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


Miss Fl. ]. MORGAN Is in New Yorl
looking up novelties in millinery.
The Bennington battle monument
reached the height of 234 feet yesterday
TONIGHT the Bennington Medical So
ciety will resume its weekly meeting
for the fall and winter.
ELI TIFFANY and wife were summoned
to Thompsonville. Conn. this week L
attend the funeral Of a relative.
Miss FANNIE SIPPERLY of Mslrose, N
Y, has returned to her home after a two
weeks visit. to her cousin, Mrs. E. II
Moore. rr-
MRS. NATHAN BoTTUM of Shaftsbur,
has purchased the home place OF her late
husband in that town for $1,000, and the
estate has been settled.
RUFUS STRATToN, JR., OF Hazardville
Conn, reached town last Saturday for &
visit to his grandmother and uncl.. II,
will stay about two weeks.
8. B. SANFORD Of Troy, N. Y, hal
been elected President OF the Troy and
Boston Railroad Company in the plact
OF the late Daniel Robinson.
l.. G. HoLToN has returned from his
wedding trip often days, and with his
wife will reside with his parents on
School street for the present. .s... ...
The agency of Childs & Powers has
settled the loss on Jared Towards barn
paying the amount of insurance $500
He says that his loss is fully $500 above
that sum. it
The Rev. VIM. Bogert Walker, will
next week be In New York as a visitor
OF the General Convention of the Church
which holds its session in that city dur
ing three weeks Of. this month. -
THE BANNER stationery store has quite
a number OF devotional books, suitable
to seasons OF deep spiritual conviction
like the present in town. Among them
we mention the Limitation of Chris, >
the Revingston'a edition Gold Dust,
Daily Food, etc. .rs -
THE Citizens Band hold fair and fes-
tival in Library He'll, Oct. 10 and 16
next week Tuesday and Wednesday ev.
eniDgs. Among the attractions adver.
tised is an award OF an elegant gold
headed cane to the bookkeeper receiving
the greatest number OF votes. There
will be a bountiful supper served each
evening at reasonable price. The band
deserve rousing benefit. .....
THE following commentator from q
Bennington boy, who stood high in schoo
here, and who is now taking the same
advance in his profession else W here, II
highly appreciated: II take great pleas
ure in sending you herewith year,
subscription for your much priced paper
Next to being at home the greatest pleas
ure one can have Is to receive good frest
news. such as your paper affords, about
our friends and about the many progress
sive changes that from time to time arts,
in ones native town." .
THE st. Paul, Mimi, Sunday Globe Of
Sept. 10Th, says Of former residents Of
this county Charles E. Pierce, book
keeper for E. R. Bryant, and assistant
secretary Of several building societies,
was married at 8 o'clock yesterday after
noon to Mrs. Ellen NJ. Bartlett, at thu
parsonage of the Clinton. Avenue NJ. E
Church, Rev. ]. F. Stout officiating. MIR
and Mrs, Pierce left on the evening trair
for a ten days trip through the East
FROM which they will return to be 81
lone to their friends. at No. 1888 Dakott
Avenue, after Oct. 10Th.
Miss ANNA ROGERS is teaching hel
fourth term in district No. | of this town
The present enrolment ia IS and the av
erage attendance 80 daily. This is one
OF the very bet showings for schoo
that has lately come to our notice. Mis-
Rogers is thorough teacher, and we arr
glad to learn that the committee have
lately placed in the building a SLATE
blackboard ,23x31 feet, q full set Of wal
maps, and are negotiating for an una,
bridged dictionary. II is good economy
to equip school with ample auxiliarieG
OF this nature. The term OF IS weeks
began with the first Monday in Septem
Der.
Two sleeping oars passed south from
Rutland over theB & R. Saturday night
containing the members of the Grand
Commandery of Vermont, Knights Tenn
plar, and escort, comprising a goodIy
number Of Sir knights from each sub
ordinate. 90 the way down two Rut.
land men were robbed, and one OF the
portera On being arrested and searched
proved to be the thief. The special train
OF seven cars left Troy, N. Y, at 3 D. d,
Sunday and reached the National Cap.
ital at "a. m. Monday, without further
incident other than a pleasant Journey
On the return trip this contingent OF the
Fraternity leave Washington this after.
noon, reaching home on the New York
express tU-morrow.
The Wilcox case In the U. s. Court al
Rutland, has been on trial this week,
and dozen or more Of our citizens have
testified on one side or the other. The
Herald of to day says 1.-THE case OF
United States vs.. Nelson o. Wilcox was
resumed and the hearing OF the testi-
mony was finished at 1910 a. m. The
arRum+nts Of District Attorney Plumley
for the United States and J. X Batchel.
der for respondent, and the charge to
the jury occupied the time up to $3.50 p.
m, when the jury retired. They re.
turned at 8 O'Clock when the foreman
announced that they could not agree
then they were further instructed by the
court and retired to furlh consider the
case. The court then took a recess until
8 o'clock this morning."
The mesger pay which teachers 10
this State receive FOR their services has
resulted in a scarcity Of good teachers.
especially in the email country districts,
The motive actuating the Individusls
who have the hiring Of teachers in those
districts appears tn he the same as that
which prompted a Senator IN the Arkan-
sas Legislature to object to a resolution
which was offered providing for the EN-
plOym ent Ut an assistant to the journal
clerk, who found himself oveTw helmed
with work. Whats this hyer man
Roin' ter cost ?" demanded the Senator
from Wayback. -Four dollars day, /"
said the mover OF the resolution. "Then
I'm agIn it, tooth an toenaiI," shouted
the Senator. Down wher' l live YOU
cBn hire the best pillow han in the settle
ment for six bits day, an l ain I agoiu'
TO stan by an see foah dollars O. the
peoples money give ter Teller jos ter
set up 10 table an write. A dOllah q
day 'bundance fur him. r-Telegrdm.
st. Peters Guild meeting last even
ing, the Rector read q paper on the
History of the Nicene Creed" correct
Ing perversions of, many newspapers
made largely through misunderstand-
ing Of the point Of Discussion in the
General Convention now iu session in
New York City. For instance, the
terms "fuil OF errors, Roman Catholic
Doctrine" etc.. INDUCED in by ]. Corn
ing Judd Of Chiesgp and other low
churchmen, were Used because Of the
words "and the Sp4p the subject then
under consideration. called the Fillioqtte.
These three words, denoting the double
Procession OF the Holy Ghost" were
the cause Of the original great Division
between the Eastern and Western
churches. Thus it will be seen that the
Episcopal and English churches follow
the West instead OF the Greek or East
I'm church. Ttereis no change in the
attitude OF the Episcopal church on this
point, and no change Of creeds, notwitb-