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

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o. Mss MARY s. SANFORD, a student
Vassar College, came home last Frida,
il. after passing her semester examination
IS and returned yesterday morning. ST
lie takes n high rank in that institution
c the usual custom of Bennington girls.
THE school district clerks should ca
It upon the town clerk, il they have nc
% already done so, and obtain the blank
, upon which to record the births an
deaths in their respective territory
February LIST is the time limited, and thi
!. matter should be attended to at once.
THE late thaw reduced the lice pal
ace" on the Soldiers Home grounds u
Z some thirty feet. While it was at it
!. greatest height go feet, and largest pro
portions, VIM. H. Sipperly succeeded il
I getting two excellent photographs, eaei
: taken from different standpoint. ThesC
rare souvenirs of great curiosity may
be obtained if ordered now.
THE Rev. Sherwood Soule Of the grad
uating class in the Union Theological
Seminary, New York city. officiated al
the Second Congregational church last
Sunday. He gave unbounded satisfac.
ton and is young man of great prom
Use. He remained over and met with the
Y. P. U. Monday evening, We suggest
to our friends that they secure Mr..
Soule's services permanently.
THE new violet altar coverings were
used in st. Peters church last Sunday.
The material was furnished by Mrs. Geo.
F. Graves, and the embroidering and
making is the haudiwork of Mrs. Henry
w. Booth. The altar front bears the
words: Il am the Bread of Life" With
the proper colors used, and the Cathe-
dral style of music lin preparation),
adopted, this church will wheel into the
line of stately guardianship and a
new life.
THE adjourned meeting of the Repub-
lican Club of Bennington, was held at
Free Library hall last Monday evening.
The following permanent officers were
elected Col. Olin Scott, president I;
Maj. A. B. Valentine, j. T. Shurtleff and
l.. F. Abbott, vice presidents; w .B.Shel-
don, treasurer; L. S. Norton, secretary;
and the following delegates were elected
to attend the convention at Montpelier
on the 10Th inst: Messrs. A. j. Valen-
tine, c, A. Pierce and Olin Scott with
Messrs. L. P. Norton, w. B Sheldon and
Il. s. Bingham as alternates. The meet
ing was adjourned to the Goth inst, at
Free Library ball, when full attend
ance of the members is desired. An en-.
tire unanimity of sentiment prevailed,
and evidence of earnest and hearty CO.
operation during the coming campaign
was manifest.
THE regular mon hly meeting of the
Bennington Battle Monument Associa-
ton was held on Wednesday, at 10
O'Clock at the office of Batchelder &
Bates. Mr.. Charles E Dewey was elect
ed president, pro tenn. The amendment
to the by laws proposed by Mr. Bliss at
the annual meeting, providing for two
additional auditors was passed, On mo.
ton of Mr.. Bliss the Hon. Jas. B. Grin
nell of Greenfield, was elected as one of
these and the election of the other was
postponed till the next regular monthly
meeting, which comes on the 14th of
March. Mr.. Bliss brought in several de
signs and working plans for the monu-
ment which have been adopted Subject
to modification" at various stages of
monument history, AMI proposed that to
each one Of them be attached a descrip-
ton telling just what it is, such descrip.
tion to be attested by the recording sec
rotary. He was authorized to prepare
such descriptions and report them at the
next meeting. The plans are then to be
placed in the hands of the treasurer to !
be deposited in the vault of the First
National Bank. The meeting then ad,
journed sine die.
AN adjourned meeting of the Ben
nington Historical Society was held at
the Office of Batchelder & Bates on
Wednesday, the Hon. Thos. White, first
vice president, presiding. The CORE.
spending secretary reported a CORE
spondence with Mr.. Geo. w. Robinson,
now in Chicago, chairman of the com.
mittee on marking sites, appointing DR.. |
II. C. Day and Judge White as his asso.
ciates on said committee. The commit.
tee, through DIR. Day, reported verbally
that some nineteen unmarked sites were
visited last fall in company with Mr.. |
Robinson and stakes stuck to mark the
spots, also that many inscriptions have
been prepared for the designating struc
lures, and evidence collected as to the
identity of the sites. The society ad-
journed for two weeks to allow the com.
mittee to bring written report Of the
work so far as they have gone with it.
This is to be done so as to get, in a de.
tailed form, and in writing, for future
use what is already obtained by the COM
mittee, so that they can go on and per-
feet their work, the society aiding them
in it.
We notice that BENZ. F. Ot:arson, Zone
of the friends Of our YOUTH postmaster
of Granville, N. Y, is brought into
prominence just now because of the at
ron, I'd oaIaot;on ~ N non,ooro.;. ....
cessor. Mr.. Ottarson was appointed by
President Lincoln early in April, 1861,
and has continuously held the Office since
that time. TIE present generation of
that locality remember no other post.
master, and irrespective of party there
is an effort on foot for his reappoint
ment by President Cleveland. This re.
calls another instance, the case of Gen.
John S.CrockeT formerly of Cambridge,
in the same county of New York. Gen.
Croker went out in 81 as colonel of the
ODD N. Wv. and served during the war.
Two horses were shot from under him,
in the service, and the scabbard of his
sword shows the dents of several bullets.
proving in each case shield protecting
his life. Gen. Crocker went into the
army Democrat and came out a staunch
Republican. He married sister of w.
H. Sipperley Of this village, and is known
to several of our citizens. Soon after the
war, or in 1865. Gen. Croker was ap.
pointed warden OF the District Of Colum.