The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-02-09


= evening of last week, were a great gu
cess in their respective grades of 6
n ciety:
\, WE learn that the financial difficI
Of ties attaching to Mr.. C. E. Hoadley h
had the effect of prostrating him. I
was not well at the time the failure o
CURED, and now is seriously ill.
THE "revival" in the First Bapti
church and congregation of this villaG
continues. Last Sunday evening Mr.
Eugene Brown, and Misses Hufnagl,
: Carrie Chandler were baptized.
| EIGHTEEN Sir Knights of Taft Con
mandery went to Hoosick Falls, N. Y
Monday to attend the funeral of one Q
their members, Sir Knight Belknap @
that village. The fraters made fine ar
pearance.
THE editor of this paper is under grea
obligations to the Rev. G.. A. Wilkins o
SALISBURY, one of the regular CORE
spondents of the BANNER, for his able as
sistance last week. Our readers wer,
much the gamer by his labors, in ou
opinion. .
THE approach of Lent is announced il
the usual way by the statement Of the
dietary system. For the first time uni
form obseI vance of the Lenton regula-
lions will prevail in the Roman Catholic
dioceses of America, the diet being re-
stricted to flesh meats, eggs. white
meats, bread, coffee, tea, chocolate OF
similar drink.
IT is the intention of the contractor ia
push the Bennington Battle Monument
to the height of $50 feet during the pres.
ent year. A large force of men are at
work this winter in sheds near the base
of the monument, cutting stone ready
for the resumption of work on the struc.
ture in the spring. 1t is proposed to
have ready by that time sufficient stone
to build 175 feet of the monument. The
citizens of Vermont as well as members
of the Monument Association are great
ly pleased with the way in which the
work is being expedited.
GEN. GREENLEAF, commander of the
First Regiment, N. G. V. has called an
Officers school of instruction for the
command to be held at st. Albans, the
22nd and 23d. inst. Col. Julius j. Estey,
First Regiment. will arrange suitable
course of instruction in infantry tactics,
and Capt. Levi X. Fuller, first light bat
terry. will arrange for proper instruction
in that branch of the service. Papers
on subjects Ct interest to the service are
expected from officers of the regular
army.
On Tuesday the horses. Henry b."
owned by Henry Burgess. and James
Silks pacing mare were speeded on Main
street in this village. The former won.
The affair attracted quite large crowd.
The parties in interest guarded the
streets for the race and used the pre-.
cautions usual on such occasions. We
note that this use of a public street is
given in other places. and as one man
said: There is no fun in speeding
horses where folks can't see them" II
this is to become the rule here we sug-
gest that the safeguards against acct
dents which are common in other towns
be complied with and furnished.
On Thursday evening of last week
Mrs. Kate Sharpe was made the recip
lent of a birthday surprise" party,
which was very pleasant affair, A
bountiful supper was provided by the
guests, and served by Mr.. and Mrs. C.
E, Graves, and Miss Ida May Sharpe.
Mrs. Sharpe was presented with a fine
lounge. an assortment of groceries and
other articles for her comfort. About
thirty persons were present, among
them being Mrs. E. II. Putnam. Mrs.
John V. Hall, Rev. Mr.. Tator and wife,
Mrs, Henry E. Bradford, Joseph H Lor.
ing, Hon. John V. Carney and wife and
others.
WE notice by our exchanges that the
Vermont monument 10 be erected on the
Gettysburg battlefield, the contract for
which has been awarned the Carrick
Bros. of st. Johnsbury,i is to be beauti-
full copy of the famous Nelson monu-
ment in Trafalgar Square. The monu
ment proper will stand so feet high.
The base, 20 feet square and nearly two
feet high 10 a massive block of granite,
the die of Barre granite, and the futed
column. 30 feet long, of Dummerston
granite, with carved cap. Gov. Orms.
bee and others interested examined the
plans of the monument last week. It
will cost in the neighborhood of So.
900.
The new quartette choir of the Sec
ond Congregational church gave that
people some very fine selections last
Sunday, particularly in the evening. 1t
was a SURPRISE much as had been ex-'
pected from the talented musician and
vocalists composing the quartette and
organist, We hear it said that an elab-
crate Easter service is being selected
from a collection of over sixty tried
pieces from a noie1 Boston choir, to-
gether with the full Easter programme
now in preparation in one sanctuary at
the Hub" During the time int arvening
however, theIe will be presented elabor.
ate services of song. The members of
this choir have been Published, and we
will not reprint their names in this con-
nection.
The State Convention of young Re
publicaDs at Montpelier next week, will
be atterded by many OF the rising and
best men in that party in Vermont.
Here are few of them st. Adams, w.
Tracy Smith, Chas. S. Forbes. E. c.
Smith; Essex, NJ. A. Bingham, l. T.
Story; MOI risyil'e, Maj. d. ]. sefford, II.
G. Fiske, P. K. Gleed; Governor Orms.
bee, Col. George w. Hooker and Hon.
II. d. Hoton of BrattleLoro; Col. q, II.
Joyce and Col. Albert Clarke of Rutland;
Hon. Walter E. Howar of FAIR Haven !;
Hon. G. w. Read and Capt. j, T. Hea-
ley of Vergennes, Olin Merrill of Enos.
burg; K. q. Baker and CAPITA R. Brown
Of Rchford; James NJ. Shed aud George
Hammo Of Middlebury; Marsh o Per.
kins and Gilbert A. Davis of Windsor !;
Loveland Munson and D. K. Simonds of
Manchester, and Hon. Hugh Henry Of
Chester.