The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-24

9 S. A. Holt, i'll with pneumonia for
week past, developed alarming symptom
: last highland his condition is considere,
l critical.
"DoUBTING DISCIPLES is the sub
r ject of the address at the Second Congre
= gational church next Sunday by the Rev
Chas. r. Seymour.
n. F. SMITH is putting on moderl
, front to his property on Main street
the Sheldon store. He will occupy i
when completed as meat market, NOV
ing from North street.
HENRY CHAMBERLAIN, the most pop
ular conductor on the Central Vernon
railroad, and well known to some of gu
people, was Frustrated with apoplex,
Tuesday. He was unconscious unit
evening" but hopes were entertained fol
his recovery. III ..r...
MAJOR r. J. CoFFEY, superintendent
of the Bennington Soldiers Home, wa,
in town, Wednesday, making flying call
on old friends and acquaintance
Windsor journal The major visite,
Montpelier, Burlington and other places
also, and reports that people seem to ex
pect good year for business.
PERSONS having old postage stamps
sometimes think they are rendered use
less by the issue of new ones. This il
not so. The only obsolete stamps arr
those of the issue of lS47 and 1851, very
few of which are now in existence in the
North; and these are generally worth
more than their face value for collectors.
WoRTHINGToN, the Whitney Block
clothier, has something to say to OuI
readers in another column. Read it.
Mrs. +. l.. NICHOLS has returned from
New York, and new goods are arriving
daily at Nichols store on Main street.
In all lines the stock is very complete
and due announcement will be made
next week.
THE listers are hard at work on the
Grand List. The property at North
Bennington swells the volume, over the
Grand List of last year to an appreciable
extent which is quite gratifying. as in
dieative of the substantial prosperity of
that village. We cannot predict to-day
what the result here will be, more than
was stated last week.
THE free lecture Saturday evening in
the interest of the building and loan as
ISOLATION should be well attended. 1t is
I to be held in Free Library hall, and the
object is to explain the Cooperative
Bank, branch of which has lately been
established here. These associations. as
worked elsewhere, enable men of mod
crate means to build and own homes of
their own, without paying much more
than the ordinary rental of a house. The
circulars give particulars.
The Merchants Carnival tomorrow
evening is given by "a young ladies of
this village, and consists of a parade in
which the trades and manufacturers of
the town are represented in costume.
For nearly two months Col Putfer. of
the Patriarchs Militant, has been drilling
the company, and it is expected that
there will be the extra attraction of SPLEEN
did military figures in addition to the
peculiar costumes. The entertainment
will be followed by social hop. For
particulars see small bills.
THE Rutland Herald of Tuesday says:
Hon. II. G. Root of Bennington was in
town yesterday on his way to st. Adams.
In conversation with reporter about
the Swedish immigration, Mr.. Root said:
Maj. Valentine went to New York this
morning to meet the party, which may
arrive in port to night, though the
steamer was three days overdue. | do
not consider the movement any expert
ment but great success and it will be a
big thing for the State" Maj Valen-
tine telegraphs Vershire parties that the
Swedes will arrive tonight at South
Royalton.
The Sentinel desires to impress on its
excellent corps of correspondents the
Importance of guarding against free puff
fling for local business men or others.
Do not write anything in the form of
business notice. Such announcements
as John Doe has returned from market
with fine assortment of goods. which
he sells cheap" or similar expressions. is
worth many dollars to John Doe and
costs him nothing. Such announce
ments belong to the advertising depart
ment of newspaper-not its local col
umns.-Erchdnge. The BANNER guild
reportorial will also please take notice.
THE reserved seats are selling rapidly
for the 'Deestrick Skewl'' tonight,
which is to be representation of an old
fashioned country school by local talent.
1t has been gotten up for the relief fund
of one of our Odd Fellow Lodges,
Miriam ID. of r. No. s. During the
incoming" two young ladies from Troy,
n. Y, Misses Kittie Mccormick and
Jennie Hagadorn, have kindly consented
to take two pleasant parts in costume
and will appear tomorrow evening in
"The Merchants Carnival" 1t is safe
to say that both entertainments will well
repay the audience. They are at once
unique and of rare order
IL our North Bennington items we
note the location of the Rev. Geo. Shep-
herd in the Baptist pastorate Of East
Marion, Long Island. He renews his
subscription to the BANNER, after a
short interregnum, and says: II must
have the BANNER. What is there about
your paper that makes it grip the inter
est and good will of its readers like the
most loving hand of ones heartiest
friend?'' Referring to Mr.. Shepherds
new people, it may be of interest to note
that, according to Baylies' Gazetteer he
has been called to the largest Baptist
church and Sunday school, except one.
on Long Island outside of Long Island
City, andi has i..rger membership than
the Baptist church of said CITY," 1t is a
beautiful and wide-awake village, and we
congratulate our friend on his promising
field and pleasant surroundings
The Sons of Veterans are in receipt
of so many favorable replies to the cir
culars sent out that they regard Memoir
ial Hall as sure thing. When the re-
ceipts of their fair next month 1.-THE 18th,
10th and 17th,) are counted, they conf
IDENTIFY expect to have 5000. Weare told
that Custer Post proposes to give them
them the site. Two pieces of property
have been offered: The Burgess loca-
ton on Main street, just west of the First
National Bank, and the Thos. J. Tiffany
house and lot on South street. Col.
Scott offers, also, to give site if they