The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-10-03
Local.


the advertising pages of the BANNER to-
day.
HUGH NJ. BAssETT was absent last
week in Washington, d. c., visiting his
sister,
Posi- CUSTER, G. A. R., meets hereaf-
ter at 1880 Saturday evenings, instead of
8 o'clock.
Mr., AND Mrs. JOHN H. KELso have
returned from their three weeks visit in
Boston and vicinity.
Mrs. SQUIRE BAILEY of Little Falls,
N. Y, is in town. Mrs. Bailey was
formerly Miss Jennie Smith.
Miss GRIFFITH has word to say to-
day about the fall millinery trade. She
is reliable milliner and fully up to the
times in style, etc.
SHERIFF PIKE offers reward of 500
for the arrest and detention of John
Carlisle, who recently escaped from the
Jail in this village.
MRS. EDNA MESSENGER, accompanied
by her daughter Grace, went to Greeley,
COL, last week, to attend the funeral of
her sister, Mrs. Gale.
THE regular convocation of Mt. An
thony Chapter, No. l, Order Eastern
Star, will be held next Wednesday ev-
ening, Oct. 9th, at Masonic Hall.
The various organizations of st. Pet
er's Church have resumed their regular
meetings, and the Parish Hall is kept
| glowing with their Jealous activities.
A BEAR was seen in the neighborhood
of the "Hunt Reservoir" on Bald Noun
tain, last Sunday by some parties who
had no firearms. They left bruin severe
ly alone in consequence.
AMONG the buildings soon to be erect
ed is the new parsonage Of the First
Baptist Church. 1t will be modern
the kind of dwellings that help give
tone to a village.
THE amount of building this year in
Bennington will exceed that of any sea-
son for long time. 1t is largely In the
nature of homes for fairly we'll TODD
workingmen, and hence is indicative OF
very material prosperity.
The Rev. w. B. Walker was appoint
ed preacher for the Diocesan Choir Guild
Festival, to be held in St. Adams the
last of the month, but, on account of i'm
portant parochial engagements, felt con-
strained to decline the honor.
THE general agent for Vermont, A. P.
Childs, Esq, has a notice in another
column, of the New York Life Insur-
ance Company. Both the company and
its agent are well known for fair and
honorable dealing with policy holders.
SURELY no apology is needed because
of the space devoted to Vermont inter
ests for some weeks past, and probably
for some months TO come. The press is
blooming" our State in a systematic
way and with considerable effect as will
be noticed later on.
THE electric light, corner School and
Pleasant streets, is very erratic. On
many nights il refuses to burn at all, or
after few faint attempts at illumina-
ton, resigns in despair. What is the
matter, Messrs. Trustees Considerable
complaint is heard concerning the an
noyance.
THE Saturday Globe of the past two
weeks has contained illustrated articles
on local affairs, printing the portraits Of
Judge Munson, Lt-Col N. NJ. Puffer OF
the Odd Fellows, and also those of the
engineers of the B. f. D., Robert Drys-
dale, chief, and F. M. Tiffany and w. r.
Hyde, assistants.
If anyone cares to see what can ibe
done in the building line by the exercise
Of little architectural taste, the repairs
on the residence Of George r. Matthews,
on Pleasant street, furnishes striking
example. When completed this house
will be one of the most attractive dwell
ings in the village,
OUR readers will recall the Crandall
murder at Ballston, N. Y, the one who
killed his wife and her mother, on the
trial of which great public interest was
shown. This is recalled because of an
item in an eastern exchange announcing
the death of Crandall's mother in poor
house at the advanced age Of 90 years.
THE Mortified Net1s says that "the
Norwich University began its seth year
with the largest freshman class it has
had in years. Charles II. Cheney, @. E
graduate of the Thayer Engineering
School of Hanover, will fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Professor
Bellinger." Four of these are from Ben
nington county, making five in all at tbs
University from this town and Shafts
bury.
THE County Board of Education will
hold an adjourned meeting at the Town
Hall, Arlington, October 10, 1889, at IL
o'clock a. m. The business of the meet.
ing will be to hear a report of the com
mittee attending the convention of del
egates held at Montpelier on the 25th
ult. also to take such action as may
seem advisable with reference to text
books, and if deemed best, appoint tex
book committee. A full attendance o.
the members is desired.
PROF. CHAs. s. DAVIS, the new super
intendent of the Bennington Graded
Schools, is certainly proving the Fright
man in the right place." The "attend-
ance statistics" for the past month are
to be found in another column, and will
bear the careful study commended
Prof. DAVIS in his methods is fully abreas
of the times, and we regard 1t as very
fortunate that his services were secured
Coming with such high recommends
tions nothing else but the best results
were to have been expected, and thes,
are already becoming apparent.
MAI. A. B. VALENTINE of Bennington
| SOthhilooiOuCh vi dBIlOulJulO lOl NOi'
mont, stopped over night in Bradford
Tuesday, on his way TO Topsham to in
spect some of the abandoned farms il
that town, with a view to settling then
with Swedish colonists. He was accom-
panied by Col. Chas. s. Forbes, the gen
ial correspondent of the Boston Journd
for Vermont. Upon invitation Gov
Farnham went with them on their tou
of inspection. They went into tn
neighborhood of the Kasson farm, 8
called, where there are over 1900 acres o
contiguous farms upon which there ar
no families. Henry G. Richardson, Esq.
accompanied them from East Topshan
and at the Kasson place they met Hon
r. M. Harvey and Hon. s. B. Darling O
Vershire. The town of Vershire offer
some strong inducements to bring tn
colony to that town. There are to b
two colonies in the eouth part of tn
State. Opinion.
THE Free Press, commenting upon th
subject of the proposed colonies o
Swedes, says /: ave have already Gale
attention to the value of the work a
ready done by the commission, as
means of calling the attention of tn
country to the advantages offered b,
Vermont to those who desIie good home
J at low rates. Mr.. Valentine informs U
that every mail brings to him numerou
! letters from native Vermonters living |
other States, and from natives of tn
1 other New England States abroad VIII
desire to return to New England, NAL
5 ing earnest inquiry as to the condition
5 under which they can do so. and in n
gard to the location and surroundings {
the cheap farms of Vermont. We suC
9 gest the feasibility and wisdom of offel
4 ing to old New EnglaDders who may d,
A sire to return hither some such induce
s ments as are offered the Swedes. We ca
n readily understand the difficulties in tn