The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-04-11

LUTHER BURT is building house oil
County street. near his own residence.
corner of County and School.
THE rector of st. Peters Church
breaches this evening in special course
at ST. James Church, Arlington.
THE roads are becoming pretty well
settled and II may truthfully be said
that spring has opened in Bennington.
THE road machine 10 doing excellent
service on our streets these days, under
the supervision of Commissioner Turtle.
THE selectmen are using a road ma
chine this spring with good effects.
John II. Bahan manipulates the scraper.
The listers are around making their
annual inventory Of assets and liabilities.
The latter, as usual, are large CO and
conf family increasing.
TAFT Commandery, knights Templars,
will attend a special service at st Peters
Church on Easter Day, at 1880 p m.
Address by the rector.
A. B. PERKINS returns to Nebraska,
starting this week to be absent until the
autumn, attending to business affairs at
his home in that State.
N. P. NYE of Berlin, town adjoining
Montpelier, is credited with making half
a ton Of maple sugar in six days this
year from 800 trees. Next
The body of Michael Hendrahan, who
died in North Adams, Mass. was brought
here for burial yesterday, He lived here
many years and up to about 1884.
A BONFIRE in the rear OF Library Hall
last Saturday, evening came near becom-
ing conflagrsti IN, the grass ignitinR
and the barn of James B. MPacham was
at one time threatened.
CARDS are out for the marriage Of
Miss Nellie Holnbeck to DIR. Lewis +.
Potter. This event is to take place at
the Methodist Church next week Wed
nesday evening at 8 O'clock.
THE Rev. Frank ]. Mundy, formerly
Of this town, closed his labors with the
First Society Of Lynn, Mass, the 7th Of
this month. He accepts call to New
Jersey, 80 says an exchange,
THE Stark Hose Company are to put
IN new stair case in their house on
Pleasant street. thereby completing the
improvements began last year. They
do this without expense TO the village.
MARTIN CONE, landscape gardener,
has commenced his springs work on the
lawns at Bennington Center and in the
cemetery. He takes care of large
number Of lots in the Center cemetery.
REV. +. WIDMER vi preach his last
sermon in Bennington next Sunday, pre-
vious to going to Saratoga, n. Y, to at
tend the annual session of the Troy Con-
ference, which will meet there April II.
Two decisions have been handed down
from the Supreme Court. The case Of
b ,rber VS. Bennett is continued to the
General Term, and the judgment Of the
County Court is affirmed in that of Will
cox vs. Moon,
DRYSDALE opens an immense stock OF
goods at the River street emporium OF
trade. Crowds have already examined
the assortment and srles are increasing
daily. Tie new aJvel tsemeDt today
tells the story.
LAST Friday evening Miss Hattie Will
Cox was visited by thirty of her school
friends. Mrs. Wilcox threw open her
pleasant home foi their enjoyment and
royalty entertained them I'VE have
had delightful lime" was the verdict
Of the young people.
NEXT week will be Holy Week, OBJ
served by the christian churches in com,
incarceration Of the events of the last
week of the Saviour's life, with his death
and burial Services will be held at St.
Peters Church daily at 10 a. m. and 1880
p. NJ. with sermons at each service.
THE Rev. DR.. Kmball sends US a
pamphlet containing the hearing before
the legislative committee Of Massachu
sets, IN re New England Conservatory
Of music. This corporation applied for
5 ate aid, and one of the arguments
mo'l quoted in the Introductory brief IL
that of DR.. Kimbal.
An old Benningtonian, now of Ohio,
writing TO change the address Of his
BANNER, gives us a pleasant greeting,
which is supplemented by his good wife
in these words I'VE have been a sub.
scriber for the BANNER for nearly &c
years could not get along without it
il seems like an cid friend"
The elegant invitations for the Can.
ton Military hall April 20, era out and
will soon be mailed. The hour set to
commence is s O'Clock with supper
from 10 to IL There is a separate ad.
mission to the galleries for such as wish
to look on. The grand entrance will be
notable spectacular affair,
Miss II. J. MoRGAN's opening of mil.
lInrry go ,ds this week WAS largely at
tended affair Her show windows were
marvels of taste and beauty, The floral
des On in the wet show window was
greatly admired. As to the goods, the
sales of the week are better advertise
ment than any words Of ours could pos.
sibIy be.
WE have two gentlemen in town with
the same initial, b. 7. Cushman, the
wei known mar utactureT Of stAtiOneTs
goods at North Bennington, and Harry
I. Cushman. law student OF this vii.
lage. son of the late Maj Cushman f. I
long time editor of this paper. Their
correspondence and identity have become
so mixed that the latter now places I'D
after his name, hoping that by this
means the confusion may hereafter br
avoided.
w. HAMILTON GIBSON and DR., Howard
Crosby write to the Christian Uni n
favoring Mr.. Valentines plan for secur-
ing a memorial to +. 7. Roe by placing
a natural boHlder on some suitable site
in the neighborhood OF his old home al
Cornwall on Hudson. n. Y. The cost Of
he memorial will be but few hundred
dollars, and the Christian Union invites
INSCRIPTIONS, large and small, from the
friends of Mr., Roe, and from the great
number of those who found help and
stimulus in his novels,
WORK at the Bennington 4 Rutland
railroad shops at the present time ls
booming. Besides the slight repairs that
have to be made daily on some of the
rolling stock, the workmen have thor
Oughly overhauled passenger car No.
ID, and il il out Of the shops looking as
good as new. The locomotive f. d,
Bennett u being entirely rebuilt and
will be finished IN about four weeks,
There is also being built 20 foot bag
gage car. This car is after the Pullman
pattern, and contains modern improve
ments, including steam heat,
THE ministers meeting met with Rev.
u. Maren, Monday a, M, April sIh. In
the Absence OF the clerk, Rev. A. S Gil
bert was appointed clerk pro tenn. The
ministers present were Martin. Seymour.
Severance, Widmer and Gilbert. Rev.
F. Widmer read paper on lay Work
ers." 1t was an excellent and timely
presentation of this important subject.
while the hearty appreciation and en-,
dorsement by the brethren was testified
to in the discussion hat followed, which
occupied the entire morning. The next
meeting IS 10 be held with Rev. III. i
Sey erance, Monday a, IN, April 90, at
which time Rev, Uhas. Seymour is to
present review of" LDoking Backward,
by Bellaney, the scripture reading TO b.
fIon Philippians. chapter first, com
mencing at the 1a.h verse,
THE following pertaining to the Off