Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1896-01-03

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in a fen days from the time remittance is
made, notify the publishers,
The schools resume their sessions
next Monday.
THE Levin brothers have filed a petit
ton in insolvency.
ADA NoRTHoUsE, who was locked up
last week for stealing blankets, was dis
charged from custody Saturday.
SERVICES, which were we'll attended,
were held in st. Francis de Sales church
and st. Peters, church New Years day.
IN addition to declaring a three per
cent. dividend, the Bennington County
National bank carried $500 to its surplus
fund and $500 to profit and loss account
SUNDAY there will be regular COM
munion service at the second Congrega-
tional church. Several persons will be
received into membership in the morn
ing.
JOHN DAVIS brought to the town
clerks office, Wednesday. the skins of
seven foxes that he had shot since the
season opened. The bounty on each
was fifty cents.
INVITATIONS are out for banquet to
be given in the Young Mems Christian
Association rooms by the directors of the
association, and to which many are invit-
ed. 1t occurs tomorrow evening.
DEPUTY SHERIFFs NASH aud Godfrey
searched the place of James Griffin, on
North street, yesterday. Griffin was not
there but the officers found key of
whiskey, bottle of wine, some beer and
other liquids.
DEPUTY SHERIFF GODFREY took to
the Reform school at Vergennes, this
morning, Hattie Bent, II year old
daughter of Henry Bent, to serve the re-
mainder of her minority. The girls par
ents were unable 20 control her.
GOVERNOR WOODBURY. ordered Laura
Pierce, who was in the Jail here, taken
to Rutland, to be confined in the House
of Correction until her trial for stealing
occurs in June. Sheriff Wilson took
her to that institution on New Years
day.
Mrs. C. YELLING THATCHER gave
card party of eleven tables on New Years
evening. The first ladies' prize went to
Mrs. VIM. Campbell, the secondito Mrs
5. Huling Blackmer. John S. Holden
received the first gentlemens prize and
DR.. Pratt the second. Refreshments
were served.
On New Years about twenty-five per-
sons gathered at the annual reunion of
the lockwood family at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. lockwood. After be-
ing served to a bounteous dinner, the
balance of the day and evening was hap.
PLY spent in card playing and other
amusements.
THE heavy rain Tuesday night raised
the Roaring branch to high water mark,
causing the stream to overflow at the
head of County street and inundate the
road for quarter of a mile before the
water turned into the river again. The
road was considerably washed in places
aud the residents of the north side of the
street were Inconvenience.
AT the term of the Chancery Court for
Bennington county just closed, the chan.
cellor granted an extension of time for
the Security Company of Connecticut, to
file exceptions to Special Master billing
hams report in the Bennington battle
monument suit. The orator alleges that
the report is not in consonance with the
testimony and will ask to have the re-
port recommitted for amendment.
THE weather the past two weeks has
been admirably adapted for building
purposes and a large gang of masons en-
ployed in laying brick on the Richie
block, have nearly completed their por.
ton of the work. The new house on
Union street being built for DR.. S. r.. |
Wilcox and the one for Albert FislSe on
the same street. are well along toward |
completion. With good force of men
at work, the house of C. L. Hudson on
Grand View street, is nearly enclosed. |
When completed it will add much to the.
appearance of that street.
THE Bennington Kindergarten Associa-
ton formed yesterday, with the follow
ing officers: President, Mrs Buel Sibley; |
vice president, Miss Anna c. Park; sec
rotary, Mrs. w. c. Hitchcock; treasurer,
Miss Harriet Sibley; board of directors,
Mrs. Chas. Cooper, Mrs. John Holden,
Mrs. Ebert Putnam, Miss Eugenia
Hutchinson, Mrs. c. D, Gibson, Miss K.
J. Penfield. MRS VIM. Campbell. Pros
poets seem bright for flourishing kin.
dergarten.