The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-03-14
Local..
S. S; SCoTT is laid up few days from

Church, " at 5 p. m, next Sunday.
Mrs. A. w. PERRIN returned to her
home in Bridgeport, Conn, Monday,
Mr.. Perrin was here over Sunday.
The sugar season has begun and al
ready new maple sweet has appeared on
onr markets. but the SUPPLY is limited
LOUIS L. TIFFANY had the misfortune
yesterday to drop upon one OF his feet a
twelve pound weight, injuring himself
severely.
WE are sorry to hear that David
lockwood is worse. His health has
been so that for most of the winter he
has been able to ride out.
Mrs. f. B. NORTON of Worcester
Mass, was here this week. She came
on Saturday to attend the obsequies Of
her niece, Mrs, IL. d. Fillmore.
L. ID. HAMLN and wife started today
for trip to Buffalo, n. Y, Erie, Pa,
and other points where they have friends
They will be gone about two weeks.
The readers attention is called to O
notice of the sale by Trenor Harbour, in
another column today. The state of Mr.
Harbour's health necessiates this move
THE text at the Second Congregation
Church next Sunday evening will be
"At evening time it shall be light" The
pastor, the Rev. Chas. r Seymour, will
otticiate as usual.
THERE is proposal to fit up one OF
the rooms in Masonic Hall for social
and Lodge purposes. This is something
which has often been talked of before
and something IS now likely to come Of
| it.
GEN. WELLS of Burlington. Mai. Val.
entine of Bennington, and Col. Estey oil
Brattleboro, trustees of the Soldiers
Home, visited the New Jersey Soldiers
Home at Newark on Thursday of last
week.
WIN. ii. SlPPERLY was home this week
over Sunday and until yesterday. He
has been three months in Vergennes
where he has decided to locate and will
move there with his family later in the
season.
The town clerk says that our readers
who are owners of dogs, should remem'
Der that after April LIST the dog tax will
be doubled. To those who register theiI
dogs before that date the tax is 81.
Make note of this.
The Sons of Veterans are to hold a
campfire in their hall Friday evening
March %, to which the citiz ms gener-
ally, including the ladies, are cordially
invited to be present. Go and have a
good time. Everything free.
THE d. of r. Lodge, Miriam, No. 8,
has added lately to their elegant para
phernalia, and are getting ready to re-
celve the Grand Sire of the order, Ex-
Gov, Underwood of Kentucky, whose
visit in the near future is promised.
AYREs, the tailor, has a notice today
OF great clearing out sale" of ten
days duration, at prices which defy
competition. This is preparatory to
moving into his new store in the G. A.
Hawks building, lately purchased by
Mr.. Ayres.
The obsequies of Mrs. Henry d. FIJI
more were held on Saturday afternoon,
the Rev. VIM. b. Walker and Chas. h.
Seymour officiating, There was a large
number of friends and neighbors pres
ent, and the remains were placed in the
vault at Bennington Center.
The Odd Fellows of Bennington pro.
pose TO celebrate the approaching ami
versary of their order. April 26;h. with
some appropriate entertainment, to
which the public will be invited. 1t has
been eight years since such an occur
renee as is proposed has taken place.
WE understand that the opera house
project is progressing, and that, while
little outside noise has been made for a
week or so, the promoters have not
been idle. Let the good work go on,
and our town the coming year will be
equipped with an opera house which its
Importance demands.
THE Grand Patron, o. L. S., d. X.
Simonds, through his special deputy. j..
L. Gleason, of Lyndonville, on the 9th
inst, organized Lake Side Chapter, No
81, at Newport, with sixty-one charter
members. This new chapter starts off
as the third largest in the State, and has
large number of prospective members
to be received in the near future.
WE are glad to see the unanimity of
the State press upon the question of
county supervisors. All have argued
that these officials should be men of
character, experience and first class
ability in every respect. Prof. Howe's
name as Supervisor of Schools, we are
also pleased to add, meets with uniyer-
sal acceptance in Bennington county.
TIE Rt. Rev. w. C, Doane, Bishop of
Albany, will preach in st. Peters
Church, and hold confirmation service,
on the evening of March 81. He is one
of the ablest men in the Anglican COM
munion and no doubt many of our peo-
pie will take the occasion to hear him.
He comes to assist Bishop Bissel, who
is travelling in the south on account of
failing health.
A CORRESPONDENT makes these timely
suggestions There is more damage
occasioned to our roads in the months
Of March and April than in all the other
of the year comb ned, and most
oft is the result ofimperfect water-bars,
which trifling outlay would remedy.
The selectmen and taxpayers should
bear in mind that a stitch in time saves
nine Road-water is a great enemy 10
good roads"
THE work of wiring the Second Con-
Church for electric lights,
has gone rapidly forward this week,
and at the time of writing it is expected
that the church will be illuminated by
next Sunday evening. The
whole number of lights will be eighty
five, distributed through the chapel, the
parlors and other rooms, and sixty of
these lights will be in the auditorium.
From the four inner roof ventilators
will be suspended four electroliers of
fifteen lamps to each cluster. This will
furnish a magnificent light, and we are
glad to note the doing away of the gaso-
line lights. IL is fortune rather than
care which has exempted from danger
either this or any other p ace using gas
Dime. The electric lights in the chapel
are placed on the gas fixtures.
THE Seymour-Stratton Company are
1t Library Hall this week with good and
business. This is the first
appearance of this company, and many
1f the people are fine in their respective
parts. Tuesday night Mr.. Stratton did
IN excellent bit ofacting in "Our Boys"
Unlike many of the troupes that come
md go this one has an even set of act
-esses TO fill out a comedy with. Mora,
Calef and others are capital in their lead
ng roles but they do not, like Miss Sey-
nour, bring with them good looking,
we'll dressed and intelligent ladies to
share the applause and appreciation.
So far this week Miss Seymour has done
some fine acting. The costumes are
much better than usually seen in our
nall. We bespeak for them full houses
Turing the rest OF the week. The seem
cry and stage effects are much bettel
han commonly used by travelling COM
oanies. Grand matinee Saturday.
IN another column we print the Hon.
Thomas H. Canfeld's story ofthe North
,rn Pacific railroad, which reads like
romance. Some years ago the Rev. DIR,
Garfield of Arlington told us several an
scdotes which would be fine material to
Illustrate Mr.. Thomas Canfield's biog-
Apply, and among them visit to some
point on the N. p. line. Our recolec-