The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-09-05

N. Y, spent Sunday in town.
MICHAEL GRENNAN has returned FROM
long visit among friends in Saratoga.
MISS MATTE HlGGINs of Cohoes, NY,
is the guest OF Mrs. L. Fuller OF Ben
nington Falls.
MISSES ANNA and Libbie Stortz of
Troy, have been visiting at their sisters,
Mrs. William Moore's, for few days.
MISS LIZZIE and Ella Toohey OF Co
hoes, N. Y, spent part of their vacation
with Mrs. Frank Moore on Depot street.
A NUMBER of our people are at the
State fair in Burlington this week, but
Of course the crowd will be in Manches-
ter the 10th and 18th. We note that the
State gathering is a perfect boom for
Vermont.
THE examinations for the vacant schol-
arship in Norwich University, will be
held at North Bennington Saturday,
conducted by Prof. Howe. There has
been good degree of interest manifested
in this contest for the State scholarship,
and we learn that several will enter that
institution from the county in any event.
We are glad to know this. There has
been heretofore altogether too much 60
ing out of Vermont to obtain an educa-
ton let the tide now turn our way,
Miss BESSIE BENNETT gave birthday
party to nineteen OF her little friends
last Saturday. 1t was her sixth ami
versary. The hours were from 1880 to
had prepared everything for the happi-
faces, so that Miss Bessie's sixth birth
haa hn nnf
pleased remarks in many homes since
then, as we'll as in her own. The little
hostess was the recipient of several
highly priced souvenirs of the joyuos
event.
In another column to-day we print the
advertisement of the Stoddard Creamery
Company, now located at Rutland, hav-
ing moved from Poultney. We have
known this concern for twenty years
and can speak confidently both of the
firm and their goods. 1t would appear
to be an opporiune advertisement, mas
much as a creamery association is about
to be organized in town, and there is
none better made than the "Stoddard
Creamer." Send for their sixteen page,
illustrated catalogue, and look especially
to the surface Swimming attachment
made by this concern.
THE "town fathers" have commenced
work In the river north of the village
this week. The expenses of rivers and
bridges 10 this town are a considerable
item Of expense, and few years ago the
policy was inaugurated of building to
stay" Since which time much of per
manent repairs has been accomplished.
Already the stability of this mode Of
work is seen In the decreasing expenses
OF localities heretofore perfect bill Of
expense" and we understand it is the
design to now protect this river bank as
substantially as possible against any
future damage in that locality.
A MEETING was held last evening for
the purpose Of organizing board of
trade" John T. Shurtleff was elected
chairman, and DIR. h. G. Day, secretary.
The object of the gathering was stated
at considerable length by James Il. Liv-
ingston, after which vote was passed
to organize. The following committee
was appointed to name the Executive
Committee of the new organization
Chas. G. Cole, DR.. Lyman Rogers, Jas.
II. Livingston, Judge q. II. Darling and
R. j. Crawford. After consultation this
committee asked for two weeks time
which was granted and an adjournment
was made for two weeks. The officers
elected are Hon. II. G. Root, presi-
dent; Maj. A. B. Valentine, L. F. Alb.
bot, DR.. LYMAN Rogers, Vice-presidents;
Chas. Ii. Dewey, treasurer; James q.
Livingston, secretary. Several of these
gentlemen are out of town and we are
not advised as to their acceptance Of the
offices named.
AN important event is announced in
the current number of Good Housekeep.
ing, which chronicles the consolidation
with itself of The Kitchen, q monthly
periodical heretofore published at Chi.
cago and occupying an important place
in the field of housekeeping journalism.
The Kitchen has Dubmered among its
editors and contributors such people as
Mrs. Emma P. Ewing, the head of the
domestic department of Purdue Univer-
sity at Lafayette, Ind. and a we'll
known writer and lecturer on domestic
economy who also had ShaESf ls9 ss u tbe
meT; A. d. Chaifee, Professor of Chem
istry at Franklin College at Franklin,
Ind. H. W. Wiley, Chief Chemist of
the United States, and others. Mrs.
Ewing will contribute some of her best
to Good Housekeeping hereafter, and
other prominent writers for The Kitch IN
will be brought into its fold, greatly en-
riching its already abundantly supplied
larder. The change further emphasizes
the leadership of Good Housekeepir q
among publications ofits class.
MEssRs DUBUC & BELIsLE, contractors
and Mr.. T. Jolicoeur, foreman, for the
new church building Of St. Francis de
Sales, have purchased an elegant gold
watch, now on exhibition at Geo. F.
Heatb's jewelry store, which is to be
sold in shares of twenty-five cents each
The award will be made to the holder OF
the lucky number In about three weeks.
The moneys thus raised will 20 to swell
the building fund of the parish, This
act is very generous of the three gentle.
men named, and is influenced, primar-
lily, by their workmen who express
desire to contribute something toward
the church before they separate for the
winter. The workmen, therefore, have
agreed to make the project a success,
and no doubt snug sum will be realized
toward this commendable object. They
truly think that in no better way can
they show their appreciation OF the treat
ment received at the hands of the firm.
the foreman, and church people gener-
| ally, than by substantially helping the
parish along. In this they reason Just
right. The ticket holders will not be
confined or limited-but are open to all.
The Graded schools opened last Mon
day with an enrolment of over five hun
dred scholars. 1t is quite probable that
within week this number will be in
creased to SIS or more, making a very
large enrolment for fall term. Ofthis
number there are more than fifty addi-
tons to the first primary grade, and in
the high school one-fifth of the registra-
ton are nonresident pupils. Two of
the old teachers have retired, Miss
Leahy and Charles Maurer. The addi-
tons to the faculty are Misses Clara NJ.
Norton and NJ. Blanche Sibley, and the
disposition of some of the teachers in the
several rooms has been changed some
what. Hereafter the schools will be
spoken of by us in reference to grades
rather than rooms. At no time in the
history of our honored Graded schools,
the pride Of Bennington village, has an
opening year been more suspicious.
There seems TO be an increased interest,
both on the part Of the faculty and the
students, to work for each others wei
fare and thus advance the standard Of
scholarship Of the whole. This is as it
should be, " and must be very gratifying
to the new superintendent, Prof. Chas.
3. Davis, as 1t appears to be the fore
runner of greater good to the communi-
W thus brought into closer relations to
our public schools.
THE SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION.
AFTER the press report In another