The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-11-07
Miss DAISY Mu1NeroN of sbaftsbury

ls stopping IOr lew uaYS Win Oanlel
Haines and family.
HENRY G, CAMP has been confined to
his bedfor two weeks with inflammatory
rheumatism. He is better.
Miss ANNIE BRADBURY of Webb's
Mills, N. T., is in town, visiting Miss
Jnlia White and other friends.
MoHEGAN Tribe, No. 8, of the I'm
proved Order of Red Men, have secured
the lease OF Apollo Hall for their wig
wan.
WIN, B. SHELDON and wife have re-
turned from a two months visit TO the
far west. They had very enjoyable
tour.
The BANNER stationery store has a
new line of plush goods, mirrors, etc.,
which our readers are invited to call and
examine.
THE N. Z Order of Protection hold an
important meeting in Good Templar
hall next Tuesday evening, This socie-
~ starts out with strong list of men,
bers.
LARGE accessions were made TO the
Baptist, Congregational and Metho dist
Churches Of this village last Sunday,
numbering in the aggregate more than
one hundred.
AT G. b. Sibley's clothing store in
Free Library building new goods are be-
ing opened daily. The rush" of custo-
mers also continues to be something re-
markable owing to the prices quoted.
DIVISION orders, No. %, issued by Col.
=. L. Griswold, shows 1893 members of
the Sons of Veterans in Vermont, and
$9ls.96 cash on hand. The Division is
very prosperous under the command of
Col. Griswold.
MRS. JOSEPH v. HUPF was stricken
with apoplexy day before yesterday and
fingers in critical condition. She is 80
years of age. Her daughter came from
Troy, N. Y, yesterday, and has the care
of her mother.
THE stockholders of the Citizens Line
OF Hudson River steamers have until
January LIST, 1890, to decide whether that
corporation shall pass into the hands of
an English syndicate. tits thought that
the line will be sold.
IT is now expected that Mr.. Nordgren
will sail for Sweden about December LIST
to make the necessary arrangements for
bringing to this country the Swedes who
will constitute the first colonies for set
Element in this State.
The ladies of the Eastern Star are to
meet on Friday afternoon Tomorrow
and evening, to perform their part of the
labor towards arranging Masonic hall
The elegant hall, refitted and refurnished
is the finest in the State.
THERE is good prospect of the organ
ization of Y. M. Q. A, in Bennington
in the near future, This, as our readers
ell know, is an undenominationa soci-
ETY., for the purpose ofevangelistic work,
the fitting up of reading rooms, etc.
S. G. WALRATH of Watertown, N. Y,
has sold out his business there and is
prospecting west for q new location.
His wife, meantime, who is a daughter
of H. H. Cole of this town, is here for a
visit to the-friends Of her earlier years.
THE high water of Sunday and Mon
day took out the central supports oftwo
bridges on the B. & G. r. K. In Wood
ford the streams rose to the high water
of 1862 the two highest recorded in this
century. In Bennington the streams
did not rise as high as on some former
occasions since 1869.
THE County Court docket for the De-
cember term contains l3l entries and Is
State cases, lag in all. The chancery
docket has % causes entered-a much
less number than that of many former
terms, In fact we miss the familiar
faces" of several suits which in past
years had become stereotyped.
GENERAL J. G., MCCULLOUGH. presi-
dent Col. Z. d. Bennett, superintendent
Col. M. S Colburn. +, b. Jennings. di.
rectors; A. G. Coomar. road master. OF
the Bennington & Rutland road. passed
over the line Tuesday with the steam
"calio" car on their annual inspection
and found everything in excellent con.
uItion: me party returned nome on
Vic o''' Vraiii lronl huVlanu'
THE new board of officers of the
Good Templar Lodge, elected last Fri.
day evening. are as follows: r. II.
Winnie, G. T.; Miss Flora Murphy, V.
T.; Mrs. Eliza Cutting, S.; Mrs. Sam
uel A. Patterson, f. S.; Miss Eliza
Puffer, T.; G. T. Burt, Chaplain; l.. B,
Reyes, P. G. L. VIM Gavin, M. Miss
Frances Gavin, G.; James Davis, Sen.
tinel; Miss Amelia Burt, Superintend-
ent Juvenile Templars. Tho installation
will take place tomorrow evening.
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Saiaa Shmrnh '", ali, VI H T.,j r "a ue
Hall, beginning November 18th and clos
ing the 2lst. In addition to the ordinary
festivities an elegant silk plush parlor
suite will be disposed of BY lot at 81. 90
a ticket, and the +. NJ. L. A. B. Society
have assumed the task of selling these
tickets. This suite, the best one ever
brought to town by j, Ed. Walbridge &
Co., was donated by that firm to the
church-a handsome gift. The ladies of
the sodality have lists, and a full pro-
gramme will be issued in n few days.
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The inusor correspondent OF the
I uS,HsoHt otunudru says tnae SiVO'OVO OF
Winus0r money IS lhVes'ed IN the STOCK
vi Vi5S NaSioIlal EAchange oank OF nan
sas City, Missouri, and the parties in
uesIlng nave sent q man 10 represent
IlIeln aC nieGtlng calieu 10 see wnat
course snail De taken on account OF the
T g,Lhparrasseu cohultion Oh ihe panK.
ms correspondent ADDS that large
~ oI otneI towns IN TINS Stale are
in tne ZANE Doat. why search iult her
lor one o. tne causes Hi Oh Vermonts pres
eht condltlon : Inc TACT Of u is the YER
mont COW is pelng mixed three times a
uay' anu Is Doing leu Oh WATER
COMMENTING on Commissioner Valen-
tines discovery OF deserted farms in GER
tain parts OF this State, the american
Architect says : Yet Vermont is one of
the pleasantest' healthiest, and most fer
tile and most civilized States in the
Union: In its river valleys is no malaria
while Its hills are covered to the summit
with vegetation. The reckless agricul-
ture which has made portions of the
South nearly barren has never been IA
vored in Vermont, where a century or