The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-03-29

ter observe Good Friday, day tina
means something.
n. NJ. PUFFER and II. L. StillsOn at
( tend the Canton election tomorrow a
st. Johnsbury. to elect the Major com
handing the Vermont battalion Of tn,
Patriarchs Militant.
E.S. HARRIs's first car load Of horse
for his sales stable have arrived. Thes,
are young, Of good blood and from then
may be selected either carriage, sad 1l'
or team horses.
THE music for Easter at the Baptis
church will be very elaborate in the
morning and the evening is a Sunday
school exercise. The former by the reg
ular choir, through unforLuitous circum
stances we were not able to obtain In
time for this issue, and the latter having
been under the supervision OF Mrs. j. b
Parmenter is sufficient guaranty OF itG
excellence.
On Sunday two boys from snow ball
ing came to dispute during which one
stabbed the other inflicting severe cuts
in the left arm and across the knuckles
Bert Wallens was the one stabbed and
Henry French's boy, aged about four
teen, did the cutting. Young French's
father is in the work house and he has
a brother in the Reform school. Our
authorities should send this one to the
one or the other too.
THE Stark house is TO be opened next
week by Mr.. D. J. Pratt. late Of the
North Pownal house. Mr.. Pratt is a
gentleman well known to the travelling
public, is reliable and as business man
commends himself to all. The sale of
the property at North Pownal necessi-
tates, on bis part, this change. and we
congratulate the patrons OF the old
Stark house of Bennington on its open.
ing by Mr.. Pratt.
MISS S. FRANCES RICE, daughter OF
Hon. Edward Rice. is seriously i'll at the
eye and ear infirnary Of Omaha, Ne
braska, Late reports give the pleasing
intelligence that the critical stage IS
passed, however. AT Greenwood In that
State while visiting her sister last fall, "a
large bug became fastened into one Of
her ears. The insect was removed but
troublesome consequences followed, and
she grew worse until abcesses formed
and her condition was for time con-
sidered hopeless.
Mr.. GEO. w. KEESEMAN, for q mum
Der OF years foreman of the BANNER,
leaves our employ Saturday OF this
week to take a situation in the office OF
the Troy Times. Mr.. Keeseman is a
printer, is reliable, and our
relations with him have always been
and pleasant. He goes to
his new position with our best wishes.
Mrs. Keeseman will live here, however.
keeping houss in the rooms lately
rented on Union street, and Mr.. Reese
man will pass his Sundays at home.
We are promised (ether next week or
the issue following) for the BANNER an
article on local history, called out by
the quotation last year from Judge Glib
son of Salem. N. Y, upon the origin of
the names Battenkill, Ondawa, etc, re.
ferrng to names of rivers, and also con
nected with the Battle of Bennington
This has been carefully prepared by
gentleman competent to write on such
subject, and one who has made it
study for some years. 1t will be an i'm
portant contribution to history.
WITH the compliments of the New
England fire insurance company of Rut-
land we are in Teceipt of a handsome
pocket index" by the Spectator com.
pany, giving the actual condition and
the business of American and Foreign
fire insurance companies, compiled from
official reports. By these tables we note
that this company has increased its re
serve fund $4,000 during the last three
years. notwithstanding the large losses
it as well as other companies have been
subjected.
1T is the general belief among maple
sugar makers that the first run Of sap is
the purest and best, and that no gilt
edge syrup Can be made from that which
runs late in the season. Prof. A. j.
Cook, a practical and scientific sugar
maker says this is not so, that the trou
BILE is that late in the season the weather
is warm and the buckets are apt to get
sour, and consequently the zap is more
apt to get fermented. He advises that
syrup should be made instead of sugar,
and says he finds no trouble in selling
all his prodnct at $l.25 a gallon, which
is as good as 10 cents a pound.
A BRILLIANT musical sociable was
given last Friday by Mrs. E. L. Nichols
in her parlors, on behalf of the Ladies'
Mission Band of the Baptist church.
Miss l. zzle Cooper gave piano solo
that was much admired. The Polymnia
Quartette sang with their usual excel
lence, with Mrs. Keeseman as accom-
paniest. MISS Middlebrook sang several
solos in her excellent manner, and the
singing of Mrs. Bowen and Audrey
Bowen was applauded. A cantata was
was performed by Susie Martin,
Fanny Walbridge, Audrey Bowen and
the two daughters OF Conductor Smith.
1t was a delightful entertainment.
HERE is a little nut for the free traders
TO crack, il they can. The pottery man.
ufacturers Of this country in which Ben.
nington is yilalIy interested, now sup
ply about half the home demand. They
have steadily gained on the Englishmen
ever since they began their business 25
years ago. Prices have declined one
half during the quarter century, and
since 1888. when the tariff
was increased, they have declined from
10 to Is per cent. English manufactur.
ers of pottery today get % per cent.
more for their goods in South America
than in this country. Is this not unmis.
takably an instance in which the tariff
by building up great home industry
has also created home competition
which has reduced prices very mate
riallyi
THE New York Mail and Express, the
excellent city paper with whose weekly
edition, the BANNER has dubbed for the
past few months. has changed hands,
the new proprietor, Elliott +. Shepard,
Esq, taking possession a few days since.
This journal has no equal among the
evening dailies Of the metropolis, and
we are glad to know that its high stand.
ard OF excellence will be maintained by
Mr.. Shepard, who, in taking posression
says TO the late proprietor, Hon. Cyrus
Field: BE assured that never, with my
consent or knowledge, shall it lower its
standard. 1t lie right in politics. II lie
free from personal acrimony. Its ad.
vance in all the desirable qualities Of a
newspaper is largely owing to your lib
erality and enterprise. Its editorial and
business management Is recognized
throughout the country as discreet, able,
fearless and successful"
THE Hon. George II. Bigelow Of Bur-
lington, we'll known here. died Tuesday
morning at the age Of fifty years. He
and his brother were the prOprietors Of
the Burlington Daily and Weekly Times
and when the paper was merged with
the Free Press he became an editorial
writer on the consolidated daily and
weekly journal. He served in several
official capacities, was State Senator and
r. n ~
flee Department, in which situation he
innocently, was mixed up by his politi-
cal enemies in the Bennington defalca-
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