The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-02-02
Miss q, ]. MoReAN, the mlIliner, is

g Miss H. j. MORGAN, the milliner, i
( making a three weeks visit to her for.
mer home in Poughkeepse, N Y,
p THE last call meeting of the fire war
D dens will be held at the Stark hose hous'
on Friday evening, Feb. 3, at half pas
seven.
, FEBRUARY came in clear, cold and
bright. We wonder what's become OF
that "open winter" the weather proph-
cts foretold last fall
JARED HOWARD, Esq, who paid our
office brief visit "Wednesday morning,
reports the roads in his neighborhood in
a rather bad condition, the main route
to the village from his residence being
open for the first time that day.
A POINT that our Court may be called
on to decide before long IS whether the
"blanket act" will not apply to cases in
which blanket is fastened TO the door
to shut out intrusive eyes or ears. The
editor Of the Reformer will be interested
in the solving Of this legal point.
THE following are the officers of the
Bennington Good Templars Lodge for
the present quarter; Lyman B Keyes,
w. G. T.; Miss Caro- Ball, w. V. T.; B.
F. Ball, w. s.; S. H lockwood. w. F.
s: Miss Eliza Puffer, w. t.; Elisha
Wadsworth, w. c.. F. A. Greenslet, w.
NJ Mrs. Chas. Rice, W, l. G.; Charles
Mathers. W.O. G.
THE lice Fountain" as the cone OF
frozen spray from the fountain on the
grounds of the Soldiers Home is popu-
larlv known, has attained heighth of
fifty feet. About thousand visitors
have been attracted to the spot during
few days past to witness the beautiful
sight. Capt. COtfey reports the boys"
at the home as saying that the cone grew
three feet in height on Tuesday night.
THE Putnam house presented an unu-
sualIy bright and attractive appearance
Tuesday evening, the incaudescent cleo
trio lights, with which the building IL
now provided. being lit for the first
time. The Office is almost as light as
day, and reading the smallest type an
easy matter. The guests and the even
ing visitors who dropped in to have
social chat, were greatly pleased with
the new system of lights.
THE meeting of the Historical Society.
adjourned to Feb. 9Th. at the office OF
Batchelder & Bates at 10 am, is for the
purpose chiefly of hearing report from
the committee on marking sites. 1t is
expected that they will report what
sites are already marked, and how, and
what in their opinion are worthy of
marking and how these should b.
marked, and what inscriptions should
go on the markers. The attendance at
this meeting should be large.
THE New York express on the B. & r.
R.. which leaves Rutland at 1l30 a. m. !
was somewhat behind time on Monday
last When a short distance from No.
Bennington depot, the train suddenly
came to a stop through the breaking of
Journal on the tender. Another engine
was Immediately procured, and after
short delay the train started on its jour-
ney. 1t was fortunate that the accident
did not occur on some steep grade or the
sequences might have been serious
THE population Of Bennington is rap
idly enlaIging if the increase in num-
bers during first month of the new year
be taken as a standard. In addition to
the births already reported during the
month, the last week of January con
tributes the following to the registry :
Twin boys in the family Of Prof. J. E.
Weld, a daughter to the household of
| w. II. Lake and boy to the family of
Mr., Andrews. Just let this addition
keep ON and what boom it will give
Bennington !
If the bill to refund the direct tax of
1861 becomes law lit passed the senate
last week. Vermont will receive 5000, 900
as her share. The question will arise
| What shall she do with it?-Exchange. |
Make an additional appropriation to the
| Bennington Battle Monument AssOcia-
ton. if it is needed: build capitol
these suggestions do not commend them
selves to the Legislature, surely part of
the money could not be better spent
Ihan in charging the Soldiers Home.
IT is thought that the Committee on
Banks and Banking will recommend the
passage Of loan by Congress authorlz.
ing the issue OF $50 900 QUO of fractional
currency for use in small commercial
transactions, to be redeemable in sums
of IS in lawful money Of the United
States. Fractional currency will I'M
doubleday be great convenience to the
public. In letter transmission, less than
one dollar, silver is not safe, and pos
t4ge stamps are likely to stick too close.
Soon as this form of currency is in use
the old excuse of not being able to send
the change by mail will be played out
to use comprehensive if not elegant
phrase. Newspaper subscribers who az
in arrears will of course gladly welcome
any convenient form of liquIdating old
scores
ONE OF the principal features of the
Ladies Fair, advertised in another col
umn, will be friendly contest among
the many friends of our lady operatives.
A gold watch is to be awarded to the
candidate having the largest number of
votes at the end of the fair. The F. NJ
T. A. B. Society presents the gold watch
and FIR. Michaud has spared no pains to
have it superb in all its appointments,
and worthy the fair. There will be val
liable prizes given to the ladies' polling
the next two highest number of votes.
The candidates for this valuable prize are
Miss Nellie Morrissey, Valentines mill {;
Miss Maggie A. Ryan, Tiffany's mill;
Miss Lucy Cutting, Cooper Mfg, Co. r
mill No. /; Miss Stacia O'Connell.
Bradford's mill; Miss Maggie Mcclure.
Rockwood's mil; Miss Mary Hogan.
Myers & Wylie's mill; Miss Rosa
Roche, Cooper manufacturing com
pany's mill No. 2. Admission to
he fair will be % cents, afternoons, and
10 cents, evenings.
THE following compliment from the
"Sons of Vermont" residing in Chicago