The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-09-19
Local..
Miss ANNIE DAKIN ID auIte I'M.

5eph's College, Burlington, VI.
Miss ESTHER PORTER has been quite
i'll for a few days, and confined to the
house.
THE Troy Budget says miss George
Hawkins left Saturday for ten days va
cation at Bennington"
MRS. FRANK NJ. TIFFANY lost valua-
BILE diamond from it's setting in her ring
at the picnic grounds the 18th.
THE time for the payment of taxes to
the treasurer, expires Sept. 20th. This is
for the town, school and village taxes.
MISS Il. j. MoRaAN's show windows
have put on gala attire" consequent
upon the opening up of her fall stock OF
millinery.
The store in the old Adams block on
South street, formerly occupied by John
H. Ayres, is being painted and refitted
for occupancy.
THE corner stone of Parish Hall, con-
nected with All Saints Church at Hoo
sick, N. Y, will be laid on Saturday of
this week by Bishop Doane. The full
ceremonial of the Prayer Book will be
used, the vested choir being in attend
ance.
THE "open letter" OF Messrs. Cole &
Burt, Oh our first page to day, 10 of inter-
est to our readers. They believe in sell
ing goods on the ''nimble penny" plan,
and their increasing volume Of trade
proves the good policy of this idea.
Their custom department will Dear in
spection.
THE firemen's committee request all
persons having bills against them for ar
ticles furnished for their field day to
send them Immediately to Charles II.
Dewey, their treasurer, for payment, as
they wish to get Strengthened up as soon
as possible to call department meeting
and report.
AT the annual met ting of the stock
holders of the Bennington and Rutland
Railway Co., held at North Bennington
on Monday, the 18Th instant, the follow
ing-named Boardlof Directors was unan-
imously elected John G. Mccullough,
Frederic B. Jennings, w. Seward Webb,
Trenor L. Park, Mason s. Colburn.
THERE are many good things on our
outside pages in this issue. Not the
least thoughtful article is one from the
pen of Prof. Sumner of Yale College, on
"Who is Free is it the Millionaire ?"
which will bear reading several times.
The Vermont colonization subject is also
treated in circular from the Commits
sioner.
CONDUCTOR THoS. KORAN Of the Ben.
nington and Rutland road had on his
train from Bennington to Manchester
recently the first 80 ton freight car he
ever saw on any of the roads in this vi
cinity. 1t was fiat bottom car. had an
iron truck frame and six wheel trucks.
1t is used in carrying heavy iron ma
chlnery.
THERE is to be a festival and oyster
supper in the new church (unfinished)
edifce of St. Francis De Sales parish on
the evening of the 2sth inst. This is
held under the auspices of the workmen
employed on the building, and will be a
very enjoyable affair. The whole will
be lighted with electricity, and further
particulars will be given next week.
THE old and reliable firm ofG. V. S.
Quackenbush & Co., Troy, N. Y, who
have an advertisement in another col
umn, are so well known as to need nc
commentator at our hands, and yet il
is always pleasure to speak a good
word for them. When in Troy, call and
inspect the goods in their many depart
ments, which they sell for rates that fit
everybody's purse.
TUESDAY morning kettle full of tar
which was being heated in the Methodist
Church yard to make concrete for the
floor of the church basement suddenly
boiled over, igniting the tar in the kettle
and sending the blazing liquid down the
grade toward Winslow's tin shop ; an
EN- bankment of sand was hastily thrown
up in front of it however, preventing il
from doing serious damage.
TO close out the first edition of "Ben-
nington illustrated" the souvenir men.
toned by us last week, and on account
of the lateness of the season, Artist Co.
kay offers these splendid little works Of
art for rs cents each. Sent by mail to
any address on receipt of the price
These wore reproduced from photo
graphs by the gelatin process, which
ensured perfect legibility and softness
of outline which is very pleasing.
THE town of Springfield has an organ,
ization called the Union History Club.
At recent meeting a paper was read
in relation 90 the old military road from
Post No. 4 near Charleston, n. H., to
Crown Point on Lake Champlain. Ira
ces of the road are still visible, and the
club has caused a monument TO be erect
ed on the Connecticut river where the
road entered Vermont. Along the en-
tire length of the road are graves and
relics which tell Of another time. 1t is
CnnnagtnH fhaf nfhnr IN. QaaE for
facts concerning this old highway, as
Springfield is doing.
JOHN G. MYERS again addresses our
readers, through the BANNER columns.
He, like many another advertiser, finds
it profitable to advise the people Of the
great stock and bargains he is continu
ally offering at'his mammoth store on
North Pearl street. Albany, N. Z. We
have known Mr.. Myers for many years
and hence have no hesitancy In endors-
ing him as reliable dealer. one in whom
our readers may confidently trust to rep.
resent things just as they are. When in
want of dry goods, just step into the
North Pearl street emporium Of j. G.
Myers and see for yourselves.
Miss GERTRUDE HUBERT, daughter OF
Rev. G. B. Hubert, d. D., late of Middle
bury College, and now pastor Of the
Congregational Church in East Hard
wick, has been elected Principal of Mr..
Moody's Institute at Chicago. The school
is to be started this month 10 train mis-
sionaries. Miss Hubert is a graduate OF
Smith College, has been a teacher at
Wheaton College, Illinois, and recently
connected with Mr.. MOody's school at
Mortified. Mrs. Capron OF the Madura
Mission, India, will also be connected
with the school, Miss Hubert has many
friends here who will be pleased to hear
of this promotion.
EACH year the local paper gives from
$500 to $4,000 in free lines for the benefit
of the community in which IL lie located.
No other agency can or will do this,
The editor, in proportion TO his means,
does more for his town than any other
ten men, and in all fairness, man with
man, he ought to be supported. not be-
admire his writing. but because local
paper is the best investment a commu-
nifty can make. II may not be brilliant,
or crowded with more thoughts, but
financially 1t is of more benefit to the
community than the teacher or preacher.
Understand us, now, we do not mean
morally or intellectually, but financially ;
and yet on the moral question you will
find that most Of the local papers are on
the right side Of the question. To-day
the editors of the local papers do the
most work for the least money Of any
men on earth. Subscribe for your local
paper not as charity. but as an invest
ment.-Judge DdUid Dduis.
CADET CHAs. W. PIERCE of Norwich
University, returned to Mortified last
evening, and enters the sophomore class
in that institution to-day. Three others
also enter that popular Institution from
this county, bis brother, Warren A.
Pierce I; Edward C. Bennett, son of Col.