Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-03-19

Miss Hope Rudd has been spending
few days with friends in Hoosick.
DIR A. G. Dana is attending the den
tai convention at Burlington this week.
DR. A. B. Bixby of Poultney came
Tuesday to visit his daughter, Mrs L.
II. Ross.
The F. NJ. 7. A. b. Social Club win
hold social dance Easter Monday
evening in Academy hall.
Miss Jennie Valentine gave an in
teresting talk before the Young Wom-
aus Club last week Wednesday even
ing. Her subject was trip to
Gloucester, Salem and Concord.
Music was furnished by Miss Caroline
Wilcox and Miss Hazel Hart.
The Banner and Reformer is in the
throes of moving its mechanical equip
ment from Pleasant-st to Main-st this
week and all of the many errors, neg
ligences, and shortcomings of this
issue due to the transfer we ask our
readers to overlook
Maj A. b. Valentine and Col Olin
Scott have again shown their public
spirit and interest in the welfare OF the
town by giving the land necessary to
extend Scott-st through from Stafford
st to Park-st where a street is much
needed.
The next attraction of the season
will be Guy Brothers Minstrels at the
Opera House next Tuesday evening,
March "A. While most minstrel shows
have been driven from the public this
winter, owing to poor trade, this com
pany has held its own, and is deserv-
ing of a good audience.
1t is reported that the band will not
accept the appropriation of 5000 made
at the village meeting with the condi-
tions attached that it give its services
for Memorial day and the iremen's
parade. The band believes that its
work is rated altogether too low in
comparison with what is paid in other
places.
The Lincoln Iron Works company
has sued the Rutland machinists
union for $40, 900 claiming that it was
injured to that extent by the strike OF
the men. The homes and other pro-
perty of the men, forming the union,
have been attached and the conflict is
the most important of the kind in the
history of the state,
MIR and Mrs John II. Warren were
absent this week attending the funeral
of Mr. Warren's mother. Mrs Hannah
Warren, of Green Island, N. Y She
was well known here, and was about
80 years Sc age. About two months
ago she sustained fractured hip from
which she never recovered. The fun
eral was held Tuesday afterooon from
her late residence
Mrs Frances p. Hulett has secured a
verdict for S25, 600 against Frank L.
Fish, receiver OF the dc funct Vergeunes
bank that was looted two years ago by
Cashier Lewis. 1t win he remembered
that Lewis borrowed s2j 600 from Mrs
Hulett to whom he was engaged and
used the money to cover his shortage
The court finds that this money was
obtained by fraud and should be re-
turned.
The recent Fortnightly play, with.
the following cast. Mrs Richie, Mrs
Ross, Miss Valentine, Miss Coffey,
DR. Ross and Mr. O'Donnell, together
with the monologue given by Mrs Rus
sell, will be repeated at Clover hall,
Friday evening, March 90 These
features of the entertainment will be
supplemented by music. Admission
10 cents.
In the Methodist church Sunday
morning the pastor, Rev w. Il.
Washburne, will speak on "Witness-
es, ~ and in the evening on Crest.
The Epworth League Sunday evening
at 6 o'clock, will join with the Young
Peoples Societies of Christian En-
deavor of the Congregational and
Baptist churches in a service in the
Congregational church.