The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-05-31

i PARTIES desiring fuel cartridges cal
have them on trial by calling at ottic
opposite Stark Houss during next week
GEORGE EMERSON is the efficient in
spector of work, on the battle monu
ment. He is from Massachusetts, anC
has had ample experience to qualify To-
this important position.
ARCHITECT RIM of the battle monu-
msnt was in town yesterday. Tha
structure has been laid up forty feet. A
cessation of few days will give the
contractor an opportunity to build stag
ings, it having been decided 80 to do.
POSTMASTER MARTIN proposes greatly
improved service by reason of the late
and proposed summer arrangement OF
trains in and out of Bennington. The
hour OF closing the through mails is to
be extended in the evening to o o'clock.
THE annual convention of the Diocese
of Vermont will assemble in Christ
Church, Montpelier, next week. The
occasion will be the twentieth anniver-
sary of the conservation Of Bishop
Bssell. On Tuesday evening, sermon
will be preached by the Rev. d. q.
Roberts of Concord, N. H. The sermon
on Wednesday morning will be deliver
ed by the Rev. Thos. Adams, ID. G. L.,
of Lenoxville, P. Q.
THE village trustees ask us to call the
attention of our people to the three in
candescent lights which burn nightly on
Pleasant street. These are the kind
of lights proposed, to place, five
for the cost of one arc, in the unlighted
portions of the corporation. The ques-
lion will be presented June 9Th, at the
special meeting, whether to put in forty
OF these or from eight to ten more arc
lights; or go back to the old oil
lamps as advocated at the annual village
meeting.
DR.. Ed. G. HARDWOOD of New York,
refusing a re-ele, ton as E. G. of Ivan
hoe Commandery, X, T., of that city,
was presented with an elegant jewel.
This mark of distinction, as unexpected
az it is unusual, was gratefully received
by DR.. Harwood. He is known to
many people here, and in this, his native
town, they will be glad to hear of his
preferment. The New York Sunday
Times says of the presentation: "R. E
Sir Walgrove addressed E. Sir Harwood,
him on behalf of the Com
panion Sir Knights with most beauti-
full token of esteem in the style of past
jewel, the passion cross,
surmounted with the ray and crown, as
follows: Eminent Sir, among the pleas
urable duties we are called to perform,
nothing can exceed the expression of
satisfaction in the presentation of
token of esteem to one whose services
have been appreciated by his fellow as
sociates, and who is an old friend and
in Masonry with the pre-
seniors. Those who have labored with
you during your administration know
full well the emotion of your heart to
fulfill the duties of the high and exalted
position to a successful issue, notwith-
standing your physical disability by
sickness during portion of your official
term; yet the effort resulting success
fully has appreciatingly sustained you
IN the confidence of the members to the
of this mathematical token,
portraying the passion cross, calling to
mind the great suffering of our Lord and
Saviour to propItiate the sins Of man.
kind. Also the beautiful halo rejecting
His doctrine and example for our fol
lowing. The crown IS typical of that
with which we trust you will be en-
crowned when called to
dwell in the asylum of rest with the
blessed Emmanuel"