The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-04-12

g JOHN Grooming is building a teuem'
house at the head Of Gage street.
n The Stark house opens with a go
trade this week, d. ]. Pratt, landlord
MRS. JOHN ToMLINsoN is better. S
has been seriously i'll with infiammati,
of the bowels.
: WE are glad to hear that Mr.. Ii.
Williams is convalescing, although b
late critical illness forbids rapid reco'
3 cry.
ELI TIFFANY has broken ground {
the corner lot south Of his fine resIdent
on Stafford street for a dwelling, to
occupied when finished by his son Lou
L, Tiffany.
HOPES are now entertained of the re
covery of Robert Squire, only son {
Prof. Fred N. Squire. whose critical i'll
ness we mentioned last week. He hs
had desperate fight with the disease.
THE Working Legion of the Methods
church give toast" sociable tomorrow
evening, Mrs. w. D. Newton throwing
open her spacious dwelling for that pur
pose. All will enjoy this unique affai
and everybody is invited.
THERE is nothing new this week in re
gard 10 the proposal to build an opert
house, in connection with a rebuilding
Of part of Free Library, but plan o.
the enterprise will soon be submitted
The architect is TO be ]. Phi. Rim oil
Boston, and he was here last week and
took the measurements.
THE late T. Spencer Hathaway held a
$1,000 life insurance policy in the North
Western, l. P. Norton, general agent,
and was soon expecting to double the
He was the first one in town
to insure in that company and before
there was an agency established. The
late A. A. Grant of East Arlington, also,
held $1,000 life insurance in this COM
pany. The dividends in the North
Western, according to their exhibit Jan.
lst, 1888, we're more than $40 900 in ex-
cess of "claims by death" This is a re-
showing,
THE firm of ]. Ell. Walbridge & Co.
nave just received another car load of
oarlor suites Their stock has been in
creased in every department Chamber
Iuites, pillar extension tables new and
article, desks, side boards,
'tc., are shown in great profusion. The
arge block is literally crowded full of
,oeds, and the prices are away down"
The first lot of baby carriages went off
o fast that the second invoice, ordered
o meet possible emergency, is just in
ime to keep up the stock. The elegant
'arlor suites will bs sold in like manner
THE selectmen have appointed the fol |
owing road agents for the ensuing year:
70. /, John Robinson; 3 and 3, John H.
,ahan; 4, A. w. Harwood; 5, William
darlington; 6, E. Maurice Henry; T. |
ohm Harland: 8, E. Walbridge; 9, Salem
White; 10, Lorenzo R Brown; II, Geo.
White; IL Pat Casey; 10, Samuel L.
johnson; a. E. D. Fillmore; Is, OTIS
Warren; IS and II, Robert Gardner; 10,
homas Kinney; 10, Hartman Sanders;
0, Frank Bronson; 81, Green B. STRAIT
On; 90, Clark Houghton; 20. Samuel G.
,yons; "a, Charles Houran; %. William
26 Martin Cone, 81, Louis
OltuOuot, 80, OOuu lNOCh"Ouu, oO'uuO
awrence; 81, VIM. Camp; 33, A. F.
'enio; "a. Walter Irish; So and SO
Ienry G. Camp; 81, John B. Smith; SO,
go. II. Hill; 80, John Cone.
THE sugar sociabes last evening were
ell patronized, The Second Congrega-
onal young people served sugar and
ljoyLd themselves as is usually the case
/ their fine parlOrs. The st. Ksthe-
mes affair was unexpectedly an ova-
on. II had been planned for a quiet
'ciable, but the friends of the members
ould not let il 20 so and very nice
fair was the result, From a report
lnded in we learn that the Polymnia
iarte:te sang; and Mrs, Perrin, Miss
~ e Norton, and Messrs. Goldsmith,
ay and others contributed towards the
lprovsed musical programme. There
ere several recitations, aud among I
EN- one by Miss Clara Norton. The /
hole affair is very credi:able to the
of Miss Agnes G. Norton and /
II guild OF workers.
THERE is no truth in rumors of cut 4
'wn in wages in Bennington manufac- [
ring establishments. One thing is 6
rtain however, business all over the
untry this year is poor, and the posi- q
lily Of partial free trade is the cause,
t less important in Bennington than r
iewh here. 1t lie as certain as that two
d two are four, if the tariff liz taken o
the goods made here, European com a
tition will reduce wages to the old
untry standard, or about one-half. u
orkingmen if they wish to receive the g
lges paid them foreign born when in &
e old country are consistent in voting
'mocraoy and free trade, but if they a
sire good wages and comfortable \
mes, vote for the Republican party and \
3 tariff. Read the history of what has a
opened in this country three times al
ldy, in another place under the head d
Z of Protection and Prosperity" and il
.
lHE nag noatlng over U. A. X. hall
'nday, was the only recognition OF the
OF April, the anniversary OF the sur
lder OF Lee TO zen. Grant at Apo N
'ttox. A Democratic exchange, with
IRE patriotism than Its partyiglVes e4- \
'sslon TO thls sentiment IN relation 4
,reto THE statement OF this fact Ii
II nave TO many young readers, but a r
re passing interest such as the state A
mt OF any other important historical /,
It would have. But to the men who
re with Grant and who survive the +,
nlversary OF that day brings to their n
morles the most thrilling days of ii
'lr lives. Others who were at home ii
member how church bells Changed and a,
mon Numbered in rejoicing over the Ia
mt that marked the approaching end ar
the Tehelllon: April, 1855, was per- a
ps the month In American history that h
8 most crowded with historical events. N
at month saw the entry of Union h,
ops into Richmond, the surrender of a;