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

both publications.
MRS. GEO. H. BURCH has been i'll with
la Grippe for over a week past. She is
better at this writing.
DOROTHY DEWEY NORTON was quite
badly burned last Saturday night by the
ursetting of a teapot of scalding hot tea.
MRS. LILLIAN L. BROWN, of Hoosick
Falls, N. Y, has been granted an abso-
lutte divorce from her husband, 'Chas. A.
Brown.
THE Rev. Marvin Hill Dana has ten
dered his resignation to the vest-ymen as
rector of the Church of the Messiah,
Greenbush.
MAI. VALENTINE and wife have ar
rived in California safely, and in writing
home express themselves highly pleased
With their trip.
MISS EssIE MOORE of the Cambridge,
Y. Y, Graded schools, visited her broth
er, Frank Moore, and family of this vii
lage, over Sunday.
THE Rebekahs of Manchester contem-
plate a visit to Miriam, D. of r. Lodge,
Of this village, the first Monday in March,
to witness the "Beautified work"
In the Second Congregational church,
Sunday evening, the pastor, Rev. Chas.
Z. Seymour, gave an interesting talk on
the subject. bennington as seen from
Mount Anthony" it being the first of a
series of five on the village as seen from
different stand points.
YESTERDAY Geo. w. Collins, before
the Municipal court, plead guilty to en-
bezzlement and was sentenced to three
years in State prison. He will be taken
to Windsor Thursday. Mr.. Collins says
he shall serve out his time and return
here and retrieve his character.
THOSE who have business with the Sc
lectmen and Town Clerk, must often
wonder how the business was managed
80 many years with no town offices in
which to transact it, Nowadays it is
Just like going into bank, or any other
first class place of business, a great i'm
prOvement over former days.
THE town Board of Civil Authority
meet tomorrow to abate taxes, ETC., pre-
paratOry to the annual labors of the Au-
ditors. We are glad to hear that the
town affairs are in good condition and
shall give our readers the figures upon
which this statement is based, as soon as
they are officially accessible.
Now that it has been shown that Dr.
W. Seward Webb's alleged new uniform
costing number of thousand dollars is
the ordinary one which he has had for
four years, it is to be hoped that the
State press will circulate the correction
as freely as it did the fake.--Free Press.
Why, certainly. But the fake started
in New York, DR.. Webb's home.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Postoffice at Bennington, for the
week ending Feb. 4th, 1895: Mrs. Hattie
Bushee, Mrs. George Blake, Chas. E.
Graves, Michael Hanahan, Fred Weather
head, Elisha Visburgh, Justin Ford.
These tiers will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office Feb. 18th, if not delivered
before. In calling for above, please say
advertised" giving date of list.
SATURDAY was the day on which the
bear was supposed to come forth from
his place of Information, and if he can
see his shadow returns to his resting
place, for it is sign of six weeks more
Of wintry weather. If he cannot see the
shadow he prepares himself for a good
time until next winter, for the spring
will break early. No bear had eyes sufi.
ciently keen to see a shadow that day,
and therefore if the tradition is reliable
the winter will close early.
DURING the week we had icy walks
IN the village, especially those on Main
street, and several falls are reported. The
principal cause of the slippery condition
arises because property owners do not
shovel the snow off their walks. Mon.
day morning woman fell in front of c..
A. Woods printing Office and had to be
helped into the adjoining drug store. In
the afternoon a woman fell in front of
Burt Bros, and in the evening one near
Kelley's music store.
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