The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-02-07
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THE subject of the sermon at Even
song on Sunday next al St. Peters
Church will be THE Historic Witness
of the Church."
AN interesting lesson, drawn from ex-
perience, 10 shown of the folly Of third
party prohibition in another column, in
a review Of the New Jersey folly.
D. L. MORGAN OF Rutland, Col, A. Q.
Tracy of Middlebury and Gen. P. P
Pltkin of Montpelier are the leading can
didates for the next department COM
mander.
A LARGE delegation from Custer Post,
G. A. R., and W. R c., OF Bennington
will attend the department encampment
and w. R. c. convention to be held at
Brattleboro Feb. 10, IA and 10.
The ladies of St. Peters Church will
hold an entertainment consisting of
sale of fancy and useful articl 8, and
refreshments, at Free Library Hall, on
next Thursday evening, Feb. IA.
THE Good Templars installation last
Friday evening was graced by a Brown
Supper" spread by the newly installed
officers and few volunteers. 1t is pro
posed to make these peculiar suppers a
feature of this lodge occasionally.
Col. f. D. Bennett of the Governors
staff, Maj R. j. Coffey of Brigader Gen.
VIM. l. Greenleaf's staff, Capt. Evans,
Lieutenants Weld and Fillmore of Co.
K, LIST Regt., N. G ", expect to attend
the school OF officers at Montpelier, Vt.
February 90 and 81.
BENNINGTON people who may visit
Boston hereafter will please bear in
mind that it is not fashionable now to
speak of beans The present title
given to that useful vegetable is hdricotS,
which, although French for the same
alleged "brain food" of New England
is supposed to have more cultured"
sound.
THE Rt. Rev. Bishop Bissell left Bur
lington on January p, for Detroit, Mich,
in pursuit of health, expecting TO go
thence after few days 10 some point in
the extreme southwest. The Rt Rev.
Doane, of the Diocese of Albany, will
administer the rite of confirmation in
St. Peters Church, this village, IN the
early part of March.
ST. VALENTINES day will occur on
Thursday next, Feb. IA. OF late years
the custom of sending and receiving
valentines" has fallen into disuse, be
cause the occasion was in large meas
ure made by certain class an oppor-
tunity of conveying anything but pleas
ant Compliments" or tokens of atfec-
ton. Comic valentines-as they are
termed-helped destroy an old and in
nocent observance.
EVERYTHING in life is said to have its
uses. Even the cold wave of Sunday
night last was not without its compen-
sations. Did it not use look of g lad
ness to illumine the hitherto sad coun-.
tenances of plumbers, coal dealers and
ice men ? The children's eyes grew
brighter, for in the crisp morning air
there were whispers of better coasting
and sleighing-thOse two enjoyments OF
New England boys and girls which
lend charm TO bleak winter.
THE Bennington rifles will give an ex.
hibition and prize drill at Library Hall
on Tuesday evening, Feb. 12'h. Three
cash prizes or medals will be given to
the best drilled men in the company,
and those attending will witness some
good work on the part OF the competlt-
ors and will also give the company a
much needed benefit, as they will with
out doubt attend the centennial celebra'
ton OF President Washington's inaugur'
al at New York City April 80. Tickets
for the entertainment will be sold by
the company.
Now little girls, after you have read
his weeks BANNER, get out your states
and pencils and work out this problem
in threes
Ifthree little houses stood in row,
with never fence to divide,
And II each little house had three little maids
At play in the garden wide,
And IL each little maid had three little cats
Three times three times three),
And If each little cat had three little kits,
How many kits would there be
And II each little maid had three little friends
With whom she loved to play,
And if each little friend had three little dolls
In dresses and ribbons gay,
And friends and dolls and cats and kits
Were all invited to tea,
And II none of them all should send regrets,
How many guests would there be
WILL not somebody authoritatively de-
eide the mooted question whether under
the present prohibitory law, a Vermont
cider manufacturer can sell the product
to any person whatsoever, without run
ming the risk of being arrested for viola
ton of the law. Clearly, he cannot, il
case of public resort, or to habitua
drunkard, without incuring the penalty
of the law but suppose he sells to
neighbor or store-keeper cider to bt
made into vinegar, how then ? Must hi
prove every sale to have been made
without intent to furnish an intoxicant
for use as such, or else pay over fine
and costs ? Lawyers disagree anC
while the uncertainty continues how are
people to get cider for culinary pur'
poses
QUACKENBUsH's of Troy fourth i'm
portation of Scotch towels is now oper
for inspection. For real value and low
prices they take the lead. A heavy
buck towel for 81, $l.25, $l.50. $l.7i
and 80 per dozen. A large line ofheavy
soft, Scotch damask towels at SO pei
dozen. Fifty dozen odd towels to be
sold cheap. Table linens at special pri
ces. In cream damask at 25 cents, 81!
cents, so cents, 6215 cents and rs cents
Bleached damask at 3712 cents, SO cents
6213 cents, IS cents, 80 cents, ST. cents
and 81. In Turkey red damask we have
the best line of so cent goods in the city
New table covers IN felt, raw silk, spun
silk, Turkey and cardinal red. New
quilts in crochet, dimity and Marseilles
Tides, very choice, in honiten and an
tique also lace bureau sets in great
variety at G. ". S. Quackenbush & Co.'S,
Troy.
SOME intelligent typo" weary Of try
ing to decipher handwriting that Ii
about as intellgible as hieroglyphics, IL
doubtless responsible for the following
candid expression Of opinion on the sub
ject. No reference to BANNER CORES.
pondents, however. is intended THE
man who writes illegibly is impatient or
careless, or, as is frequently the case,
lazy. To write lines so close together
that the division between them il almost
imperceptible, to make confusing alb
breviations or figures that may be taken
for any OF the numerals, to scrawl a Gig
nature that is as much Egyptian as
English in its chirography, and to make
the body OF communication a success
sion OF meaningless loops and curves, is
senseless, The man who writes this
way from preference must be inflated
with a sense of his own Importance or
Indifferent to the heavy draft he makes
upon the time and patience Of his friends
and business associates"
ANOTHER novel entertainment oc-
CURED at III chapel Of the Second Con-
gregational Church on Monday evening.
Six gentlemen had agreed to speak pure
ly extempore for at least fiye and not
more than ten minutes on the subjects
announced respectively to each speaker
after his having taken the stand. Hon.
Fl. G. Root presided with almost I'M
broken dignity. and first introduced
Rev. Fred Widmer, who spoke with a
degree of liberty on "rhe dude" Rev
NJ. L, Severance followed with rather
vivid descriptions of IAN Italian sunset,
as seen from his west windo =, and from
Vesuvus. Rev. G. r. Seymour gave g
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