The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-11-14
EDWARD KELLEY has been granted an

MRS 4. h. SCOTT has been i'll for sew
eral days threatened with fever.
COL AND Mrs. z. ID. BENNETT are in
Boston to-day, ant will return the last
of the week.
THE culvert near the Catholic school
house is being rebuilt and was found 10
be in bad condition,
MRS. Fl. L. STLLsoN and daughter
Ruth, have been visiting the family of
d. E. Purdy in Manchester this week.
SECRETARY OF WAR PROCTOR has re-
signed the presidency Of the Vermont
Marble Company, and is succeeded by
his son.
THE Bradford and Cooper mills are
now lighted with electricity. Both OF
these extensive establishments are doing
a fine business.
CHAs R. SANFORD Is painting his block
in Bennington Centre bright red, trim
med with white. 1t presents a marked
contrast to the former color.
THE enlargement of the Valentine
mills is nearly completed. With the
new buildings and additions this il now
one OF the largest manufactures in the
State.
THE summer time table of the B. & g.
railroads has been superseded by the old
order of things. lhs train running for
transportation business with coach at
tached.
SIDNEY ]. WILKINS has resigned his
position as register OF the Probate Court,
and will engage in business. BE has ac-
ceptably filled the Office of register for
three years.
THE Battle Monument stands within
10 feet of the capstone, and the latter,
weather permitting, will probably be
placed in position the last of next week,
possibly Friday,
THE artistic crayon portrait Of the
Rev. j. S. Michaud. in Martins window,
is the work of the lockwood Bros, and
IS for the St. Francis de Sales fair, to be
disposed of by shares.
MRS. w. A. Root and family, and
Miss Elizabeth Root, went to Brooklyn,
N. Y, last week, where they will in
future reside. Mr.. Root is established
IN business in the metropolis.
Mr.. DEWEY DUNHAM had the misfor.
tune to crush the second finger of his
right hand, and will probably lose the
use of il. A stone rolled on 10 il. He
has the warmest sympathy of all.
The much sold" and moved" old
Baptist parsonage has finally been
placed on its new foundations, necessi-
tating the blocking up of Willow street
for few days. The building was re-
moved in parts-one-half at time.
Mks. DR.. CHISHOLM went to New
York city last evening to meet her faith
er, Mr.. Geo. W. Hall, who came East
from Georgetown, Colo, to attend a
meeting of the directors of the mining
company of which he is the president.
Mr.. E. A. LAWRENCE, who has been
spending few days in Bennington in
view of proposed Y. NJ. g. A., is called
to Burlington to arrange for the State
Annual Convention soon to transpire.
He expects to return here Saturday. In
case he does so, union meeting will be
arranged on Sunday in the interest OF
young men.
THE dining parlors for ladies and gen.
tlemen on North street were opened last
Saturday by j. d. Thompson, as an
nounced recently. The first floor Of the
building opposite Packard's store, and
formerly use as billiard room, etc., has
been elegantly fitted up for restaurant
purposes and already good run OF GUS
tom has been secured.
In our exchanges we find the follow
ing startling announcement "ReV.
James G. Flanders has received a call to
become pastor of the Congregational
Church at Manchester Centre, VT" The
senior landers is rector of st. Luke's
Church, st. Albans, and his son holds a
like relation to ZION Church, Manches-
ter Centre. One or the other, we are
not informed which, is talked of for rec.
tor of Christ Church, Montpelier,
HARRISON l, NORTON has purchased
the summit of Mt, Anthony, with the
right of way thereto, of the Robinson
and Sears estates. This is the old obser-
ystory cite and highway. Just what
Mr.. Norton will do with this property is
not at present announced, but the pur-
chase shows him 10 be anticipating a
good thing to own when our proposed
summer hotels are built and in opera
ton. The demand for the erection OF an
observatory on the old grounds will then
make this very profitable investment.
THE d. of R. convention tomorrow,
to be held in Odd Fellows Hall promises
to be large gathering of ladies and gen.
tlemen. The Grand Master and other
Grand officers of the State l. D. o. F. o.,
are to be present, and this evening they
will visit Stark Lodge, No. 8. Of this vii
lage and witness the work of the Inita-
tory Degree. Tomorrow the convention
will hold morning and afternoon legis-
lative sessions, and in the evening the
work OF the "beautified degree" as orig
mated by Miriam Degree of Rebekah
Lodge, will be witnessed by the Conven-
ton, the Board of Grand Officers, and
yiitors.
The Syracuse Standard copies what it
terms some of the wise suggestions" of
Mr., Bliss concerning State instruction in
forestry, contained in his Forestry
Talk" at Woodford, recently published
in our columns, and also his advice to
lumbermen to employ trained foresters,
and says that Mr.. Alfred Dodge of Her
kimer county, New York, zone of the
leading lumbermen of the country is 60
ing ahead of his own motion, without
waiting for the State to move, and is
bringing competent foresters to take
care of his woodland estate Some of
our own lumbermen might, no doubt,
profit by the example of Mr.. Dodge.
THE fair of St. Francis de Sales
Church, opens to. morrow evening with
band concert at 8 o'clock. The Citi-
zens Cornet Band furnishes the music.
The fair will hold a week and each even.
ing there will be an enjoyable enter
tainment and also there will be door
prize awarded as usual. The young la
dies have a fine lot Of nice articles for
sale, and the elegant parlor suite will be
awarded during the last part of the fair.
We learn that the tickets on this parlor
suite have been pretty well sold and will
all find purchasers. This ensures a snug
sum for the enlargement of the ordinary
proceeds of this annual festival. 1t will
will be held in Library Hall.
THE st. Adams Messenger, referring
to the late meeting Of the choir-guilds
OF Vermont, says: REV. Mr., FIsher,
having served on the committee for sew
eral years, asked TO be, and was, excused
from further service after a unanimous
vote of thanks had been given him, and
the guild proceeded to elect the follow
ing executive committee for the year
ensuing: Rev. VIM. Bogert Walker of
Bennington, @. E. Allen of Burlington,
G. +. Parker Of Vergennes, j. II. Will
hams Of Bellows Falls and F. W. Ban
croft of Montpelier all being re cleo
tions save the first named. The time
and place Of the next meeting were left
for the committee to decide"
CAPT. GEO. E. DIMCK died at the Yer
mont Soldiers Home on Wednesday
evening, Nov. 18th, aged 81 years. He
was admitted to the Home Sept. 10Th,
1888, and has required constant care and
nursing during the whole time since bis
admission to the Home. Comrade Dim
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