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

THE infant child of Fred Silver was
brought here the 18th from North Adj
ams, where it died, and the remains were
laid beside its mother in the Roman
Catholic cemetery.
GUY MCKEoN, son OF Michael MCKeon,
was thrown down and injured by team
containing five men driving rapidly. A
wheel passed over one arm and a leg, but
fortunately no bones were broken. These
accidents are becoming altogether toe
common. Section Al OF the village by.
laws provides remedy and sub section
II OF article A of the charter provides
for the enforcement of the ordnance
against careless or fast driving. Now
let the authorities enforce the law OF
take the consequences.
THE Montpelier Waterman has found
another tract OF land in the State large
enough to accommodate Commissions
Valentines fifty Swedish families. This
one, which makes five thus far known
is trsct in Middlesex, in Washington
county, on which one who knows the
region well says about forty years age
there were some forty contiguous farms
in good state of cultivation Boston
journal. The four tracts referred to be
sides Mlddlesex, contain several towns
in any one of which there is room for 9
colony of 80 families. The writer OF tht
above should look up Vermont geogra.
ply and learn how many towns are con
tanned In such counties as Windham
Windsor, Orange, Washington and Cal
edonia.
THOSE Bennington advertisers who lei
their notices run in the BANNER veal
after year without change, will appreci-
ate the story told by this weeks issue oil
Printers Ink, as follows "Of course
there is such thing as advertising toe
much, or at too high cost An anus
ing instance is recalled where a careless
business man advertised small, tumble
down wooden house in an unpopular su
burb, "For sale," telling the clerk in thu
city newspaper office "Oh, let it 90 il
till forbid" Being of known RESPONSE
bility, the announcement ran day aftel
day, week after week, until finally thu
insertion for more than year had cos
several hundred dollars. 81 would likt
to arrange with you," said he, with {
shrug of the shoulders, when the bill
finally had to be settled. "to take tn,
house, and giUe me credit for it on &C
count"
The Plattsburgh, N. Y, Republica,
says "An organized effort is beinI
made in Vermont, under a law passed
by the Legislature, to induce immigra
tion and occupation Of abandoned farms
1t appears by reports received by tn,
commissioner, Hon. A. B. Valentine o
Bennington, that there are now abou
200, 900 acres of abandoned lands which
were formerly under cultivation" Thi
item does not 20 far enough to be accur
ate. or the $40 towns in Vermont onl,
1873 reported at all, and of these less thai
fifty towns said anything about "aban
doned FARMS" although all we're asket
the same questions, The 200, 200 acre
are contained in the 49 towns reporting
and comprise probably but small por
tion of the actual area available for i'm
migration purposes. Many towns nov
are putting in bids for the Swedish col
ony which did not report to the commits
sion, or If they did make returns, mad,
the number OF farms and acres "few. .
Middlesex, to which reference is mad
by the Waterman article copied in an
other column to-day, did not return
single farm, and the same is true o
Peru, but both towns now seem to hav
awakened from sleep.