The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-04-05

70 OF the brain, are more favorable.
NEXT Sunday morning Rev. Mr.. TatoI
will deliver his farewell sermon, and in
, the evening will lecture on THE Acme
of Modern Unbelief." The Working
Legion of the church will attend this
lecture in body, and the choir will re-
peat some of the Easter music.
, G. W. THATCHER and Jas. j. Nevils
were in Burlington last week. The for
mer purchased the lumber and timber
for the new residence to be built on
! Pleasant street the coming season. Mr..
Thatcher will build modern house OF
an unique design, adding another to the
fine homes of which Bennington is 80
proud.
A CORRESPONDENT OF the Rural New
Yorker says that common unbleached
muslin makes a very good substitute for
glass in coverings for hot beds. He says
it gives the plants plenty Of light and
air and prevents the burning of plants
on bright, sunny days, making it unnec
essary to raise the sashes when the sun
comes out warm.
THE caucus Saturday afternoon elect
ed the following delegates to the Repub
yesterday and the day before General
J. G. Mccullough, L. P. Norton, Chas.
Thatcher, R. B, Godfrey, VIM. H. Brad
ford, G. A. Pierce and Col. j. H. Wal
bridge. Messrs. |. E. Gibson and E. d.
Bennett attended in place of Messrs. God
frey and Pierce.
THE organization of the Vermont
Maple Sugar Exchange has led to nu-
merous items concerning that product,
two of which, if true, are important. 1t
is stated that the sale of one years pro-
duct brings in a suffic ent amount OF
money to average three dollars to every
inhabitant of the State, and that the
town of Wilmington makes One-fortieth
of all this maple sugar.
MARK REYNOLDS, in charge OF the af-
fairs of the old Troy & Boston Railroad
Company, exhibits receipt dated some
time in i7SS, given by Elisha Reynolds
and witnessed by Charles Babcock for
four shillings, and is in full for all debts.
dues and accounts from the beginning
of the world" to the time OF the writing
of the document. 1t is written on a
small piece of paper and the document
is yellow with age Troy Press.
THE social gathering of St Peters
church and congregation in Parish hall.
Easter Monday was thoroughly enjoy |
able Occasion. The singing 5v the Pc
lvmnia Quartptte, duets by Mrs. g. F.
Graves and Miss Hutchins, and violin
paving bv Miss Marsh, accompanied on
the organ by Mr.. r Goldsmith were
very entertaining. The ladies served
ice cream and cake. This was really
one of the best gatherings the parish has
yet seen among others greatly enjoyed.
TYPE WRITING is now coming to be
taught in many public schools. 1t
teaches pupils useful and paying bust
ness nd it lie also found that by its use
spelling, punctuation, spacing OF words
and the proper use OF capitals are easier
taught than by any other method. The
salaries of good type writer's range from
$40 to 500 a week, and this is business
in which girls can compete on equal
ground with hoys. the best skill com
manding the best pay. regardless OF sex.
AT the annual meeting of the Sunday
school board of the Methodist Episcopal
church held Monday evening, the fol-
lowing were elected offic RS of the Sun
day school for the year ensuing: Super
intendent, Charles Cooper; vice super
intendent, NJ. b Morgan; lady superin
tendents. Miss Nina Morgan, Miss Nellie
Holnbeckj secretary, E. 4. Griswold
treasurer, Andrew Maurerl librarian, c. |
d Gibson, choister, NJ. B. Morgani or
ganist, A. j. Cooper,
F. S. WYLIE, for the past eight months
foreman of the Bennington Machine |
shops, Col. 0lin Scott, proprietor, has
resigned that position to take similar
one at Johnstown. Pa. His successor is
B. G.. Slade Of this village. Dung man |
who learned his trade with Col. Scott |
The employees presented Mr.. Wylie with |
an unabridged dictionary as a token Of
regard, giving that gentleman com.
pie surprise. We are sorry to lose him
from among our citizens. He came here
from North Adams, Mass, where he is
fsvorably known.
In a Maine exchange there have been
running a series of letters upon WAR
songs the whole making a very inter
esting collection. One would hardly
think they could be made as interesting |
as the reading proved to be. 1t is, there.
fore, with great satisfaction that we are
be given by Custer Post. There was
witchery about these songs and they |
were sung and the tunes whistled by |
everybody during the dark days amid
which they were produced, and the
same attraction fingers as remem-
brance now that the war is long since
past,
AT St. Johnsbury, Friday afternoon,
Capt, N. NJ. Puffer Of Canton Benning-
ton, No. 4, l. o. o. F., was elected Major
of the Vermont battalion Patriarchs
Militant. This is deserved recognition
of gentleman fully competent to fill
the position and one who has taken q
great interest in Odd Fellowship, espec-
tally in its uniformed branch. 1t is IN
derstood that his staff will be appointed
shortly, that they will all uniform &C
cording to regulation and it Is hoped the
regiment may be recruited full 80 that
when the annual meeting April Goth,
1889, shall arrive Vermont may take her
place among the other grand jurisdc
lions Of this order,
THE new advertisement OF G. V. S.
Quackenbush & Co Troy. in this weeks
paper is of special interest to housekeep
eTS. IlduuSOul6 Carpets anu CuTIdlus ~ |
a long way towards identifying the
home and we know of no place where
they can be brought as well as al the
old reliable 9uackenbush store, where
our fathers and mother traded and
where the assessment this year is larger
than ever, and the prices guaranteed the
lowest for goods of equal quality. Both
OF these departments have been enlarged
the past year by Messrs. Quackenbush &
Co., who have nut in fine new elevator
leading from the lst to the 4th floor OF
their magnificent store, corner Broad
way & Third street, Troy N. Y.
THE number of dogs licensed before
April 1st, was less by sixty than last year.
Evidently there cannot have been de.
cline in dogs and the prospects are good
for several SO. licen. es and few fines
of $l5. after May 18th, proX. 1t costs
the owner S15. to kill his dog legally, but
the town officers says they shall enforce
the law in every particular. When it is
considered that the town is liable for all
damages done, and that each year this
expenditure is not inconsiderable, the
neces sity of enforcing the tax on dogs is
apparent. Every town in the State is
equally interested 10 this matter, and it
seems to US that a preconcerted move
ment would compel owners to register
as the law directs.