The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-08-16

of the livery attached 10 Columbia Hall,
Lebanon Springs, N. Y, AND will be
there a portion of the time unSil the
summer season closes next month.
THE large letter IN" recently formed
in front of his fathers house by E. d.
Moore composed of q multitude of
small whitewashed stone artistically ar
ranged), is something to be admired.
LosT.-A pocket book. on the 10Th,
containing a small sum of money, The
name of Florence Cobb, Putney, was
embossed upon it, A suitable reward
will be paid for its return to this office.
Mr.. AND Mrs. HENRY SQUIREs, of
Paris, will sing at the POlyhymnia Con-
cert next Tuesday evening. This is the
musical event of the year and an enjoy
able evening Is inevitable to all who
attend.
A CARD.-The unexpected and gener
GUS aid extended to Stark Hose Co., No.
|, towards the furnishing of their new
quarters by the ladies last week, was
most gratefully received, and the mem
bers of the company desire to express
in this public manner their appreciation
of the kindly effort in their behalf.
Per order Company,
G. II. BURcH, secy,
CHARLES NJ. BLISS, d trustee Of the
Saratoga Monument Association, was
in Attendance at the annual meeting OF
the trustees at Saratoga, Saturday. The
following were elected; President, ], H.
Starln; vice presidents, J. NJ. Marvin,
Warner Miller; treasurer, l.. S. Potter !;
secretary, w. L. Stone. Judge Furs
man was elected n trustee. The dedica-
ton was fixed upon to take place IN the
fall of 1889.
THE Irish World places our "Great
Day." august lGth," in its regular
calendar, and not only SO but gives a
column quotation from Condon's Irish
Race in America. Accompanying the
history of the battle in 1777, is a cut of
Gen John Stark. We have perused this
sketch with more than ordinary interest
because taken from an author we are not
familiar with. We advise our readers
to send for the Irish World of Aug.
% h. not alone for this history but be-
cause in it Patrick Ford writes his ideas
of Protection over his own signature.
He is strongly for Harrison & Morton.
MICHAEL j. MEAGHER, formerly of
Bennington now with Forepaugh's cir.
Gus, astonished his friends with his parts
of the performance Tuesday He took
the charge of Blondin in the unparal.
leled feat of horse walking plank in
mid air. and ordered the trapeze work
of the pony Eclipse" The eight per-
forming elephants obeyed his every
command and he performed the great
feat of driving thirty horses while rid
ing the two rear ones in standing
posture. These fine animals were two
and three abreast and ran at the top of
their speed. Well done, Mike These
parts are usually assigned to Adam
Forepaugh, Jr., but in the absence of
that gentleman NOW on short vaca-
ton with his wife), Mr.. Meagher filled
the bill.
FULLY seven thousand people wit
messed the Forepaugh circus on the
afternoon of Tuesday, and the evening
audience was small. This is a pecul-
Iarity of the town. The street parade
was one of the largest ever seen here,
but smaller concerns have made as ele.
CANT professions before rs far as they
went. The usual number of hangers. on
accompanied the show, but we do not
hear of any "big hauls" from our peo-
pie. The wild West" ia immense and
the regular circus has host of per.
formsnces, both rare and novel. The
ring riding" is not as extensive as at
some former times but it is all made up
in the incaeased races. These are the
best we have ever witnessed. The
two ~ -, phnx
manages in each place to "sell" the
police and was successful here. We
will not specify names. The show went
from here to North Adams.
The grand basket picnic and excur
sion from Chatham and intermediate
stations via Bennington to Clarendon in.
elusive. to Providence Island. lake
Cnamplainl, and return, via Lebanon
Springs, Bennington & Rutland, Central
Vermont Railroads, and steamer Rein
deer, oa Wednesday, Aug %. has been
announced. The Sheldon Cornet Band
of Berlin, w. p. Sheldon, leader, &C
cOmpauying the excursion. The special
train leaves Chatham at 3 a. M; Ben
nington 7.4O; Arlington s 90; arrive al
Providence Island at p, III, The re
turn Trip IS made leaving the Island Mt
p, M, arrive at Bennington S.lj; Chat.
ham 10 - p. N. The rates OF fare We
noted last week, and from Bennington
is s. % round trip. Children over five
ind under twelve years 20 for half fare,
and under five free. The low rates
necessitate a strict enforcement OF the
rule The managers request US to say
that tickets should be bought early, as
only limited number will be sold or
the 22d inst.
THE remains of Prof. Fred. A. Parker
formerly of the Bennington High
School, who died from a pistol shot
wound. near Stockton, Cal, on the Isl
inst, reached Nashua, N. H., Tuesday
accompanied by his wife. The circum
stances attending his death, it is said,
are of such a nature as to cause suspi-
cion that he was murdered. Deceased
accompanied an excursion of 600 MEM
bers of the Eastern Teachers Associa
tion to the Yosemite Valley, California,
and while there is said to have suffered
from Intermittent fever. Where the
party was stopping the hotel accommo-
dations were inadequate, but sufficient
lodging was found for the ladies. while
the men slept in barn. A Stockton
paper says that Mr.. Parker, on the night
of July 81, slept in hay NOW about
thirty feet from dozen companions
About o'clock on the following morn
ing one of the party went to where he
lay and found him corpse. with a
revolver in his right hand. which was
lying on his chest. He had been shot in
the right temple and his body was yet
warm. At the inquest it was developed
that 10 one in the barn heard the pisto
shot, which was plainly heard by the
inmates of the hotel some distance
away. The Coroner's Jury rendered a
verdict that Prof. Parker came to his
death from a pistol shot fired by him
self while suffering from temporary
insanity caused by intermittent fever
A further investigation is to be made,
AS he was robbed of his money and
valuables it is believed that a crime was
committed. Deceased was 32 years of
age, native of Cambridgeport, Mass,
and graduate of Exeter College, Of
Exeter, n. II. He was a thoroughly
educated man and at the time of his
death was Principal of the High School
in Dubuque, Iowa.
CHEVALIER NOTES.
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