The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-04-05

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health.
The Good Templars have invited tn
Rev. Mr.. Marten to give them an addres
and ne has accepted, naming Wednes
day evening, April 18th, as the date.
NEXT Saturday evening Custer Pos
alive of Lees surrender. Ordinarily tn
9th is the day named for this occasion
the exact anniversary, but for reason
proper, Saturday evening is the dat
chosen.
THE Stark Hose company propose t
enlarge their house on Pleasant stree
and make their hall more commodious
The probable cost $4O0, has been abou
two thirds subscribed and the balanc,
should be made up at once. This com
pany are deserving of better quarters anC
we hope they will soon have them.
EDDIE PARMENTER had a trial befor,
the Municipal court today. He was ar
rested ulder the village ordinance pro
hibiting the use of firearms in the vii
lage limits. The immediate cause of thu
prosecution was his shooting of dol
which he claims had pitched upon his
Fined s. and costs, and an appeal wal
taken by the defendant,
THE stock of baby carriages opened
this week by j. Ed. Walbridge & Co.
has never been equalled in town and il
seldom excelled outside the large cities
They are also receiving several car loads
of furniture, among which we note
elegant folding beds-a new thing which
is handsome sideboard when closed,
Call and see these goods before the as
sortment is broken.
MRS. CATHERINE SIBLEY, who broke
her hip four weeks ago Sunday, was
Frustrated with apoplexy Easter and lies
very low. She is daughter of the late
Capt. David Armstrong and Il. s. Arm.
strong Of this village is her only survlv-
ing brother. She is eighty years of age
and her two sons, Theodore and Avery
are in attendance upon her, the latter
with his wife coming from Albany this
week.
THIS week Florida Sub-tropical ex-
hibitlon car arrived here and was side
tracked two days going to North Adams
last evening. The exhibit OF Florida
products was very fine and comprised
almost everything grown or produced in
that State. The object of the enterprise
is to advertise the State of Florida, with
a view of inducing Northern people to
come there and settle, or TO stay during
the winter, and also to promote the in
terests Of the Sub tropical Exposition.
THERE has been considerable demand.
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Pile who we've caught on showed up rail.
road trains burning the late great bliz-
2 lrd are unanimously of the opinion
that IN such an emergency the car stove
is a very convenient thing TO have
around. Without stoves, these stalled
trains, arranged for steam heat from the
engine would have been decidedly un
while the engines we're de.
tached, fighting the snow, as is necessa-
ry IN these cases.
WILL C. BULL has just received and
set up in his shop a Springfield lmprov-
ed Automatic knife and tool grinder.
This is fine machine and can be ad,
justed to grind almost everything Mr..
Bull is now prepared to grind knives of
all kinds at reasonable prices, with the
guaranty of true work every time, plan
ing machines, paper cutters, paper ma.
chimes. trimming presses, leather split.
ting machines, tobacco cutters, shears,
in fact anything not over thirty inches
long and having straight surface. This
is convenience much desired in this
locality and Mr.. Bull will be we'll pat
AT the annual parish meeting of st.
Peters church Monday evening, the fol
lowing vestrymen and officers were
elected Vestrymen, j. T. Shurtleff,
II. o. Harwuod. c. L. Graves, LIP. Nor.
ton, T. A. Hutchins, j. II. Norton. C.M.
r. H. Bowles, Jr., L F. Alb.
bolt, II. l.. Sulson, G. G. Kimball; SEN
Tor warden, j. T. ShurtIeff; junior war
den, II o. HARDWOOD; treasurer, G. E
Graves; secretary, II. O. Harwood. The
report of the treasurer showed all bills
paid, the parish clear Of debL.and a small
balance IN the treasury. Delegates to
l.. p. Norton, J. 7. Shurt
left, H. O. HARDWOOD, 7. A. Hutchins
L F. Abbott, G. NJ. LINN
bert, II, l.. Stilson, j H. Norton,
IT is understood that Gen. j. G. Nc
CuIough, and the present directors OF
the Panama railroad will soon retire
from the management. The majority
of the stock OF the road Is owned by the
Canal company which gave
nearly $50 900 600 for it seven years ago.
Hen Mccullough, who succeeded To the
of the road, on the death of
his father in law, the late Trenor W.
Park, said to an interviewer In reference
to the coming change: There is no
trouble at all. For several years past.
knowing that the canal company owned
the railroad company, we have shortly
before the annual election rendered our
places to the officers of the canal COM
paDy, but until this year they have per.
sisted IN re.eleoting Us. Possibly they
have some end in view which they think
could be better accomplished by
change, but can't 8 y just what that
reason is. know that | am going out
and believe that all the directors except
Mr.. Thompson are also going. The road
ia the best asset the canal company has.
In January last a dividend of six per
cent. was paid and since l have been
with the company dividends have been
paid in different years of 10, 10, 16, 90
and "a per cent.
THE Legal Adviser, a western law
journal, has this to say of the firm OF
which Robert P. Bates is q member:
There is, probably, not firm of law
yers better known at the bar than Mason
4 Ennis. The members are not only
Known as lawyers, but also as men
identified with public af-
fairs. William E. Mason, the senior, is
the short rounded, roly poly Republican
from the Third District,
whose recent fight on Trust gave him
a national reputation. Lawrence NJ.
Ennis ia slim and tall, being over six
feet in his stockings, and an ardent
Democrat, being the past president OF
the Young Democracy. the Yice-presi-
dent of the Andrew jackson League and
high in the councils of his party. The
firm have done very large and growing
business, and are now out in a card in
their friends that they have
made arrangements with Robert P.
Bates to enter the firm. Mr.. Bates s
young lawyer of brilliant attachments. a
graduate of Yale, Glass 49, and his
success in life is shown by the fiattering
position he has gained-a place in the
new firm of Mason. Ennis & Bates. We
do not know what Mr.. Bates's politics
are, but we think in the nature of things,
he ought to be Prohihitionist.
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