The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-08-16

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MRS. JARED s. WEED has returned to
Bennington after visit of some weeks
at Saratoga. She will finish the Sum
mer here.
OTTO K. BENNETT, now employed in a
New York job printing office, is in town
for few days of his vacation.
Mrs. FRED. S. HoUGHToN. who has
just returned from visit to friends at
Hoosick Falls, N. Y, reports Il very en-
joyable time.
ORA Z, GIBSON expects to enter q
dental college and make dentistry his
profession, rather than a commercial
life as recently stated.
w. A. WALL has purchased the cor.
ner lot opposite his store, part of the
Wattes property, and will build there
on handsome house.
THE Hon. John Y, Carney says there
are several good lots left of the Wattles
property now owned by Miss Hope
Conkling.
A. l.. BOWEN, of East Dorset, is IN
town for few days selling novelty of
his own invention, and some other
household articles.
SOME months ago Emerson Moore
improved his already pleasant place by
removing his fences. He is now still
further identifying it by widening and
new graveling the walks.
JEROME B. PARMETER. of this city
yesterday filed his claim, $26, 1886 80, for
printing extra Journals, bills and Sen
ate and Assembly documents in 1876
with the state board of claims Tele-
gram, Tuesday.
HENRY S. BRANT has purchased the
blacksmith shop on Washington Ave.
nue. (near the n. Y, r. & NJ. depOt),
and will conduct the business there.
He is called a good workman and his
shop will be a popular place to get work
done.
THE Rev. }. H. Harwood, formerly a
St. Louis correspondent of this paper
consented to preach here last Sunday,
to the great satisfaction of his many
friends, one of whom says word in
another item to-day.
THE BANNER acknowledges cal
from Mr.. S. Chester Lyon of Pittsfeld
Mass, Berkshire County correspondent
of the Springfield Republican. who is
passing a few days vacation at Ben
ningtou Center. He will write up oul
town somewhat and we shall probably
quote from him when printed.
HEREAFTER the one-hundred ride
tickets on the Ftchburg road will be
good only for persons whose names are
written on the ticket, and their families
schemes OF scalpers, who have been
using The tickets for speculation,
OWING to the Republican rally Of last
Monday evening the lire department
meeting 10 decide on field day, etc.
was adjourned one week. Mex Mon
lay evening at j. Ed WaIbridgc 6 Coz
store all in interest arersquestrd 30 meet
"a per the notice given last week.
IT is announced that the annual fcsu-
val OF the Episcopal chUirs of the State
will be held al St. Stephens Church il
Middlebury on October II ami 10. st
Peters Church choir should be repre-
scented this year. In some respects tbs
quartette of st. Peters excel and we
should personally like to have the other
parts of the State know it by hearing
them sing.
Mrs. CATHERINE CAMPBELL FORBES
wife of l. j. Crowley of ST. Adams, who
died Aug. z, after a painful illness OF
more than 90 months, WAS the mother
of Mr.. C. s. Forbes. the Boston journal
correspondent in Vermont, and of Mrs
Herbert Branerd Of st. Adams. Her
first husband was Abner Forbes, formerly
Of Windsor and well known IN the State
She was daughter of the late Edward
Campbell of Windsor, and was for many
years organlst of st. Paul's Episcopa
Church in that town.
MANY residents of the village take
pride in keeping the sides of the road in
front of their premises in taseful order
but some others allow the grass and
weeds to grow, thus greatly marring the
appearance of their premises and Great
ing an unpleasant impression upon the
minds of strangers and other people
from out OF town, large numbers oil
whom visit Bennington at this time oil
year. Let every one have personal
pride and public spirit enough TO vie
with his neighbors in keeping the streets
neat and attractive,
THE simple way to test drinking
water, and which anyone can do, is TOLD
by physician to be: "a few cents will
buy an ounce of saturated solution OF
permanganate of potash at a chemists
If when dTop OF this solution is added
to a tumbler of water its color changes
L. 10 70 ,,nEF 10 drtnk. 10 ra
main clear, or slightly rose colOred after
an hour, it is broadly speaking. safe.
With such remedy in reach il is no ex
cuse that people do not know then
drinking water to be bad or impure"
RUTLAND County prohibitionists are
as much troubled to get men to run as
were the few in Bennington who put up
a sO-called county ticket. One of their
County Committee "a. Ii, StewarD
writes the Herald: II see by your paper
that the weak. headed third party have
re elected me as one Of their County
Committee. 1t IS true that | held the
office for the years 1856 and 1887, but
now resign the office, az am not third
party Democrat but Republican from
the tips of my hair to the sc les of my
feet am not near enough related to
JEFF Davis to vote for Fisk and let my
vote count for Grover Cleveland and free
trade and free rum"
Mr.. EDIToR:-The religious services in
the Second Congregational Church last
Sunday were very interesting. All those
who were able to be present enjoyed the
rare privilege of listening both morning
land evening to the Rev. James II. Har
wood, a native of Bennington, from Sar
Diego, Cal, who gave very interesting
and able discourses. In the absence OF
the usual guartette, Mr.. Harrison !
Norton favored the audience with good
music as rendered by himself, bis
brother in law, Mr.. Boyer. Messrs. II. L,
Hover and F, &. Mattison, which was
greatly enjoyed aud appreciated.
ONE WHO WAS THERE.
WE copy the following to let former
Bennington gentleman, but whose name
we of course withhold, see that there is
now and then an instance Of like-miDd
! ed generosity. The item referred tC
saysi "a Milwaukee clergyman who has
reputation for b. lliancy, generosity
and getting into debt, and who was
lately reported as being in financial
straits, was waited upon few days ago
by wealthy pRrishioner, who asked
him to figure out the amount Of money
, il would take TO make him free from
debt. The clergyman replied that II
would take nearly $4,000, whereupon the
gentleman responded: We'll, your ser
mons have been worth that much to me
above my pew rent and contributions
| ptoo,., ,ccant this And he handed the