The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-10-17

MRS. GEORGE HARDWOOD has been in
Troy, N. Y, for weeks visit.
MRs. j. A. SIPPERLY of Hoosick Falls, |
n, y, was in town last week.
AaHUR CRANDELL and wife, are visit
IN m Berlin, N. Y, this week.
Union meetings held during this
u'''"k nave been largely attended.
Mrs. NAOMI ARMSTRONG is very low,
and much solicitude IS felt by her friends
in regard to her recovery.
CAPT. Jos. FROST has made a short
visit to Bennington this week. Ills is in
business ia Lowell, Mass.
JOHN R. PMLING and wife made their
many friends here a flying visit within
the week, stopping oyer Sunday in town.
JOHN KILRoY was injured yesterday
by the fall of "A stone from the top of the
monument. IL was a narror escape
from death.
WATSON, the artist, still holds his own
with city competition as well as that
nearer home on the excellence of his
work, and prices accordingly.
A LODGE of the N. E. Order of Pro-
lection will be organized in this village
to night. The charter members are
composed of large number Of our youn
ger men-just the class to make q society
boom"
THE New York excursion, advertised
elsewhere by the Fltchburg railroad,
Oct %, is also run from Rutland and
Bennington. For particulars enquire of
your station agent. Train leaves Ben
nington at 8, 10 p. m.
The left hand of Henry Allard, en-
ployed in w. G. Bulls novelty works,
was badly lacerated Tuesday morning
by coming in contact with the blades of
shaper at which he was working. DR.,
Rogers dressed the wound.
ARCHITECT RIM of Boston was here
yesterday and approved the Battle Mon
ument to the height of 240 feet. The
remaining 81 feet will go up in the next
30 days. completing the walls Of the
structure, if weather permits.
A BRUTAL murder of a wife by her
drunken husband in Cambridge, N. Y,
and the explosion of the powder mi Ills al
Valley Fails, whereby one man was
killed, are two topics which agitated
people in this vicinity this week.
| 1OEoDA1 ulbllb an dlItLbpb " 40 maui
to break into Mrs. Maurer's residence on
Union street. The burglars were discov-
cred, driven off and tracked. 1t does
seem as il this gang (local probably y
could be unearthed and broken up.
THE evening services in the Baptist
Methodist and Second Congregations
churches, beginning with next Sunday
will commence at z o'clock instead oi
1880 as during the summer. This ar
rangement will continue until mex
April.
THERE will be meeting for the mem
bers of the Main street book club at Mrs
A. K. Ritchie's on Tuesday evening
Oct. 22d at O'Clock. All members ar,
requested to be present, as the list fol
the coming year is to be made out anC
sent at once.
THE Manchester Journal says: "HoI
E. b. Burton has been appointed Judg,
of Probate by Gov. Dillingham;, to fiji
out the unexpired term of Judge Nun.
son. resigned. He has filled the offic,
before for several terms and is familiar
with its duties,
MEssRs. j. S. HOLDEN, G.. F. and q
W. Leonard and wives are enjoying 70
few days the autumnal beauties of tn,
Green Mountain scenery before the la
dies return 10 the city for the winter
They feel quite well satisfied with tn,
Bennington WOODEN mills, their late pur
chase.
} On the afternoon of the l4th, a larg
barn belonging to S, NJ. Sibley, and stu
ated on the Bennington fats, was de
stroyed by fire, together with its con
tents Of hay and grain. The fire wa
supposed to have been caused by tn
carelPssness of workmen employed there
Insurance $500.
THE Springfield Republican discusse
J editorially at some length the immigra
ton schemes OF Vermont and Ney
Hampshire. and concludes that 18th
) New Hampshire and Vermont peopl
! have taken up the question in yer
! practical way, and are likely 10 accom-
plish something"
, THE attention of the Street Commits
sIoner is called TO the manner the waite
company fill up the bitches they dig 4
various parts of the town. At the bes
, this digging is a nuisance, and the greai
est care shoud be insisted upon that tn
: refilling leaves the streets as good a
found, and the stones should be at ono
[ removed.
WHO says Bennington is not fast bt
3 coming the Vermont metropolis Rea
7 this, sent out to the city press "a live
ly set-to with six ounce gloves betwee
two well. known lovers of the art, too
place last night in Fourth ward resor
, twelve rounds were contested when th
3 refree declared it draw. the purse b
: ing divided between the combatants."
WIN. BRYAN of New York, and cousin
Sarah Smith, will pass couple of week
r in town before returning to the city
5 They summered in Warren county, \
Y, and we commend their example I
4 others to remain in the country and en-
5 Joy our Incompatible autumnal scenery
= Mr.. Bryan was chief of the postoffice IL
t spectiOn bureau under President Lii
Q coin.
3 SPEAKING of what little taste in tn
/. expenditure OF money will do, we refe
: to-day to the improvements made by Nj
D NJ. Culliton in the house near his etor
D on Gage street, occupied for long tim
Q by Widow Murphy. Mr.. Culliton's bu
mess has grown so that he will NOV
n from the dwelling in his store TO tn
s handsome house and enlarge his border
[ for business.
g THE Messrs. Worthington of Mort
l Bennington, are moving into their me-
: quarters in the Whitney Block. Wear
= pleased to welcome these enterprisin
8 gentlemen to business circles in tn
h place, and they will soon make their ow
g announcements through our column
5 This store has lately been reprinted an
repaired 80 that it will be very attraC
3 tive place OF business.
!, A BIT of information was picked u
: the other day not often known. Tw
!, gentlemen were talking when one aske
: on what'day of the week Christmas wi
! be this year, The gentleman replied th
: first day of May came of Wednesday
; That struck the writer forcibly and at b
leisure he gathered up lot of old calen
{ dars and Investigated it. He found tia
e It is true that the first day Of May an
= Christmas OF the same year invariabl
} occur on the same day Of the week.
DIR SEWARD WEBB, president of tb
, Wagner Drawing Car Company
and wife, accompanied by Mlss Spriggi
Post, Miss Shepard, daughter of Ellie
F. Shepard, Miss Bergman, Miss Cha
lotte Winthrop, Baron BrOdie Won Fri
arkstein, Brockholst, Tom Howard an
! Louis Webb. all of New York city, pas
sed through Bennington Tuesday on DI
Webb's special car en- route to bis rurE
residence at Shelburne farm, Burlington
where a country frolic is to be epjlye
for ten days. IL
f THE 'land hunters as they are c lie
) out wes', are looking for land in Ver
: mont. Some Pennsylvania farmers O
\ moderate means were in town this week
/ attracted hither by the free advertising
q the s. ate has got They exnraaspd them