The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-11-01
Local..
The Free Library building dons a coat
of red Daint.

'lslted the FAMILY OF her husband 3
brother, w. d. Newton. last week.
\. B. SWIFT has charge of the Hoadly /,
novelty works. He is a good manager /
'Or such shop, and we are not surprised
% learn that the assignee of that prop
erty has found it out.
HENRY S. GooDALL was appointed to
a clerkship in the war department last
week with an increase of salary, He
new position in no way interferes with
his professional studies.
Books. magszine' music, etc, bound
in any style. The best blank and town
record books made to order, al1u any
thing else in that line, at the BANNER
bindery. Call and get prices.
"WHERE is heaven ~ is the inquiry
of recent astronomical work. After
the 9th ofNovember the answer will be
Where two or three, or more, Republic
cans are gathered together, -Rutldnd
Herald
THE work on the extension of Elm
street is progressing as rapidly as the
nature of the rocks will permit. These
are being leveled with blasts OF powder
and dynamrte-both explosives having
been used with good effects.
THE firm of Cole & Burt have an ad-
vertisement in another column today.
They find ii profitable matter to adver-
tise their store. (clothing) and the pub
lie generally are invited to call and IN
speCt their stock of fine as well as com
mon goods.
THE electric light wires are in pro-
nf hainn tal yap lrpFo, tha tolonh
poles and placed upon the cOmpany's,
which are several feet higher. This
will raise several of the arc lights-that
by the stone blacksmith shop some eight
feet or more.
The rain of last Sunday evening in
terfered with the a tendance upon the
Harvest Concert at the Second COngre-
gational Church, but otherwise the oc-
casion was marked success, and the
elaborate service which had been pre-
pared was successfully carried out.
In the midst of haste last week an
omlssion occurred in our report of the
Good Templars reception. Mrs. j. Ed.
Merrill had kindly consented TO sing
and was down on the programme, but
was called out Of town much to her re-
gret, and so did not fill the number az
sigued to her.
THE quarterly election of the Good
Templars was held last Friday evening
with these results Geo. A. Wat,les, c.
I. Miss Abbie Sinclair, V. I. L. Lew
is, s. o w. Harwood, f. s. Miss
Eliza A. Puffer, T.. E. T. Griswold, NJ,
Elisha Wadsworth, g. Miss Agnes
Holt, g.. Fred Ferguson, S.
The Bennington e Rutland railway
expects to issue new time card on Nov
IL. The road will not discontinue any
of the present trains, but will make
some slight changes in the departure and
running time SO as to give local patrons
better accommodations. The morning
train to Troy is put back on the OLD
time.
F. N. SQUIRE passed Sunday in Troy
N. Y. He was much interested in the
singing at the various churches, espeC
tally at the Holy Cross, the music OF
whose rector DIR. Tucker he has used
for years. DIR. fuckers choir chant in
the same manner as the old quartette OF
st. Peters and the First Baptist Church
do now
THE memorial service for Odd Fellows
and their families, ordered bv the Grand
Sire, is to be attended IN St. Peters
Church next Sunday afternoon at
o'clock. 1t is expected that all members
of the families indicated will participate
and meet at o Id Fellows Hall one-hali
hour previous, to go in a body TO The
church.
The Young Mems Republican Cut
have perfected arrangements to receive
full election returns by special wire run.
ming into their rooms in the Park block
The admission is to be by ticket, ant
these limited to the capacity of the
rooms. This is the best "lay out" fol
obtaining the news this town has evel
been promised
THE depths of hOpelessness to which
the Vermont Democracy have sunk i,
expressed between the lines of the fol
lowing notice in the Argus and Patriot
Electoral tickets to be voted the 7th OF
November will be sent by mail, postage
paid, for 10 cents per 100, on receipt oI
money at the Argus and Patriot office.
The 9th of November is good.
The new candel tbra for the altar of St
Peters Church, presented by friends OF
the rector in Brooklyn, N. Y, WERE
placed in position last Sunday and light
ed for the first time. They "set off the
dossal to fine advantage and were real '
necessity owing to the removal of the
large oil lamps. The candelabra is oi
polished brass and handsome workman
ship.
WE are informed that Mrs. NettiC
| Roberts, spoken of two weeks since
went from home on Sept, 3, last, ant
worked in a collar shop in Troy, n. Y.
until few days ago, when she went Il
Massachusetts. SO that the mystery o
her whereabouts and safety is solved
The tears of her deserted children are
wasted on such a mother-its a pity
they should be shed.
Is it generally known that "a man ul
boy can step into q. b. Siblpy's stor,
and buy a fine suit Of Il thcs ready
made In fact, a dress suit. Such is tn,
case, however, as anyone can verify anC
As many have done Those large bnxe.
the other day were filled with new anC
seasonable suitings, for custom make
ready made business suits, gentlemen
furnishings, etc Library bu ding
Main street.
The collector, Francis Guiltinan
sends out notices to delinquent tax pay
ers that the treasurer's warrant is i'm hi,
hands and that he will attend at The
Town Clerks office from November s
unit November 22d, and at North Ben
nington, at Wright's Hotel, November
9th, from 8 q. m. to p. M, to receive
said taxes" We are pleased to note il
this connection that the tax bills hav,
never before been so closely collected
up as now. The payment oftaxes to The
town treasurer is a success in Benning.
ton, as the BANNER predicted it would
be if only honestly tried.
THE Hon. Henry Clark of Rntlant
has n book nearly ready containing
a list of the State officers, congressman
judges of the Supreme Court, county
officers, senator's and representatives
1t will embrace biographical sketches Of
the Governors, incumbent Governors
speakers, judges of the Supreme Court
members of Congress and other impor.
tant men, and the history of the State
Several historical chapters will be EN-.
braced in the book. lie is one of the
few men in the State who is fitted by
education and experience in public life
to write such a volume, and its issue
will be looked forward to with great in
terest.
Miss EDNA FORSYTH of Yonkers, N.
Y, who visited Mrs. Charles Barnes this
summer, has been the heroine Of pleas
ant political incident since her return
home few weeks since. The Yonkers
Statesman Of Oct. 25, says Before GO
ing to TarrytowD, Wednesday evening
the Millward Corps Of the third ward
Republican Club mlrched TO No. Sc