Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-03-12

A GREAT maple sugar season is pre-
dicted.
COUNTERFEIT half-dollars are in circu-
lation.
ST. PATRIcKs DAY falls on Sunday
this year.
MRS. HORACE WooDMAN is visiting
her parents in Brandon.
MISS HELEN CHANDLER of Rutland is
visiting E. S. Chandler at the Centre.
THE sum of $50 was realized at the
supper and entertainment given in the
Methodist church Friday evening.
THE WASHINGTON, a we'll known sum-
mer hotel at Dorset, has been purchased
by j. l.. Obermaier of Troy, N. Y.
VIM. O'DoNNELL, baggageman, who
has been confined to his home several
weeks is able to go on dutyagain.
MISS EDITH L. STEWART has returned
home from a visit of several weeks dura'
ton, with her sister, in Rutherford,
Nj.
The village auditors begin the work of
auditing the accounts of the village Off
GERS to-day 1t will probably take two
or three days.
THE new board of selectmen have de-
cided to meet every Saturday at 2 p. m.
Col. j. H. Walbridge is chairman of the
board. and Il, A. Booth, clerk.
Miss Snow of our Graded school, has
returned from her mothers bedside,
where she was called some days since
Mrs. Snow is better
TIMBER is being drawn to the lot of
VIM. Campbell on West Main street, aud
on which he is to erect house the COM
ing season. When completed it will be
one of the best in the village.
THE Bows League, connected with the
Y. NJ. C. A., are to be given banquet in
the Association rooms this evening. The
League is getting to be one of the prom
inent features of the Association.
THE Bennington Graded School cadets
were photographed by Watson, Friday
afternoon, and their pictures will appear
with many others in the souvenir edition
of the BANNER soon to be issued
The case of VIM. Hulihan of White
Creek, n. Y, who was arrested here a
few weeks ago for selling liquor in this
State, came up before the Municipal
court Tuesday morning. On account of
the absence of the counsel for defendant,
the case was continued one week.
AT the examination of those who de-
sired teachers certificates, held at the
Graded school building last week Thurs
day and Friday, IA presented themselves.
Two failed to pass, one was granted a
certificate of the first class and the bal
ance in the second and third class.
SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS of Glens
Falls has just issued the prospectus for
the next .ession of the National Summer
school, which begins at Glens Falls on
July 10th and continues for three weeks.
The faculty includes many OF the most
distinguished instructors in the country.
SOME questions having arisen among
several of the voters in the It'll Ward as
to the legality of their caucus, held last
Wednesday evening, a special one was
called for last Saturday evening. The
action of the first one was ratified by the
nomination again of Fremont Gregg, for
trustee.
THE Free Press of Friday had the fol-
lowing: John Coles, aged 10 years,
committed to the State Industrial School,
from Bennington, was severely cut about
the foot yesterday, while working on a
horse power machine on the premises of
S. S. Wright in New Haven. An ampu.
tation was necessary"
list of letters remaining uncalled for
insthe Postoffice at Bennington, for the
week ending March 18th, 1896: Miss
Fannie Prefon, Frederick G. Barnard,
Frank Gainley, E. F. Green, Walter P.
Haskins, Carlo Pandiane, NJ. L. Pool, j.
B. Porter, Don Rite, A. Rekerman.
These letters will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office March 25th, if not delivered
before. In calling for above, please say
advertised" giving date of list.
THE improvements to the county Jail,
that have been in progress for couple
of weeks, are about completed. They
have been done under the direction of
NJ. H. Woodward, assistant judge. Prob
ably the most important change and one
that has long been needed, is the addi-
ton Of place where wemen can be
looked up when necessary. This has
been done by partitioning off two cells
on the south side and fitting them up as
we'll as could be done, and have them
completely isolated from the other part
New closets, ETC., have also been put in.
The hall leading to the Jail, and to the
court room as well, has been calsomined
and painted, and the county now has a
Jail here such as 1t has needed for long
time. e.! -