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

wife accompanies him. MIR. Muller il
pastor of church in Franklin, neal
Newark.
FRED WINsLow is the first one we
have noticed, who takes the hint and
trims the trees in his yard. The APP
pearance of his premises is much i'm
proved. Who will do likewise!
Mrs. JOHN MERCHANT of New York
City, and her daughter, Miss Jennie b.
Merchant, are visiting at Judge Thomas
Whites. They have many friends here
who will be pleased to meet them again
A GRAND flag raising and rally for pro
lection will be held IN front of II. h
Bradford & Co.'S. mill Saturday after
noon. The Young Mems Republican
Club will attend, also large number of
others.
PROF. j. E VAN OLINDA OF Troy. N.
Y, was in town over Sunday, anu
played the organ at st. Peters IN the
morning. His kindness in this particu-
lar was greatly enjoyed by large con
gregatlon.
WE have received couple of papers
from S. o. Cromack now of Willow
Lake, Dakota, in which we learn that a
railroad from De Smet to that place has
been opened. sid" is called Major
now and is doing well,
THE advertisement of Messrs. Phil
lips & Millington, real estate agents at
De Smet, Dakota, appears in another
column to-day. They are reliable parties
as we have heretofore taken the oc
~ N ion To and IlnlyAfn IL bound To
be great State-two of them in fact,
II. W. KINGSLEY of Rutland, was here
Tuesday, to take the measures for the
new uniforms of the Bennington Rifles.
Why was not the contract given to
Bennington clothier The Rifles will
probably ask the public for aid some
time, and it is good rule to spend
money at home
FROM the South Norwalk, Conn,
Evening Sentinel of the 18th, inst, we
learn that the Rev. James II. Ross has
been called from that place TO the Frank
lin Street Congregational Church in
Somerville, Mass. This is large church
and very desirable place. Mr.. Ross
will be remembered as having supplied
the Second Congregational pulpit here
for short time several years ago,
On Maple Street two new cottages are
going up, just north of Henry w. Put.
MANS property, to be the homes of Mrs.
r. q. French and Mrs. 7. s, Hathaway.
The north house is Mrs. French's. These
ladies have purchased the land and the
plan calls for handsome cottages which
will at once be delight to the owners
and great Improvement in that locality
Mr.. Putnam is to build several cottages
to the south of these sites.
THE interview in another column, with
John Flynn well known here is of great
importance. He is a gentleman well
known in this region and there is moth
ing uncertain about his views or his sup
port of Harrison and Morton. Mr..
Flynn was seen last Saturday by one of
our leading manufacturers and we there.
fore know of what we affirm when we
say that the discussion in Democratic
circles intimatng that he is not flaU.foot
ed and Incorporating in his refusal
to support Cleveland and Thurman is
false. Mr.. Flynn means just what he
says.
THE meeting of the Republican Club,
Nv hNAb pIUml6tS |
to be an immense gathering. Large |
numbers will attend from Bennington |
and Bennington County. The B. & r. |
railway have made rate OF 50 for the |
round trip and run special train leav-
ing here at o'clock a. m. The Young |
Mems Republican Club think favorably |
of going in body, with special car
decorated and in style. This will prOba |
bly, be done, and by all means encourage |
so desirable proposition. The sound |
of this meeting will pass across the
Countrywide Democracy will quake.
THE manufacture of the Scott & |
Roberts pulp grinder promises to become
one Of BenniDgtOn's greatest industries.
This is the very best pull grinder in the |
world and no mill equipped with other
makes can compete with one which has |
these. The pulp business is practically |
unlimited and hence there is large for
tune in this improved grinder. The |
firm have large number OF orders ahead |
and are pushing things. Twenty men in
the moulding department OF the Ben
nington Machine Works, is new ex-
perience for even these extensive shops,
and the best of it all is that the men |
SuipiOJOu oAihB iahlIlltb lhIO lUWu1
THE Sunday School of the First Bap
fist Church at Rutland, pIcknicked on |
the Soldiers Home grounds yesterday. |
There were seven car loads of people,
the largest excursion out of the Marble
City this year. which is quite feather
in the cap of the b. & X. R'y. To beat
excursions to Saratoga and other places
out OF Rutland was not expected but
was accomplished. The excursionists
returned highly pleased with their trip
and entertainment IN Bennington. The
latter consisted of the freedom of the
Soldiers Home grove, visit to the Bat
tie Monument and treat of the delight.
full drives about our town upon the best
roads in the State. The Kinsman Cadets
-22 young ladies in uniform, blue
dresses trimmed with white braid
under command Of Capt. G. c. Kins-
man, gave an exhibition drill which
was enjoyed by great numbers of our
towns people. Other festivities graced
the occasion. Capt. and Mrs Coffey as
hosts on these days are capital enter
tanners. The next Sunday School to
come is from Presbyterian church in
Troy, N, Y. .s" ~
JUDGE VEAzEY heard a motion last
week to arrest judgment in the case Of
Field. Chaplin & Fenner Of New York
against the Bennington Wooden Mill Co.
Of Bennington. 1t appears that lot OF
goods was scot from the mills TO Field.
Chaplin & Fenner to cell at their auction
rooms. They advanced money for the |
payment OF the same, but they did not (
sell the goods for more than half of
what was expected. Then they brought
suit to recover the full amount of their
claim-$3S00. Here the Bennington
Wooden Mills went into Insolvency, and
David Carpenter was appointed assignee,
The case was tiled in the Bennington
County Court aed the jury rendered
verdict for the plaintiff for the full
amount of the claim. AS it was claimed |
that certain portions of the Vermont in.
solvency laws had not been complied
with, the hearing was principally on
that question. Judge Veazey reserved
his decision. Mr.. II. A. Hartman ap-
peared for Field, Chaplin & Fenner and
Judge rrettand Mr. Sheldon Of Ben.
rlington for theAassignee, -