The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-04-18
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Miss LIZZIE LAHEY is the new assist.
ant primary teacher. So many have
come into Room No. 1, that an assistant
teacher became a necessity.
Mr.. A, P, CHILDs shows us the appli.
cation Of President Harrison, written by
the Presidents own hand, to his com.
pany for $4,000 insurance.
Two notable men lie at the point OF
death: Bancroft, the historian, in this
country, and Louis Kossuth, the Hun
garain patriot, lat Turin in the old world,
OUR types last week made 10 instead
of 10 as the day in April which dates the
birth of Frank Crawford's little daugh-
ter. Mistakes will sometimes occur
even in a printing office.
JOSEPH NJ. AYREs, son of Ayres the
tailor, was the highest stepping lad in
town yesterday as he came up with bis
first catch of trout, one ''speckled
beauty" nine ounces in weight.
Hon. H. &. Roof and wife, returned
last week from their two months visit
to Florida. We had the pleasure of re-
ceiving from Mr.. Root copies of the
Chattanooga, Tenn, dailies of a late
date
THE Battle Monument rises rapidly
We are reminded that the historical tab.
let's must be ready next month to place
in position. We are also glad TO note
that the G. A. r. will place memorial
tablet in the Monument.
WE note by the East Boston Advocate
that Mrs. Lyman Clark was one of the
ladies who had a table in Faneuil Hall
yesterday, the occasion being the "Wo
mans Charity Club" festival. An elab.
crate bill of fare was provided.
THE F. NJ. T. A. B. Society hold an
Easter ball next Monday evening
Owing to the closing of the hotels the
supper will be served in TemperanceHall
instead of at the Stark House. The fes.
tivities are to be in Library Hall.
THE Governors proclamation, else.
where, suggests the planting of Wash.
ingtcn elms by the school children the
Both. By all means let Bennington Gel
citrate in this way under the direction OF
the Village Improvement Society,
Mrs. EMERSON WILCOX has returned
from Amsterdam, N. Y, where she was
IOalitu w Aul5s StO'
E. Parker in her late illness. Mrs. Park.
er is now, we are happy to say Gonzales
cent and hopes soon to be out again.
THE Listers of the town of Benning
ton will be at the Town Clerks office in
this village on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday next week, to receive the lists
of those who have neglected to return
them before that date. This important
matter should be attended to at once.
THE Invitations have been issued fol
the marriage of Mr.. Trenor L. Park and
Miss Julia Hunt, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Julius Catlin, in Zion Church, New
York city, on Saturday afternoon Apri
9th, at 3 80 o'clock. Both are wei
known here and the BANNER extends
congratulations.
THE Lewis Comedy Company have
cancelled their date of the Goth, and the
week following on account of the clos
ing of the hotels. A noted actor who
was TO have been here one evening hat
cancelled his engagement with the com
pany for that date on this account. And
thus matters go.
THE Rev. j. IL. Messenger of Mechan
icville, N. Y, who has occupied the pull
pit of the First Baptist Church hereto
fore occasionally, and so is known tc
some of our people, has accepted CT !
to a church in Schenectady. At thu
close of his pastorate of some eigh
years his people made himself and wife
a handsome present and gave them re
ception.
THE dusty condition of our streets
suggests the desirability of the sprink
Ter, and why not begin now as well al
later on ? Probably the hotels being
closed will reduce the subscription sc
that in order to have the streets sprink
led either the ordinary subscriptions will
need to be increased, or the village lend
hand. This is a suggestion to the
Trustees.
THE Autographs and circulars with
photos" of Wallace Bruce will be held
in few days, ard tickets will then &c
on sale. Do not forget that the lecture
Ready W.T." will be delivered by this
notable lecturer and poet, May nth
Mr.. Bruce is now at De Funiak Springs
Fla, resting in the midst of mirror
lakes, singing cascades, fragrant air and
inviting shades of that fairy land.
THE Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railway Company, having assumed the
operation of the Chicago, Kansas & Ne.
braska Railway, as part of its own
line, II. A. Parker, General Manager OF
the last named railway, has been assign.
ed to other duties, and the authority OF
E st. John, general manager, is extend.
ed over the entire system. Mr.. St. John
is Vermonter, well and favorably
known and remembered here, and we
congratulate him on his preferment
EASTER Day occurs this year April 81.
Only seven times in the past century
has it been later than this year. The
earliest on record in the century was
1916, when it occurred on March 90
The latest in the century was in the year
1912, when Easter came on April 90 In
1866 and 1878 it occurred on April 21-
making with 1885 three times in the
century that it has fixed itself at this
date. In the year 1900 it comes on April
~. The earliest date of Easter Sunday
in the twentieth centurywill be in the
year 1910, on March 81. Ash Wednes-
day is always fifty-six days before Eas-
ter. Next year Easter comes April 10.
"IT was Rector Bodley's bright SIX
year old son." says the North Adams,
Mass, Valley NetCs of last Saturday,
whom a lady met on Main street one
day recently, when Waite's Comedy
Company band was parading. Some
thing had evidently gone wrong with
the little fellow and his usually bright
and sunny countenance was clouded, as
he walked soberly in the opposite direc-
ton from the band. Harry, why don't
you go down and hear the band ? No
reply, and the question was repeated.
Without a smile and with emphasis
peculiarly his own, came the answer
Don't you know, mamma don't allow
me to hear the baud play during Lent. D."
THE LVII annual session of the NJ. f,
Troy Conference began in Saratoga, yes
terday. The first session of the Troy
Conference was held in Troy on August
90, 1888, at which time it was divided
into four presiding elder districts-Troy,
Saratoga, PlattsburgL and Middlebury,
representing a membership of 1S,442.
The first Methodist Church was erected
in the city of New York and the first
General Conference IN America was held
1884, at which time Methodism had but
sixty chapels, eighty-four preachers.
IA, 9SS members. The church has at the
present day a membership Of 1885, $50,
AZ, 900 churches and 30, 800 ordained
preachers. The first American bishop
was Bishop Asbury, who received sal
airy of $50 a year. In the Northern
church today there are eighteen bishops,
all literally paid. The church gives
sec, zoo, 900 annually for benevolent pur-
poses.
WITH the multiplicity Of societies in
which the fair sex are members and Off
Gers, in several of which it has become
popular for ladies to use their Christian
names rather than that of their hus-
bands, the following item will apply
"If Jane Smith signs her name j .Smith,