The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-09-12

Mr.. HENRY W. PUTNAM and family,
return to New York city next week.
MISS LIZZIE LEONARD of Fairhaven, 10
visiting her cousin, Miss Minnie Black
mer.
DR.. AND MRS L. E. POTTER spent SUM- |
day with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Holnbeck.s a-... -o.-
MRS. GEO. F. ELLSWORTH of South
Mass, is visiting her sister.
Mrs. Alanson Wilcox.
JOHN ], FARRELL OF Hoosick street.
has returned frpm an extended visit at
Bennington, Vt.-Troy Press.
MRS. WIN. R.GRAvEs,i ill for some time
has convslesced 80 that she rides out.
We hope the improvement will be per-
manent. ......,
JOHN II. KELso, accompanied by his
wife, is taking a ten days vacation
among friends and relatives 10 Massa-
chusetts, r.
CHAs. s. CLAPP was taken suddenly
i'll Tuesday while at bis work in the
railroad shops here. He is more COM
Portable and will be out again in a few
days. +.
THE Citizens Band gave good satisfac-
ton at the Manchester Fair this week.
They went up yesterday morning, going
away in good style-and return this
evening.
E. E. LONG of the Lotus club, Boston,
will sing at the Baptist church, next
Sunday, thus giving his many friends
here another opportunity TO hear his re-
markable voice. He is to return soon to
Boston for the coming years engage
mehts.
THERE must have been awful slow
cash boy in the days of Job, for he says:
"All the days Of my appointed time. will
I wait till my change comes. "-Peck's
Sun. The "cash boys" in those daye
must have ,resembled newspaper sub.
scribers nowadays in their dealings
with the Ordinary contryr publisher, .,,.
PROF. MILTON of New York, the well
known poet, composer and musical edi.
rector, lie, racreating In town, stopping
with Mr.. L. NJ. Holton the. florist. He
has just finished a splendid composition
for male chorus, entitled 'FIdelis
March," which he dedicated and for.
warded to his friends. the "Germania-
DIannerchor" of Washing ton, d. G. "a
FROM present indications the promi-
nent citizens Of SALISBURY, Pownal and
other towns will asSist in marking the
places of historic interest upon the bat
tie field. As many towns in Bennington
county were represented in the battle,
by men who have beQueathed an envia-
BILE record, it appears in good taste By
those who succeed them, to manifest q
desire to participate in this final act OF
permanently and inteIligently marking
the places that made the battle Of Ben
nington one of the decisive battles OF
the Revolution.
.To-MoRRow's "field day" of The Ben
ningtou Fire Department will be a bril-
liant affair. The preparations are nearly
completed and the line OF march will be
that announced last week. The "order
of procession" we are unable to give az
many details will not he settled until to.
morrow m1Tning. There have been en-.
tered for the hose race seven of the fast.
est companies and running teams Of this
section as follows: F. B. Peck hose
Waterford, N. Y; ]. B. Reynolds, Rut.
land; lie Grand. G. Tibbits, HoosicB
Falls, N. Y; Knightsy Fairhaven; LIE.
Roy, Cohoes, uanrahan, Rutland, and
one which will be announced when they
arrive.
The appointment Of the Rev. s. D
Towne, formerly of Bennington now oil
Hampden, Me-, as missionary for tbs
counties OF Penobscot and Hancock II
that State, was announced by US recent
ly. We are now 10 receipt of sixteen
page monthly paper published at bath
in the interest Of the Home Missionary
society in Name, of which Mr.. Townt
is the editor. His proposal to pool al
the interests of the state missionaries il
one publication, after the style of parish
paDers, met with so much acceptance
that this project is the outcome. TIN
Word and The Work starts off with d
coed initial numberand astrong board Of
editors and contributors.
FROM the Herald report Of the Batten
kill Valley Far, yesterday, we learr
that the premiums for matched driverl
were awarded as follows Maj, A. B
Valentine, first; NJ. E. Burgess, second
J. NJ. Bebee, third. The single drivers
class resulted as follows j. F. Page
first; E. B. Smith. second, Yearlinl
stations, Dwight Taylor & Son, first
Clifford Gilmore, second. Brood mares
E. w. Barrows, first; SD. Way, second
E. A. Graves, third. Sucking colts, ill
lies, l. D. Paris. first; Purdy Bros, sec
ond; E. A. Graves; third. Horse colts
E. w. Barrows, first; j. A. Thayer, sec
ond; J. NJ. Moore, third. At the race
"Henry B." entered by M. e. & F. II
Burgess took the first money in thre'
straight heats - time, Q 1854, 2 36l4
1884,. None OF the local bicyclists en-
tered for the free for ALL race, which
was won by Grant 3mhhy Charles Les
sor, second-time, 8 401S, but In thu
society race" John II. Ayres, and sor
Elmer, were of the competitors. Thi
race was won by g. K. B. Wade, first
R. B. Wade, second; J.B. Bolin, third
Time, 8 39l4. '-
Mr. Rim, the architect Of the monu
ment, lie In town to-day taking thu
measurement of the masonry for the las
ten feet of work. The monument stand
2l0feet high to-day and the remaining
81 feet contain but few more cubic fee
of masonry than have been laid in OF
month of good weather. With ordinary
good fortune the mason work should be
to outside appearances, done this fall
but much will remain to be- done aftel
that. Besides, the stair case has yet tC
be put in. This will be fire proof, fol
the Association will not erect the wood
en- one provided for in the contract. A
bill for an iron one and for removing
more buildings around the monument
passed the Senate Of the United States
In the last Congress. This provided FOL
an appropriation Of $22, 900, it will be
remembered. The bill failed to pass the
House, but it is believed that there will
be no objection next winter in either
House TO provide sufficient funds to
complete the structure in a substantial
and worthy manner. 1t is well known
that that the funds of the Association
are sufficient TO provide for the erection
Of the monument 801 #. high according
TO the original contract, that lie, with
wooden staircase.
The knights Templar COnclave,