The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-12-27

MISS MABEL NORTON is home from col
lege, to pass the holiday vacation.
MRS. JOHN R. PILL1NG went to her
new home in Nutley, N. j.. this week,
A. P. CHILDs and family returned to
Springfield, Mass, this week, to pass the
winter months.
The Vermont Register for 1889 has
been received. 1t is sale at the BANNER
stationery store.
THE children of 81. Peters Sunday
school enjoy Christmas reception at
Parish Hall tonight.
THE lecture tomorrow evening in st.
Peters church is on The teachings of
the Holy days of Christmas-tide."
THE Odd Fellows hall is lighted with
electricity. The Masonic fraternity are
agitating the matter of lighting also
with electric lights.
OTTO r. BENNETT passed Christmas
with his parents in Manchester, and
called upon friends here. He is en-
ployed in New York City.
MRS. ]. B. PARMENTER is training q
company of Baptist young people for
New Years night. when they will per-
form the Christmas CantatA.
S. F. HENRY, formerly of this town,
writes encouragingly of his prospects In
Omaha, Nebraska. He is one of the
proprietors of the Nebraska Steam
Laundry" doing an extensive business,
s. B. HAWKS is home for a couple of
weeks, when he will return to Mar eiles,
III. His brother, VIM. E. Hawks, Jr..
of American Falls, Idaho, is also home
for visit. He has been absent two
years.
THE late Robert Ames of Manchester
Center, left $4,000 divided between the
Northwestern and Travellers Insurance
companies, and be had paid but two
premiums on the former. The money
was paid yesterday.
THE sleeping train men Christmas
Eve, as they were backing down into
the railroad yard here. found John
Lynch in the hand-car house intoxicated
and his clothes on fire, He was badly
burned, most Of his cl thing being con-
sumed.
w. e. SHELDON, an old Vermonter,
who has lately written for us, has been
obliged to go up to Pewaukee, Wis. for
his health, Chicago and Lake Michigan
air proving too much for his lungs, He
expects to visit in Rupert and Rutland
county next season.
THE military ball of the Bennington
Rifles next Monday evening will be a
grand society event, 1t is expected that
the grand march will be participated in
by more than one-hundred men in uni
form with ladies. Canton Bennington
has been invited to participate and will
probably accept.
THE examination of Henry Bent and
Bert" Roberts for assaulting Louis
Valdez IS to be held next Tuesday. Bent
is out on bail, $4,000. Valdez will live
it is said, but will always be crippled
and permanently disabled mentally.
Kind friends of the poor are looking
after the family.
AN explosion Saturday afternoon al
Eagle Bridge seriously injured several
people, among whom we note IA known
here is c. E, Kirby and wife. Tie acct
dent took place in the waiting room OF
the d. &. Il. railroad in Dell Browns
hotel. and it was narrow escape from
great loss of life.
WILLIAM V. REYNOLDS. the receiver
of the Lebanon Springs Railroad Com.
Dany, has sent communication to the
New York State Board of Railroad Com
missioners, stating that the requirement,
made by the Board last August have
been fulfilled. New steel rails have beer
laid and bridges built and repaired.
THE COmmandery of knights Tenn
/ plarg Of thio tytllana of
Judge Taft, and the first set of jewels
possessed by it were his gift. The jewel,
were destroyed in fire at North Ben
nington, and brother of Judge Taft &
short time ago presented to the Com
mandery the elegant set of jewels now
in use.
THE Rev. Fred Widmer united II
marriage today, Miss Libbie Fulton anC
George B. TibbIts of Boston. The brida
party left for Boston via the Fitchburgf
route at l2:45. Miss Fulton leaves be-
hind her host of friends whose bes
wishes will follow the bridal party t.
their new home to the New England
metropolis. The party was confined Il
relatives and no display was attempted
CASHIER CONE, of the Bennington
County National Bank, went to New
York City and met his sister, Miss Mary
q. Cone, who arrived from Europe Mon
day. She had rough voyage and The
steamer was twenty-four hours late, blu
was fortunately in time for Miss Cone t
pass Christmas with friends at Manches
ter, her home. Miss Cone travelled
in England during September, and hel
trip included tour of the continent
and in all. six months abroad.
sc. PUTNAM, station agent at RUTLAND
for all the railroads centerlng there
died Christmas morning, and was burieC
this afternoon. He was 66 years of age
was greatly respected and injoying thu
almost unlimited confidence of the grea,
corporal ions in whose employ he had
been since 1860 He was a prominen
Odd Eell)w and was buried by the GRAND
Lodge OF which he was P. G. NJ. HI
was a member of Miriam d. OF r. Lodg,
and of Canton Bennington and the Pat
rIarchs Militant furnished the escort tC
the process on. A large number of ODD
Fellows and their wives Daughters o.
Rebekah) went from here today to attend
the obsequius. He leaves wife ant
two grown up sons one of whom is il
California.
WE notice that several of our contem
poraries in this State have taken to tasE
Chairman Page of the Republican State
| COMMITTEE for his efforts in arranging
cheap clubbing rates with the large city
papers, claiming that he is injuring the
papers Of his own State. We are no
inclined to take the above view of the
matter. The metropolitan papers pos
sess faculties for news gathering from
the entire country which the local coun'
try journals can never hope to attain
even if such a wide field of action came
within their province. The work ofth6
country journal must of necessity be
limited to narrower field of action anC
we do not think that its patrons expect
it to be all that they may desire for 6
newspaper so that they will need nc
other. We believe that the local paper
should confne itself more particularly
to the interests of its own immediate
vicinity, and if its patrons are looking
elsewhere for their general news the
management can give more of their time
and attention to such matters. We
therefore believe that Chairman Page is
! helping the press of the State instead o.
doing It injury. and that he should be
commended for his efforts to bring the
best and brightest papers of the country
within the reach ofall.-BrddfOrd Opin
ion.
A CONGRATULATORY LETTER.
Mr.. Hawks. IN sending his check fol
the Soldiers Home last week, OF which
we made mention, wrote the following
letter.-ED
BENNINGTON, Dec. 20, 1888.
Maj. 4. B. Valentine, Treas Ben
ningtOR W, MY DEAR SIR Enclosed
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