The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-07-19

= Mrs, ASH of Oil City, Pa, sister o
DR., Truman Martin, / 5 visiting tn
| family OF l., ID. Hamlen. The two chill
dren Of the late Mrs. Martin are visiting
their grandparents.
THE New England Fire Insurane,
Company promptly settled with Sheldon
& Morse the loss by fire, recently, on
the house next to the Methodist Church
G. ID. Gibson is tie local hgent.
BY an item in to.day's BANNER as wei
as by the experience of other clergymer
it is again emphasized that Bennington
is the best town IN the United States fol
a minister to hail from, Everybody get
a call to churches paying two or three
times the salary we can offer here. Why
wouldn't it be grand scheme for the
four churches here to combine to fur
nish minise rs II they did 1t would give
Bennington diversity of gifts and help
the worthy preachers 10 good salaries
Besides, the country would know where
to look for new man. VIII
MAI. L, S. FROST passed few days
with friends here, returning home yes
terday. Maj. Frost has been for four
years the superintendent of the Cynant
Manufacturing Company, OF Water
town Mass a corporation owning valu,
able patents in the use of wood pulp, and
having branches in Mechanicville. N.
Y, Rochester aud other places. Maj.
Frost was on his return from business
trip to these branch mills. His visit to
Bennington was very pleasant and the
renewal OF old associations enjoyable.
His family, now at Old Orchard Beach,
will visit here next month.
A MEETING of the parishioners of st.
Francis DeSales Church, was held on
Sunday last, in the parochial school
house, Rev..J. S. MIchaud was chosen
Chairman and DIR. E. B. Daley Score.
tary. The Reverend chairman stated
that the object of the meeting was to
talk over the building of new church.
He said he wanted help in this task, and
suggested the appointment of commit
tee to solicit subscriptions. The motion
was made and seconded that such com
mittee be appointed by the Chair. This
was carried and the following committee
was appointed: John Robinson, Emmett
b. Daley, Francis Guiltinan, Mortimer
Culliton, Edward Lonergan, Martin
Cone, Michael WEIGH.
THE new furnace has been placed in
the Graded School building. The condi
ton of the old ones and the heaters at
tached, shows that this should have
been done long ago, 1t is miracle that
the children's health was not affected by
the coal gas which must have escaped
for a considerable time during the last
use of the old heaters. The new furnace
does away with something Of the danger
of recurrence Of this defect, its con-
struction being on different principle.
Several of the rooms are decorated anew
and others will be during the long sum
mer vacation. Frank Weaver is the
artist. No. 10 Is finished so that an idea
may be gained of the appearance OF all.
The green tint of The walls in range
with the scholars usual vision as they1
sit or stand in the rooms is restful sub |
stitute for the old color, and must con-
1uce the preservation Of the children's |
eyesight,
ONE of our citizens Just returned from
a business trip which took HIM some |
what away from the trade and railroad |
centers, says that the hardy yeomanry |
Of Vermont, Massachusetts, and New |
York. are warming up to the support of
and Morton. Last year these
men talked of the prohibition party,
many Of them were indifferent, but
when it comes to a reduction of potatoes
fifteen cents bushel, to compete with
Nova Scotia and Europe, that is an
argument which is tangible and unifies
farmers to the support of
he party. With their industry protect
I'd and a normal state of business these
men were disposed to agitate temperance
md other reforms but with the pauper-
SIN of the British and European farmer
staring them IN the face through the
Democracy Anglo-phobia ten lencles
hey rally to the help of protection to
nan. This is about the size of the silua
ion everywhere.