Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-05-03

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Mrs. GEO. LYNDE RICHARDSON has
gone home for weeks visit or more in
Troy, N. Y.
Mrs. l.. S. NORTON has been confined
to her house several days, by injuries re-
ceived from fall.
THE Rev. T. A. SNIvELY, of Chicago,
who has been visiting in this section, re-
turned home Thursday.
1. C. BLANDY and family will occupy
for the summer, the residence of Mrs.
Delevan, at Bennington Centre.
JOHN P. MULLIGAN is home from Fort
Edward, N. Y, this week, on account of
the serious illness of his mother Mrs.
Michael Mulligan.
JAMES O'DoNNELL, ticket agent, has
been in Troy, n. Y, most of this week.
His place has been filled by Mary Munroe
of South SALISBURY.
CHARLES ROBSON, of the electric light
force, has been confined to his home sew
eral days by a sprained ankle, caused by
falling from his wheel.
w. D. BELL, of the BANNER Bindery,
has moved his family here from New
Haven, Conn. They will occupy one of
E. A. Booths houses on Union street.
j. ED. WALBRIDGE is greatly improv-
ing the looks of his property on Imperial
Avenue, by setting out trees and seeding
down the ground on both sides of the
road.
JOHN MURPHY, of Hoosick Falls, N.
v, while at work at the American House,
fell from scaffolding Wednesday after
noon, sprainng his ankle and receiving
other injuries.
SERVICES in the Methodist church at
the usual hours. Morning Love Feast
at $3.50, Sacrament of the Lords Supper
at 1880 Evening subject: Making Pro-
vision for the Future"
LOUIS LowENsTEIN, we'll known to
Bennington fireman, has been engaged
as official reporter of the State fremen's
convention. Mr., Lowenstein has filled
the position at every meeting of the as
ISOLATION.
THE Cambridge correspondent of the
Troy Press says: "The operetta by the
Union school, in charge of Miss Essa
Moore, is assuming definite outlines and
the participants are practising daily"
Miss Moore is a sister of Frank Moore of
Depot street.
THE telephone exchange is increasing
in patronage since the reduction in rates.
Phones have recently been placed Ca
lusha's livery stable, Wallis store, the
town clerks office, and in the residences
of E. A. Booth, and II. S. Bingham.
IN ordering additional copies of the
Supplement- Boston lady writes eve
received the Supplement to the BANNER
to-day, which is really a beautiful sheet,
and very satisfactory to us old time YER
monters and natives of Bennington"
Thus far this year there have been two
still alarms of fire. The first was Jan.
18th, at the residence of Fanny Mallory
on Pleasant street, and the second in the
store and residence of Thomas Stewart
on River street. The damage at each
was trihing.
Mrs. W. G. SHAW, of North Bennng.
Ton, was run into by boy by the name
of Harbour, who was riding bicycle,
about o'clock, Wednesday evening
Mrs. Shaw was crossing Main street at
the pOst-ofice corner, just as Harbour
came down the street at rapid gait. He
ran squarely against her, throwing her
to the ground and rendering her uncon-
sCiOus. She was taken into Shurtleff's
drug store and soon restored to conscious
ness, but was unable to attend the Mock
Trial as she and her husband had intend
ed. They returned home on the special
train later in the evening. This is the
third accident that has happened near
this crossing this week. Fast bicycle
riding on the main streets is. dangerous
both to riders and to pedestrians and
should be prohibited by the authorities,
as in other places.
ONE of the largest audiences of the
season assembled at the Opera House,
Wednesday evening, to witness the
''Mock Trial" of A. p. Childs, for Roos.
ter stealing. Judge Darling presided; C.
p. Niles acted as clerk and Lawyer Per-
ry and Col. Newton, both of Worcester,
Mass, appeared respectively for the
State and the defense. The other Off
GERS, witnesses, the jury, etc., were
prominent citizens who are
well known locally. Messrs. Perry and
Newton are prominent members of the
Massachusetts, bar and their sallies and
jokes and the many local hits of the diff
ferent witnesses created much merri-
ment. The proceeds will be devoted to
the interests of the Free Library. The
whole of the enterprise was under the
direction of A. P. Childs.
WILLIAM Common, about 90 years old,
who has spent the past several winters
at the Soldiers Home, was found dead in
bed Tuesdaymorning at the Saville Hotel,
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