Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-07


days for this season known here in years.
In several places the thermometer regis
tered from So to 81 degrees above. Such
days show the need of public watering
trough in the village.
In conversation with John Evans and
r. S. Drysdale yesterday, they said that
the recent rise in the price of shoes would
not affect the price of the stock now on
hand, but should they make new pur-
chases the price of boots and shoes
would be raised from 10 to % per cent.
GEORGE MCGINN, who was arrested in
Sunderland Thursday, for burglary, was
before the Municipal court Saturday. lie
pleaded guilty and was sent to the work
house for 30 days. McGinn was arrested
for stealing jewelry, ETC., from the house
of Frank Downs in Sunderland and the
charge on this account was held over for
a future trial. Deputy Sheriff Nash took
him up to Rutland Saturday evening.
THE different town road commission.
ers in the county are holding their first
meeting under the new law at Arlington
to-day, for preliminary organization of
the county board. This organization is
designed to stimulate an interest in the
improvement of the highways, by hold
ing regular meetings and discussing mat
tiers pertaining to the work. The new
law provides for two such meetings dur
ing the year.
| STREET COMMISSIONER FUTILE has a
gang of men at work leveling and grad
ing Silver street from its junction with
Union to Grand View. In some places
the hill will have to be cut down at least
u inches, and in others it will have to
be filed in u inches or more. When
the proper grade is completed, E. L.
Bates will lay blue stone walk and put
in curbing the entire length of his prem
Uses and NJ. w. Stewart will continue the
same.
Mrs. KATE PETERS died at her home
on Division street, Monday. She was 90
years of age. Her health had not been
good for some time, and for the past
three weeks she has been confined to her
bed. Mrs. Peters came here from Salem
number of years ago, and by steady
work had saved some money, and two
years ago erected the pleasant and sub
stantial home in which she resided. She
leaves one daughter. The funeral will
be held from ST. Francis de Sales church
tomorrow at a. m.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the post-otiice at Bennington, for the
week ending May 9th, 1895: Mrs. n. Hart,
Mrs. Edward Lobdell, Mrs. Robert
Cooper, Mrs. Susie j. Williams, A. E.
Collins, II. Galusha, L. V. Hawley, Felix
Lorett, j. E. Leonard, E. F. Munson, f,
Myers, S. c. Milroy, Satura Moon, Ma
thaniel NOyes, Henry Rim, Rudolph
Schuimz. r. r. Thompson, Byron Will
cox. These letters will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office May goth. if not deliv-
cred before. In calling for above, please
say advertised" giving date of list.
AN entertainment will be given in the
lecture room of the Second Congrega-
tional church tomorrow evening at eight
o'clock, for the benefit of the Young
Mems Club. The farce, THE Mouse
Trap" will be rendered, as also will be
the musical programme consisting of old
ballads, ETC., recently given before the
Fortnightly club. Two mandolin solos will
be given by Miss Mccullough. The follow
ing is the cast of characters for the farce
Mr.. Campbell-Mrs. A. K. Richie; Mrs.
Somers-Miss Valentine; Mrs. Roberts
Mrs j. NJ. Burt; Mrs. Curwen-Mrs. G. II.
Bckford; Mrs. Bemis-Mrs. w. G. Hitch
cock; Mrs. Miller-Mrs. Il. l. Norton:
Jane-Miss Rawson.
THERE are many in town who remem-
Der Hattie NJ. Cushman, who left Ben
nington in 1859 to take position as
teacher of music in Southern college in
Louisiana. She was remarkably pop
ular young lady of rare musical talent
She is now Mrs. John r. Blair residing
in Fort Worth, Texas. The following
clipping is from a Shreveport, La. paper,
the DAILY Caucasian" The daughters
of Mrs. Blair are at that place visiting an
uncle, Prof. Geo. E. Thatcher, who is al
so native of Bennington.
The Chimes of Normandy that was an
ti9ipated with so much pleasure by lovers
of music, and friends of all that took
part, was presented on Friday, tine 10th,
and not only left the listeners aware that
their anticipated hopes were not only
realized but far surpassed. The cast
Serpolette, the good-for-nothing, was in
terpreted by Miss Genevieve Blair with
captivating vivacity. Her pleasing man.
ner as well as voice, gave zest to the
character and won her the plaudits of
her auditors. Germaine, the lost Mar
chioness, by Miss Rose Blair, was exquis-
lite. The tone of her voice, full of melo-
dy, sympathetic, soft and we'll modulat-
ed. fell on ears enraptured, and her style,
graceful and natural, was charming. The
lovely young lady gave a correct inter-
probation of the character and was re-
peatedly encored.
Miss Blair is a sister of H. T. Cushman