The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-10-24
NOVEMBER will bring our Indian sum.

of which will be made soon.
NOVEMBER will bring our Indian sum
mer.
ALL-HALLowEEN occurs on Thursday
October, 81.
FARMERS are inclined to hold their pc
tatoes for higher prices.
Miss SALLY ABBOTT is seriously il
at her home with Mrs. II. E. Bradford
MRS. JOHN LEE died quiet suddenly
this morning after a decline of some
five or six months. Her death was very
unexpected.
| MELVIN WADswoRTH celebrated his
76Ih birthday anniversary on Tuesday
of this week. There was family gather,
ing and a very pleasant occasion re.
suited. ...,
THE residence of Frank W. Vail, now
In progress of erection on West Main
street, is up and covered. IL will be fin
ished this season and will make hand
some dwelling, '.s.
"THB Rev. B. Fay Mills, says the Rut
land Telegram, formerly pastor of the
Congregational Church at West Rutland,
| VIII tdhC q biIp w IuiOpo oiiu bhC LlOiy
Land early next month"
THE Main Street book club have a
number of periodicals and books las good
as new that they have read and now Of
fer for sale. For particulars call on the
secretary, Mrs, l. E, Gibson.
THE foundation, opposite Goldsmith's,
on Willow street, for the old Baptist par
sonage is nearly completed and that
house will soon be moved thereon pre-
paratory TO the erection of the new
parsonage.
THE "forty hours devotion" com
menced in st. Francis De Sales Church,
Monday morning, of this week. The
Rev, j. s. Michaud is assisted in this ser.
vice by five priests, and the attendance
as usual Is large. IS
THE alarm of fire Saturday afternoon,
called out the fire department in "double
quick" and flames in the rear of John
Silby's house were soon "quenched.
The fire originated in a barrel of ashet
kept in the woodshed.
1T is said the Canadian government
are preparing for an unusually hard
winter, in consequence of certain natur
al warnings which it is we'll to heed. A
word to the wise is sufficient. Com
mence by paying the printer and all will
be well.
JOHN Il. FLAGLER moves to Brooklyn
N. Y, this week. He is to live on Quin
cey street in that city, and couple Of
blocks from Mr.. W. A. Root. The Ben
nington families in Brooklyn are in
creasing in numbers, which must b
quite pleasant feature for them.
THE Rev. A. j. Barrow has been as
sistant minister in New York City dur
ing the summer, and IS supplying Bethes
da Church, Saratoga, during this month
the rector being absent at the Genera
Convention, of which he is delegate from
the diocese of Albany. Mr.. Barrow
health is much better, of which many
friends here will be glad to hear.
DURING the past year a number o.
families which left Vermont to seel
homes in the far West have returned t
their former habitstions to spend the re
malnder Of their days. Information re
ceived from other Vermonters in Dakott
and the Northwest is to the effect tina
the coming year will witness the return
to Vermont of many more families.
| HluOOlS "cIt ClOb6u Ill JOWL
OF Georgia last week on account of thu
teachers having illegal certificates anC
a great demand for teachers is reported
from Franklin, Essex and other counties
of this State. Why not import teacher
from other states There are thousand
out of employment, or the educationa
bureaus publishing erroneous advertise
ments. Vermont affords good opening
for others than farmers it appears.
SOME one has sent us a copy of tn,
Southern NelU Yorker of Oct. 10th, pape
published at Binghampton, and by thu
marks thereon we are led 10 think it wa
for the purpose OF speaking good worC
for proposed colony from that vicinit!
to Southern California. 1t is purposed t,
there take up $4,000 acres and 800, 00
acres also in Dakota. Too late, gentle
men, by two years, the boom is cominI
eastward and Vermont is the future Ri
Dorado Of agriculture. II you decide h
come here we will use you better thai
in 1770-79.
The number OF columns 10 the Kansa
paper 1857 mentioned last week, adver
tising delinquent tax sales is explained
by the remark that they are not the reg
ular columns of the paper, but made u
in width 80 that one entry makes on
line. The narrowest column are no
more than one-third the ordinary widtl
OF the papers columns. Thirty-fve o
these kind Of columns occupy nearl
two-thirds of the Times, which is abou
the size of the BANNER. We have neve
seen parallel to this in all our news
paper experience.
THE chapel OF the Methodist Churcl
in this village Is nearing compl elton.
is situated in the basement of that edi
flee, and by an arrangement of foldinI
doors, can be enlarged to nearly the siz,
of the main auditorium. There is
kitchen, dish room, chapel, class rooms
etc., all arranged with an eye to boil
revivals, Sunday School and class work
and sociables in the society. We ar,
glad that our Methodist friends will b
80 we'll situated to press the work of tina
church as ia promised in these change
and additions to this historic house o
worship.
THE foundation for the new dreamer,
is laid, ready for the building which will
be put up Immediately. This week, also
the water has been piped across tn
street from Judge Sibley's spring.
good job done before winter sets in. TIL
plan of the building as shown us by
representative OF the Vermont Farm
Machine Company shows fine looking
edifice, divided into handy rooms for it
internal arrangements. It is said I,
have been designed with especial refer
ence to convenience, and no doubt will
prove satisfactory. The excavations fO
the foundation disclosed sub-stratuu
of soft clay which swallowed up guam
tity of stone before solid earth wa
reached
Mr., OLIVER A. EAGER, head of thu
firm Of o. A. eager & Co., dealers il
china, in Barclay street, New York. dieC
on Sunday, age "a, He was born in Mas.
sachusetts. and in early life was in bust
ness in Fall River. He was also at on,
time connected with the United States
Pottery Company at Bennington. II,
went to New York many years ago. and
about fifteen years ago he succeeded Il
the china business of Charles Field Havi
land, and conducted it until bis death
Mr.. eager was also Treasurer Of tn,
Hudson River Tunnel Company and wa
interested in gold and silver mining il
the West. He was member OF Plym
outh Chuch and was warmly interest
ed in charitable work.
THE item last week In regard to thu
Rev. E. E Rogers, nephew Of Dr. Rogers
of this village, was sent to us by an out
of-town correspondent. This gentleman
now writes that it is the putnam Pres
byterian Church" of Zanesville, Ohio
that has secured the services of Mr.. Rog
ers, instead of as we had it. Mr.. Rogers
was once pastor OF the Congregational
Church in East Hardwick. has several
times preached in the Second Congrega-