Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-04-30

CHAs. BARNES has moved from North
to Maple street.
JoHN CRAVEN is building new resi-
dence on Park street.
Miss CORA BARRIER of Cambridge, N,
Y, is visiting relatives in town.
H.G. Roof and wife are expected
home from California next week.
GEO. McMAsrER is giving his resi-
dence, on South street, a new coat of
paint.
JERRY FINN has improved the appear
ance Of III, residence with new coat of
paint
RA:.3N S. BUss has entered the en-
ploy OF .4e Custom Laundry of Brattle-
boro.
NJ. F. MORGAN has again taken the
Woodford stage for the spring and sum
mer months.
JAMES HoRNAGE, with his family, has
moved here from West Rutland and is
living on Maple street.
GEO. H. BURcH will soon occupy the
cottage recently completed by A. P.
Childs on Grand View street.
D. L. MILLER & Co., who, a short
time ago made a map of Bennington, are
engaged in a similar work in Brattleboro.
CHAs. F. BURNHAM, who was badly in
jured several days ago, being thrown
from wagon, was out Sunday for the
first time since his injuries were re-
ceived.
THE Graded School Cadets have re-
ceived and accepted an invitation from
the G.. A. r. Memorial Day committee to
participate in the exercises of Decora-
ton Day,
SUNDAY was a perfect day for driving
and walking, and seekers after the trail
ing arbutus were many. The Hathaway
woods and the sides of MonnJ Anthony
were the objective point for many.
PROF. J. F. HOWARD of Gardner, Mass,
gave the second of his Shaksperian re-
citals in Odd Fellows Hall last evening.
The theme selected was Hamlet, and the
audience appeared to be pleased with the
rendition.
A. S. NEWTON gave an interesting re-
cital of scenes and incidents that came
under his observation during the war of
the rebellion, to the Juniors of the Y.
NJ, C. A., in their room, Friday evening.
Nearly one hundred young lads were
present.
Col. OIIN SCOTT has recently received
letters from Sweden, asking for esti-
mates as to the cost of set of wood
pulp machinery for a mill in that cOun-
try. He is also in correspondence with
parties in Japan and France, relative to
furnishing the same machinery for mills
in those countries.
S. n. ALEXANDER the worthy and pop
ular cashier of the Fail Mountain Paper
Company of Bellows Falls, who was
drowned IN the Connecticut river some
two weeks since, carried $4,000 insur-
ance in the Northwestern Insurance Com
pany.' His body at last advices had not
been recovered.
JOHN. LoNERGAN, of North street, is
quite seriously i'll at his home with pneu-
monia, and his recovery is considered
doubtful He was taken quite suddenly
as be wasat his work Saturday. Mr.
Lonergan. has had charge of the cupola
in ,e,furnace at the Bennington ma.
chine works; for thirty-six years
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the. Posto1ice at Bennington for the
week ending April Goth, 1895: Nellie L.
Gooding, Mrs. c. NJ. James, Mrs. Alfred
Mosher, Mrs. Samuel Noyes, Mrs. All
Swift, Mrs. DR.. Zeh, David NOyes. These
letters will be sent to the Dead Letter Of
flee May 18th, if,not delivered before. In
calling for above, please say 'adver-
rised,' giving date of list.
STATES ATTORNEY BATES went to BOs-
ton yesterday afternoon to be present at
the hearing to-day, before Governor
Greenhalge in the matter of the extradi-
ton of. the men who were engaged in the
witness matter at North Pownal, few
days ago. Quite a number of witnesses
from that village have been subpGned
and they also went at the same time. The
excitement in Pownal appears to be in
creasing if anything. Young Clark, the
recalcitTant Massachusetts, witness, has
disappeared!
THE Bennington machine works re-
ceived aniorder last week from the Gould
Paper Company of Lyons Falls, N. Y,
for nine New England wood pulp grind
ers of the heaviest pattern. Each of
these grinders, which are run by water
power, being situated on Black river;
have capacity of 300 horse power and is
capable of turning out five tons of wood
pulp every "a hours. When completed
the mill is to be one of the largest and
best equipped paper mills in New York
State. G. II. P. Gould is the president
and general manager. The griDders are
to be completed and shipped by the first
of July or sooner if possible.