Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-04-09
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Ernest astlar has taken a position
as clerk y with Winslov K Reming-
ton.
Miss nellie Newton returned home
last week after several weeks alb
sence.
Misses Mary aud Margaret Sey-
mour and Harrf Mattison are at
home for thsEa}ser vacation.
Mr. and MS. c. Bennett attended
the Lord.cusfman wedding at Irving
ton-on-ile-Bddson Saturday last.
Coal Is sslling in schaghticoke, N.
Y, for $500 per ton, in Williams
town pt $3.50 and in North Adams at
$500
Surveys have been completed for
new round house to be erected by the
Rutland railroad at this station dur
ing the coming summer.
The old summer residence of f. B.
Jennings near North Bennington has
been torn down and work on the new
one has commenced in earnest.
The charter Of the Lasher stocking
company was surrendered to the sec
rotary of state last week, that being
necessary as the company no longer
exists
A number Of the farmers in this sec
ton were visited last week by parties
claiming to represent New York com
mission houses, and who offered six
and a quarter cents a pound, live
weight, for fat pigs.
During the month of March there
was reported to the local Board of
Health eighteen deaths, an unusually
large number. The total number of
deaths reported since the beginning of
the year is thirty-nine. The town
clerk recorded three marriages and
fourteen births in March.
During the month of March, carrier
Mol r. f. D., delivered 2,62l pieces
of mail matter, collected 4OS pieces,
had four registered packages, and sold
stamps to the amount of Sl3.44. Car
rier No. , delivered 2ll0 pieces, col
lected 445 and sold stamps to the
amount of sl5.O6. Carrier No. de-
livered l,649 pieces, collected 3l1, had
two registers and sold stamps to the
amount OF s5.9l.
The navy register for 1903 an
nounces the promotion and retire.
ment of Rear Admiral Wells Latin
Field with the rank OF Rear Admiral.
Both took effect November 20, 1902.
The retirement was granted upon his
own application after forty years SER
vice. Admiral Field entered the navy
November 20, 1862. and was in active
service 81 years and two months, %
Of which was sea service.
Sheriff Wilson has taken to the
state prison at Windsor Edward NJ.
Moon and Lydia Aldrich both recent
ly sentenced in the Municipal court TO
charges to which both pleaded guilty.
Moon was sentenced to serve not less
than 30 or more than 30 months, Mrs
Aldrich not less than p or more than
80 months There is also charge
against Moon Of resisting an officer.
He has brother in the Troy Jail
awaiting trial for burglary.
The license commissioners have re-
ceived the license forms for she sale
of liquor under the new law, the first
blanks of the kind that have been is
sued by the state of Vermont in over
fifty years. The documents are vol
luminous, as the specific requirements
of the license law have to be printed
thereon. In making up the copy Sec
rotary of state Fleetwood aimed to
cover the ground so completely as to
preclude all possibility Of structural
fault. The forms are of liberal Size
and well studied proportions.