The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-04-04


spring term Monday.
HENRY SHELDON and wife expect to
go next week to Corona, COL, 10 reside.
PROF. E. JACKSON will visit Benning-
ton again the last Of April and remain
one week.
E. E, RAwsoN was called out Of town
a few days ago by the critical illness OF
his father.
FRANK KEYEsE of Nassau, N. Y, is
the new boss spinner for the Stark Knit.
ting Company.
MISS RUTH TAFT has taken the position
as forewoman of the scanning room in
the Stark Knitting Company's mill.
CHAs, N, PALMER of the Electric Light
Company, has gone to Boston, called
there by a telegram that his mother lay
at the point OF death.
NJ. W. STEWART has been on the sick
list for a week, caused by wrench OF
his side, while lifting heavy stick OF
timber. He is better,
Our readers will be interested in the
announcement OF Frear's opening in an.
other column. This old and well known
house is reliable, as our people know.
WORK has been commenced on the
large extension to the Valentine Knit.
ting Mills, and the laying of the founda-
ton will begin next week. This addition
will be large mill building of itself.
On Sunday family reunion was held
at the home OF Daniel Haynes in this
village, Mrs. Cutting and her four child.
rem, of whom Mrs. Haynes lie one, gath
ering around the table. Frank Cutting
returned to his home in the west yester.
day.
ALFRED ROBINSON. D, D. q. NJ, J. T,
Shurtleff, W. H., and E. ID. Bennett, S.
W., OF Mt Anthony Lodge, G. NJ. Lam
bert. secIatary, and Brother Smith of a
lodge in New London, Conn.,. attended
the Masonic, district meeting at Rutland
last Thursday,
JOSEPH CLARK viii remain in town q
few days, having obtained a months
leave OF absence. He reached town in
time TO attend the funeral of his father,
R. NJ, Clark. Possibly his sister, Miss
Allie Clark, may accompany him on his
return to Colorado.
MRS. LOIS BISHOP, whose death We
note in another column, was a sister OF
the venerable VIM Camp Of this town,
She was the widow OF Samuel Bisbor
and survived her husband many years
They were both well known residents OF
Readsboro, Her son, Dexter Bishop
with whom she resided, is a son.in-laN
Of Chas. Greenslet.
The Rev. Mr.. Barss OF Hoosick, N. Y.
supplied the Baptist pulpit in this village
last Sunday during the absence Of tbs
pastor, who was in Buffalo on business
last week. Atthe earnest solicitation oil
his friends there, the Rev. Mr.. Marter
preached in the Washington street Bap.
fist Church in the morning, and In the
Delaware Avenue Church In the evening
The obsequies of the veteran locomo.
tive engineer, Robert NJ. Clark, were
held at his late residence on Friday after
noon. The Rev. VIM. B. Walker offici-
ated, assisted by the Rev. Chas. r. Sey
mour, who read the lesson, After the
services at the grave, the ceremony oil
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers was performed, some seventy-fivt
of the order being in attendance.
On Saturday the Green Mountain
Summer Home Company was organized
by the election of the following officers
Il. w. Martin, president Col. E. D.
Bennett, secretary Wells Valentine
treasurer s. B. Sanford, G. ]. Mckay
r. G. Root, E. D. Bennett, Amos Al
drich. j. R. Mallory and II. w. Martin
directors. The Office OF the company
will be in Bennington, and as will be
seen by an article in another column
this corporation is going to begin opera.
lions at once.
The gold fever in the vicinity OF Glens
Falls is again revived after a long period
OF quietude. A specimen of rock taken
from the farm OF Stephen Thomas, Bay
road, was assayed a few days ago and
found to contain gold that at the same
ratio per ton would pan out handsomely
Mr.. Thomas will, il is said, at once set a
focce OF men at work excavating the
rock. It is probable that a stock com
pany will be organized to furnish capital
to purchase the necessary machinery to
separate the Gross from the suriferous
metal.
THE reappointment OF James E. Hur.
ley to the Office Of chief of police is a
recognition OF services rem
dered. Mr.. Hurley has taken great
pains to knoU thatour people were safe
from the midnight providers, although
patrol duty does not seem to meet with
favor from the powers that be-" It is
a thankless Office under present auspices
and requires some public spirit to per-
form the plain duties of the position.
The time is coming. gentlemen, when a
patrol police force for Bennington will
be an acknowledged, necessity.
THE Troy Press Is responsible for the
following THE title to the Lebanon
Springs railroad is, as is we'll known. in
dispute, and apropos OF this subject an
amusing incident occurred the other day.
A gathering in the Surrogates office
were discussing the affairs OF the road,
when William V. Reynolds, the pres
ent receiver of the road, said I'd like
10 know who owns the road. I've got It
Ia my possession, but just the same I'd
like to know the owner, This is only
another illustration Of the fact that riches
do not always bring content. Reynolds
has a railroad and yet is not happy"
On Saturday last Cole & Burt changed
their show window, taking out the hats
and furnishing goods and substituting
yentlemen's pants, Some one broke a
small place in the lower right hand cor
ner and distracted several pairs Of pants
amount unknown, but probably $15 or
s2O worth. This is the window IN which
he crayon portrait Of President Harri-
ION is placed, a note Of which was made
/ few weeks since as the work OF Artist
Sipperly. The broken pane Is near this
picture, and Sidney Burt is reported TO
rave perpetrated the excellent Joke that
he robbers could not have been Repub-
leans because Harrison looked smilIngly
IN the transaction, We do not learn OF
my trac9 Of the thieves.
IT is said that the members Of our
county bar contemplate an outing the
coming summer, The plan outlined is
tated as follows THE party will be
Of lawyers only, and arrange
nents will probably be made 90 that the
ime may be set Immediately after the
Tune term of court, unless otherwise de-
ermined WI en- the scheme more fully
develops. Every person In the county
n any way connected with the bar will
10 invited to attend, and with such q
'arty. II 1t can be gotten together, a very
Djoyable week will be passed. Stratton
mountain, in Windham county, VT, is
he location at present mentioned where
he legal gentlemen may give vent 10 the
xuberance Of their spirits with only the
wis and bears to reply"