The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-09-26

hhS ELISHA hENNON Is WISHING ITlenus
in Con necticut.
THE straw hat passes into the "sere
and yellow leaf"
PETER STORY has been seriously i'll
with dysentery, but is better.
MAI L. S. FROST of Watertown, Mass,
came up and passed Sunday in town, re,
turning Monday.
Miss Lucy CUTTING, after a visit to
Brattleboro of several weeks, returns
home greatly improved in health.
The time for the payment of taxes to
the treasurer, expires Sept 2Slh. This is
for the town, school and village taxes.
GEO B. GREENsLET Of Glens Falls, N.
Y, came here last Friday and on Satur-
day his mother returned with HIM for a
visit.
j. L. FINN was elected vestryman OF
st. Peters Church at parish meeting
held recently, in place OF Prof. r, II,
Bowles, Jr., resigned.
MRS. E. B. GRIswoLD has been SER
iously ill during the week past, but ia
hoped to be little better now. She il
troubled with neuralgia of the stomach.
THE venerable William Bates and wife
go this week to Waukegan, Ill, to pass
the winter with their married daughter
who reeides there. They expect to be
absent six months.
Mrs. w. s. APsEY and son have been
visiting in town. Mr.. Apsey was pastor
Of the First Baptist Church here 81 years
ago, and the family are pleasantly re.
membered by many.
MISS HATTIE GLOVER of Sandy Hook
Conn.,, is visiting MISS Fannie Abbott
They were room mates at st. Margaret't
school, Waterbury, Conn, from which
both graduated last commencement.
MRS LovELAND OF Chicago, who has
been visiting her mother here, Mrs. So
phronia Huling, and at the sea shore, II
to return to her home shortly. She viii
remain in Bennington few days longer
The work of placing the large steam
boiler and engine in the electric light
station has rapidly progressed during the
past week. The company will soon be
independent of the vicissitudes of sea
sons as to motive power.
MRS. ELIZA CUTTING, who was one OF
Vermont's representatives in the Nation.
al w. R. G. at Milwaukee last month,
has returned home. During the greater
portion Of her stay in the west she was
too i'll to enjoy her visit much.
HORACE L. WELLS of the New York
Evening Sun, who had been visiting
friends in this city, returned to the me-
tropolis last evening. Troy Press, Mon
dag. Mr.. Wells was formerly the fore
man of this paper. He has become quite
leader in labor organizations" in the
metropolis.
DR.. +. w, GooDALL, vice president OF
the Vermont State Medical Society, is in
New York City this week attending a
meeting of the New Y ork State Medical
Association. He was chosen delegate
at the regular meeting Of our State soci-
ETY. some little time since. Mrs. Goodall
accompanied him.
G. l.. HARDWOOD, youngest son of Geo.
H. Harwood, left Monday for Norwich
University. He was, il will be remem-
bered, a competitor for the State schol-
arship awarded to Hiram Matteson OF
ISbsftsbury, and came within three
marks of success in that contest. He
now enters the University under very
Aattering auspices and. like the other
four from this county, will make good
record. II every county in the State did
as well "Old Norwich" would need to
enlarge her already extended borders.
THE following item relating to Mrs.
Sites is from the Springfield Republican
of Saturday, Sept. l4th : Mrs. Minna
Sites will afford her fellow citizens the
first opportunity to hear her since her
return from Europe. at st. Paul's Church,
the evening of the Both inst, when she
is to give piano recital She will have
the assistance of Arthur Severn, 'cellist,
and of other talent, probably from New
York. Mrs. Sites brings with her let
tiers from her teacher, the distinguished
Xavier Scharwenka, highly eulogist'c
of her skill as pianist"
THE advance sheets of the annual re-
port Of the Inspector Of Finance have
been received. From them we learn
that the deposits in the Bennington
County Savings Bank March 31st, 1889,
we're $247, 194 90, the total in the whole
State being l0,599, 249.69. These de
posits April Both, 1889, were $244, SIC. OF,
the State total being $40, TAG, l5l.44. The
average gain for the State in one year
was substantially 100000 in savings
bank deposits. Our local bank reports
several classes ofseGurities, while others
report many more classes in the inspec-
tors classified summary Of assets,
as follows Loans on mortgages
of real estate in Vermont, S6l, 030,27 (;
loans on mortgages of real estate else
where, $90.760 loans on personal Sc
curity, $1,000 State. city, county, town
or other bonds, S74,744.66 bank stock,
$4,000 cash on deposit in banks, $751;
1896. 39-total assets, $259, 45l.52. Num-
Der of depositors, 1884 amount of de-
posits, S25l, 664.42 surplus, S5,705. 96
other accumulations, Sl,9ll.l4 divi-
dends, $9,097. As State tax, 81 ,487, 10
expenses, 81, 1886. IL amount of resident
deposits, 1926, 1921 nonresident de-
posits, Sl5, 27l.6l. During the years
1854, 1857, 1858, 1864, 1865, 1873, 1883 and
1884 there was decrease of savings de-
posted in Vermont during every oh-
er year since 1854 there has been an in
creased volume of mouey deposited in
our savings banks.
LOUIS w. AUSTIN writes to Dea. 2. L.
Taft, from SIrassburg, Germany, from
which we take tie following "Our
ocean trip was most delightful, not a
stormy day all the way, and a very pleas
ant party on board to help make the
time pass swiftly. We landed August
19,h, and for two days remained in Ant
werp, during which we visited the ia
nous old Cathedral and picture CALLER
les and a few minor places OF interest
We enjoyed the time there very much,
perhaps more than in any other place,
because it was our first foreign city, and
many things which have since become
common were then new and strange.
After Antwerp we spent day in Brus-
sells, and saw as much Of that interesting
city as we could in the limited time.
From there we went to Cologne aud
passed the night. The next morning,
after a hasty look at the world famous
Cathedral, we started up the Rhine by
steamer. The trip took all day, and il
was, / must say, one OF the pleasantest
have ever taken. The scenery is simply
grand, more beautiful, think, than
even our lordly Hudson. aud 10 complete
the beauty Of the picture almost every
height lie crowned with some historic old
ruin or castle, which seems to be the fin
ishing touch required. The next night
we spent at Meintz, and the next day
came on here by rail- For the first Two
days we were at a hotel but are now es-
tablished in very pleasant rooms on a
quiet street not far from the University.
We take our dinners and suppers at a
first-class restaurant, while, according
to the custom Of the country, we have
coffee served in our room in the morn
ing. did not expect that we could get
good rooms and foUd, that would suit
my American taste, at reasonable cost,
and am pleasantly disappointed to find
that can. have not been here long
enough as yet to know the city very well,
80 will not try 10 give description Of il +,
till write sGain.