regular meeting of the Mount
Anthony Lodge held Tuesday evening,
Chas. w. McDonough was elected secre-
tary in place of John C. Clark, who was
unable to serve.
The Teachers Institute will be held at
North Bennington the 2lst of this month,
at Arlington the 22nd, at Dorset the 23d
and at Peru the 9th. G. T. Fletcher,
State Agent of the Board of Education
of Massachusetts,, Superintendent Stone,
and other educators will be present.
PATRICK MAGUIRE and Michael Shee-
by, while fishing in Dewey brook, We'd
nesday afternoon, caught an eel that
measured SO inches in length and
weighed little over two pounds. 1t
was the largest one caught around here
in some time.
PATRONS of the Opera House would
be much pleased if the crowd, mostly
youngsters, that every entertainment
night congregates, for the evening, on
the steps ard near the doors were made
to find a roosting place elsewhere. There
are other places in town where loafing is
less Objectionable to the general public,
Mrs. ADDIE THOMPSON. wife of John
D. Thompson, died Tuesday, after an ill
ness extending over period of a num-
Der of months. She was 80 years of age.
The funeral was observed Thursday
morning from the house, the Rev. Chas.
r. Seymour officiating. The bearers
were Sandy Miller, Doc Miller, Edward
Adams and John Vanderburg. No
children are left.
ROAD COMMISSIONER ROCKwOOD has
gang of men at work on the roads which
he states are in good condition this
spring, the result of doing the work
permanently when done, instead of skim
ming it over. The town will have about
81, 400 to eXpend on the highways this
season. This sum he thinks will be sufi-
Gent for all demands. The tools are all
paid for and no new ones will have to be
purchased.
Mrs. E. II. PUTNAM, who is very much
of an enthusiast ON the subject of Glox-
inias, has probably the finest collec
ton of that species of plant that can be
found in Bennington county. She has
some thirty different varieties raised
from seed which she procured from
France. There are fully three hundred
different plants, many of them in full
bloom, some of them having as many as
eight blossoms, and each of a different
hue.
MONDAY, Tuesday and Wednesday
were the hottest days that have been
known here at this early time in the
spring, in years. Each day the Their
mometer registered above s. degrees and
straw hats and spring suits made their
appearance in great numbers. One of
the dealers in the former said that the
sale this season was much in advance of
that in former years. Foliage and bios
SONS fairly jumped out day by day and
the warm rain of Wednesday night fully
developed trees and shrubs in their sum-
mer garb.
THE funeral of Mrs. Kate Peters was
observed from st. Francis de Sales
church, Wednesday morning. There
was large attendance as the deceased
had many friends. Rev. A. j, Barron of
ficiated. The interment was in the Gem
etery at the Centre, the bearers being
Frank Guiltinan, Frank Sullivan, John
Hackett, Thomas Carrigan, Thomas Ry-
an and Thomas Lyons. Several we're
present from out of town among them
being Jerry Toohey, Providence, r. l.,
John Hides, Green Island, N. Y, Mrs.
Andrew Monahan, Mrs. John Monahan,
William Peters, of Salem, N. Y.
JUNE 11th-13th inclusive is the date Sc
lected for the Tooth general convention of
the Congregational ministers and church
es of Vermont, which is to be held in
the Old First Church at the Centre. The
of arrangements are formu-
lating an elaborate programme, fitted
for the occasion, and for the church in
which the convention is to be held. 1t
is expected that nearly every church in
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