Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-05

MRS. JAS. BAssETT is quite seriously
i'll, but hopes to be better soon. Her
daughter, Mrs. Percy Comstock of
Brooklyn, N. Y, has come home to care
for her mother.
POSTMASTER ROBINSON will sell for
Harrison & Company, at public auction,
Friday and Saturday of this week, at
Burgess livery stable, fifty upper Canada
horses. See advertisement on first page
of BANNER to-day.
Mrs. JOHN WALSH, mother of John
E. Walsh, slipped on the ice yesterday,
in front of the driveway of Supt. Ben
netts, Main street, and lay there until
assistance arrived. She was taken into
VanVleck & Po:ter's, and, after a time,
recovered from the shock, so as to be
taken home. We are told that no bones
were broken.
THERE will be a musicale and fair, for
the benefit of the City Band, held in Free
Library hall, February 18th and 10th.
llO DduN Will RlNC ~ OOuCOlu U, doololOu W
local talent, and a good time, generally
is promised. The small bills give full
particulars. An easy chair may be seen
at Walbridge's which is to be given away
the last evening.
The second of the socials under the
auspices of the Ladies Aid Society of the
Baptist church, was held last Friday at
the residence of VIM. r. Graves. There
were large number present and a very
pleasant evening was the result. After
supper was served in the drawing and
dining rooms, there was vocal and in
strumental music: solo by Miss Middle
brook, Prof. Downs accompanlst, also by
Mrs. James Martin and Audria Bowen,
Mrs. Keeseman acCOmpanist; two insJru-
mental Duets by Mrs. Stedman and Mrs.
Goldsmith, all of which were enjoyed
very greatly.
The rally of the Young Mems Repub.
lican Clubs, at Burlington, next Tuesday,
seems to grow in interest as time passes.
Dr.. Depew's reputation is such that a
great many people desire TO hear him.
Special trains are to be run from several
points, and this reminds us to say that
Supt. Bennett will run a train to Rut-
land. leaving here at a. M, in time to
reach Burlington at II o'clock, should
enough of of our people desire to go to
enable the railroad TO run special pas
senger that morning. Our people should
look up this matter. The rates of fare
will probably be low.
JOHN K. MATHERs was before the
Municipal court Monday. There we're
two charges against him; one for being
drunk, and one for disturbing the peace.
John has recently returned from Brook
lyn, N. Y, where he went to supply the
place of one of the electric railway men
who were on the strike. He was not
successful at the first, but was emf
Il emily successful in getting full after he
In addition he broke cOnsid-
cradle furniture and dishes in Frost's
eating room before he was arrested.
Twenty-eight dollars fines and costs
paid for the drunk and disturbing the
peace, the other matters to be settled
hereafter.
THE medical profession and Boards of
Health are moving in the matter of pro-
curing supplies of anti-toxine, the new
remedy for diphtheria. Rutland has the
honor of the first use of this remedy in
Vermont. st. JOhnsbury Board of Health
have provided enough for the treatment
of one case and will use it as opportunity
offers. DR.. Goodall has ordered supply
and the local Board of Health are NOV.
ing in the matter. In number OF cases
we have read about, this remedy seems
to have restored the patient after all
hopes were given up. The profession
are going about the trial of anti-toxine in
a way that cOmmends itself, and it now
appears that great discovery has been
made, and Que that will save thousands
of lives.
THE Cooper Manufacturing Company
have compl ted the additions to their
upper mill, and some of the machinery
has been put in position. The principal
extending up Beach street, is
102x3l feet. Connecting with this is an
other addition 36x70 feet, which is to be
used for dye house and engine house.
The Company has also enlarged and
otherwise improved the Office, and have
considerably improved the old mill by
the additions of closets, etc. Nothing
has been spared to make the new parts
solid in every respect. The timbers I'M
der the first and second floors are 3xl0
inches, ~ inches in the centre. In the
third floor they are 2x10, 16 inches in the
centre. The trimmers under second
floor are 10x12 inches, under the third
floor SXl0, the posts all being 10Xl0.
The lower floor is of pinch matched
plank, the second floor of thicknesses
of l.inch boards, and on the third floor,
three thicknesses of pinch boards. One
hundred and twenty. five thousand feet
of lumber was used in the building. Day
light is let in by 81 windows, each 12xlS
feet, each window containing 16 lights
of olaSc aach Tho roOnS ora oil haatad