The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-08-29

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all Sunday trains is being agitated in
England.
FRANK VAIL is tobuild cottage house
on the lot recently purchased Of j. L.
Mccall, West Main street.
The Father Matthew I. A. B. Socie-
ty 'ssreception last Friday evening was a
nice affair. 1t was held in Temperance
Hall, |
Miss EMMA WILCOX visited in Man
chester Center last week. She taught
one of the village schools there several
terms.
EvENsoNG at st. Peters Church, be-
ginning with next Sunday, is to be held
hereafter at O'Clock instead of 7:3O as
Mr.. j. w. CADBY and wife, of Albany,
N. Y, have been visiting Miss Lille Ad-
ans. Mrs. Cadby is the daughter of the
late w. G. Winnie of Troy.
THE Bennington delegation at Milwau-
kee this week are Maj. A. B. Valentine,
Dea. VIM, E. Murphy, /. E. Gibson and
wife, Mrs. Eliza A. Cutting, and o. E.
Adams of Arlington.
Mrs. JENNIE B. MERCHANT, of New
York City, has been visiting Miss Julia
White the past two weeks. Other friends
are glad to welcome this lady to Ben
nington once more.
THE following is from fhe muster ar
ticle in Fridays Boston Herald The
Estey Guard of Brattleboro and the Ben
nington company peculiarly excelled in
personal drill and general appearance.
No sooner had the BANNER fairly gone
to press last week before the old Baptist
parsonage, that much moved house ION
paper) changed hands again. This time
the purchaser is Mrs. Edward Norton,
who will move it to site on Silver street
opposite the Goldsmith place.
IT is Charles Mattison of New Center
vile, N. Y, who is visiting his daughter
in this village, and not George Madison
of Newtonville," as we had it last week.
The many friends of our former towns
man will probably recognize him by his
true title and be pleased to see him.
THE Christian Union says, minister
has no right to be silent because the
community is divided in opinion, or be-
cause he is afraid he will not have the
support of the public in his teaching. A
minister who is afraid to be in minor
ity OF one has mistaken his calling"
AUGUSTUS, said Mrs. Henpeck, Sc
renely. Il see woman down in New
Jersey has been convicted of being a
common scold. l should like to see any
brute of man try that on me" But
you are no common scold, Maria, said
MIR. Henpeck with sigh. And Mrs,
Henpeck is still wondering what he
meant.-LJe. ~
1--WE must have the BANNER to keep
peace in the family" writes an old sub
scriber from "far towards the setting
SUM-" These words of cheer selected
from among many others received lately,
are appreciated, and the compliment is
hereby returned in goods wishes towards
our friends who have read our paper so,
these many years."
WE take pleasure in calling attention
to the notice of the Beaver Valley bank
of Nebraska, in another column, not
only because of the statements therein
made, but to designate the location Of
another Bennington family. MIR. Quack-
enbush is well known here as reliable
gentleman, and his wife, the eldest
daughter of the Hon. Edward Rice Of
this town, is lady who has many
friends. Mr.. Quackenbush and family
visited here last year.
On Monday evening our genial friend
Ed. Walbridge, was taken down sew.
eral feet" so to speak. Alone in his
store at about half past eight, he was
waited upon by committee OF the Faith
err Matthew I. A. B. Society, with 8
message that the Rev. j. S. Michaut
wished to see him at Temperance hall
Going there, he found large number
present, and before he could surmist
much about matters and things going
on, President John P. Mulligan, in be
half of the society, presented Mr.. Wal
bridge an elegant gold headed cane as {
testimonial Of their regard and some lit
tie return for many favors received
This was done in handsomely worded
speech, and responded to as best HI
could by MIR. Walbridge when he haC
recovered from his establishment. Th'
affair had been admirably managed anC
as the concluding part of the regular
Injecting of the society. The cane wa;
elegantly engraved.
The press dispatches say that the pa
trade at Milwaukee Tuesday was tn,
great event of the encampment; and
while it was not as large as some hat
expected, it was well managed, fin,
spectacle and complete success. TIL
head OF the column began to move at Il
10 o'clock and reached the reviewing stant
at 1890 A conservative estimate of tn
number of men who passed that poin
places it at $1,000. A noticeable Incl
dent of the parade was the enthusiasm
of the old veterans whenever the,
caught glimpse of Gen Sherman. III,
was greeted with round after round o
cheers, while the bands forgot their ad
monition not to play marching
Through Georgia" and the grizzled oil,
hero Of the triumphal march througl
the Sonth had to listen to the tune tina
has dinned his ears ever since the wa
closed. The Vermonters were every
where greeted with enthusiasm, and tn
green sprig" which they wore, like it
prototype at New York during tn
Washington Centennial, marked tn
Green Mountain delegation whereve
they were.
The Bennington Battle Monumen
stands 2O6 feet to-day. The capston
has arrived and will soon be cut int
shape to lay. This stone weighs abou
two tons, and is heavier than either tina
of Bunker Hill or the Washington Mon
, uments. The superintendent, A. Par
, sons, expects to put up the last thirt
{ feet of the monument in fourteen day
of good weather, and is confident he wi
finish the full 3Ol feet this fall as intend
ed. Work now is retarded somewha
waiting for stock, The 6. A. r. table
: is in place, and is located on the sout
) side of the lookout room. The Odd Fel
lows will 60 in opposite; the Masoni
tablet will occupy the east side, opposit
that of the Historical society on the ives
i. side. Local members Of the Masoni
/ fraternity are not pleased with tn
4 workmanship of their tablet. Besid
: the other three, which are elaborat
specimens of engraving and artist
| skill, this tablet certainly shows to
/ great disadvantage. The designer {
the combination emblem is greatly 6
fault, and the inscriptions are sadl
. marred by abbreviated words and dit
marks. 1t should never have been az
cepted, but it is now too late to men
matters.
D WRITING to renew his subscription
t the BANNER last week, Mr.. S. w. Squire
D of Milo, Iowa, says Send on the che
: ished BANNER it is a letter from Il
e old home, and although the old nam'
t are dropping out and new ones takin
their places, yet could not do withol
b. it. l have taken it from its first issu
8 called the STATE BANNER, in which wi
t published my marriage notice. which,
8 not the first, was among the first. SIN,
| am writing will give you some in
J. lings Of our crop prospects and what
: transpiring in the west. Our oat ar
+ hay crops are immense, oats yielding
i high as IS bushels per acre. Hay ia
Iabno1ant thara 10 M xol,,a 10 10 CO