The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-02-28

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zine volumes are completed ond ready
Tor binding. The BANNER bindery offers
unequalled facilities for this sort of work.
HE large number of deaths reported
this week seem to be in fair way to be
matched with weddings for our next
issue, that is, if Dame Rumor is correct.
GEORGE COOPER has been quite i'll for
some time with erysipilas, which al.
tackled his face. We are glad to know
that he is better and is rapidly recover
ing.
THE Herald of Tuesday, says "Mr.
9. D. NJ llington and family returned to
Rutland last evening after 1urn Of
several months in Minneapolis and the
West"
Mrs. ALANsON WILCOX has been SER
iously ill for the past two weeks with
nervous prostration and exhaustion.
We are pleased to hear that she is lit
tie better today.
AFTER next Monday all books not re-
turned to Free Library will be subject to
fines. This is the usual announcement
preparatory to the annual inventory Just
preceding the annual meeting of the Y
NJ. A,
The death of Mrs. Catherine NJ. Sib-
ley, whose funeral was held Sunday, re-
moves another old resident. She was
daughter of the late David Armstrong
and is nearly the last survivor of her
family.
Two of the selectmen and the overseer
OF the poor, rented the town farm to
Myron II. Chandler Tuesday. There
has been discussion as to who should
have the farm, and the issue was be-
tween the present incumbent and Mr..
Chandler.
THE BANNER stationery store has Just
received large stock of Boston linen,
Boston bond and Boston quadrille pa
pers and envelopes. These elegant pa
pers are just the style as well as the
proper articles to have, and we solicit
your favors.
PROFESSOR JACKSON, the New York
optician, will be at the Stark House
Thursday and Friday ofnext week. The
professor brings with him testimonials
from some of the most prominent peo-
pie in the country, and also brings the
celebrated Nachet Il Sons trial case. Al!
are invited to call upon him.
NEXT week we shall print an histori-
cal article on Lincoln's inauguraticn
following it with that OF Gen. Harri on
The pertinancy of this will appear in the
unEItInn The yuritar faly Of,
OF 1861, viii h have too long been pit
IN the background, the trial of the De-
mocracy for four years, and the era to
be inaugurated next Monday.
WE like to see horses spe ded, and
personally have no desire to interfere
with the driving on Main sire, t, but
great danger is attached to the presen
practice. There seems to be no one in
authority TO prevent accidents and uni
some child is killed very likely everyone
and anyone will continue to speed horses
from the Library to the railway cross ing.
The State School law will go into
force July l, when the new methods of
a County Supervisor Wi cause tie office
OF Town Superintendent to be abolished.
Each town ls to choose, at a regular
meeting. one member of the county
board of education who meet in May to
elect this supervisor, He is chosen to
devote his whole me 10 his fiji e, which
is two years in duration, and his salary
is 81 200.
CAPT. F. NJ, TIFFANY of the fire d, =
partment has prepared a plan of this
village, which will give the fire districts
by red lines and the streets and location
of the hydrants. This is preparatory to
the establishment of an electric system
of fire alarms. Every coed citizen
should second this idea, put it in motion
and 80 systematic our alarms that no
delays occur in getting to fires. Progress
is the word.
1HE Rev. NJ, d, Jump, formerly pas
tor of the Bennington Methodist Church,
now of Amsterdam, N. Y, is unable TO
preach owing to porr health, and is
at DIR. Strong's inst tute, S .ratoga. 1t
is understood that he will give up preach
ing next year ana engage in the com
mission business with his brother al
Albany. The church refuses to accept
the reverend geDtleman's signation
and insists that he shall pntinue TO hold
the pastoral relation until Conference
meets. and meantime the officers supply
the pulpit. This is as 1t should be.
THE cold wave which made its advent
in the Northwest on Friday night spread
with unusual swiftness over the country,
reaching New England on Saturday
morning and producing the lowest tenn
perature which Brnningtonians have
experienced since this remarkable win
ter began. The extreme Geld (the mer
curry lowered about and to 13e below
zero from sunset on Saturday to the
same time on Sunday was made more
severe by reason of bitter wind from
the Northwe,t, which whir'ed the snow
about viciously and produced very
accentuated discomfort. The warmer
atmosphere of the past two days is
gratefully enjoyed.
The Press of Monday says "Our co..
respondent at Bennington telegraph.
that with the disposal of the cases of
Benjamin r, Haines and George Van
Ness against the assignee of the Ben
ningtOn Wooden Mills in the Court of
Insolvency, a long train of litigation
draws to an end. These were the last
cases in Court against that estate, and
with the exception Of few commission
accounts and small matters the estate in
insolvency is closed. 1t will be some
time, however, before Assignee Car
penter can collect the accounts of his
long and large administration and pre-
sent the m to the Court for his discharge. ~
AS this comes from one near the princI-
pal attorney in the case, It NAV be re-
garded as authentic.
The Bennington preachers held their
meeting at the Methodist
parsonage on Monday morning. Pres
ent: Revs Severance. Martin. Hitchcock,
Seymour, Widmer. Rev. Martin read
very vigorous paper on the Unity of the
Bible. II was defense and exploitation
of the idea Of the organic Wilderness of
The wonderful book. There was discus
sion as to the living and primary
authority OF parts Of the Old Testament
Scriptures. There was universal &C.
OF its'divine inspiration.
but ference Of opinion as to whether
any OF il should be quoted as primary
authority in the New Testament Church. |
The essay and discussion was followed
BY reading 10 Gr,ek, of the parable of |
he Sewer. The next meeting is to be |
nd a week from next Monday with |
Rev. Mr.. Seymour, at the Congrepa-
i>nal parsonage.
The Bradford Hooks" did themselves
proud on Friday evening, and the COM
'any numbered between 300 and 400.
library Hall had been elegantly fitted
Up for the occasion and was brilliantly
lighted. At the windows were heavy
the front of the stage was COW