Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-03-22

pelier and Northfield.
WIN. CAMPBELL came home last Sat
urday i'll, and it has developed pneu'
monia.
NUMBER / Whist Club was entertained
by Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. Thatcher, Wed
nesday evening.
THE women of the st. Monica Society
cleared about $500 at their entertainment
Monday evening.
OWNERS of dogs should call at the
Town Clerks Office and pay the license
fee on or before April list.
E.B. NILES has been engaged to take
charge of the farm connected with the
Soldiers Home, and begins April 1st.
CONGRESSMAN CIRCUIT says that Yer
mont maple sugar makers are entitled to
SS1, 27O.99 bounty on the crop of 1894,
and that it will surely be paid.
ANNOUNCEMENT is made of the engage
ment of Cashier Frank Norton of the
Troy City National bank, to Miss Clara
French.-Troy Press, Saturday.
THIRTY Good Templars from here
went up to the County Lodge at South
SALISBURY Wednesday. They returned
on a special train arriving at II o'clock.
MRS. b. C. JENNEY and Miss Dewey
have recalled their Invitations for the
party they expected to give, on account
of the serious illness of their cousin,
Miss Allie Pratt.
WALTER SELHAM, Company II, 4th
Vermont, was brought from Cabot on a
bed Wednesday, to enter the Soldiers
Home. He is in the hospital and requires
surgical treatment as soon as he can
bear the operation. He was accompa-
uied by l.. Myers of Cabot.
In the Orange, n. j., items of the New
York Sunday Press, We find the an
lOuncement of the engagement of Miss
Grace L. Mouds, daughter of Nelson D.
Moulds, of No. 81 Brighton avenue, for
nerly of Bennington, and William E.
Peine, of Cleveland street, Orange.
DIR. F. W. GooDALL has begun quite
extensive additions and improvements on
his tenement house ON Main street, near
his own residence. 1t is his intention to
move his part of the building back, erect
new front, which will be finished up
into fats for residences.
THE annual election of officers of the
Young Mems Association, was held here
Monday. These were elected: John S.
Holden, president; l. E. Gibson, vice
president; A. w. BREASTED, correspond
ing secretary; H. D. Fillmore, recording
secretary c. H. Dewey, treasurer. Man
ayers: E. D. Bennett, W. @. Bull, Harry
T. Cushman, H. 1. Norton, VIM. Camp
bell, W. c. Hitchcock.
A PAIR of horses belonging to W. G.
Cromack, and attached to aheavy wagon,
while standing in the yard at Lindley's
mill, were frightened Tuesday afternoon,
and running out of the yard, went up
Silver street on lively run. Opposite
II. S. Bingham's the wagon struck
post, badly breaking the wagon and the
harness and freeing the horses, who were
stopped near the top of the hill. The
horses were not hurt.
On Tuesday evening next, March 26th,
Maj. Valentine gives resume of his trip
to California, Mexico, etc., for the bene-
fit of and before the Y. NJ. c. A., at their
rooms on South street. AS we under
stand it the Major will speak of his i'm
pressious of our sister Republic to the
Southwest, some incidents of Mexican
money, the traditions of its people, etc.
The young men of the town are specially
urged to come and all will be made well
come, so says Secretary Hoyt.
THE Rutland Herald of yesterday, had
this item: 1.-THE morning freight train
from Bennington, due in the city about
9o'clock, met with a slight accident at
salisbury yesterday. Not far from the
station five loaded box cars left the rails.
No one was injured, but traffic was de-
layed several hours. The mail train due
here at II 10 o'clock did not arrive until
2:40 in the afternoon, and the down mail
leaving here at II 10 was held at Shafts
bury until the wreck train from Benning-
ton could clear the track"
THERE was quiet wedding at F. E.
AmadOn's, in the south part of the town
Wednesday evening, it being the mar
rage of Miss Alice B. Amadon to Mr..
Jos. StOckwell. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. NJ. M. Brown of Pow
nal Centre, and the guests consisted of
the friends and neighbors, besides few
relatives of the two families thus united.
From Bennington village there were pres
ent f. A. Greenslet and family and broth
er. The presents we're numerous and
some of them costly. Mr.. and Mrs.
Stockwell will not go away for a wedding
trip, but to their home, not far distant
from the brides parental roof, a furnished
house being in readiness