The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-11-01

1000.
III. w. MARSH, accompanied by his
life and youngest son, go to Blackinton,
ass tomorrow to visit their daughter
rho resides there.
MRS. NJ. f. BOOTH of Garden City.
linn, is visiting Mrs. E. d. Bennett. |
his IS her first return to Bennington
or 20 years. She will pass the winter
t Fort Worth, Texas.
j, Ed WALBRIDGE & Co. keep twoi
cams busy delivering from their man
moth undertaking and furniture estab-
lshment. Their stock of psrlor suits,
tc., is very complete.
JOHN II, WARREN takes bis Place again
n the express Office after an illness Of
leirly a month He has been out of
own for a few days besides. This is
his first cessation from close att 'n'iOn
o business for three years or more.
THE Mary Howe concert will realize
'cr the Second Congregational Church,
lii ectly and indirectly about 500. The
receipts We're little over $500, and the
expenses were large, so that the actual
cash dividend is somewhat less than
800.
VOTERS mex, week " ill do well to cx-
imlue their ballots for presidential cleo
tors. We understand that some have
been printed with the name of Henry II,
Start Of Bakersfield The correct appel
lation OF this gentleman is Henry Il.
Start.
BY the appearance of the streets this
it, is evi lent that All HallOw-
cen was duly celebrated last evening in
Bennington, aud that the supply of cab.
pages was equal to the demand The
streets were literary slrewn with cab
bage leaves.
HORACE WOODLANDS new acquisition
Of an elegant carriage horse from the
sales stables of = S. Harris vii! be shown
on out streets probably, when that SO 80
carriage is finished HIS friends are
ready to lake suthin'" on this auspi-
ci0us purchase.
THE Burdens are survey lag a railroad
from the Henry mine, IN the west part
of Bennington, to the track of the l.. s,
r. r near Farmer Inn" just what
is ntAmput ID is not known, but If it
is for The purpose of again working the
iron mines in this town we shall wei,
come the enterprise.
MRS. JOSEPH EAMEs. grandmother Of
Mrs Dr. f. S. Pratt, died at the homt
Of her granddaughter last Sunday. HeI
disease was old age. and she passed
peacefully away. Mrs. Eames was borI
in Searsburgh, had lived long time il
Bennington and was most estimablt
lady. The funeral was held Tuesday
afternoon, the Rev Mr.. Marten official
ing
THE prohibition forces are to hold I
rally in Free Library Hall tomorrow
evening. They hope to swell the deputy
Democratic vote of Bennington, Tn,
pllificatiOn, however, will be dampeneC
by the knowledge that their king bees
Funk & Wagnalls. editors and propTie
tors of The Voice, the national party or,
gan, have come out, thrown off the masl
and announced themselves for Cleve
land and Thurman.
THE death of Milo b. Madison o
SALISBURY was not wholly unexpected
He was taken while at work in the field
about month ago, with the Fremont
tory symptoms of paralysis, but contin
ued to work several hours afterwards
such was his will power. Finally h,
gave up and was taken to bed, from
which he never arose. He has two mar
ried daughters living in town, Mrs. Geo
ii. Blrch and Mrs. w. r Hyde,
WE are getting letters every day say
ing that cur subscribers do not reCtiv,
the BANNER Complaints of this char
acter are general throughout the conn-
try. The addition OF minute direction
IN the wrHpper-cOunty, street or mum
Der does not remedy the matter-fOr tn,
more reading there is the greater diff
Guilty apparently. Papers that we posi-
lively know are male regularly from
this Office never reach their owners. anC
we cannot undertake to duplicate then
all, because we do not possess the extr'
C )pies. This is sufficient answer for {
dozen compl iints of the non receipt o
last weeks issue. We hope our readers
will bear patiently with this order o
things, because the change next Marcel
back TO Republican efficiency will prob
ably remedy these evils of official admin
istration. Ceveland's ulterance o
Public office public trust" in tn,
mail service is trUe-it is trust Ito luck
and great one to send anything by mai
and lucky event if the letter, paper O.
package ever reaches its destination
After enjoying the best mail service 70
"a years the world has ever seen, it i
terribly aggravating to 90 back to ole
Democratic times 1t was bad enough
before the war but is ten times wors
now.
THE death Tuesday of Mrs. Mabt
Cooper Graves, wife of Mr.. l.. A. Graves
carried sadness and sorrow into severa
families in our village, and mourning
into the large circle Of her friends ant
acquaintance. Her death was not en-
tirrly unexpt cted, for she had been i'll
l)ng time W tn heart disease, but tn,
hest wss hoped for until within few
hours OF her dcCease. Mrs. Graves wa
a daughter Of Charles Cooper, f O., an,
had been reared here, attending on
graded schools, graduating at the T. C
A, at PoultGey. and in September. 1887
marrying one Of our best young men
she commenced life under most promis
ing auspices, A few short, happ,
months passed all too quickly and sh
was suddenly attacked with the lines
which proved fatal as stated. Mrs
Graves was very amable, christian lad,
and her life thus ended here will be
perpetual blessing of memory to her sur
vivlnG husband and parents particular
" to her mother aud this record is he
own best obituary az she enters int tn,
rest Of Paradise. The Troy Press says
Mrs. Graves was very amible womar
aud her demise will be a source of regre
to a large number of friends in TIL city.
The funeral will be held tomorrow (FH
~ at two o'clock.