The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-01-31

COnNdlesCtut.
MRS. A. w. PERRIN Of Bridgeport,
Conn, is visiting in town for few
weeks. Mr.. Perrin expects TO come up
and stay over the Sunday.
The committee Of the judges on the
prize drill of the Bennington Rifles meet
tonight TO decide on the awards and
time of the entertainment. 1t will prob
ably be the second week in February.
G. B. SIBLEY is considering the prop
osition of moving his tailor shop and
ready-made clothing establishment to
the commodious store in the Park block
lately occupied by McEowen & Wood.
Mrs. DAVID CARPENTER, last Friday
noon, was thrown down near the Court
house while attempting to dodge a rap
idly passing team. Fortunately she was
not badly injured, bu. no thanks to the
careless driver.
JOHN p. DALEY, whose illness we not
ed two weeks since, has not vet gotten
out. His trouble is of quite long dura-
ton, but he has days of feeling much
eett-r. His friends hope to see him
around again soon.
THE general term of the Supreme
Court have just handed down the Judges
decision in the Wait case against the B.
& R. railway. The decision of the low
or court is affirmed, which is a victory
for the law firm OF BItchelder & Bates.
LOAN j. MARSH, who has been in the
employ of the large firm of Jordan,
Marsh Il Co., Boston, for some wears,
and worked his way up 10 a good posi-
ton, has accepted more lucrative one
with another Boston house. Mr.. Marsh
is made up right to succeed in life.
YESTERDAY Thomas Newman, rssid-
ing at the Soldiers Home, while hunt
ing on the east mountain unearthed a
bear with two cubs about a week old
He called to his assistance Frank Elwell
ana Charles Silver and together they
killed bruin. The bear weighed 300
pounds, and the cubs were about the
size OF small puppies. $45 bounty is not
bad.
NEXT week we shall begin tho publ
cation of The Salisbury Letters" de-
scriptive of scenes and incidents of Q
cruise in the Orient and a tour around
the world in man-of war, by an Amer
lean naval officer. The O les for Feb
ruary are : "Astir at the Naval Yard"
AOOaiu a Nldu-Oi- " al Aul'lUR LnG
AZorean Islands," and "At the Gates Of
the East"
THE sociable of the Masonic Fraternity
Tuesday evening was well attended
These popular affairs always are notable
gatherings. The elegant spread by the
ladies of the Eastern Star was fully up
to, its famed abundance and nice apper-
ancP, the vocal music was greatly en-
jOyed also the instrumental after the
tables had been removed from the
Knights Templars drill room.
The subscriptions continue to pour in
30 many are improving the opportunity
to avail themselves of our club rates.
AS these may close any day, "now il the
time" To those who order the New
Hampshire Mirror and Farmer allow US
to say that the offer was only for Ons
week and was long ago withdrawn. We
club with no paper not now on our list
and according to the terms therein stated
from week to week.
THE entertainment given by the gen.
tlemen Of the Second Congregational
Church and society last evening for the
purpose of raising money for the purchase
OF an electric light plant for the church
edifice was a pleasant and successful
affair. About $50 was realized. The
young ladies' wood saving match was an
amusing feature of the programme, in
which the first prize was won by Miss
Flora HARDWOOD, and second prize by
Miss Abbie Sherman.
THE Supreme Court meets at Man.
chester next Tuesday, and the docket
contains seventeen cases, Among these
are the murder cause of Gunshannon
and Keenan, in re Bennington Battle
Monument concerning certain lands con-
demned for the site the Jonathan
Waite va. railroad and Barber VS. Ben
nett cases /; the Norton insurance suit
against Frank Gleason some litigation
growing out of the settlement OF the
bankrupt wooden mills, etc. The judges
will be the Chief Justice and Ross, Pow
ers and Tyler.
THE white Cap" craze has reached
western Vermont, several parties in
West Rutland, Clarendon, Dandy and |
Wallingford receiving notices written in |
blood to desist from or do certain things. |
Among those at the latter place was Mr.. |
Fl. G. Cole. known to many of our peo-
pie, in these words III. G. Cole, let the
Jamaica ginger business alone and mind |
your own business or we will give you a
call. Signed. White Caps The orig
inal of the above was posted by Mr..
Cole in the Wallingford postoffice with
in an hour after its receipt.
ADVERTISING is not an experiment
nor is it business side issue it is a
part of the paraphernalia of business
necessity, to be studied and experiment
ed upon as one studies and experiments
upon the other departments of the bust
ness house. If it does not pay 1t is sim
ply because it is misdirected The co
lossal fortunes of trade, particularly OF
the retail trade, have been made and are
today being made with advertising rec.
ognized as one of the important and es-
sential fsctors of the success. About
advertising and Printing.
THE annual meeting of the Fitchburg
was held in Boston Tuesday.
of PRECEDENT Phillips were
out IN force, and their actions and talk
we're marked by scurrility extending
sven to members OF his family. Their
'ffOrts were in vain. however, the man
igement and officers being reelected by
about 40, 900 majority in vote of 10, 900
shares of stock. We are on the outside
put it looks to us that this is a Just ex-
of board of officers which
nave pat the line on its feet, whose ex-
Dlanation of the passage of one dividend
8 entirely adequate, and whose fore
tight will reap a rich reward in the
'uturP.
THE H. raid says: 1T has been de-
,ided to have every company in the {
Vermont regiment attend the Washing {
on centennial celebration in April, and
he roU'e will probably be by New LDr- {
lon, The Richford, s.. Adams and
Brandon companies will come to Rut- g
and on the morning of the 29.h and {
vii iin here the Benning- I
on and Rutland companies. At Bellows Z
Falls and Brattleboro the other COM C
'anies will join the excursion; the troops t
will take the night boat at New London B
or New York, arriving at the latter city e
arly the next morning. They will be L
q the metropolis Tuesday, the Both, o
tarting for home that night. The rail- 3
Dad arrangements in detail are not yet h
ompleted." As we stated last week the C
r fles are going. o
VHO SHALL PRESIDE AT TOWN y
MEETINGSp :,
The attention Of selectmen, and others Ia
called 70 No. 144 of the session laws al
1888 relating to the election of moder a.