The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-08-01
Mrs. AK RIrcnrE and children have

IL. Il. BURGESS is cOnnned 10 the mouse
by an attack of sciatic rheumatism.
MRS HENRY BRADFORD goes to Chicago
next week to visit her daughter. Mrs.
Reynolds.
THE Rev. z. Marten Is to supply the
pulpit of the Baptist Church in RuIl md
next Sunday. So says The Herald.
AMONG the grist OF fourth-class post
masters, ground out last week, was the
name Of Albert L. Cook for Nottingham.
Mrs. |. L. GIBSON and daughter Alice
start for the west to-day for a months
visit. They go to Grand Rapids, Mich,
first.
MRS. CHAs N. POWERS and children
have lately spent several days in town,
guests at Mr.. John Powers. -MiddLebury
Register.
ELI TIFFANY started this week for
South America. He is interested in
fruit transportation line Of steamers
down there.
JUDGE DEAN was in town Monday TO
take bail in the matter of Addison Bar
Der of Pownal, charged with violating
the prohibitory law.
The Feast of the TRANSPORTATION oc
ours August 9th. There will be cele-
bration Of the Holy Eucharist in st. Pet
er's Church at ten O'Clock on the morn
ing OF that day.
The annual meeting of the Northern
New York TrOtting Horse Breeders As
ISOLATION is to be held at Glens Falls
August 10, IA and 10, 1889, and no pains
will be spared to make it the best yet
held.
| TUE raoular convooot;or ~ Nj A.
thony Chapter, No. 1. Order Eastern Star,
will be held next Wednes ay evening,
August 7th, at the residence OF the
Worthy Matron, Mrs. ]. q. Loring, at 8
o'clock.
MANY Of our readers will remember
the flying sailor" act by Joseph Sauud-
ers, friend OF James H. Whitney Of
this town. The news now comes that
Saunders was killed by fall while per.
forming 10 Iowa, recently. 1t was
thrilling act and we are sorry to record
its finale.
AN electric typewriter has been per.
fected. For instance, an operator In this
village works the keys like an ordinary
typewriter, but the typewriter may be
in San Francisco, London or Bombay,
and works like the telegraph, printing
the message out in plain type. Probably
this is the coming telegraph system.
w. Fl. LAKE of Lauderdale Hall, caught
1914 pound pickerel on a spoon hook,
Wednesday morning He was alone IN
boat, trolling, and had difficult time
saving him, being compelled to kill il
with broken oar which he had in the
boat. He struck the fish several times
lust back Of the head before it could be
landed. Cambridge Post.
THE quarterly election of the Good
Templars resulted in the choice OF the
following board of officers Lyman
Keyes, e. t; Miss Flora Murphy, V. T. {;
R. n. Winnie, s. Mrs. Samuel Patter-
son. F. s. ; Miss Eliz Puffer, T. E isha
Wadsworth, G. Frederick Kennon, NJ, (;
Miss Abbie Walton, G.. James Davis,
S.; G. F. Burt, representative to grand
lodge. The installation takes place to
morrow evening.
OF the sixty odd candidates for teach
ers certificates, in this county. at the re-
cent examinations, all but seven passed,
and there were one or two conditioned.
In Rutland county, out OF 1877 candidates
examined 1l6 received certificates. This
shows that Vermont teachers, whatever
may be said Of its schools, are up to the
standard as Il whole, for from Water.
bury, Conn, comes the report that Of 43
examined there only ten passed. We
note that among the fortunate ones at
Waterbury the name of Miss Nellie
Tiffany appears. She was formerly OF
this town, and this scores another point
in favor Of our Graded schools.
THE special school meeting in District
No. Z, last Friday, resulted in a vote to
dismiss the motion TO send the children
Of that district to our Graded schools at
a cost of $500. The opposition was en-
gineered by men who have no children
to educate, and the outcome cannot but
be regretted by all interested in the
proper rearing of our youth, The "Shib-
boleth," so we are told, was the first
step to annexation" Even this should
not have deferred the voters, because the
$500 is less than that district can support
it's own separate school for, and f5 per
scholar cheaper than it costs on the av
eTage to send our own children to the
schools Of the village. We think several
will live to regret the action so hastily
taken.
THE dedication OF the Pilgrim monu-
ment at Plymouth, Mass., to-day, in
which several prominent Bennington
county men land several women, also)
have been interested, as stated elsew here
recalls the fact that the corner stone was
laid August Cd, 1S59-thirty years ago
The original design was to have laid the
stone August lst, but as it fell upon
Monday OF the week, the ceremonies
took place the next day, under the aus
pices of the Grand Lodge of Masons OF
Massachusetts,. That body to-day offici-
ates at the celebration ia honor of the
completion of the work. The date. Aug
ust 1st, was chosen because it was the
969th Anniversary OF the embarkation
from Delft Haven, Holland. This date
is new STYLE"
The item following is equal to some OF
the errors made by the BANNER, one OF
which has become historic. The late DR.
Clark wrote in a communication, THE
Age Of PerIcles," and our intelligent
composition set itup "The eye Of Pinkles, Z"
and the proof reader passed it. The
story goes that one of the oldest typo
graphical errors ever made IN Boston was
in book published by the firm of Crock
er A. Brewster, which has just been
brought to public attention by the death
OF Mr.. Brewster. II was in one OF the
sermons of DR.. Nathaniel Emmone, the
great orthodox divine. The doctor quot
ed the Scripture text "Cut him down.
Why cumbreth he the ground r. The in
telligept colnpositor put il in type, "Cut
him down like a cucumber, to the
ground"
THE Valley Nous OF Saturday says
'John P. Mulligan OF Remington was
in town Monday to engage boxer to |
take part In a sparring exhibition at the |
annual picnic and field day sports of the
F. NJ. T. A. B. society of Bennington.
He succeeded In engaging William Casey |
OF this town, champion middIeweight,
who will SPAR six rounds for 800 tide
with Charles Kroning, champion mid
dleweight Of Vermont. NJ. Cssliu, wrest-
Ter Of Bennington, IS matched against
Thomas Phelan Of Pitsfield, Mass. The
match takes place at Bennington the
same day This exhibition Is to take
place August 10Th, and the large bills
give particulars OF the rare sport which
President Mulligan and his associates
have prepared for their eleventh annual
field day.
PEOPLE have been on a number Of ex-
cursions, but no excursion ever left Ben
niDgton for Lake Pleasant, Massachu
sets. The Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school will go next Wednesday, August
9Th, leaving at 7:30 in the morning, go.
ing through the Hoosick Tunnel, lighted
with 1850 electric lights, arriving at
Lake Pleasant about 1890, and return
ing leave at 3. 1t is new place to visit (;
the grounds are delightful fine band
Of music will be in attendance on the
grounds, and on the Jake are plenty OF
row boats and A steamer. Doubtleaa n