The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-02-23

II &. CAMP rode down to the village
yesterday, the first time he has been out
for more than three weeks.
A. P. CHILDs has been sick since last
Thursday. and confined to his room at
the Putnam House, until Wednesday.
Mrs. A. B. PERKINS IS to return to
Grand Island, Nebraska, about March
LIST, her husband having reached there
several weeks since.
Mr. JAS A. PIERCE was Frustrated
Friday evening by a stroke of apoplexy.
His left side is paralyzNd and there is
little or no improvement in his condi-
ton.
FRED. HANCOCK cabled last week to
friends here, and it is expected from
what the message said, that John r
Pilling and himself 81 iled for home on
the "Umbra" last Saturday. They will
be due in New York Saturday or Sun
day next.
WE print in another column today "A
Curious Chapter in Vermont History"
which takes the same ground the BAN
NER has always held on this point. DR..
French effectually disposes of any
charge of disloyalty in Ethan Aliens
life, if indeed, such additional evidence
needed.
THE American silver dollar Of 1859 is
worth $l.75; the quarter of 1853 brings
81, the dollar of 1853 is worth $15 and so
also the dollar of 1928; the silver 3 cent
piece of 1878 commands 60 cents, as
does the copper cent of the same date,
and all the gold coins older than 1888
command premiums.
OUR exchanges speak of swindler
who is operating in Schoharie county.
New York, by means of a copyrighted
antitreating pledge. He is said to have
come to Bennington, but we have not
heard of him yet. He might find this
fallow ground, especially if be should
talk political prohibition in connection
herewith. 1t would be all after the
common reception of any crank.
OUR good friends at Lebanon Springs
are having hard time since the failure
of their railroad facilities in getting
their mail matter. They have applied to
this Democratic reform administration
for horse and sleigh take it to and
fro between a station on the Boston and
Albany railroad, only six miles off, and
their town, but in vain. They have also
applied to Senators Dawes and Ed
munds. and the latter writes back, "The
cry of your distress enters my very soul.
but can do nothing for you till after
the 4th of March of next year. Your
representations are carefully pigeon
holed till then"
THE readers attention is called to a
timely article on our outside pages. be-
ing the argument of DIR. II. X. Carroll
against checking a great moral work.
by making it subsidiary to party poll
tics" The local effort to rope-in the
Good Templar Lodge under the specious
plea of a capture by the Republicans, will
fail, as will also any other attempt at
Misrepresentation. No one but the local
deputy Democratic writer in a Demo.
cratic paper sees spooks, and the posi-
ton Of the prohibitionists is so well set
forth by DIR. Carroll, that our Good
Templar Lodge may congratulate itself
that it escaped greater danger than a
few harmless resolutions which bind no
one, the local subordinate not being in
any sense a legislative body.
MRS. EMILY MOORE of this village.
died, at the residence of her son Henry,
on Saturday of last week. She was the
widow of David Moore and would have
reached the age of n next July. The
family are well known to our readers.
Mrs. Moore was the only daughter of
Mrs Jerusha Kelley, who survives at
the advanced age of 95 years and who
was present at the obsequies held on
Monday of this week. During her &C.
tive years deceased was a valuable
worker in both church and society. was
the light of happy home circle and en-.
deared to large number of friends.
Her four sons survive: Fred, who lives
IN Wilmington; Henry and David E.
who reside here, (the latter OF the Stark
Knitting Company; and William, who
resides in New York State.
THE North Adams papers speak in
high terms of the Cadets Picnic, ITO be
given there tomorrow evening. The
News heads its notice with Next
Weeks Sensation. "and says: The spec
Ial train that will roll into North Adams
next Friday afternoon will have aboard
the jolliest little troupe that has visited
our village for many day. Fifty little
people from Bennington with their
friends will comprise the party. 1t will
all mean that that evening a charming
and fascinating operetta will be given al
Wilson hall by these little artists. Nc
pains or expense has been spared in Sc
curing for them the most elegant cos
tunes and IN giving them the best of in
struction. The musical part Of the en-
teTtaInment has been under the care oil
the well known musician, Mrs. ParnIen
ter, and the drilling of the cadets hal
been looked after by Capt. CofTey. The
military evolutIons of the cadets are q
wonder, the singing Of the little people
delights all. and some Of the little peo-
pie are marvels in the musical line " The
Sunday Express, also. gives the children
a nice "send off," THE cadets drill will
be presented IN its completeness by tn,
young artists, and the musical part Of
the program will be rendered in a man
ner that has received the warmest com
mendation wherever these wonderful
little people have appeared"