The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-02-02
Miss KATE BROOKS of Canada is


meeting on Monday evening, Feb. 6lh,t
complete the organization of Republ
1 can club in this village.
THE Reformer has asked for som
months back, for suggestions for pro
posed change of name, Was it promp
ed thereto by the anticipation of recen
developments9
STATE ATTORNEY BATES is on tn
sick list this week. One of those cold
so prevalent has put its grip on him
nearly as tight as his grip is on some OF
fender against the peace and dignity o
the State. We wish him a speedy re
covery.
THE Rutland Herald of Monday las
had a column and half devoted to I
description Of the new county poo
house and its pleasant surroundings anC
internal comforts. Looking forward t
possible future in store for our news
paper brethren in Rutland county, W.
congratulate them on having a safe IRE
treat" provided.
THE special communication of Mt. An
thony Lodge, No. 10, F. & A. NJ, APP
pointed for Tuesday evening, Feb, 7lh,
is for the purpose of drill in the Third
degree, and to consider some matters in
connection with the Masonic district
meeting, to be held here March 18Th, A
full attendance is requested.
A DELEGATION of ladies representing
st. Peters church, and consisting oil
Mrs. Thomas A. Huichins, Mrs. L. F,
Abbott, Mrs. George Harwood, Mrs.
George Sears and Mrs. Frank Bradford,
were chosen to attend the meeting OF
the Women's Auxiliary society Of the
Episcopal church in the Diocese Of Yer.
mont. The meeting was appointed to
be held in St. James church, Arlington,
on Tuesday last.
THE funeral of the late Samuel Rob
inson took place at Bennington Centre
on Saturday. The deceased had reached
his eighty-ninth year. He died in Brook
Ign. N. Y. in which city he had resided
for some time with his daughter and
only surviving child, Mrs. Nellie Bull,
widow of VIM. Fl. Bull, formerly OF
Troy, son of Architect Bull, who was
County Judge of Rensselaer, County some
thirty years ago.
WE hear it whispered around in So
ciety circles that leap year party will
be given al Free Library Hall next Friday
evening. 1t is to be an informal social
affair, and the boys and girls of the vii
lage probably know all about it. We
hope the young people will have a royal
good time, and that every Bennington
girl who hasn't beau may find one. and
what's more important in such cases
charm him until he "pops. the mo.
mentous question we mean, not corn!
ION the Advantages of Bad Temper
will be the subject of the lecture this
evening at the Y. NJ. G. Union by Rev.
Reuen Thomas, D. d. So says Boston
paper. How can n man we'll lecture on
what he knows nothing about? On the
other hand it may be that the ID. D.
in question once ran country news
paper, and if SO he is fully justified in
his knowledge Of crossness, crabbedness
and crookedness OF conversation. Peo-
pie used to bring in "original poems" for
publication, and candidates for office
wanted "puffs" every time there was ar
election, and forget to pay for them.
THE eclipse of the moon came off, as
previously announced by the astrono
mers, on Saturday afternoon and even
ing last. The ladies especially were IN
teres'ed as they wished to see how the
man in the moon would look under 6
shadow. AS the weather was rather
chilly we were content with a few
glances, taken at intervals. Every body
seemed satisfied, since there was nc
postponement of the show on account Of
weather, and the occasion gave young
| NSlCllllolo duu amateur al
excellent chance to study or expounG
the causes of phenomenal occurrence
in the heavens.
THE Manchester Union of January 20
gives an appreciatlve notice of c. NJ
RusselIs illustrated war lecture, AT the
front. or with our soldiers from 81 lc
'65," recently delivered in Manchester
1t speaks of the scenes as reproduced
from photographs taken on southern
battlefields during the war, and being in
many instances richly colored, the illu
sion is 80 perfect that one is apt to tbinl
that they can almost hear the cannonl
roar and see the smoke of battle. Tt
young people who knew nothing Of the
war, save what they have read. the
scenes possesses an unqualified inter
eat" Mr.. Russell'5 many friends il
Bennington and vicinity, will be pleased
to hear of his SUCCESS in the vocation he
has chosen.
CIRCUMSTANCES are hardly ever so baC
but what they might be worse. We II
Bennington thought the situation rathel
an unfavorable one last week wher
thermometers marked zero and below
that point. Just about the time whel
we found hugging the stove a pleasant
pastime, passengers on the G. V. r. R
were planning how to get out of snow
drifts, at more points than one. One Of
the worst blockades occurred in Shell
ourne, where three engines and snow
pillow were stuck IN drifts from eight t
welve feet deep. This lasted from
Thursday night until Saturday after
noon, during which time Vergennes anC
other points south entertained a larg,
number of snow bound passengers, in
GLIDING several members of the Supreme
Court and Board Of Agriculture.
THE New York Mail and Express say
that the preferred stock of the Fitch
burg road that was given in exchang
for the old Troy and Boston stock, t,
the amount of % 900 shares, has recent
ly passed into the hands OF the Wander
bilt people, that it's influence may b.
felt at the annual meeting of the com
pany next Tuesday. Well ,suppose 9Th
Vanderbilt people" do get control of tn
Fitchburg and its connecting lines il
Vermont, is that going to iDjure on
railroad system? Rather the revers
would be the result, we should think
Competition in railroading, as in othe
lines OF business, is beneficial to tn
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