The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-05-24

IT OOuuty lluulDci Va NhO DShASoAN 49,
Committee.
In the Graded School class Of 'SS, it
announced that the honors fall to Miss
70 Susie Rogers ana Hattie Patchen.
THE Hon. L. R. Graves has had {
;. operation performed on his eyes al
% this morning the news reached the far
: lily here that it was not only successful
but that the promise is full restoratio
/ of sight.
The chancel of st. Peters church
: this week undergoing a transformation
, The c0lors of the walls are changed an
some other needed repairs will be mad
before next Sunday.
FRANK BRADFORD reads in Whiting
ham the Goth; delivers the Memoirs
Day address at Readsboro, is in Dalton
Mass, the 3lst, and fills an engagement
In Pittsfield June 1st,
MRS. A. w. PERRIN has gone to New
York city to live, her husband, late gen
eral ticket agent of the New York, Rut
land and Montreal railway, having OBJ
tanned a fine position in that city.
MAJ. N. M. PUFFER OF the Patriarch'
Militant, 1. o. o. F., department com
mander, will soon announce his stall ap'
pointments. This is preliminary to the
field day at Rutland spoken of last
week.
REPRESENTING Camp Ray, Sons OF
Veterans, at the annual meeting of the
Vermont Department in Montpelier this
week, are E. T. Griswold, Andrew Mau.
ser, Mart" Collins, ANDY" Griffin and
Henry Dietel.
w. H, SIPPERLY is to be away from
here for time, after June list, on his
summer vacation. His patrons are re
quested to make note of this end pro-
cure sittings for negatives If desired,
before said date.
E. B. GRIswoLD has purchased new
kind of ice cream freezer, 1.-The Giant"
and it is a giant indeed in its work. BY
patent process the cream is frozen
with very fine grain, and the result is
a superior quality.
WE regret to hear of the illness of lit
tie Valentine, son of A. B. Perkins, who
is now in Grand Island, Neb. The boy
was not well when he left Bennington,
but it is hoped the change of climate
may prove beneficial.
The G. A. r. entertainment of war
songs last week Melted the sum of $50.
1t was grand affair, and much credit
is due our local musicians and vocalists
for assistance rendered, due thanks for
which appears in another column to-
day.
A. P. CHILDs and family have arrived
from Springfield, Mass, and take up
their residence for the summer in this
village. The new and hadsome resi-
ience built by Mr.. Childs the past season
adds greatly to the attractiveness OF our
village.
THE young ladies' guild (St. Kath-
,rine's) of st. Peters church, are en-
gagged upon appropriate coloIs, for the
the latest being red and green
langings, for use during the festivals
md Sundays of this color. 1t is COM
enterprise
THE horse and dog show on Monday
md Tuesday, by Prof. ID. P. Hurlburts
carload of these animals, was good al
air and worth seeing. The street par
Ide was at once attractive and novel.
The handsome span of blacks driven
reins was fine illustration OF
B. f, WooD was home for a short
'isit last week. He has about complet-
d the contract entered into year ago,
With partner, to build some extensive
powder mills. We hope ne may be sue
essful in making a sung little sum over
expenses, and there is good prospect that
le will. The mills have been pronounc-
d finely built by experts and will
hortly be ready to run.
THE venerable mother of the Rev. I.
). Potter, now of Haines City, Florida,
lied on the Sth, inst, and her remains
we're brought on to Rochester, N. Y,
or burial IN the family lot, Mrs. Potter
vas lovely woman and her genial
presence will be sadly missed in that
household. Some of us have seen her
itting at the east windows of the Metho
list parsonage in this village during her
on's pastorate, and recall the quiet ex
ression and grace which surrounded
Ter presence. With her entry into rest :
he light of her life here has passed
way only to brighten into the perfect
tate beyond, leaving a reflex influence
ndeliby stamped upon those who re-
main. Mrs, Potter was out doors ten
avs before her demise and the end
anne suddenly. Her disease was old
ge.
The contract will be closed this week
o purchase for the town a large and
efficient safe in which to keep the rec
rds. This was the unanimous vote OF
he town last March and the selectmen
re to be commended for their action in
his, most important matter. The
Ian gives eight compartments for books
f record and admits of further enlarge
nent by taking out of the center por-
ion of the pigeon holes placed in it
The safe will be in posi-
ION as early as July 1st, and meanwhile
here is proposal under consideration
D rent room commodious enough to
ontain the safes, to accommodate thel
own clerk and give the selectmen a
DOM to transact their business in.
here are several good locations vacant,
9th in the Whitney Block and else
There. All the property owners will
reathe freer when the records are
-ansferred to the new safe and the
oors secured against fire.