The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-06-20
H. w. PUTNAM, Esq, and family, are
ko., -. A.

mere lOI lub builultI.
THE delegates in attendance upon the
Diocesan Convention at Rutland are the
Rector, Messrs. John I, Shurtleff, L, p.
Norton and H. o. HARDWOOD.
THE annual Graded SCHOOL meeting
will be held on Tuesday, the 25th inst,
at 2 O'Clock ia the afternoon, This date
is fixed by the new school law OF the
State.
CANTON BENNINGTON attended the
Field Day at Rutland with nearly full
ranks. They were by all odds the best
the party numbered thirty eight.
WE were astonished yesterday as we
were shown the large line of hand
satchels, valises, trunks, shawl straps
and like goods, kept in stock by Charles
T, Burt. No need of going to the city to
purchase. See notice in another column
l.. +. ABBOTT and wife are in Water
bury, Conn, this week, where Tuesday
their eldest daughter, Miss Fannie l..
Abbott, graduated from St. Margaret's
Institute. The class is very promis-
ing one of young ladies, and Miss Alb
bolt stands near the head in rank.
AhE ouulinCi arrangement VI IdiiiOdu
trains is noted in another column to-day.
The Fltchburg is corrected to date with
the exception of the Lebanon Springs,
which this week is given separately. By
these it will be seen that Bennington is
to have much improved service this
season,
THE solid silver trowel which will be
used by the RI. Rev, BOshop de Goes
BRAND at the laying of the corner stone
Of the St. Francis De Sales Church. July
4,h, is the gift Of Squire e Rawson, and
may be seen at their store. This will be
gv u as prize to the largest personal
donation on that occasion.
Col E. D. BENNETT of the Governors
staff, and wife, Maj, r. j, Coffey of the
Vermont Brigade staff, are in attendance
officially upon the exercises of the IN
veiing OF the Gen. Stannard monument
at Burlington to-day. Several of the
veterans of the old Second Vermont from
this town, are also in attendance.
MONDAY, the 18th inst. is notable for
the number seventeen" locally. Be
sides being the anniversaly OF the battle
of Bunker Hill, on this day in 1864 the
18th Vermont captured the 18th Tennes-
see before Petersburgh, Va. The Yer
mOnters lost SIX men and had twenty
wounded. They captured one stand OF
cOlors, two canon, and brought in as
prisoners more than onP-half of the men
Of the 18th Tennessee. Quite an inter
esting coincidence of the "seventeens. :"
AT the seml-annual meeting of the F.
NJ. T. A. B. Society the following officers
were elected for the ensuing term John
Mulligan, president James Nolan. vice
president John f. Guiltenane, record
ing secretary Dan Ward, Jr., cores
ponding secretary Ed. Scully, financial
secretary NJ. WEIGH, treasurer board
IF managers, John p. Murphy, chairman,
John Toomey, Edward Hackett, Thomas
Murphy, John Purcell marshals, Frank
Ryan, NJ. WEIGH, John Carrigan sick
committee, NJ. Welch, Joe Pellerin, John
Toomey, John Purcell, John G. Murphy,
Michael Roach, Frank Nolan.
OUR item last week TO the effect that
Prof. James II. Garfield of the Univer
sity of Kansas might be called to posi-
ton in Williams College was based upon
such an announcement in the Spring
field Republican In this case it appears
the Springfield daily knows more than
the family of Prof Garfield. From the
University Courier Of Lawrence, Kansas,
we learn that the change in its chairs is
made at Prof. Canfield's suggestion, and
that his old chair therefore be comes that
of IF istory and Sociology" and II his
thought is followed the new chair will
include Constitutional History Political
Economy, the Rise of Democratic ideas,
English and European history, etc.
WE acknowledge an invitation to at
tend the 55th annual commencement of
Norwich University at Mortified, Vt.
The Central Vermont sell special round
trip tickets at reduced rates, and large
number of the alumni are expected to be
present. June 9th is the great day and
the cadets will be reviewed by Gov. Dill
lingham and staff. A very fine COM
mencemeut programme has been pre-
pared. The Mortified Ne,cS say :
Col. R. p. Hughes on the staff of the
inspector general, U. S. A., stationed at
Governors Island, n. Y, wat in town
last week inspecting the corps of cadets
at N. u, which he found TO be in fine
condition, and for the number of cadets
he said they were the best drilled of any
corps he had ever inspected"
THERE is to be a concert for the bene-
fit OF the Citizens Band of this village,
in Library Hall, on Wednesday, June
Goth. The matter is in charge of a COM
mittee of ladies', who will spare no pains
to make the occasion success. Among
the incidents of the evening will be the
award of an elegant oil painting, which
is on exhibition at Walbridge's. The
subject, "hor5es,' is an elegant affair
valued at S7j, and was painted by Artist
White. Tickets will be sold and can
vassers, in advance, will call upon our
people. To the canvasser who obtains
the greatest number of votes. an award
of gold ring will be made, The main
prize will be ''set up" for competition,
and the superintendent of the scanning
rooms of our mills will compete for it
either lady or gentleman as the case may
be. This idea will call out sharp COM
petition and gOodly sum of money.
The band is a deserving organization
and should receive support in this en-
deavor to replenish their treasury,
THE Colonel of the Vermont Division
s. q ", Ernest 7. Griswold, announces
his staff appointments as follows Chief
of Staff, E. II. Brain, West Concord :;
Chaplain, l.. d. Taylor, Braltleboro
Adjutant, o. w. HARDWOOD, Bennington :;
Quartermaster, A. drew Maurer. Ben
nington Judge Advocate, A. G Eaton,
Montpelier Mastering Officer, X. w.
Morse, West Randolph Inspector, w.
E. Terrill. UnGerhill Sergeant Major,
j. b Kelly, Bennington; Q NJ. Sergeant,
j B. Conan, Bennington. Other APP
pointments will be made later He also
says AT the encampment it was also
voted that the division raise, by cOntri-
buttons from camps, or private subscrip-
tiOns, the balance Of $3.50 toward fur
nishing the hospital at the Soldiers
Home. We would urge upon camps,
that have not already done so, the i'm
portance Of raising their prOportionate
amount as early as possible. as We are
anxious to have all of our business dis
posed of promptly. 1t is worthy OBJ
ject OF our Friendship and Charity
toward those who are left to our care
and support The money already re-
ceive1 will be turned over to the trus-
tees of the Home
Wooden Mills Sold.
Since the failure of the negotiations
which led to the premature announce
ment a few weeks since of the sale OF
these mills Mr. John s. Holden of Pal