Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-03-29

So far there have been eleven snow,
falls this month.
THE Graded schools begin the spring
term next Monday.
Mrs. I. L. GIBSON is home after trip
to Washington, D. c.
Erred L. BOWEN is home, called here
by the illness of his wife, sick with la
Grippe.
THE Bellows Falls Times, announces
that there are twenty-eight bicycle agen-
cies in that village.
WEDNESDAYS Troy Press says: "The
first Vermont maple sugar Of the season
is III the market Strawberries are also
obtainable."
MISS MARY A. RYAN, daughter of
Thos. D. Ryan, is seriously i'll with pleu-
risy. She has now been confined to her
bed for about two weeks.
On account of recent orders, many of
the engineers of the Fitchburg Railroad
company, who are residents of North
Adams, Mass, will soon remove to Will
Jamestown.
SEVERAL from this village attended
the lecture by S. NJ. Bowles, at the
Woodford Hollow chapel, Wednesday
evening, and were we'll pleased with the
discourse,
MISS ADA GERTRUDE CRANsToN,
daughter of Robert and Naomi Cranston,
died in Needham, March 22nd, age %
years. Mr., Cranston lived for number
of years in Bennington.
JONI NASH received a letter from the
Rev. A. J. Barron the first of the week.
1t was written from Loudres, France. In
it Father Barron said he expected to
reach Bennington, April 18th, next.
How can we connect with the sewers?
Whom can we get to dig out that cellar
wall? These are questions often asked
and Greenslet and Sanborn, in another
column answer these and various other
questions.
c. D. GIBSON has received the appoint
ment of aide-de camp on the staff of the
Commander-in-C Chief of the G. A. r., Gen.
LAWYER of Rockford, I'll. This is a eoog.
milton of one who has done years of SER
vice in that order.
A NEW and dangerous counterfeit of
the s. silver certificate series 1856 w. S.
Rosecrans, register of the treasury, has
been put into circulation. and the secret
service has sent out warning letter rela-
tive to the same.
ENGLISH as it is used on the street,
was illustrated in the remark of child
who had just regained his footing after
being pushed over by playmate and
who said, THAT is the most unpolitest
thing that l ever see done"
DENNY MEARs, for several years clerk
in the Bates house at Rutland, and well
known to many of our citizens, died in
that city Wednesday afternoon. He had
been i'll several weeks with compiled.
ton of diseases.
THE marriage of Miss Grace Mcleod
to Hobert Warren Thompson, both of
Troy, N. Y, is announced to take place
in st. Johns church in that city April
10th, at noon. The prospective BRIDE
has quite number of friends in this viii
lage.
OUR readers will read with interest
Miss II. j. Morgans easter opening''
announcement, in another column to-
day. Saturday, April 9th, will be great
day at the Main street millinery rooms.
Miss Morgan's openings always call out
large number of people, so make note
and go early.
WALTER DOwNEY, proprietor of re-
sort in Petersburgh, n. Y, where cock
light took place number of weeks ago,
was arrested Thursday by Officer Forrest
OF the district attorneys office on an in
dictment presented by the last grand
jury. The accused gave bail before JUS
tice Green of Petersburgh for appearance
ut the April court of sessions.
CAPT. ABEL W. FISHER, formerly chief
clerk in the pension Office, and who was
still retained in that bureau, died Tues
day of paralysis. He was born in Dan.
vile, graduated from Dartmouth college.
and served with bravery and distinction
in the rebellion with Company X, 4th
Vermont Volunteers. In the battle of
the Wilderness he was wounded.
E. L. HOPKINS, Post G. A. R., Will
Jamestown, has been invited by Custer
Post of bennington, to attend the OBJ
Eervance OF the anniversary of the sur
render Of Lee, which will be held in this
village April 9th. The post has been
asked to bring members from the Sons
of Veterans and Woman's Relief Corps.
Other posts invited are c. D. Sanford
post of North Adams; Dudley post, Ar
lington; Skinner, Manchester; Harris
3 horn, Schaghticoke and others in neigh
boring towns.