The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-02-02

POSTMASTER MARTIN has returned
from Washington.
Hon. JOHN V. HALL sailed for Europe
on Jan. 2Sth, on account of impaired
health.
AT the late annual Encampment De-
partment of Vermont G. Ar, the mem
bers of the Tenth regiment also formed
a regimental association, with Major A.
B. Valentine of Bennington as president
and E. Foster of Waterbury as secre.
tary.
THE sleigh bells chimed merrily We'd
nesday afternoon throughout the vii,
lage. The sun came ou: warm about
noon. The snow was just crisp enough
to give good sleighng, and the sleighs
dashed here and there In lively meas.
ure.
AT the annual meeting of the Fitch
burg railroad stockholders in Boston on
Tuesday, there was n sharp discussion
over the annual report. The old board
of directors was, however, re elected.
and that settles the runner that the Van
derbilt interest would gain control OF
the management.
TUESDAY mornings dispatches report
an earthquake shock nearer home than
most of us imagined would probably
occur in state whose strength has ever
been the solid mountains and the ever.
lasting hills, Vibrations were felt yes.
terday at Newport and S.. Johnsbury.
MAKING a virtue Of rccessitY-trying
ones level best to have a warrant for al
legged crime suppressed-5u finding that
it will be served, then posing with an
air of injured innocence and exclaim.'
ing: Bring on your warrant; want 10
meet this issue!" Grand tableau. Cur.
tain falls.
ALWAYS use the prefix Mr.. Mrs. or
Miss, whichever il may be, on your Wis
ting card. Though it is by no means
uncommon for men and Young women
to have their names printed on the card
without any prefix, the best social usage
does not sanction the custom. A lady in
writing to a stranger, should alwaye
prefix Miss or Mrs. to her name.
A MONTPELIER barber bas just patent.
ed hair tonic. What is mostly needed
in that line is something to make hair
grow on heads that have become pre-.
maturely bald through the owners ex
perlence at home when their wives
found out that 1.-THE lodge" didn't meet
at all the night their husbands stayed
out so late. The excuse proved "too
thin" and so lie the hair becoming. Will
not some Bennington barber rise equal
TO such emergencies
THE combination of tbs BANNER with
the New York Tribune, ur Mail and Ex-
press, or the Boston Journal, or the
three conjoined, has resulted in large
increase to our subscription list. The
rates offered are certainly very low, and
those DESTROYS Of avalling themselves OIL
this opportunity Of obtaining the BAN
EER along with either OF all of the city
papers named had better hand in Their
subscriptions at once. as the time is lin
tied. See terms in another part of tbC
paper,
DAKOTA will hardly be recommended
in the future as just the State for Yer
monters to settle In. Tie history of tina
territory this winter makes it too I'M
certain as to whether a Iuan can"settle'
in any locality there with the assuranc,
that blizzard may not blow him int,
the next town or county any time dur
ing the winter Vermont may have it
hardships. but resident of Bennington
for instance, is not in danger Of takinI
an involuntary erial fight to Shafts
bury, or freezing to death between hi
house and woodshed.
H. L. STILLsoE, editor of the BANYEE
has been absent during he week, nein
in attendance at the meeting OF th
Grand Encampment of Vermont, |. [
o. +. held at Island Pond. We notice il
the proceedings of this body that N, N
Puffer of Bennington was elected gran
marshal. The Grand Fncsmpment ap
pointed its Grand Patriarch ELECT j. Il
Jones of Bradford, and II. L, Stilson
committee to procure block suitabl
engraved 10 be placed in the Benning
ion Battle Monument. Tho delegatio
from Bennington rxpec' to return HON
on Friday, provided 10 snow block
sle Of the railroads acc Irs before tina
fine