The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-03-29
North Bennington.

Some machinery is being shipped from
the Stone mill, which was sold last fal
to Arnold & Co., of Troy. 1t Is mostl,
spinning frames and is going 10 Pitts
field, Mass, to be used.
The two maple shade trees being Sc
IN front OF the bank, TO supply the plac
OF those destroyed by fire Aug. II, 1885
| have been moved into position with
large quantity of frozen earth attached
to their roots, so that they will hardly
feel the change i'm location when tn,
warm rays of the sun shall send the sal
into the branches to start the buds anC
verdure. 1t would require many year,
for trees Of the usual size. set for shade
to grow to their present proportions.
Miss Lille Buchanan who with hel
mother. have been in North Adams in
attendance at the bedside of a sister and
daughter, Mra, Taft, till her death al
recently announced, have returned tc
their home here.
| We are informed that our enterpris.
ing boot, shoe and clothing dealer, w
II. Worthngtop, has sold his stock OF
goods to his son, who has run the bust
ness 30 faithfully for the past three
years. and who will continue it under
the firm name of w. R. Worthington
& Son. With such close at ention 81
young WOrthinRton has given to bust
ness. he is sure to succeed. He has the
best wishes of the community. He has
an 'ad" in another column.
The annual graded school meeting was
held last Tuesday evening. G. S. Mat
tison was elected moderator for the
coming year. The other officers elected
were: Clerk, =. d. Phillips; Treasurer,
s. B Hall; Collector, w. r. White
Auditors. H. B. Cunningham, h. G.
Simmons W. G. Shaw; member OF
Prudential Committee for three years
Z. c. Houghton., The old collector,
Patrick Mccarthy, Nho has never been
exceiled by any one as an official in that
position, it is understood was dropped
because he ventured to mention the
name OF a respectable man of his own
nationality last year in connection with
the Office OF prudential committee. The
The reports of officers showed there
was some eight hundred fifty dollars
in the treasury. and a tax of fifteen
cents on the grand list was voted as suf-
ficent in all p obability to run the school.
The money paid in for outside scholars
land which some think is a great detri-
ment to the prosperity of the schOoD the
last year, was six hundred and forty
dollars, the largest amount ever receiv-
ed for this purpose, 1t was proposed to
change the mode of warming the build
ing from hot air to steam that the halls
might be warmed, and at the same time
do away with other inconvenience and
expenses, and a vote was passed in.
structng the school committee to exam
inc into the matter and get proposals
for fitting the tuilding with the best
appliances Of the kind, and report to an
adjourned meeting to be called at the
discretion OF the committee. II the
change is made, an additional tax will
have to be voted. The committee ap
pointed last year F. Scott. aud s. E
Ranney, to advise with the teachers
and the prudential committee as to the
grading OF the school, and see if more
satisfactory plan may not be reached,
was called upon to report. There was
an effort to slif1e the consideration OF
this subject by a motion to adjourn, but
the good sense of the meeting voted il
down and matters connected with il
were quite fully discussed and com.
miitee Uf three, consisting of H.T, Cush
MANN. G. Huling, q. NJ, Colvin, sp
pointed to confer az last year, and see il
the grievances complained OF may mol
be obviated, among which it was claim
ed that by the present system of grad
ing, some pupils who are capable of ad
vancement. are kept back 80 as to cover
in the year only long division in the
arithmetic, and then are full term in
going over seven or eight pages in frac
tons, thus making it impossible fol
some children to get suitable common
school education, however bright they
may be, during the time they can at
tend, as most are Obliged to leave school
and 20 to some employ ment for liveli.
hood before they are eighteen or TWEEN.
ty years of age. So it 81 lined it works
hard on the patrons who are not able tC
send their children away to school. II
was said that scholars had come in from
districts outside, entering more adYanc-
ed grades than our own OF the same age
could, even if put forward as fast as the
present system of grading and teaching
would allow, 30 that many Of the pupils
who are proficient are left when the dull
or in some instances the very dullest
are Just able TO get along. The com
plant seems to be as to the system
which is being carried out, rather than
to q want of good teachers, as 10 this
respect no fault was found. DIR. S. E.
R4nney spoke of corporal punishment
with the ruler ,as practiced in the school
as being a barbaTous method brought
down from the dark ages, and which
lak ha I
already 10 by law in the most enlighten.
ed portions Of the world, and thought
there were better means of discipline.
On the whole the meeting was one that
will work to the advantage of the schol.
ars. Tho attention Of the parents, as
never before, being called TO the true
interest Of the school, as connected with
the greatest benefits to be reaped by the
pupils within the district,
Leander Towsley has moved into the
Coy house, lately occupied by Charles
Woodward,
The throwing of snow balls at ladies
10 the evening, some Of whom at least
were entire strangers to the rowdies
was witnessed in our streets few even
ings since.
As minated last week in the notice
OF the masquerade ball at Bank hall
March 21st, we give the following cast
OF characters as personated. Night,
Mrs. Jas. Atwood; Phantom, Mrs. Hunt.
ington, Mrs.C. J. Mckay and Miss H. s
yelling: Morning, May W. Msttison
Night, Silvia Niles; America, Jennie
Harrington; Queen Of Hearts, Miss B NJ
Mckay; Mother Goose, Ella Mckay
Quakeress, Aria Mckay; Tambourint
Girl, Mile Parsons; Music Girl, Incl
Russell; Dawn, Kittie Clark; Winter
Cora N. Armstrong. Twilight, Eva L.
Russell; Butterfly Girl, May Howe
Daisy, Hattie Walbridge; Bride, Chlo'
Bennett; Fairy, Carrie Huling; Mill
Maid, AggIe Wardell; Vanity, Maggie
Wardrll; Skating Girl, Allie Mattison
Spanish Duke, Frand Hinsdlll; Cowboy
Ed ward Donnely; Darkey, Walter Mat
tison; Mailman, Chas. Hinsdill; Primo,
William, w, II. Burgess; Indian. Gin
ton Russell; Twin Cavaliers, E. II. Bur.
CESS and Benz. Ripley; Scottish Chief
Harry Phillips; King Charles, Z R
, Crowley; Pirate. Frank Ripley; French
Prince, c. Floyd Huliug; Devil Prince
Robert Garfield, Humpty Dumpty. Jas
Donnelly; Prince Charming, Deminl
Hall; Prince Lucifer, George Houghton
Dutch Emigrant, Samuel Wright; In
dian, Ernest CrowsOL; French Cava
liers, ]. s. Carpenter aud c. II. Hough
ton; Musician, Irving Wright: Quaker