The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-08-15

OIueTs TOT knlt GOODS, enough, we are
pleased to say, to run their extensive
mills for many months to come.
THE Rev. 2. Martens vacation closes
next week, aud the First Baptist Church
of this village will be opened for regular
services on Sunday, the 25th inst.
MISS MABEL ALLEN of Dorset, has
been for the past week visiting her friend,
Miss Effie Luther, who is home on a va
cation from the Castleton Normal School.
THE Citizens Band have an excursion
to Camp Comfort to-day. They give a
concert afternoon and evening, and the
train goes up three times returning after
the festivities.
TIE lone Price Clothiers," Messrs.
Cole 81 Burt, have word, IN their space
on our first page, to say to-day which
will interest our readers. They are reli-
able gentlemen.
MRS, CHAPMAN this week is entertain
ing her aunt, Miss Mary Purdy, and
cousin, Mrs. Andrew, from Michigan, at
the Methodist parsonage. These ladies
will remain in town few days longer.
=. E. GALCsHA is building large ad
dition to his livery barn, near his resi-
dence on Willow street. 1t is 10 be,
when completed, barn of modern con.
struction and an ornament architecture
ally.
THE black-boards in the rooms OF the
Graded school are receiving new dress
ing Of patent finish which is said to be
great improvement over former meth
DDS Of treatment OF these much used &C
cessories to school room.
THE "cake sale" of st. Agnes Guild,
Saturday afternoon, on the grounds of
the rector of St. Peters Church, Melted
$1S. The members in white costumes
looked very nicely, and they could have
disposed of many more ''cakes" had
there been more provided.
THE wooden mills started up last Mon
day part Of the machinery, and this
will be continued until the whole is set
in motion. The water-power, fooms,
etc have undergone a complete ovel =
hauling, being now as good as new, and
the fact that the wheels are in motion
will be excellent news to send out this
week.
The Troy Times commenced Saturday
printing six page paper from its new
stereotyping machine. Its neighbor, the
Press, gives this information although
1t made no allusion to the fact, we III =
derstand the size is permanently in
creased. All daily newspapers of any
account are forced to stereotype nova
days in order to keep up with the times
and fashion
JOHN III. AYRES reached home Monday
evening accompanied by his aged moth
er, Mrs. Joseph Ayres, who is to make a
long visit to Bennington. Mrs. Henry
Ayres of Illinois came with them and
will visit friends east. Mr.. Ayres sports a
splendid trip, not the least enjoyable
part of which was few days fishing at
Lake Geneva, OF course those fish
stories" are reliable.
THE midsummer Fete" by the Ladder
of st. Peters Church, which was to have
been beld last evening, has been post
Io1ed until some day next week. The
bills bravely faced the weather ION pa
per-" but when in the morning a pour
ing rain was the experience, the condi-
tiol Of the grounds forbade the promised
comfort even should the evening prove
pleasant, and an adjournment was made
For further particulars see small bills.
ALL know how difficult it is to use
salt-sha6ers, owing to the dampness
which gathers in the salt. Maj. CUffey,
of the Vermont Soldiers Home, says
that this difficulty may be overcome by
mixing with the salt one-fourih corn
starch. This ingredient absorbs the
moisture and the number ia use at the
Home almost guarantees the effective
ness of the remedy proposed, which will
be appreciated by housekeepers as well
as hotels.
THE local arrangements for the cele-
bration of the Sixteenth Of August to-
morrow are all completed. Both the
Father Matthew picnic and that of CLs-
ter Post have been fully written up, aud
many of our readers will take holiday
tomorrow and attend the one or the
other. In addition to what has been ad-
vertised the Rifles, band and Canton will
turn out in the afternoon, and on the
grounds of the Soldiers Home there will
be military display, dress parade, etc.
If the Middlebury Register will read
the second section of the law creating the
bureau of agriculture and manufacturing
interests, as well as the first section
which it quotes, the editor will discover
in the statute that it coDtsmplates
some such scheme as Maj Valentine
suggests in his late circular. The Era is
also reminded that the con- missioner
does not propose to go into the loan bps-
mess. Between the New England, Slate
and metropolitan press Commissioner
Valentine Is a much talked about gen.
tleman these days.
HERE are two conundrums OF the Bib
lical order that are new to us, which is
not saying that they are not veritable
"chesnuts." The first has it that the
difference between laudanum and Abra-
ham is, that one is the juice of the poppy
and the other the poppy" Of the Jews.
who was the greatest financier p again
asks the ques.ioneer. We learn that
Noah was the individual-Noah figures
in a great many conundrums for some
reason-because "he hoated a limited
company while all the rest OF the world
was in liquidation. NORTH adams NetCs
APPLICATIONS are continually being
received by Supervisor E. W. Howe,
from schools IN various parts of the
county for teachers. II those desiring
situations for the coming term would
apply to him, either personally or by let
Ter, (P. o. North Bennington they might
be put in communication with those de
string their service. Prof. Howe has de-
cided to hold his special examinations,
for those unable to be present at the pub
lie July examinations, on Thursday
Aug. 22d, begiOniDg at 9 a. M, at the
Graded school building in North Ben
nington.
LAST week we published short article
from friend suggesting that the Old
State Arms House, situated near the Bat.
tie Monument, be preserved as a Memoir
ial hall. This is an idea which will bear
looking into. We had supposed that the
plan to tear down all the buildings on
the property owned by the State as the
site of the monument, was fOregone
conclusion, but aside from the associa-
tiOns clustering about the estate Arms :"
it appears to us that the relic should be
spar ed for the service ii would perform
as receptacle for trophies a residence
for the keeper of the monument, etc.
THE dress parade of the BENIN z on
r fles and Canton Bennington, No. 4, p.
NJ, Saturday evening, was witnessed by
a large number of our citizens. The
lines were 80 frequently broken by pass.
ing teams and the crowd refused to fall
back to such a degree that no opportun
ity was offered for the finer movements
contemplated. Col. Bennett Of the Gov
ernor's staff reviewed the two commands
and the provisional regimental organ "a
ton for this occasion was composed of
the officers OF the militia and Patriarchs
Militant. The affair showed both the
Rifles and the Canton to good advantage
and no doubt future demonstrations will
cement tho friendly rel1l ons 30 auspic-
iously begun between these organize
tiona