The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-02-23


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Miss HUTCHINs of Bennington, for
merly member of the Baptist choir of
this place, will take part in the pro-
gramme at Wilson's Hall next Friday
evening. Il North Adams, Mass, Valley
News.
H. S. BINGHAM has moved into his
new and handsome residence. We like
the style of his house, it is in a fine loca-
ton and we trust himself and wife will
live long to enjoy the beautiful home
they now ossess.
THE indications all point to the proba
be nomination of the Hon. VIM. 2
Dillingham; for Republican Governor of
Vermont This paper claims the honor
of having first suggested his name for
that position.
LYNN ARMSTRONG of Bennington Cen.
tire, late a student in the Bennington
High school, now of the Troy Confer
ence Academy, Poultney, took the sec
ond prize for an GRAFTON in contest in
that institution recently.
SCHwARz. the shoemaker, has fine
assortment of the stylish Mrs. Cleve'
land slippers-just the thing for fash
ionable wear at present. These are ex
act patterns of those worn by the first
lady of the land at her receptions and on
State occasions.
THE Eastern Star Chapter installed its
officers last evening. The following is
the revised list: f. D. Bennett, w. p;
Mrs j. II. Loring, W. NJ; Mrs, g. G.
Kimball, A. NJ Mrs. Frank Bradford,
secretary: Mrs. F. c. White, treasurer :;
Mrs. j. A. N. Williams, c.; Mrs. Wm.H,
Cady, a. c.; Mrs. j l.. Finn. W; Mrs.
c. NJ. Lambert, S.; Mrs. Chao. Adams,
Adah; Mrs. II. l., Stillson, Ruth; Mrs.
VIM. E. Murphy, Esther; Miss Edna
Clark, Martha; Mrs. d. H.Smith E'ecta.
This is the staff of officers who will eX-
emplify the work before the Grand
Chapter here in June, and they will &C
quit themselves with credit.
REFERRING to the proposed marking
of the historic sites in and about Ben
nington, the BANNER would suggest that
the one placed on the site of the old Ga
zette office be made as follows: Material,
granite; style, square base with stone
above it,relatively of symmetrical form;
and to rise to the height of mans
figure, upon the slanting top of which
shall be traced "printer's case, on the
upper part of which shall be engraved
in raised letters the words: 1.-The Yer
mont Gazette;" on some part of the
marker to have a suitable inscription as
to the foundation of this paper. Our
recollection is that the Haswells always
maintained that the Gazette, which was
first issued June 3. 1888, ante dated by
four days the Westminster sheet which
is called the first paper published IN
Vermont History relegates the Ga
zette to the Fist paper published west
of the Green Mountains" Which is
right
CYRIL CARPENTER of Rutland, is writ
ing a series of articles to the Poultney
Journal, upon early personal experiences
in teaching district schools. AS he
taught many years in Bennington as
well as in Rutland counties, his recol
lectiOns of the generation of men who
have just passed or are passing off the
stage. are very interesting. He gives a
new anecdote of man who was we'll
known in all this region, which among
many, we give place for in Mr..
Carpenters words, as follows: II sup
pose everybody has heard of Crazy Doc.
little, once noted music teacher, who
wrote a singing book, then in general
use. One day after filling his pockets
with apples he went into church and
took his seat, but soon discovering some
one asleep, he took out an apple from
his pocket and hurled it at him. The
preacher smiled and let 1t pass, but he
soon saw another asleep and out with
another apple and let fly at him. This
time the preacher asked some of the
brethren to take that man (Doolittle)
out. Doolittle says to the preacher, Go
right on with your preaching; willtake
care Of these sleepy cusses down here"
LAST week we printed the statement
of the present status of the Williams
town, Mass, town bonds issued to build
what is now a link in the Hoosac Tun-
mel line. We did this because of the
parallelism between the circumstances
attending the issue and those of the
celebrated Bennington town bonds in
aid Of the Lebanon Springs railroad.
Williamstown held meeting last week
and decided to fight. We advise our
neighbors to follow Prof. A. L. Perrys
urgent appeal for the people to recon-
slider their action of two years ago and
assume the debt, in these words IL
want to present to the meeting practi.
cal point that hasn't yet been brought
out. Those bonds were issued and sup
posed at the time to be worth their value
III BOlu At pols Ddulb "eIb DOuBlJ III
the open market and all owned by pri
vate parties in the town of Newton. Can
the town of Williamstown avoid the
payment of those bonds, either in law
or equity p We give this advice be-
cause the town of Bennington had just
as good case as has Williamstown and
in the end was obliged by the highest
courts to pay the liability, but with this
difference in the situation: When the
litigation began the floating debt OF this
town was lin round numbers) S4S,0O0 (;
when it ended it took $3.50, 600 in bonds
to retire the then existing debts, largely
incurred through political demagogues
whose power in local politics was gained
and perpetuated through this town bond
litigation. In other words, there are
those who say that Bennington paid SOC
900 for the privileges: (a) of fighting the
payment Of its railroad bonds, and (b)
giving certain men political prominence.
If Williamstown takes Prof. Perry's ad-
vice they will not repeat our experience,
this one thing is certain.