Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-04-19
THE NEW SAVINGS BANK BUILDING.

j. H. LoRING, we are glad to say, is
better
TIE first lot of trailing arbutus was
found on Hathaway hill, Thursday after.
/ noon.
A SIGN of summer was seen yesterday,
when barefooted boy was observed on
one of the principal streets.
T. A. CARPENTER of the Eagle Square
Company, has begun new house for
VIM. Moore on Grand View.
The Pratt house has started on its
| journey from Main to Union streets, pre-
paratOry to Mr.. Ritchie's building his
business block.
n. A. BURRTTT, formerly agent for the
Delaware and Hudson railroad at ROuse's
Point and now Canadian freight agent
for the same road, with headquarters at
Montreal, has been elected a member of
the general freight agents association.
For the information of our ubscriberS,
several of whom unite to enquire, we
would say that the special illustrated
edition of the BANNER has grown to
double its first proposed proportions,
and that both Mr.. Goodkind and the pub
fishers are using their best endeavors TO
issue the same within a short time now
The delay has been unavoidable.
THE Bennington Falls Pulp company
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by Stevens & Thompson of North Hoo
sick, is changing its mill machinery from
supplying heavy grade of paper to pro-
duce tissue paper. The mill will be in
readiness in about one week and there is
prospects of large output of this paper
This mill is located at Big Falls, three
miles west of Greenwich, on the Batten.
kill river. where a water power not well
known is latent.
EVERY carload of beef which comes to
this place commands higher price than
the preceding one, and mutton and win
ter lamb go up in sympathy. Veal, for
which the dealers depend upon the farm
ers, remains cheap, and there is an
abundant supply of poultry and eggs in
the market. Fish is also plentiful and
cheap. Potatoes are very scarce and
high prices are paid for shipment to
New York, where the supply is vey low.
/ None are being shipped from this vicini-
ty. however, as they cannot be procured.
! EDWARD BELLOWS was sentenced to
the House of Correction, by the Munich
pal court, Saturday, for II days, for shop
lifting, and Patrick Burns, better known
as "Crutchey," who was arrested with
him, was discharged. Deputy Sheriff
Nash started for Rutland Monday morn
ing with Bellows and when they arrived
at North Bennington, Burns was on the
platform of the depot to meet them.
| While waiting there for the north bound
train Burns began abusing the officer.
Nash arrested Burns, brought HIM over
to the Jail. Burns had hearing
on the charge contempt of court and was
! fined $50 and costs.
THE Mock Court Trial to be given I'M
! ueT JIl6 aus plCcS anu lOI Jne DbubUJ Vi
| the Free Library Association in the Opera
House on the evening of May LIST, will be
instructive, interesting, exciting and fun
provoking. Crowded houses and and de-
lighted audiences have been the rule
wherever they have been given, while the
leading newspapers, those of Boston in
particular Lave given them more fire.
quent, extended and favorable notice
than any entertainments of local nature
have received in many years. The trial
will be gwen under the personal direc-
ton of its originator, Col. A. V. Newton,
Manager of the Newton Entertainment
Bureau, of Worcester, Mass. 1t will be
assumed that one of our prominent citi-
zens has paid a nocturnal visit to the hen
house of another good citizen and taken
therefrom a valuable Plymouth Rock
Rooster, without the consent of the
owner. In other words he will be
charged with larceny of the fowl. A
large number of our most prominent peo-
pie will take part in the entertainment
and there will be fun by the acre. In
fact it is safe to predict that it will be
many moons before the walls of the
Opera House re-echo with so much
aughter as will be heard on that occasion
Further particulars will be found in our
advertising columns.