The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-01-10
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comfortable,
TINS is the centennial year of the cons
and of the government itself in !
It's present form.
Miss NORTON of Bennington is visit
ing Mrs. G. l.. Silliman of Court street. !
-Rutldnd Herald, Tuesday.
Miss MINNIE COLLINS Of Williams own,
Mass IS spending few days in Town,
as the guest Of Mrs. Eli Tiffany.
CHAs. ii. DEWEY and wife m1va this
week into their new home on Elm street,
just west Of the residence of Harrison /.
Norton.
Col. E. D, BENNETT was confined TO
his house for few days by muscular
but is out again. although
not yet fully recovered,
WE are lid to hear that Mr.. Chas.
F. Sears is rapidly cOnvAlesing from the
effects of the operation she lately sub
mitted to and which WI S emlnently rue
cessful.
THERE is to be q three days session Of
the S ate Dairyman's Association at Bur-
linRtUn Thursday, Friday and Saturday
of next week. at which Hon. H G Root
will be in attendance.
THE Burlington correspondent of the
Budget says wv. ii. Phillips is to
travel for the Bennington Underwear
Company" just who the said com
pany" are we are not informed.
A CORRESPONDENT SUCCESS to the
Village Fathers that bids are in order
for the erection of n Suspension bridge
over the place OF the side walk crossing.
corner of Elm and Jefferson streets.
SAYS the Rev. ii. &. Weston MANY
churches want pastor with 81 b
tongue-a man like the Mississippi riv-
er, with no head TO speak of, bu' oh,
what . mouth n'-RichmORd Religious
Herald
WE are glad TO know that the annual
inventory of the firm of j Ell Wal
bridge & Co. shows an increasing vol
ume Of business for 1888 over 1887 of
many thousand dollars. Their success
is deserved,
THE subject OF the evering sermon at
the Second Congregational Church next
Sunday will be The Honest Witness >
The Rev. Mr. Seymour is giving his nee .
pie very able discourses AMI his Efforts
oAO NuCNh
THE legal fraternity were III sgog
Tuesday over the suit of VIM Cox va.
Leon LamaIre to recover for detective
services. That il, there were number
of legal gentleman around. hut the trial
was postponed until next M)nday,
THE Rev, George 8. Jones of rston,
former rector Of ST. Peters Church
here. has terminated his lab0rs with the
St. Stephens Episcopal Church at Pitts
field, n. H and will probably he sue
ceeded ny Rev. M. Tlcknor Of w lliams-
town. Mass.
The Rev. Alfred j. Harrow, formerly
Rector of st. Peters Church. Benning-
ton, is now in New York City, under
treatment for cataract, and will proba-
bly, recover the use of his eyes lie will
be under care for long time yet-ATguS
and Patriot,
AFTER all the unkind things that have
been said about lightning rods the most
scientific body Of electricians In the
world advances the opinion that there
is no well authenticated case on record
where properly constructed lightning
rod failed to do its duty.
THE Granville, N. Y. Sentinel says :
"There may yet be salvation for Eagle
Bridge, The recent boiler explosion in
Dell Browns hotel has evidently stimu-
lated religious awakening. Last Sun
day 90 persons were received on proba-
ton at the Methodist Church."
The North Adams. Mass. Transcript
allows n correspondent to perpetrate
the following libel on the weather
Dirty days hath September,
April, June and November
From January until May,
II SHOWS or rAineth every day
And all the rest Of the thirty one
Have not blessed CLEAN of sun
II S safe to bet, had they two and thirty,
They'd be just as wet and twice rs dirty.
RECTOR WALKER OF st. Peters Church
will deliver next Sunday afternoon the
second Of his series of sermons on "Ru.
ualistic Worship" The choral Even
song last Sunday was greatly enjoyed
the chorus choir singing heartily as well
rs artistically. Perhaps the "Trnth S.
lection rendered by them antiphonally
was the best part Of their efforts.
WE are glad to hear that the PROPOSE
ton of lighting the Second Congrega
tional Church with electric lights is be
ing seriously considered The present
method with gasoline is counted dan
ger0us by many people and this church
may not always have az careful sexton
as Josiah Rurch has proved himself to
be. By all means let Us have the 'elec
trio illumination.
THIs is the way our tax laws are re-
viewed by Empire State Editors In
Vermont the law is suph that taxpay-
err must give a sworn statement of his
properly, If A owes his neighbor b
$1,000 the amount is deducted. II b
does not mention the $1,000 in his state
ment, his tax on the same is doubled.
As consequence tax lodging is a costly
sport The child-like trustfulness OF
the gpild-editprial is finely illustra ed
in the above, which we find circulating
about in our exchanges.
POTTER BUSHNELL of Fast Puwnal.
has sold his farm to Chas. II. Sanford of
Bennington Center, and will soon locate
in Northern Missouri. In this way Ben
nington County sends one good citizen
to help the good cause in Missouri
which is described in our News and
Notes" today. Mr.. Bushnell is one of
the solid men of PQwnal. He is to sell
at auction, the 18th inst commencing
at 10 a. M, a quantity of stock farming
utensils, household furniture, etc., pre-
afford some one fine opportunity o
purchase many articles of value and
farm stock of choice breeding.
Mr.. c. w. THATCHER and wife ate
their New Years dinner in their elegant
home on Pleasant street This ref idencp
has just been finished ; it 10 one Of the
finest in Bennington, and from time t.
time the BANNER has spoken Of il, and
OF its srpervsing builder j mes j. n, v
lis. Mr., Thatcher's father and mother
and Mr.. and Mrs. Nevis SIT down t.
II is rrpast, and at its close Mr.. Nevis
was pre- 'ented with the elegant gold
watch noted in last weeks issue Of thi
paper. This token Of estpem was an ex
preston from the Hon. Charles Thatcher
of his appreciation Of the interest taken
in the bull ling Mr., Nevis had been
erecling fer him aud which was a New
Years present also, to his son, C. w.
Thatcher.
TUE many words of encouragement
sent TO us by subscribers renewing the
BANNER Tor lsS9are gratefully received.
They take occasion to express their at
laohment to the paper. and their appre-
citation of the qualities which commend
it to their liking. The closing of vol
ume XLvn and the new one of Xix
soon to open is, perhaps, fitting occa-
sion to acknowledge these kindly mes
sageS Of personal greeting. Especially
gratifying to us are the Expression
which convey appreciation Of the effort
of the conductors of the BANNER to
make the paper clean, Trustworthy aud
accurate, well abreast of the progress
which has been made in modern ooun-
try journalism, but devoid of all Gle
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