Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-19
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
MANCHESTER

The nth meeting of the Bennington
County Christian Endeavor Union will be
held in the Congregational church here
Wednesday, March %. forenoon, afternoon
and evening. The county banner, now in
the care of the society in Peru. will be
awarded to the care Of the endeavor siciety
reporting the largest relative gain since
the last annual meeting in March.
READSBoRo.
The chair company has just seated a
new memorial hall In New Orleans. Sixty
men are now at work and the company
will put in about half a million feet of logs
this winter.
BENNINGTON.
During the year 1895 there were 90 mar
riages solemniZed in town, over half of
which were among the Catholic societies.
In this village there were 70 deaths record
ed, of which II were at the Soldiers Home
The age of the oldest person was 50 years
Eighteen of tho death were from pulmon-
airy troubles. In this village ITO births
were recorded.--The village auditors have
finished their report. During the year the
treasurer received from all sources, in
Guiding $ll,72l.01 in taxes collected, $25,-
1885. The total amount paid by him on
orders was $25,l12.56 Among the payments
were $4362.4 to II. M. Tuttle, road COM
missioner, $35l4.GS to the fire department.
about II times more than the total losses
were by fire. The village paid the NUM-
ficent sum of $3.50 for police, and s3Gs5. .6j
Tor lighting the streets. The auditors rec
ommend a tax Of 65 cents on the dollar.
United States Marshall Harris Monday
arrested Thomas Lunan for selling Iiquor
without government license. His hear
ing was postponed Lunan has Just COM
pleted a so days sentence at the Work
House and paid 500 fine for selling liquor
when he ran the Cottage Hotel-The Ben
nington County National bank and the
Bennington County Savings bank began
business in the new bank building Tues
day. The banking rooms are probably not
exceled by any in Vermont The fixtures
and furnishings are all In quartered oak,
French plate glass windows with bronze
trimmings. The total cost of the build
ing with land, ETC., will be probably about
S7,OOO.-T'he remains of Mrs Fred Rog-
ers arrived here Tuesday for burial in
the village cemetery. Mrs. Rogers died in
New York.-United States Marshal Har-
ris Is now receiving from the National
Express company headquarters, packages
containing large numbers of lottery tick
cts. There are packages from many towns
and villages in the State some of them
dating back as far as 1893. These pack
ages contain envelopes addressed to diff
ferent people who failed to take them
from the express office after arrival There
is nothing on the small envelopes to tell
where they are from. The marshall has
written to the attorney general to see
what disposition he shall make OF them
b. w. Estabrook has taken n position
in the Bennington County National bank
POWNAL.
About half mile to the east OF the
Fitchburg depot at. North Pownal Is q
high ridge of rock of limestone formation
on declivity of this bluff, seen from the
passing train but best observed from the
residences of DR., Potter or Dr. G.. H. Minor
is plainly pictured a young girl apparently
about 15 years of age On her head Is o
broad brimmed hat and from under II
creeps a profusion of curls which fall
gracefully over the shoulders, Her hands
are clasped in her lap and one foot is
crossed over the other. The attitude is
one OF repose. Above It is seen a man OF
Turkish type with beard heavy mustachios
and turbaned head. Among the villages
the figures are known as Blue Beard and
Fatma. The freak of nature Is a constant
source of wonder during the summer
months to the enthusiastic and wonder
loving visitors who gaze at 1t, many OF
whom come with their kodaks and immor.
talize 1t upon their films.