The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-08-22

Mrs. ELLA HELLING is off for four
weeks vacation.
ELMER J. WILKINS, after a long alb
sence, has returned here to reside.
E. G. BRUCE of Turner's Falls, is visit
ing for a week with d. B. Haines and
family.
W. B. SHELDON and wife passed Sum-
day with the family Of G. d. Millington,
at Rutland.
THE 10th of August produced two run
Always, one of which threw Alva Haines
into watering trough.
THE trial of Theodore Olin Saturday,
charged with giving away Intoxicating
liquor, resulted in his discharge.
AN excursion of three Sunday schools
from Berlin passed through this place
Tuesday, bound for Camp Comfort.
WE are in receipt of copy of sheet
music "Gavotte 'Militaire'," by Prof. R.
o. Goldsmith. 1t is issued IN attrac tive
form and is an admirable composition.
PARTIES contemplating building would
do well to call and examine 200 lots
offered by A. j. Dewey, real estate agent,
for sale or lease in different parts OF the
town.
THE Hon. W. L. Burnap of Burlington,
referee, has been taking testimony this
week in the cases of Thatcher We, Brad
ley. The issue is an accounting which
the former seeks from the latter, relating
to manufacturing business in Sunder.
land.
New Wagner buffet cars have been
put on to the New York express that
passes through North Bennington at
1858 and 2:49 p. m. They are named
the Shamrock" and "Rob Roy" are
larger than the old ones and are fitted up
in elegant style.
THE Bennington delegation went to
Camp Dillingham;" early in the week,
and by the time this reaches most of our
readers, many will have returned. The
list as we gave them two weeks since is
not materially changed : Col. and Mrs.
Bennett, Maj. and Mrs. Coffey, Mai. Val
entine and daughter Jennie, Mrs. j. b.
Parmenter, Capt. and Mrs. Evans and
Mr.. VIM. E. Hawks.
THE chevaliers of Canton Bennington
are having picture made of the mem.
bers of that organization, the whole
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feet. The photographs are taken sepa-
rately, large panel size, in full uniform,
and are afterwards to be grouped for the
large piece. Watson is the artist, which
is guarantee of the excellence of the
finished work. When done this IS to
grace the walls of Odd Fellows hall.
THE Rev. Wm. J. Chapman has gone
on his vacation to Ocean Grove, He
will be absent from his pulpit until the
second Sunday in September, and will
not return one Sabbath as heretofore an
nounced. However, the church will be
open and services will be held as usual.
Mrs, Chapman and the children went to
Canajoharie, N. Y, Tuesday, and will
visit there for time. all returning to.
gether about the 10th of next month.
THE grand basket picnic and excursion
from Chatham and intermediate stations
to Clarendon, inclusive, and thence to
Provi ence Island, in Lake Champlain,
via Burlington, recently noticed, will
take place next Tuesday, August 9th.
The bills give the special time card and
rates of fare. The train leaves Benning.
ton at TAO a. M, returning arrives at
8:l5 p. m, giving over four hours in
Burlington and about two hours on the
Island. Fare for the round trip on all
L. S. stations, 81 so, children, rs cents ;
on B, & R. road, 81 .25, children, IS cents.
Each year these annual excursion be.
come more and more popular.
The officers of the State press associa.
ton, which held its annual meeting last
week, are : President, Luther O. Greene
of the Woodstock Standard Vice Pres
idents, D. K, Simonds of the Manchester
journal, Geo. E. Crowell of the House.
hold, Brattleboro, E. G. futile of the
futile Company. Rutland Secretary
Charles I. Walter of the ST. Johnsbury
Republican Treasurer, H. L. Lewis OF
the News and Citizen, Hyde Park Ex-
ecutve Committee, Charles S. Forbes Of
St. Adams, R, J. Humphrey of Poultney
and Harry E. Parker of Bradford. Hon.
e. G, Benedict declined re election at
president, much to the regret of the
members of the association.
THE funeral of Asahel Miner, a veter.
an Of Co. |, Ninth Vermont, who died
at the Soldiers Home Saturday morning
was held Sunday afternoon at O'Clock
The services were conducted by Post
Custer. G.. A R., assisted in the military
burial by detail Of eight from the BEN
nington r files, under command of First
Sergeant E. T. Griswold. The Rev. Chas.
R. Seymour of the Second Congregation.
al Church, conducted the religious ser
vices, and the choir of that church fur.
nished very fine music. There was a
great congregation present--seldom 80
large an attendance is ever seen here al
a funeral. Sergeant Miner willed the
Home some $400 as the beginning of a
library. He came to the Home few
months since from st. Adams, and his
former home was in the town of War
rem, this State.
| MAJOR A. b. VALENTINE, State Com.
missioner of Agricultural and Manufact.
urlng Interests, returned last week from
tour of inspection in Windham county
relative to the proposed plan of Swedish
colonization in Vermont. He visited
Wilmington, Jamaica, Wardsboro and
Marlborough, where it was understood
were uncultIvated lands that might be
secured at a low price for the purpose of
carrying out the plan of Swedish coloni-
eaton proposed in the commissioner
recent circular to listers. In Wardsboro
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desirable for the purpose but in each
OF the other towns he found available
land enough to settle the whole of the 80
Swedish families that it is proposed 10
bring into the State. Much of this land
can be purchased at rates varying from
SO to So per acre and there is some
more that can be had at low valuation
II to it is added the value of improve
ments IN the way Of farm buildings now
standing and in very good condition.
The variety which will be offered in
the new postal cards, and the improve
ment in their quality and finish, will
greatly increase their use for correspon.
dence. By the contracts lately awarded
there are to be three sizes of these cards.
There will be afforded better facilities
for correspondence and for advertising
by the addition oftwo new sizes of cards.
Size No. IS 10 measure 2 1915 by 45a
inches and weigh five pounds one-half
ounces thousand. No. 9 is to be of the
same dimensions g by ola inches) as the
present card, and weigh pounds 5
ounces thousand. The weight of the
present card is 5 pounds 4 ounces thou
sand. Size No. 3 is to measure 39l by
81 inches and weigh pounds ounce a
thousand. The contract price is so cents
a thousand, 1t is odd that these i'm.
proyements were not thought of before.
The estimated number of cards to be re-
quired during the four years of the con-
tract term is two thousand million, at a
cost of about 100000. The use of pos.
tai cards was first introduced into this
country in 1873, and the issue for the
first year was about l00,000.00O cards.
The contract price was then 81 397S
thousand cards, or about three and one
half times as much as the average price
in the contract just awarded.
ON Saturday evening as the eldest
daughter Of Mr.. Chas, Cooper, Mrs, 7.