The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-07-05

j, b. Parmenter. They Will go up
two four In hands.
THE Prohibitionists hold their counI
convention at North Bennington, WeC
nesday, July 18th, in Rank hall, II,
Bascom of Troy, will stir up the faithfl
of that deputy end Of the Democrat.
both in the morning and afternoon. tt
convention begins at 1890 O'Clock an
the railroad carries delegates for far
one way.
In the prOfusion Of flowers given th
graduating class last Friday eYenin
some of the gifts were misplaced,
any have not received from the class tn
proper acknowledgement, it is attribute
BILE to this cause. The person for whor
they were intended did not receive them
all of which is matter of regret on tn
part of the class.
FROM now and henceforth, unde
Democratic rule, the residents of Sears
burgh will receive their mail matter via
of Brattleboro or some other equally
round about point. Improve the South
ern swamps and erect imposing govern
ment building at the cross roads il
sparsely settled Democratic States, bu
old stage routes like lover the noun
tain" in Vermont, by all means discon
tinue in the interest of economy. Oul
government is poor, you know Thi'
mail route, now partially discontinued
dates back to 1889.
A MEMBER of the Board of Trustees
asks us to suggest that the shade trees
of this village need trimming in many
places, Take Pleasant street, for in
stance, where the dense foliage shuts out
all light from electric or other lights, II
the trees were properly trimmed much
less impediment would be given to
lighting that locality. and with no detri-
ment to the shade afforded. There are
other streets which equally need the
hand of the primer. so that village i'm
provement in this direction may keep
pace with that of the streets below.
THE reapportiontment of post office
salaries for New England, has been pub
lished. Vermont is rated as follows :
Barre, $500 to .$l700; Bellows Falls
$1,000 to $4,000; Bennington $1700 to
$4,000; Bradford $500 to $1l00; New
port $1,000 to $500; Mortified $Il0O to
$1,000, Poultney $l400 to $500; St. AL
bans $4,000 to $1,000; Waterbury $1,000 to
$l400; West Randolph $l400 to $500;
White River junction, $1,000 to $l400,
Near us in Massachusetts,, we note North
Adams $1,000 to $4,000; Adams $1,000 to
$500; Fuchburg $4,000 to $27OO.
THE Board of Health officials, Doctors
II. j. Potter, Jr.. E. b. Daley aud Presi-
dent Carney of the village, have had
several cases under consideration this
week. Complaints are constantly made
of neglect of plain sanitary rules and
people should at once see to it that every
part of their premises is free from con-
tagion. E ,ch one has the common in
terest in this matter of the other, nd in
case of neglect to fulfill plain duty, we
are told, the Board Of Health officials
purpose to enforce the law aud the pen
atty. Next week we shall give some
practical hints on disinfection.
THE reward offered in another column
by Jos. II. Loring, should bring the Of
fender to prompt justice. The tree
which the yandal cut down was an elm,
set out Centennial year for little Loring
and the work of cutting il
nearly off and breaking down was not
that of small boy, probably. There is
hardly man in town who has been in
strumental in setting more trees than
Mr.. Loring The fine row of elms on
the west side of the Second Congrega-
tiOnal property was set out by him, and
also those about his residence. The lat
ter were continued by Enos Adams
across the front of his property also.
PROGRESS is reported this year in sea
serpent yarns. Thunder Bay on Lake
Superior is the scene of his first fresh
water appearance of the season. He
comes ashore and makes track foot
wide across ploughed fields, A boy who
was ploughing potatoes with gun
across his back, (being
AFRAID to go a-field unarmed) got sight
Of the monster and fired charge of shot
at him when the horrible dragon went
for the water as fast as a horse could
gallop,a and where he went under board
fence, black hair eight inches long was
found which he had rubbed off his head.
He is liable to turn up in Lake Cham
plain almost any day, now that the cum
mer camps are filling up. We shouldn't
be at all surprised if Woodford and Lake
might be visited.
OUR Methodist friends find it necessa
ry to repair the rooms in the basement
Of their church edilice. The floor is
rotted out and the whole will need to be
-elaid. We have seen two plans, either
)ne of which will add greatly to the
comfort and convenience of their chap.
Il. But we suggest that the society go
It work and repair the whole as it
ihould be. And we suggest that the
ioor of the nave be raised so as to give
he basement chapel suitable HEIGHT;
hat the roof be taken off and Gothic
,ne be substituted; and that a stone
.ower be built in front. With these
.hree suggestions carried out this would
De one of the handsomest churches in
he country, and the massive stone
work of the present edifice will stand
or centuries. Shall this be done
SERGT. r. j. CoFFEY Co, X 4th VT.
Reg't, and Sergt, Chas. E. Graves 1st U.
}, Sharpshooters attendend the reunion
If the blue and the grey at Gettysburg.
Pa, and visited the ground which
hey and their regiments occupied and
we're engaged during the battle. The
State monument for Vermont troops
\ i'll have one of the most conspicuous
md interesting places ON the battlefield,
being just few rods from the place
where Plckets charge broke through our
Inc, and also near the spot where Gen.
Hancock was wounded, Lieut.. Cushing
killed, and many Others Of both armies
titled, and the Confederate General
Armstead, and directly in the front is
he ground on which the ID Vt. Brig. |
made the brilliant and successful charge |
IN the TANKS of Pickles advance, the !
epulse of which ended the battle of |
Each regiment will also be |
provided with markers.
WORK on the Bennington battle mon
lment is progressing rapidly. A height
# 90 feet has been attained. The struct. |
Ire rises from lofty eminence-the site
If the Continental storehouse of the
feyolution-and has already become a |
object in the landscape. It !
8 expected that the colossal shaft will
,e carried to its extreme height-30l feet |
Ibove the foundation-by November of |
lext year. Albert Parsons, the super. |
ntendent Of the work, has devised a |
lew yet simple plan by which the i'm
nense blocks of blue limestone are lifted |
INTO position easily. quickly and with
tut danger. A heavy steam derrick is |
placed on the top of the monument, and |
IN endless wire rope pulls the stone up
through kind of chute, or elevator, to |
he workmen. BY this method a stone
g lifted given height IN IA seconds,
it required 40 seconds by the
plan ordinarily pursued in similar I'M
iertakings. There are 65 men employed
n building the monument, but in this
number are included Is quarrymeu.
There will be 5000 yards of masonry and