The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-02-06
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

visiting the family Of Hon. ID. u. Root.
TAFT CuMMANDERY work the Red Cross
Degree at the regular conclave to-mor-
row evening.
MAJ. VALENTINE starts Saturday on q
trip to TIE far Wet, possibly going to
California, to be absent several weeks.
THE Board Of Civil Authority will
meet Saturday at 10 a. m. at the town
clerks Office, for the Abatement OF taxes.
MRS. ELEcTA HoLToN and daughter
Adelaide Of Battle Greek, Mich, are
visiting Mrs. David Carpenter on Union
street.
THE regular convocation OF Mt. An
thony Chapter, No. /, Order Eastern
STAY, will be held next Wednesday even
ing. Feb. 18th at Masonic Hall.
THE ladies of the D. Of R. hold "pieN
socinble IN Odd Fellows Hall tomorrow
evening. Members Of the Order are in
vitrd to supper from to O'Clock.
WE are told that many dogs in. and
about Bennington have had la Grippe as
well as their owners. They exhibited
all the symptoms, fever, pain, etc.
o, w. DAVIS, whose attack of in.
Huenza developed into pneumonia and
who was critically i'll at one time, is
convalescent and able to be out again.
Miss CARRIE WARREN has finished her
course of study al the Boston Conser-
vatOry Of Music, and after visiting Miss
Daisy Bradford at Gardner, Mass, will
return home. '
GEO. W. HALL. Esq, Of Georgetown,
Col, arrived IN town Saturday, and will
make short visit. Mr.. Hall 10 in good
health and is warmly welcomed by his
many friends.
THE Stark Hose Company have ap-
pointed committee to take into con-
sideration the purchase Of piano and
billiard table. The committee on music
are A. ]. Cooper, F, o. Graves and d.
B. Haines. .., .. o.
THE time is short IN which our readers
can take advantage Of our club rates.
Those desiring the BANNER in connec-
ton with the city weeklIes must send in
their remittances now or the opportun-
ity will pass by unimproved.
MISS H. ]. MORGAN started for the
West this week to be absent a month.
During her absence MISS Jessie Stewart
will have full charge of her millinery
store, a place for which she is we'll fitted,
having long been employed therein.
THE Rev. VIM. B. Walker takes a va
cation and passes this week in Brooklyn.
N. Y, with his mother. This is needed
rest. He will attend the installation Of
Hon Seth Low, as President OF Column
bia College, and will return on Satur-
day.
LAWRENCE MITTER. long a workman
with Joseph Schwsrz, has taken the Gus
tom and repair department of Mr..
Schwarz's establishment. He will attend
to all matters of custom work. and Mr..
Schwarz will run his boot and shoe store
as usual.
HENRY HODGE. late a member of the
lat Vt. Battery, died at his home in this
village last Friday, after long and
painful illness. He was not a member
of the G. A. R., but large delegation
of old soldiers att tended his funeral Nor
day afternoon. Custer Post furnished
he bearers.
AFTER several weeks postponing on
account of the Ia Grippe, the ladies
musicale met at The residence of Mra. L.
F Abbott on Monday afternoon. The
largest number were present of any of
the entertainments yet held. They will
meet next with Mrs E. D. Bennett on
Monday afternoon. Feb. 17th, 1890.
A NON PARTIzAN w. G. T. U. has been
formed, the National body meeting at
Cleveland recently. Our local unions
will become auxiliary. 1t lie wise
move TIE women should not enter
politics, especially third party politics,
which can only result in the defeat Of
the object for which they are striving.
In the Southern COngregntiondliSt.
paper published in Atlanta. Ga, of the
both, ult., we find an exposition of the
being that of 1.-The Presentation Of
Rev. l.. G Partridge II is an able
exegesis and shows that the pastor OF
the leading Congregational Church Of
that city is fully up, intellectually, to
his position.
THE Fitchburg R. R. stockholders did
good thing both for themselves and
for the public last week in promoting
Henry S. Marcy, a gentleman we'll
known in Vermont, to the presidency Of
the company. His great railroad ex-
perience. his good judgment, energy,
and fret class qualifications for the
place will render his services of the
highest value to the company and to the
public,
THE Herald of Monday, has this item:
THE funeral of Samuel BOwtell, Jr..
whose remains arrived home from Colo.
RADIO on last Thursday, was held at his
late home on Kendall Avenue on Satur-
day afternoon at $50 O'clock. Many
friends we're present, and the services
were Of an impressive character. The
fl rral tributes were handsome and ap-
propriate. Rev DIR. Phillips cfficiated,
and the bearers were j. R. Bates, M. A.
Mcclure, Arthur Mcclure and F. s.
Weatherhead.
AT the late session OF the Vermont
Supreme court at Rutland, among the
causes decd was the test one of the
Lvcoming FIRE Insurance Company vs.
B uchelltr & Sons. The defendants won.
This decision disposes OF nearly forty
cases that have been on the docket in
the Rutland court for number Of years
and almost as many more in Bennington
county will now be Withdrawn. We
have given this litigation a full airing
long ago and are glad that the defuncl
COMPANY can no longer bother it's former
policy holders.
IHE attendance upon the second lee
lure Of the course in the NJ. E. Church,
Monday evening. was better than on
former occasion. The lecturers subject
WAS Push. which hardly did justice to
the finished lecture as forerunner. The
ID NJ WAr1an Of 10 ~
brilliant writers of the JUDGE, paid a
glowing tribute to the veteran soldiers, a
few only of whom werr present TO hear
him. The next in the course IS set for
Wednesday, Feb. IL h, by the Rev. VIM.
w Foster. Jr This gentleman needs
no introduction to our people and will
speak to full house on the subject ;
THE three HIS"
THE BANNER job rooms have lately
turned out a large number of fine jobs.
both in book work and commercial
printing Our patrons speak of the
work in these terms I'VE are much
pleased with the taste displayed in act
ting the type and in the headings" This
il true of all work done under the super
vision Of Mr.. G. s. Perry, the foreman
Of the BANNER job Office and proves be-
y0nd ali DOUBT that the place 20 get
printing done ia at the BANNER office.
This IL as true Of the BANNER bIndery az
uf the Job office. Those who know OF
the workmanship Of Mr.. P, Il. Chew
are sstlsfied that he can finish work
-. quail to the best Of workmen in the
+ city"
E D MOORE, secr' tary Of the Ben,
nrngton FIRE Department. cent out last
, week a communication to Vermont fire.
men -igned bv N WEIGH, J o. Burt, R
s. Buss. Q F. Sullivan. E. d. Moore
c ,mmittee, asking that the several fire
l..nrnnn niaa in the Sfafa cnnaidpr the mat.