The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-03


Miss MABEL NORTON is home from
college for the Easter vacation.
B. c. BLISS, the new Superintendent Of
the Creamery, has arrived in town.
EDWARD HULING of Mt. Pleasant Mill
tary Institution on the Hudson, is visit
ing in town during his vacation.
Mrs. JOHN Hustled and son of Colo
RADIO are contemplating visit to Ben
nington this spring, and will stop with
Mrs. A. S. NJ. Chisholm.
THE American Medical Association,
the recognized head of the medical pro-
fession in this country, meets in Nash
vile, Tenn, May, goth. DR.. F. W. Good
all of Bennington, member of the As
ISOLATION, expects to attend this annual
meeting.
E.A. BooTH is to fill up piece of land
on the South side of Union street prepar-
atory to opening road. Ashes, earth,
stone, or almost anything that will make
a road bed may be dumped thereon. The
place is opposite Robert Kennedy's new
house.
The Union Fast Day service of the
Congregational, Baptist and Methodist
churches, will be held in the First Bap-
fist church tomorrow morning at IL
o'clock. The Rev. Chas. r. Seymour of
the Second Congregational will deliver
the sermon.
A NEW freight route has just been es-
tablished by the Lebanon Springs rail-
road between New York and Bennington.
The freight comes up the Hudson River
by boat to Hudson, and is then shipped
over branch of the Boston & Albany
road to Chatham, and from there to Ben
nington.
THE attention of Prudential Commit
tees, teachers, and the people generally
is called to the notice of authorized
textbooks" in another column to-day.
These books go into use on the first day
of July next and must be used in Ben
nington county schools for the term of
five years.
A GRAND public reception will be given
| by the members of the Order Eastern
Star next Wednesday evening, April 9th,
in Masonic Hall. A fine programme of
vocal and instrumental music will be
rendered by the members of the Poly
hymnia Quartette and Goldsmiths Or
chestra. A collation. will be served from
s till 10. A ialinvitation is extended
to all friends of the Order.
THE death of Mrs. Fri Allen Sunday,
after severe illness of several weeks,
was not wholly unexpected, owing to the
nature of her complaint, heart disease.
She was an excellent woman, kind
neighbor, a consistent Christian and her
departure is very sad affection to her
| family. The funeral was held from the
house Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Rev. Chas. r. Seymour officiated,
and the Eastern Star Chapter, of which
the deceased was faithful member, at
tended in body. The services were
very impressive.
The fiftieth anniversary of the mar
riage of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Robinson,
will occur next Tuesday, April Sth. Mr..
and Mrs. Robinson would have been
gratifed to have received all their friends
on that occasion, but owing to the deli
cate state of their health will be obliged
to forgo that pleasure, and the invita-
tons will be confined to relatives and a
few of their most intimate friends. The
reception will be in the evening. This
happy union has been blest with ten
children, nine of whom are living, viz:
Carrie H., Jennie L. and George A., of
Bennington Centre Mrs. Sarah F., wife
of Mr.. Saml. b. Hall of North Benning-
ton; David, of Mentor, Mimi; Agnes J.
of Washington, ID. c.; Mrs. Fanny n.
Harrison, Chester II. and Hiram, of San
Francisco, Cal. OF those living out of
town, only Miss Agnes J. will be able to
be present, yet all heartily join in the de-
sire to be here, and that the occasion
should be suitably commemorated.
THE Superintendent of Education is
sending circulars to the County Supervi-
sors in which are indicated the particu-
lars in reference to which he wishes their
reports to be made. He urges that spec
ial attention be given to the census of
children of school age, as the census
taken last year is so defective as to be
hardly worth publishing. Under the
school law the District Clerk is required
during the last two weeks in June to
prepare an accurate record of the name
and age of each child. 1t is of the first
Importance, in order to have a complete
and reliable record, that the clerks
should give the total number of children
five years old, six years old, and so on up
to eighteen years, in school in each dis
trict, with the total number out of school,
and that the age of pupils in school
should be given by the teacher in the
register. If there is the least doubt on
the part of clerks and teachers, the SUI
pervisOrs will be glad to give informa-
ton