The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-05-16

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that there will not be much variation
from last year. The personal property
may be little more in the aggregate.
WE regret to hear of the serious and
perhaps critical illness of Solomon How
ard of SALISBURY. He has been out OF
health for a couple of years, and par.
TALLY regained his strength during the
latter part of last wear. He has exper.
fenced relapse.
SWEET May is coming,
The bees are humming,
| And the small boy bankers for early fruit
| The skies are buer,
| The gales are fewer
And the damsel is trimming her bathing suit.
The weather fair is,
And warm the air is,
And the Oriole in the orchard sings
And hearts are lighter,
And life is brighter,
For house claaning's over again, by Jings
THE friends of the Rev. Geo. G. Jones
and they are many in town, will be
pleased to know that he is able TO con.
tinue in the active work of the ministry
and is rector of st, Marks Church, New.
port, Vermont. He gave the knights
Templars of that town an Easter sermon
on the evening of the 2lst ult., which
has been published,
TIE Fitchburg railroad announce the
following round trip rates to the Home
Missionary Society of the Congregation
al Church, to be held in Saratoga, n.
Y, June to North Adams, $500
Williamstown, 1915 Hoosick Falls,
$l.75. Tickets will be on sale June Isl
to 4th inclusive, and will be good for re-
turn passage until June 10th inclusive
WE copy the following pleasant notice
from the Troy Press of last Saturday
miss Clara Bennett of Manchester. W.,
who has teen studying art under Beau
regard for the last four years leaves for
her home next week to spend the sum-
mer months She is one OF Beauregard's
most promising pupils, possessing rare
talent, keen eye for the beautiful and
ROBERT DRYSDALE is in New York
City for the third time this season, pur.
chasing goods for the River street estab.
lishment. The business done by A.
Drysdale & Son is phenomenal, and the
secret consists largely in buying goods
and then knowing how to advertise
them. Mr. r. has few equals as the
writer of advertisements. If you don't
believe it follow him few weeks and
| see lOI JOuTstlNed'
THE funeral of "Dell' Cutler was held
Sunday afternoon, the Rev. Y. Marten
officiating. There was a very large at
tendance and the railroad men were out
in force. Mr.. Cutler was very popular
among those who knew him and there
is universal regret that his life has been
cut short. The arrangements were I'M
der the direction of j. Ed. Walbridge.
undertaken. and the remains were in
TERED in the village cemetery.
In the death of Joseph w. Fuller, Of
Fuller, Warren & Co. yesterday, Troy
loses one of its most foremost citizens.
He WAS identified with its manufacture
ing interests and was a large employer
of labor, enjoying the respect of all his
employees. He was man of the strict
est integrity, an honorable and upright
citizen Of large heart and mind. The
funeral will take place from st. Pauls
Church in that city Saturday morning
at II o'clock.
THE Free Press announces st. Luke's
Church IN st. Adams has voted to adopt
the system of free pews for the ensuing
year. The experiment will be watched
with interest" As if such a thing was
an experiment. st. Peters Church in
this village has been a free church, that
is without pew rents of any nature and
supported wholly by weekly offerings.
for more than dozen years, and the
system works well. In fact better than
any other of which we have knowledge.
THE writing school taught by S. II.
lockwood closed Friday evening of last
week. There were siXty-two pupils in
attendance, and quite competition for
the following award of prizes First
prize, crayOn and frame, value 800,
won by Tillie Silver for most improve
ment second prize, a crayon, value
Sl5, won by Arthur Carpenter third
prize, won by Fred Kennon fourth
prize. won by Asa Harweod fifth prize,
won by w. +. lockwood. The finest
writer in the class was Caro- NJ. Ball. al
though great improvement was notice
able in all.
CUSTER Post has detailed the follow
ing named committees to decorate the
graves in the different Genet cries Pow
nal cemetery, j. G. Burt, John Servis (;
Towsey cemetery, Albert NJ. Downs /;
South SALISBURY cemetery, G. Myers
and A Collins Woodford cemetery, C.
Cutler Kinsley cemetery, Otis Warren /;
Chapel cemetery, Geo. Bowles Soldiers
Home cemetery, Geo. Chase Hinsdill-
willie cemetery, Sons of Veterans COM
mander Kennon, Surgeon Rudd, Com
rades j. / Uoomis, j, A. N. Williams, A.
j. Noyes, N NJ, Puffer, 0. X. Wynn IN,
F. HOLSTER, J. Watson.
WE concur with Department Com.
mander Tracy in his General Orders, No.
3, and Editor Gibbs in an item copied
elsewhere. concerning the proper obser-
vance of Memorial Day. Especially that
portion which deprecates the ''Decora-
ton" term and the Fast Day" desc
Grafton the popular observance seems in
clined to make ofthe date Of hallOwed as
sociations and memory. By all means
let us call it Memorial Day and observe
it accordingly, even though it should be-
come as hard task to disabuse the pop
ular mind Of the decoration idea as 1t is
Of the fallacy that Henry VIII founded
the English Church. Col. Tracy does
well to recall the momentous times Of
which Memorial Day is the reminder.
WE are IN receipt of the Official Bulle-
tin Of the National Educational ASsoci-
alton, Prof. Jas. II. Garfield OF Law
renee, Kansas, secretary, announcing
the meeting to be held at Nashville,
Tenn, July 10th to Goth, 1889. The
handsome pamphlet has an illustrated
cover Of scenery and buildings in and
about Nashville, and the whole is gotten
up on the system of Western enterprise
in showing up the good points Of the
locality about to be visited by thousands
of teachers In the matter Of railroad
arrangements we quote the portion ap.
plicable to our section THE New Eng.
land States have united in an Organza-
ton under the dictatorship Of VIM. T..
Sheldon. No \ Somerset street, Boston,
assisted by the local directors. This ex-
cursi1n combines a restful sea voyage
from Boston and New York to Norfolk.
and delightful railway journey from
Norfolk through the beautiful and his
toric regions Of Virginia and Tennessee
to Nashville, affording rare Opportun-
ity for side trips to visit the world re-
nowned Natural Bridge, the wonderful
caverns of Luray, many famous battle
fields, and the summit Of Lookout Noun.
tain, from which panoramic view Of
unsurpassed beauty is had, including
points in seven States"