The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-17
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
TIM citizens Band will furnish music

ton. d. c., is visiting at Mr.. James Bas-
sets.
CuAs. L. POTTER, the carpenter, is
building a cottage on Putnam street, near
the Meyers & Wylie mill.
THE Council, r. & S. NJ, hold a special
assembly tomorrow evening for the pur-
pose of comforting degrees.
ALL the services at the Methodist
church will be held as usual next Sun
day, except the preaching, morning and
evening, which will be omitted.
THE mounted sword owned by o. W..
Morrison, spoken of last week, was the
instrument of defense and destruction of
a fish that weighed over 900 pounds.
THIS evening the Hook and Ladder
Company give asupper to invited guests,
and Goldsmith's orchestra is to be in at
tendance. A fine time is in anticipation.
THE second in the series of sermons
on "The Doubters of the New Testa-
ment" will be given next Sunday even
ing at the Second Congregational church.
"Nicodemus" will be the topic.
COLE & BURT, one price clothiers, adj
vertise specialties in to-day's BANNER.
They are already talking of the necessity
of more room" in which to display
their goods.
WE are pleased to hear of the con-
tinued improvement of Mrs. L. P. Nor
ton, who has been sick a long time as
the result of an attack of the influenza
last winter.
Miss LIZZIE NJ. BAssETT is home from
Washington, D. c., for visit. Her par
ents are quite anxious to have her re-
main home permanently, on account OF
the climatic effect on her health.
THERE will be no preaching service in
the Methodist church next Sunday, the
pastor, the Rev. VIM. j. Chapman, being
absent at conference. The Troy Confer
euce began its session yesterday at Sara
toga, n. Y.
SHELLEY, the Free Library clothier, has
sold out large spring stock already, and
is receiving goods daily. His line of
ready-made clothing, furnishings, Gus
tom cloths, etc, is very complete, and
the price is warranted right.
ALARGE cave has been discovered on
the land of T. W. Richmond on South
State street, North Adams, Mass. A
party visited the cavern Saturday. Some
of the oldest inhabitants of the town
knew of such cave when they were
young, but had forgotten its location.
LAST autumn we wrote up a list of the
new buildings erected here in 1899, and
predicted a much greater volume of in
crease in 1890. Already the signs be-
gin to show that we were not i'll error
in our predictions. On almost every
hand a new dwelling arises, and many
more are projected. Altogether we look
for very prosperous year.
TIE late condition of all roads i'll town
are suggestive of a necessity to change
the methods of the past and positive
evidence that mud thrown into the roads
does not answer good purposes. 1t is
the opinion of many that the best and in
the end cheapest way to make good roads
is to crush hard stones and build the
roads with that. A stone crusher where
they have been used proves good in
investment. Think of it.
IT is now hoped that the Y. NJ. c. A.
rooms will be ready for occupancy early
in May. As stated a few weeks since
the reading room in the front of the
store in Park block will be opened first,
and the others as soon thereafter as the
directors can get to it. The general sec
rotary has not yet been engaged, although
negotiations are pending for the employ
ment of that officer.
Col. AND Mrs. OLIN SCOTT entertained
Monday evening last at their elegant resi-
dence on Pleasant street the Ladies'
Musical club. A large number of guests
were present and enjoyed the finest pro
gramme given by the members of the
club this season. The solos, vocal and
instrumental, duets, trios and quartette'
were of the highest order, and rendered
in such charming manner that mucl
applause was given. The next musicale
will meet with Mrs. A. S. NJ. Chisholm
Monday, April 2Sth, at 3 p. m,
TIE BANNER is under obligations t.
Mr.. w. II. Ward of Lowell, Mass, con
tractor of the Bennington Battle Monu
meut for framed chart of the relative
heights of the famous structures o
ANCIENT and modern times. The monu
ment has been drawn thereon, and tn
publisher promises to include both tn
Washington and the Bennington monu
ments in the next edition. We hope t.
have this highly priced chart on exhibi
ton in our Office the last of this week.
FARMERS in neighboring counties hav
recently been victimized by sharper
game who claims to be selling plows ant
wants the farmer to take the agency
The sharper draws up contract and tn
farmer signs it, and in few days afte
this contract changes into note whic
the farmer has to pay. The plan is this
The sharper has a fountain pen with tw
kinds of ink in it. He writes the col
tract with an ink that fades out, hand
the pen to the farmer to sign, and tn
latter writes his name with the permal
ent ink. The contract part soon fade
and then he writes note over the farm
er's signature.
THE creamery will start up about Ma
list. The building has been erecte
after the plans and is furnished with I'll
equipment which took the premium
the Worlds Fair in Paris last year. I'll
Vermont Farm and Machine Company
Bellows Falls, were the successful exhi
itors in competition with all the worl'
as will be remembered. With this pre-
tige for the machinery used, and Il
well-known enterprise of BenningtC
county farmers, we predict successf
wear for this new institution. AlreaC
the applications for sending cream
this creamery far exceeds expectation
much as had been the encouragement.
THE following from the New 70
HIeydld will be of interest locally: LA
fan when Major S. T. Dickinsons nj
team, Aurine and Lady Wellingto
trotted Fleetwood Park, under unfavol
bic conditions as to track and day,
2:16,th prophecy was generally indulg
in that they would lower all team recor
whenever they were called upon to
so. Major Dickinaon had been seeki
such a team for several years, and VIII
he secured them no one dreamed that