The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-07-04

THE advertisement Of the Bangs &
Lyman Company in another column
should be read by all our readers.
Mrs. W. A, Roof of Manchester Cen
ter, was in town last week, making
short visit. She returned home Satur-
day.
MRS. DAVID LONG, son and daughter, |
have gone to Pennsylvania for a three |
weeks visit to the relatives of Mrs. Long, |
residing in that State.
DR.. BABBITT, the optician. is meeting
with success here. This has been his |
former experience with our people. His
card is in another column.
A WASHINGTON despatch of the LIST
say that S. W. Smith has been appoint
ed postmaster at North Pownal in place
of Edmund Lille. Democratic incum-
bent.
GEORGE R. BoTTUM of Rutland, Henry
Wells OF Burlington, and Luman P. Nor
ton of Bennington, were chosen auditors
OF the trust funds of the diocese Of Yer.
mont.
WHY go away from home to buy Gem
etery work, when you can buy at G. NJ.
Lamberts for less money. Office and
salesroom No. 10 North street. Benniug-
ton. Vt.
NJ. ]. HAwLEY was here Monday, be-
ing on his way to Manchester, his for
mer home, He is in business in the
west. He called on the Family of Capt
Albert Walker, relatives, of this village.
CHAs. E. GRAVES, of the National
Council Of Administration, G. A. R.,
went to Gettysburg Monday to be pres
ent at the dedication of monument to
the Berdan sharp shooters in which he
served during the war.
JAMES II. WHITNEY was thrown out
of his delivery wagon Monday morning
on pleasant street, and received quite
severe injuries to an arm. 1t was not a
runaway, but the horse took notion to
turn around suddenly. He Is doing well.
LAST Saturday the Putnams and
Tiffanys crossed bats with picked nine
from each hose company, The score
stood 10 to 3 in favor of the Putua ms,
who offer now to play any nine from the
fire department or other Bennington or
ganizatiOn.
THE prices for wool now received by
Vermont farmers, as noted in another
place to day, and the increase over year
ago, must make them wonder how long
IL will be before they meet the ruin
prophesied by Democratic free trade cam
paign speakers.
THE many friends of Chas. b. Riddle
will be glad to know that the improve
meut in his condition mentioned by US
last spring continues, and that he is
about the streets daily. He has right
to be cheerful and his friends hopeful of
ultimate recovery.
ST. PETERS DAY, Saturday, June Goth,
was observed as name day" by 81. Pet
er's Church of this village. There was
a celt braton Of the Holy Eucharist at 10
a, m. Evensong and sermon at 1880,
followed by parish reception in Apollo
Hall. The event was quite memorable
one in the annals of the parish.
B. F. WOOD is home agar, having fin
ished the two powder mills he. with his
partner, F. w, DIN, had contracted to
build in Farmipgdale. N. j. We learn
that they are now figuring on another
proposal and are likely to receive the
contract, The quality of the work done
by Mr.. Woods firm commends itself to
all manufacturers of powder.
AT the butter and cheese sales of the
Vermont Board of Trade last Friday, 2S
brands of creamery butter we're offered.
The demand was active at 18 cents per
pound. The aggregate was 30, 900 pounds.
Five brands Of dairy butter were Offered;
no report as to demand. Thirty-seven
thousand pounds of cheese, "a" quality,
was sold, and 90, 900 of No. 2 maple sug-
ar. Market day is Friday.
THE New York Sun having offered
prize for the best fishing story of the
season, the Herald is moved to say that
there is no use in any member OF the
Rutland Fish and Game Club trying to
compete, because of their well-known
truthfuluess on this subject. We sug-
gest that any surviving member of the
"Green Mountain Elk Association"
would stand fair chance of obtaining
the award,
THE effects of coming in contact with
poison ivy are very annoying to many
people, and it is said that to battle the
parts affected with water as hot as can
be borne will be found to be an effica-
oious remedy. Another "cure" is to put
small quantity of spirits of ammonia
into sweet cream and apply lightly with
feather, spreading as the patient can
endure it. No remedy will be found to
suit all cases.
On Monday afternoon frankie, son of
James E. Hurley, was injured by horse
stepping on his foot. The little fellow
was on one side of the street when a
horse driven rapidly came along, and be
fore he could get out of the Was stepped
on as stated. The foot is badly swollen
and but for the soft ground nigh: have
been more seriously hurt. In some parts
of our village rapid driving should be
stopped, and there is altogether too
much careless driving INDUCED in any
way.
THE ''press dinner" Sunday, given by
Landlord Collins to the editors of West
ern Vermont and Northern New York
at Willsborough Point, was great sue
cess. The guild editorial of Troy, Platts-
burgh, Burlington aud Rutland were
represented, as well as that of smaller
places in this region. The Queen Noun
tain View House, a summer hotel on the |
Lake Shore, lately opened by Mr.. Collins,
is charming place and is already hand |
somely patronizod. A steamer cor meets |
Willsborough Point with trains on the |
Vermont side and direct railway con- |
nections are made via Whitehall.
THE Salisbury Letters" descriptive
of the scenes and incidents of a cruise in |
the Orient and tour around the world |
in an U. s. man-of- war, now running In |
the BANNER, are TO close with this month. |
The topics for July are Letter v. pre-
sented in this issue, Among the Isles
of the Sea-; letter W., for week ending |
July 10, Into the Southern Seas; letter
x, for week ending July 90, AROUND
the Cape Horn; Letter Y, for week |
ending July 81, Under the Liberty
Torch" These letters have attracted |
wide attention, have been the best thing
in this line we have ever published and
we know of sever | who have preserved
them.
THE Herald resume, in another column,
Of The remarks of + iitor SimOnds 10 the
Manchester Journal of last week, is in
complete without the explanations which
go herewith. We are informed by an
eyewitness that it did look as if the pro
hlbitory law had become over-Strained
when one substantial farmer after an
other walked into court, and pleaded
guilty to number of (more or less)
offenses of selling cider. paying from $50
to 5000 and costs for the same. They
declared at the time that they had done
nothing but market their apple crop, and
were in no sense liquor dealers under
wholesome temperance statutes. This
is one side Of the case. On the other
hand, Editor Simouds, and the Herald
leaves this out of its article, remarks
that the States attorney in no instance
cited these farmers before the court I'M
les he had sufficient evidence to war
rant him, in his judgment, in proceed
ing against them, Tbi, is explained to
refer to those neighborhood gatherings
on Sunday and other days, where the