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

to the Soldiers Home.
JAMES GRACE, an old soldier, was sent
to the Jail, Tuesday, for 20 days for in
toxication.
MITCHELL LACoURsE has left the Sol
diers' Home, and returned to Newport
for the summer.
Mrs. j. B. TIBBETs came on from
New York. Wednesday, to her summer
home at the Centre.
THE late John F. Lonergan had 81,
600 life policy in the Northwestern In
surance Company.
MIR. AND MRS. II. G. Roof leave Cali
fornia for home, next Monday, and will
arrive the following Saturday.
GEO. CHANDLER is moving from the
tenement over Heath's store, to a tene.
ment over his store, in the Reeves block.
EsTABRooK, the granite man, has put
up a derrick in his yard by which he can
handle piece of granite of almost any
size.
A CAR load of iron Orders and beams
for the new Savings bank building has
arrived and is now being unloaded from
the cars.
Mrs. NJ. E.CUNnIINGs of Maiden, Mass,
returned to her home, to-day, after a
visit with her sisters, the Misses Par! and
Mrs. A. B. Valentine.
WHILE visiting at Walloomsac this
week, James Griffin and William Cox
caught quite a large number of trout,
the largest one weighing pounds.
Mrs. FRED L. BOWEN remains crit
ically i'll at her brothers in Pownal, and
doubts are entertained as to her recovery.
At noon to-day, her condition was some
what improved.
THE engagement of Robert G. Inger-
soil to speak at the Opera House, next
Wednesday evening, has been cancelled,
owing to the serious illness of the dis
tinguished orator.
THE Rev. Mr.. Tozer officiated in the
First Baptist church last Sunday, in the
absence of the pastor. The Rev. Ed
ward Conover preached for Mr.. Tozer at
North Bennington.
THE Supreme Lodge, N. E, o. P,
meets in Boston next Tuesday. From
Bennington there will be in attendance
Geo. H Burch and N. NJ. Puffer. The
former goes as grand officer, the latter
as Grand Representative.
THE Rev. A. Macgeorge, wife and
youngest son, returned Tuesday from a
trip to New York and New Jersey, where
they have been for the past two weeks.
Mr., Macgeorge will occupy his pulpit as
usual next Sunday.
THE Rev. Geo. Lynde Richardson has
been in Troy the greater part of the
week. One of the pleasant events was
the celebration of his birthday with sew
eral friends. He and Mrs. Richardson
returned yesterday.
A VISIT to the greenhouse of HoIton &
Son these days will well repay any lover
of fine flowers. Their house is full of
seasonable plants and flowers. Their
stock of garden seeds is fresh and COM
plete. Everything named in Henderson's
catalogue may be found there, or will be
be furnished at catalogue prices.
ARRANGEMENTS had been made for
presenting "The Millers Daughter in
Hoosick Falls last evening, by the same
cast that presented it here recently, but
the engagement was cancelled yesterday
afternoon, owing to the change for the
worse in the condition of Mrs. Rowen,
rendering 1t impossible for Miss Bowen
to assume her part
BENNINGTON county has residing with
in its limits, the only two descendants of
Revolutionary soldier now living in Yer
mont They have recently been presented
with souvenir by the Society of the
Daughters of the Revolution, and des-
cription of the souvenirs with an inter-
view with the parties, the oldest of whom
is So years of age, will appear in Tues
days issue of the BANNER.
OUR village subscribers with no post
Office boxes, will have to call temporarily
at the General Delivery for their BAN
ner, as announced last Tuesday. We are
arranging, as rapidly as possible for
delivery by our own carriers to our vii
lage subscribers. This arrangement,
made necessary by an order from the
Post Office Department, requiring one
cent stamp upon each semi-weekly paper
mailed by the publisher for local deliv-
cry by carrier, should be greatly to the
advantage of our subscribers, as it will
insure a delivery fully one-half day
earlier than by U. S. carrier.
THE newly appointed Water Commits
sioners have served notice upon the Ben
nington Water Company that at the June
term of the county court they shall make
application for the appointment of a
commission to determine what price
shall be paid by the village for the plant
of the water company. This action was
taken before reply had been received
from the President of the water company
to the communication asking him if he
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