Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-02-05

York for few days
John c. Reeves Of Mechanicville has
been spending portion of the week
here.
John Durphey at the Soldiers home
has been granted an increase of pen
sion to $40 per month.
d. H. Johnson, formerly of this vii
lage, now connected with the western
Office OF the Rutland Transit company
at Chicago, has been visiting friends
here the past week.
The Foresters' will hold their an
nual fair and bazaar at their hall on
Main street next Wednesday, Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday evenings,
February IL, u, ID and Il.
Prof Hughes dancing class Friday
evening at Foresters' hall was well at
tended and much enjoyed. Quite
following of his friends came over
from Hoosick Falls and mingled with
the throng.
At a meeting of the official board Of
the Methodist church of Fair Haven
Friday evening, it was unanimously
voted to request the return to that
church of the Rev j. L. Atwell for an
other year.
The room in the Park block on
South street, formerly occupied as an
Office by George w. Hartman, has been
fitted up and leased by the State. It
is now used as headquarters for the
commissioned officers of Company X.
The women of Miriam Rebekah
lodge held a thimble bee in the social
hall adjoining the Odd Fellows hall
Monday afternoon This was follow
ed by a supper at 6 O'Clock at which
a number of men were present. The
regular Rebekah meeting was held in
the afternoon.
The postofice officials report quite
an increase in the business Of the Office
for January over that of a year ago.
Fifty-nine special deliveries were re-
ceived during the month. The Rural
Free Delivery carriers reports for the
month are:-Carrier No. l, delivered
1916 pieces, collected AS; No. ,, deliv-
cred 24O3, collected 43O; No. 3, deliv-
cred 1868, collected 264
The directors of the Y. NJ. c. a.
have decided to make some change in
the rooms now used. The large room
is to be used entirely for social pur-
poses, and viii be furnished with diff
ferent games The reading room is to
be changed and will be located ia the
rear Of the large room to the right Of
the bath rooms. The membership of
the association is constantly iucreas-
ing.
As a sequel to the elopement story
published in the Banner and Reformer
last week, announcement has been
made of the marriage at Middle Gran
vile of the clipping parties. The faith
er, mother and brother Of the bride
reached that village after the wedding,
there was a reconciliation and all
went back to Valley Falls where the
young couple have commenced house
keeping.
The warm weather Of the last week
completely cleared the snow in the viii
lagos and valleys. Parties from out
of the village stated that in places
where the snow had remained on the
ground all winter, that the ground was
not frozen over six inches. Post holes
have been dug and other farming
operations have been carried on with
out any difficulty. In some places
however, the ground is frozen to the
depth of 20 inches.
Armed with search warrants, police
men Kelly, Tiff and Toomey went TO
the Columbian house Saturday even
ing in search of contraband liquor.
1t was an anspicious time as the bar
room was filed and two dealers were
furnishing beer etc, to the crowd.
They seized considerable The pro-
prietor was taken before Judge Bates
and furnished bail for his future APP
pearance in court
The report of the town road com
missioner for the past year viii show
that he has expended during that time
about 81, 200 which is some 81, 100 less
than the preceding year when in
creased expenditures were needed ON
account of the freshets. the expenses
of the town poor and the town schools
will not vary much from what they
were the year before when they were
respectively 81, S46. SO, and S3,37l.47.
Two cars on the early freight over
the Chatham division jumped the