Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-29

The cases thus far are two children, and
| the others may escape the disease. The
authorities have arranged matters so that
Mr.. Walker continues at work.
D. L. SAUNDERS of Montpelier, Grand
Patriarch of the Grand Encampment, l.
o. O. F., of Vermont, writes that he will
probably visit Manser Encampment in
this village, February 18th. If he comes
the Odd Fellows will enjoy the visit and
a spread will be in order.
JOSIAH RUSSELL had portion of his
lower jaw removed by an operation, on
Friday last, a growth of cancerous ma
ture, having formed uponlt. The opera
ton was performed by DR.. Herrick of
Troy, N. Y, and Drs. Putnam and Rog-
ers of Bennington. The operation was
entirely successful.
THE plans for the new Masonic Hall,
occupying the whole third floor of the
proposed Richie building, have arrived,
and appear to be satisfactory TO the Craft.
The whole area is GOx1OO feet, divided in
to a Lodge room 33x55, with banquet
hail. reading rooms, ante and tyler's
rooms, the front suit to be parlOrs and
other rooms useful for the fraternity.
E. E. HART has purchased of Judge
Sibley, the double lot on the east corner
of Main street and Harrison Avenue.
This gives Mr.. Hart an elegant rront on
Main street, and an extension for COM
modious grounds on Harrison Avenue.
We hope he will build this year, but it is
his intention we believe to defer 1T one
year.
MRS. CALVIN DART, who has been
cared for, for several years, by her neph-
ew, F. A. Greenslet had a mishap last
evening and injured her side and hip,
but no bones were broken, fortunately.
She is, however, helpless and confined to
her bed. Her advanced age, nearly So
years, makes her a greater care than
would the same injury to one younger.
Mrs Dart has many friends in this COM
munity, where herself and husband were
so well known in active years.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Postoffice at Bennington, for the
week ending Jan. 2Sth, 1895: Mrs. Geo.
G. Blood, E. D. Barrett, Henry Hatch,
John Hodgson, j. P. Mallett, L. NJ. Nor
rison, Leroy Pierce, Eddie Spencer, Merl
Spencer, C. S. Starr Nathan Shaneral,
E. w. Wrisley. These letters will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office Feb. 18th,
if not delivered before. In calling for
above, please say advertised" giving
date of list.
In Minnesota, railroad and express
companies allow State officials to search
cars, conveyances and packages, suspect.
ed of containing game killed out of sea-
son, and thus it is found easy to prevent
violations of the game law. If New York
and Vermont had such laws it would
prevent the illegal capture by ''pOt house
fishermen" of great quantities of food
fish which are annually caught contrary
to law in Lake Champlain and shipped
away Oh trains and boats.
A GREAT many new faces are arriving
at the hotels these days, with grips in
hand, says the Free Press. They are
new drummers and most of them are
beardless, so to speak. Each takes the
place of some old commercial man who
has either turned his attention to some
thing else or been relegated to the ranks
of the unemployed and a cheaper man
hired in order to reduce expenses. There
are always some new faces after each
New Years day, but never before have
there been so many.
A NEW series of newspapers and peri
o1ical stamps has been decided upon,
differing in size materially from the old
series, but maintaining their general
characteristics. The denominations are
to be as follows: /, 2, 3, 5, 10, % and 80
cents, and 81, s., $40, $50, $50 and 500.
Hitherto $50 has been the highest demon
iuation in use. An entirely new design
has been adopted for postage due stamps,
| and the stamp has been reduced in size.
Owing to the popularity of the engrav-
ing the stamp appears to be little dark
er than the old series.
THE Brodericks, Mrs. jeremiah and
son, jeremiah, DR., were before Judge
Mainard of Springfield. Mass, at the
Pittsfeld court Friday morning. Mrs.
BrOderick was fined 500 and sentenced
to two months in the House of Correction.
The sentence of jeremiah, Jr., was not
announced. The parties have been the
proprietors of the widely celebrated rum
joint at the Five Roads in North Adams,
Mass, for the past twenty years and
have never before been convicted of sell
ing intoxicants, although police raids
have been made on their quarters fire.
quently. On this last suit 80 writs were
filed against them.
A CORRESPONDENT says: Mistakes
will creep into Newspapers. In an obitu,
airy of the BANNER, it is stated that q
sister of DR.. Alfred Loomis married DR.
Ambrose S. Ranney of North Benning
ton, who has attained eminence as spec.
ialist in New York. Dr. Loomis's sister