Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-26

on Main street yesterday, severely in
juring her hip.
FLOYD BURCH, son of c. F. Burch, has
been taken to ST. Luke's hospital for
treatment for hip disease.
CHAs. H. BURNHAM has been sick
about three weeks, with tendency to
brain trouble-quite seriously i'll. He is
a little improved to-day.
THE Rev. Chas. r. Seymour delivers
his lecture-"Four Decades Abroad
before the Congregational Society in
North Bennington this afternoon.
THE Rev. S. Mclaughlin has been laid
up again with la Grippe and is better, al
though not able to be out Sunday. His
pulpit was supplied by the Rev. j. K.
Wager of Valley Falls.
If our readers discover the absence of
anything in this issue, to which they
have been accustomed, lay it to la Grippe.
With the editor sick and assistants ditto,
the wondec is that the paper comes out
at all. We will try to "shake ourselves
together" for Friday issue of ordinary
interest.
THE High school is running short
handed as to its teachers again. Miss
Horton is i'll with la Grippe, and Miss
Haven slipped on our streets the last of
the week and is laid up with the injury.
The great amount of la Grippe sickness
in town is quite remarkable. The school
is going on as usual.
In the interest of the new fad of
teaching "patriotism' in the public
schools, we note that the high schools in
New York State celebrated Washington's
birthday by holding session with
American History" From some of the
late indications there are editors who
could profit by such an attendance.
DURING the year 1894, selectmen's or
ders were drawn to the amount of $685.
Ol4.O0. OF this S39,GOl42 were for mis-.
cellaneous expenses, S2,54. 80 for bridges
and approaches, S1,22704 for town farm,
S2320S for dog damages, $1,27O.22 for
schools, $1,3S2.50 for town officers, and
S21, 1898 principal and interest on
bonds.
THE names of the Republican ticket,
placed in nomination at the caucus last
Wednesday evening, were printed in our
Fridays issue in the exact order as NOM
mated. 1t is Democratic fiction, pure
and simple. that the selectmen were re-
ported transposed from the order we
printed them. We were present and
know that there was not a word said
about precedence of names. 1t will
count for the usual Democratic boomer
ang.
THE reception given by Mrs. Louis A.
Graves Friday afternoon, was the most
elaborate of any of the many that have
recently been given. The hostess, who
is always charming, never appeared more
so than on this occasion. The house was
prettily decorated inside. Owing to the
unavoidab lie absence of her mother who
was expected to assist in receiving Mrs.
Graves did that duty alone. Mrs. S.
Huling Blackmer announced the guests,
Mrs. Harrison |. Norton and Mrs. l.. S.
Norton presided over the tea tables.
Handsome souvenirs were presented to
each of the guests before they departed.
A DEEP gloom was cast over Hoosick
Falls early Monday morning when the
death of Miss Isabel Bannon was report
ed. She was young women, 10 years of
age, just entering the portals of woman
hood. She was devout Christian, of a
sweet and cheerful disposition, which en-
deared her to the entire community. All
through her recent critical illness she
realized that death was close at hand,
and although at times painful sufferer
she maintained through all spirit of
resignation and cheerfulneSs. The de
ceased had been suffering of "a lingering
illness for about five months. About a
month since she accompanied her sister,
Miss Alice Bannon, to Washington, D.
c., where for time she improved, but
suddenly a relapse overlook her, from
which she failed to recover. She re-
turned to her home in Hoosick Falls,
where she died. She was the youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Bannon
She was exceptionally bright, and a
member of the graduating class of '93,
Hoosick Falls high school.
FORTY ONE years ago Friday, was the
opening day of the Troy Union depot,
when the first train rolled in from AL
bany at II 20 o'clock in the morning in
the presence of the president and direc-
tors of the company and large and rep
resentative gathering of citizens. The
depot was then little like the present
structure, though the same area was COW
cred. There was no planking on the
floor on the opening day, the structure
being hardly finished. William Davis
held the throttle of the engine and Con-
ductor Willard was in charge of the train
of four coaches. There are persons who
can recall the enthusiasm with which
this train was received, as it marked a
new era in the prosperity of the city.
Members of the legislature assembled
with the directors. OF all the directors