The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-05-17


WE are glad to hear OF the continued
improvement in the case of Geo. A
Wood. 1t is said that hopes are enter
tanned of his recovery.
Co. K. of-the National Guard is order
ed out for June training on the Goth
prox, This is the Bennington Ligh
Guards formerly the Park Guard,
THE High school graduation class oil
'SS, eleven IN the three years and seven
others in the two years courses, are busy
with their final examinations and es-
says.
Greenfield, Mass, to remain for time,
she having an engagement with the
leading dress making establishment
there.
WE have a pocket book, found on our
streets and containing a small sum of
money. The owner can have the same
by proving property. Call at the BAN
NER office.
MAI. VALENTINES parrot, quite
bird, by the way, escaped from his cage
few days ago. Sunday evening it was
lOuHui HlCtlS sSdNSu III tdil tloe az tue
Soldiers Home.
MONDAY the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported the bill appropriating
500, 900 towards the Bennington Battle
Monument. This money is TO finish the
structure IN fire proof manner.
MONDAY and Tuesday of next week
will be the festivals of Monday and
Tuesday in Whitsun Week; and Wednes-
day, Friday and Saturday will he the
Ember Days of the season. There will
be special services at St. Peters Church
on all these days.
THE high water for a short time
Saturday noon was caused by the break.
ing away of one of the dams up the
mountain and to the east of Bennington.
The flood was as great in the stream
running through the village as at any
time during the spring.
THE Sons of Veterans will appear in
new uniforms on Memorial Day. These
uniforms are of blue cloth and are nicely
made. The insignia of rank is upon the
collar of the coats which are cut to but
ton up close and the collar a narrow and
rolling one. The "boys" will make a
fine appearance.
GEO. f. GRAVES accompanied his
father, the Hon. l.. h. Graves, to New
York city last week, where the elder
Graves is receiving treatment for i'm
paired eyesight. We are told that an
operation will be necessary, il is to be
performed in short time and that the |
eminent specialists consulted give great
encouragement of the restoration of his
sight.
CONDUCTOR LOGAN, brakeman Cline,
news agent Frank StiIlson and others |
slightly injured last Friday by the settl-
ing of the tracks on the b. d Il. railway,
lust north of the Bull bridge in Dandy, |
are rapidly recovering. The bank was
not high one and the cause was the |
softening up by the water on either side
1t was a fortunate accident in that so
little injury was experience. The water
is still very high along the line, but no
difficulty has been encountered since the |
last rains.
WE shall print on our outside pages
next week letter written from Plssa-
dena, California, by C. NJ. Chase of the
Lyndon Union. Editor Chases views
Of the Southern California boom are
based on experience, he being ION the
spot" Exceedingly picturesque are his
descriptions of the manner money is
made out there, for instance, where he
describes a train of ''hOrse cars" driven
by motor, rolling through a luxuriant
valley, laid out as a city, with not
house in sight, said Gears" learning
the way so as to know it when the town
arrives
READSBORO is the first town in Yer
mont, that we know of, to form Demo
cratic club, its name being The Demo-
cratic Club of Readsboro.' Lysander
d. Blanchard was elected President,
with Frank Crosier and f. NJ, Sprague
as Vice Presidents, II. A. Hicks the Re
cording Secretary, and Alba G. Fay the
Secretary. The Argus
& Patriot says of it: This list of officers
indicate vitality and energy in the
organization, and we believe that it will
be the means of doing much for the ad-
of correct political principles
in that town."
The Castleton correspondent of the
Argus & Patriot has an item which will
apply equally to many other towns and
Vermont schools, and for the same rea-
son: las an evidence of the apprecia-
ton in which Vermont teachers are
held Ky the community, | have only to
say that the demand for teachers this
spring is four times greater than the
supply. Hardly day passes but some
committee writes or comes to Castleton
to secure teachers, and the demand is so
great that some are engaged six months
in advance" Vermont teachers are in
as great demand in the West as they
are nearer home.
THE Stark Hose house on Pleasant
Street is up and enclosed. The extern
81, n is 16x20 feet two stories high with a
mansard roof, the whole forming with
the old house, an elevation view that is
quite attractive. The new part is high
between joints and comprises, for the
the best hose house Bennington
has ever had. 1t will not be a palace,
but the village can have nothing to
critIcise as the expenditure is made en-
tirely by private subscription. The old
room for the steamer remains, also the
present hall for business meetings,
Added to these will be banquet room,
also used as a reading room). parlors
and look out from the Mansard roof
This Company deserves great praise for
their enterprise in this matter.
Mr.. JAMES P. BABCoCK, than whom
there was no drawer soldier, who was
at the front in the several engagements
and marches that eliminated in the sur
render of Lees army twenty three years
ago, is very low with an exacerbation
Of his disease which dates back to his
srmy life. We understand that he came
home with settled lung disease, ICON
which advanced slowly for
years. About one year ago a peculiar
phenomena developed in his case; the
disease centered in his right arm in the
form of tubercular disease of the bone,
at the shoulder, and all active symptoms
Of tuberculous disease of the lungs
seemed to be held in allegiance by the
more violent disease in the bone, from
which grave fears are entertained.
THE young men of the First Baptist
church have done handsome thing by
their pastor the Rev. z. Marten, in that
they hand him purse to pay his ex-
penses for two weeks absence, one of
which will be passed in attending the
Anniversaries of the Baptist
held in Philadelphia, be.
ginning yesterday. The other week
away will be for short and needed va
cation and relaxation from his duties.
This was thoughtful act on the part of
the younger members of Mr.. Martens
and one which is appre-
ciated, and for which hearty thanks are
returned The calls upon this minister
have been greatly augmented during the
past few months owing to vacancies in
the pastorates of other churches, and as