The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-01-30
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

MRS, JERRY BUGBEE is critically il
with pneumonia.
MRS. ALBERT FISK has gone to Rome
N. Y. for treatment.
MRS, ISAAC JENNINGS is passing thu
winter al Ormond. Fla.
CAPT. Jos FROST Of Lowell, Mass
made his friends here flying visit THU
week, arriving Saturday, and taking il
the G. A. R. Encampment at Rutland.
THE name of the Bennington Electric
Light and Power Company has beer
changed to Tht Bennington Water
power and Light Company.
THE Crown File Bind Company have
just brought out an Improvement which
is destined to double the convenience OF
those handy articles for filing papers,
etc.
THE late sickness with Ia Grippe, to
which nearly our whole population were
subjected, has visibly abated and we
know of no cases here Of death there
from.
Col GEORGE T. CHILDs of st. Adams
and Hon. Hugh Henry of Chester, were
in town Thursday, on business connect
ed with the Soldiers Home at Benning-
ton. Windsor Journal.
MISSES HUTcHINs and Abbott have
been out Of town visiting. Miss Abbott
returned Monday and ia sub~titute teach
err this week for Miss White. Miss
Hutchins returns home TO- morrow.
The condition of Mrs. VIM. Nichols.
from whom an ovarian tumor was re-
moved several months since, is again
critical on account of another formation
which may develope into the same kind
Of tumor as that removed.
The Choral Evensong at St. Peters
Church, with G0ldsmith's full orchestra
to accompany the Rector and Double
Quartette. is announced for next Sum
dav at 8 O'Clock. The church will be
illuminated.
THE badges for St. Katharine's and ST.
Agnes's guilds OF st. Peters Church
have arrived and in due course will be
conferred on each of the members ac-
cording to the ritual OF the church.
They are ornamental and are struck IN
bronze with appropriate letterings.
THE Supreme court for this county
begins February 18th, and just now the
legal fraternity are busy with their
briefs, a larger number of causes being
carried up than is often usual. We ex
pect to give resume of the business
next week.
WITH the two engagements COM
peted, the Valentine Mill offices are
probably the finest in the State if not in
the country. The floors and wainscot-
ings are of quartered oak with massive
furniture to match-the whole finished
in the highest style of art.
THE fire department Thursday elected
the old Board Chief Engineer, Robert
Drysdale; first assistant, F. NJ. Tiffany
second assistant, w. R Hyde. DIR. E
B. Daley, was Chairman and E. d |
Moore Secretary of the meeting. The
result gives great satisfaction to the de-
The Rev. z Marten OF the First Bap- |
list Church, Is giving a series of Sunday |
evening talks on Revelation, for the ben
eft of the young people of that congre-
CATION. The subject for next Sunday
evening will be Divine Revelation |
NJ. o. HOWE of Newfane, who has
been decided upon by the Vermont dele
CATION in Congress for State supervisor
Of the census, is a sort OF newspaper
man. He is an agricultural writer of
ability, is interested in sta
istics, particularly those that relate to
Vermont's prosperity, and may be trust
I'd to do efficient work with the census.
THE profit sharing plan adopted by the
Bourne mills, Fall River, has worked 81
well that other mills there are thinking
Of adopting it, not go much as an act Of
as for the sake of it's good
fleet on their own business. The
Bourne mills found that 40l employees in
/ possible 4S3 had earned a share of the
profits, that waste was less and individ-
lal interest greater, and that strikes
we're nowhere.
THE Troy Press of Tuesday had this
tenn THE police received telegram
his noon from Sheriff A. j. Pike of
Bennington requesting that lookout be
Iept for William Donaldson, who is &C.
used of stealing suit Of clothes, pair
II trousers dark brown in color, a Wa
erbury watch, par of boots and $275
q money from William T. Baker Of that
place. The theft was committed last
hight" This occurred in the west part
If the town and we have no further par
iculars.
WE are gratfied to learn that the
town reports will show
arge decrease IN expenditures this year
war those of several years Immediately
preceding. In fact the selectmen are
at the favorable showing, al
hough of course the items are not for
publication until passed upon by the au-
iitors. The fiscal year closes February
Let, and If the auditors do not delay, tn,
printed reports will be out a couple OF
weeks before town meeting.
THE Northern Assurance Company Of
London, established in 1886 and having
surplus of some SIS, 900, 600 with 49,.
100 900 of it In this country, have estab-
ished an agency in town, with Messrs.
.. A. Booth and s. Harris. This firm
lave also the agency of several other
troug fire insurance companies and
purpose TO do a general insurance bust
ices in Bennington county. Their Office
uppliee came this week, look out for
heir announcement hereafter.
THE exceptional warm weather of this
winter has made the clothing business
IS dull in the cities as it has been in the
This is shown in the opening
lp in country towns of branch stores
rom city clothiers and in auction sales
Il such goods. We think we are safe in
.dvising our readers to continue to deal
With our regular merchants; business
men who pay taxes in town, are of our
permanent citizens, and who have in
took just as good If not better assort-
nent Than their transient rivals. Their
'rices are certainly as low as can be
ound anywhere.
The Rupert correspondent of the
N, Y, Sentinel gets off the
ollowmg good one :" Some sport ia
,eing made by the press outside of the
State IL regard to the abandoned farms
# Vermont. Well, our little State can
lot be expected to do everything. II
We must continue to furnish the mem
,ers Of Congress, the Governors, the
Cabinet, and in fact the brains of the
Nation, il must naturally be expected
hat the agricultural interests of the
State would be slightly affected. The
Train seems. however, to have no effect
IN the mental condition of the State.
Vermont men seem to be in as great de-
nand as ever whenever frst-class talent