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

one cent postage eaCn." therefore, I'M
til further notice, all village subscribers
to the BANNER who have been receiving
the paper by carrier, and who have no
post-office box, will call at the general de.
livery for their papers. We hope soon
to arrange for their delivery by carriers
of our own.
BENJAMIN TowNsHEND has been grant
pd a pension.
MI. nuELAN ofNorth Adams, Mass,
is Wis ',, "a town.
J. L. iouING continues to improve
and will soon be out.
RALPH Z. POTTER, of Pownal, is study
ing law with C. p. Niles.
JOSEPH CHILD spent portion of last
week with his son in Lansingburg.
GEN. j. G. MCCULLoUGH will be the
Memorial day orator at Bellows Falls.
Mrs. E. A. BAKER is the guest of Mrs.
F. r. Hudson of Hoosick Falls, N. Y.
Mrs. F. L. BOWEN is visiting the fam
lily of her brother,D. T. Bates in Pownal.
Miss HANNAH CUNBER of Hoosick
Falls, is visiting at John Crystals on
Grove street.
Miss HELEN TooHEY of Cohoes, N. Y,
is visiting her sister Mrs. F. B. Edgerton,
on Park street.
THE first love feast, since Conference
was held in the Methodist church Sun
day morning, at which the members of
the church were well represented.
SUNDAY morning was held the regular
Communion service at the Second Con
gregational church. Three persons were
received into membership on profession
of faith.
G.. ED. TowNE, at one time proprietor
of the old Stark House, but now of the
Brandon House, Brandon, is able to leave
his room after a severe illness of seven
weeks.
THE house recently purchased by Geo.
II. Burch from A. P. Childs, is having a
bay window added. Other improve
ments will be made before Mr.. Burch
takes possession.
BUSINESS at the Imperial Laundry has
increased considerably since new ma
chinery, etc, has been put in. Mr.. En-
dres has increased his force of help and
expects to add to it still further.
CAPT C. w. EDDY, who conducted the
Kirmess here some time ago, is to con-
duct "Pareda" in Hoosick Falls, some
time in June, under the auspices of the
32nd Separate Company and the Y. NJ.
CA.
DURING the maple sugar season Henry
Stafford one of our well known sugar
makers, sent SO gallons of syrup to Chi
Cago. The party to whom it was shipped
has sent portion of it to friends in
Scotland.
ALBERT NJ. Downs, who served during
the Rebellion in a New York regiment,
has two silver three cent pieces that he
took from here with him in 1861, and
which he carried in his pocket during
the whole term of his enlistment.
WE understand that parties are nego-
tiating for the purchase of the Cushman
place, next to Ritchie's store. IL is a
good location for business, another block
of stores, with fifty feet front will help
to hasten the true when Bennington will
be as attractive place to trade as Troy
or Albany.
THERE we're quite number of wheel
men from abroad in the village Sunday.
While party was coming down the hill
from the Centre, in the afternoon, Theo-
dore Stone, of North Adams, met with
an accident He was thrown from his
wheel, spraining thumb and inhicting
severe cuts on his face.
THE listers have about finished taking
the lists and are now at work completing
the records in the town clerks office.
They expect that the footings will show
quite an increase in real estate and per-
sonal property, especially the former, as
there are 25 new buildings that were not
included in last years list.
AT the morning service Sunday in St.
Francis de Sales Church, Rev. Al. Barron
gave an interesting account of his recent
visit to Ireland, and to the home of the
Irish patriot, Daniel O'Connell, who,
when he died, bequeathed his "body to
Ireland and his heart to Rome" Father
Barron made visit to O'Connelrs tomb
in Ireland, and when in Genoa on his
way to Rome, visited the hotel and went
into the room where O'Connell died. In
Rome he visited the church IN which
OConnell's heart is enshrined in silver
shrine. Since his return home Father
Barron has presented to each of
the members of st. Monica's Society, and
the Sodality, rosary made of mother of
pearl and sterling silver, as a souvenir of
his trip. These were blessed by the Pope
during an audience that Father Barron
had with him.