The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-09-26
VIZ. BLAIR and wife Of New York ara

IN town.
GoKAY, the artist, has business card
in another column to-day, We lately
spoke of his souvenir OF Bennington,
THE Sacrament Of Holy Baptism was
administered to nine persons and child
rem at st. Peters Church last Sunday.
MRS Col. SCoTT. with her brother
whose family are visiting here, passed
Sunday with friends in Shushan, N. Y.
EDWARD B. HULING of Chicago, who
has passed the summer here, left this
week for Mt. Pleasant Military Academy
Sing Sing, N. Y.
Miss DoLLIE HoAG Of Hoosick Falls,
has been visiting friends in Coleraine,
Mass, and is now spending two weeks
with Mrs. VIM, II. Sears.
THE Albany Business College was
awarded the two first prize cards for
best business aud ornamental penman.
ship at the New York State fair just
closed.
THE chapel of the Methodist Church
is assuming its new and handsome pro-
portions. With tower in front as sug
gested by the BANNER, this will be one
of the finest church edifices in town.
THE "Guilford Mills" in Woodford,
were burned Sunday morning. They
were owned by T. j. Csnedy of Hart
MELVILLE and s. B. Dibble of North
Adams. The cause is unknown. The
loss is $4,000; insurance $4,000. These
mills were operated for years by the late
M. Davidson of Hartwellville.
AT an adjourned meeting of the Ben
| ninRton Board Of Trade Monday even
ing, DR.. Rogers, presiding, a constitution
and by laws were adopted and the fol-
lowing Board of Directors was elected I:
David Carpenter, A. B. Valentine, l. E.
Gibson, DR.. d. G. Day, A. K. Richie, g.
G. Cole, w. II. Bradford, F. NJ. Tiffany,
L. s. Norton, E. D. Bennett, G. II. OAR
ling.
The report in an exchange that the
Methodist Church will be closed next
Sunday, on account of repairs is an
error. Not only is there to be services
both morning and evening, but the pas
tor requests large attendance at the
morning service because OF an import
ant matter he has to presently, and in the
evening mass meeting is arranged for
by the congregations of the First and
Second Congregational and Baptist
Churches uniting with the Methodist
Episcopal in the latter's house of wor-
ship.
THE Rutland Herald of Saturday,
says "On Thursday, Mrs. Sarah j.
Pratt, wife Of Alonzo Pratt of 81 Plain
street, died in Bennington at the age of
SO years and nine months, The remains
were brought to Rutland yesterday for
interment and funeral services will be
held at the Methodist church to-day at
2 o'clock. This is the lady who was III
for come weeks at the Stark House in
this village. She died at $50 Thursday
evening, just after we went to press last
week. Mr.. Pratt is a brother of Land
lord d. j. Pratt. The family have many
friends in Rutland county.
| WE are in receipt of an address from
the "Sons OF Vermont" in Chicago, to
the "Sons of Vermont IN their native
State" concerning the expediency of
holding the Worlds Exposition of 1892
in Chicago. The Sons of Vermont in
Chicago, loyal to their adopted home as
they are 10 the land of their birth, are
working hard to get the Worlds Fair
there in 1899. 1t does credit to their
hearts, but Vermonters in Vermont can't
see much farther than New York in
their choice for the fair location. Among
the names we notice Hon. Edward s.
lsham, formerly of this county and now
having a summer residence In Manches-
ter. The balance of the committee are
largely Butland county men.
WHO is the Troy Press correspondent
driving at, in the following "The
ghost of Artemas Ward is proving
around Bennington. A short time ago a
man who owns few acres Of rough,
mountainous land in the east part of the
town, overrun with brush and grievous-
ly burdened with hard heads, posted the
following notice to the world in general:
Il strickly forBids eny one picking black
berries on mi primsies.' Another man
who has for sale an old wagon which is
absolutely of no value except for the old
iron in it, recently hung out the follow
ing notice: This ere wagon 4 sail priss
$4,000 An intending purchaser might
eagerly inquire whether the prizes was
twenty-four cents, $24 or $24 000."
A DESPATCH from Hardwick, under
date of Tuesday, says: Col, NJ. s, Col.
burn of Manchester has been in town
looking oyer the local gsnite interests;
and 1t is said that he will undoubtedly
soon identify himself with them. He
says that the proposed railroad to the
quarries will certainly be built. Mr..
Fullerton of Manchester, has associated
with him E j. Hawley of that town
and the quarry owned by them near
| Buck Lake will soon be opened and &C.
lively worked. The land owned by
Messrs. Fullerton and Hawley comprises
80 acres, and $50 rods Of granite front
standing above ground, from 10 to 20
feet high. The quality Of the stone thus
far uncovered is claimed by experts to
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anything yet developed in this State. 1t
is finer grained, darker, and susceptible
OF much finer polish.
WE remarked last week that there
were no ''equinoctial' or ''line" storms,
meaning, OF course, that the sun in
crossing the line" has no effect on the
weather, the popular impression to the
contrary notwithstanding. On this
point the New York II ibune of the oath,
inst. says
II It is intended to imply, by this phrase, lequi
noctial STORM that some special commotion is
created in the eRrth's atmosphere by the suns
crossing the equator, and that the effects Of this
phenomenon are felt within two three days
then an emphatic negative is called for. Careful
scrutiny OF whether records shows that no violent
disturbance is any more to be expected at the
yernal and antuinnal equinoxes than at any other
time in March and September. Any such coinci-
dences are purely accidental.
We say popular imprts ion, popular
in this sectian OF the country and IN this
part of world, but, how about the use OF
the term in those places where it,seldom
or never rains. Surely the jewellers in
those regions cannot speak OF "line
storms"
LAST evening Mr.. Archie E. Norton
and Miss Lizzie B, Crawford were united
in marriage, the pastors Of the happy
couple uniting in the performance OF
the ceremony. The large company
which assembled at the residence OF
Randall j. Crawford, Esq, on Union
street, was composed OF the
relatives Of the high contracting |
parties, and amid many congrat- |
ulations the marriage dinner was par
taken Of. The presents were displayed
in great profusion, and consist Of more
than one hundred substantial tokens Of
regard, besides scores Of those OF more
artistic design. After two weeks trip
to New York and other places. Mr.. and
Mrs. Norton will return and be "at
home" at the homestead on Union street.
This is union of two of our most re-
spected young people, and, in conjunc
ton with many others, the BANNER ex-
tends hearty congratulations.
The Bennington Battle Monument has
reached the altitude of 300 feet and ia
still slowly rising upward to attain the
allotted 301 feet. The correspondent Of
an exchange moralizes on our pile Of
blue stone" after this fashion /: THE
tall shaft, like grim, gigantic sentinel
guarding the valley OF the Walloomsac,
is very conspicuous object in the land
Naa0 aNt Inn
eminence close to the site OF the CONT
mental storehouse which Gen. Burgoyne
sought to capture in Revolutionary
times IL NAV he aaan for many miles