Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-06-11


81 T. HoxIE HALL of Pownal was here
spending part of the day Monday.
Mr.. AND Mrs. GEO. VAUGHN are the
parents of son born the 9th inst.
NEXT Sundays Troy Observer will be
especially interesting to bennington peo-
pie. Look for one.
RUSSELL q MARCH have begun excavat-
ing the cellar for the new residence of
William Barrett on Grand View street.
THOSE of our readers who buy plants
should read the special sale advertise
ment of l.. NJ. Holton & Son, in this is
sue.
Tur Row. Thaddeus A. Snively assist
ed in ne service at Holy Cross church,
Troy, sunday morning and preached the
sermon.
AT the session of the Vermont State
Homeopathic Society in Montpelier, Fri
day, Mrs. DR.. Partridge of this village
read paper on Sanitary plumbing.
II. L. STILLsoN and John NJ. Burt will
represent Bennington masons at the ses-
sion of the Grand Lodge of Vermont in
Burlington Wednesday and Thursday.
A NUMBER of wheelmen met in the Y.
M. G "A. rooms last evening and COM
pleted the preliminary arrangements for
the formation of bicycle club. They
meet again Thursday evening to perfect
the organization.
DAVID WALToNBURG of Williamstown,
Mass, was brought to the Jail here Sun
day, by officers from Pownal where he
was arrested in a very intoxicated condi-
ton. Monday the officers came up and
took him back for trial.
THE regular meetings of the Sixth
Corps Post, G. A. R., will be held during
the summer months on the last Saturday
evening in each month. The Women's
Relief Corps will met the last Wednes-
day evening in each month.
THE remains of Henry Bishop were
brought here from the insane asylum at
Brattleboro where he died, Saturday, for
burial. Bishop was taken to the asylum
about year and a half ago and has been
in poor health most of the time since
then.
OFFICER JOHN NASH took Frank HUI
ing of North Bennington to the asylum
at Brattleboro, yesterday, he having been
adjuged an imbecile by council of ply
sicians composed of Drs. Ranney and
Woodruff. The young man has recently
come into fortune of some $4,000 or
100000.
W. D. NEWTON, who has been making
bicycle trip through Eastern Vermont,
arrived home Monday afternoon, after
lie, who went with him, will be away sew
eral months. He enjoyed his trip very
much and was much pleased with the
country through which he passed.
Mrs. DANIEL CASEY whose home is in |
the west part of the town, died at the |
residence of her brother, John Purcell,
on Dewey street, Monday morning about |
two o'clock. She had been in poor
health some time and had recently been
to New York for medical attendance.
The funeral will be observed from the
brothers house Wednesday at a. m.
MARGARET, wife of Bernard McGib-
ney, died at her home in North Adams,
Sunday of Bright's disease. She was at |
one time resident of Bennington, leav-
ing here for Briggsville, Mass, and later
moving to North Adams. She is survived
by her husband, one child, Walter, and
her mother. The funeral occurred to-day.
MISS ANNEs LOUISE PILLING, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. II. Pilling, will
be married Monday evening, June 18th,
to j. Frederic Mum. The ceremony will
occur at o'clock in the Park Presby-
terrain church, Troy, and Rev. Donald
MacGregor will officiate. A reception
for relatives will follow at the home of
the bride, No. 225 Second street. The
groom is son of Col. w. II. Mum, we'll
known here.
DIR. WILLIAM B. WALLACE, the emf
nent Irish Nationalist, and his son, DR..
AlplOuoO W. w dlldCO, DOJl IllGu III new
York City, Friday, of pneumonia. DR..
William B. Wallace had been a practis-
ing physician of prominence in that city
for twenty-four years. He came to this
country from Ireland when boy, and in
1871 was graduated from the College of
Physicians and Surgeons. He was chair
man of the executive committee of the
Irish National Federation of America,
and president of the United Land
League. He was a prolific writer on
Irish topics and he gave literally of his
means and ready eloquence to the cause
of Irish freedom. DR.. Alphonse NJ.
Wallace was the elder son. He was
house physician at St. Vincents HOSPITAL
and examining physician in eAe depart
ment of charities and correction. DR..
Wallace, ST., was a cousin of Mrs. G.
Nolan, Francis and Daniel Guiltinan of
this village.