The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-05-22

LAST Tuesday, Merritt Harrington,
son of Warren Harrington, accidentally
shot himself. The bullet entered the
left leg at the thigh and was taken out
by DIR. Goodall below the knee. The
wound is doing well.
THE firm of lockwood Bros, artists
and dealers in art goods, has been rein
forced by the admission of younger
brother, W. Z. lockwood, and Rollin
H. Howard, son of Solomon Howard of
Salisbury, The new firm style will be
lockwood Brothers & Co. This adds to
the working capital about $4,000, and
consequent enlargement Of their rapidly
growing business. In place OF the old
sheds in rear of the old Adams Block,
there is to be built two story structure
30x50 feet to accommodate the firm.
They now occupy the first floor of the
south half of the building, including the
Apollo hall L. These are enterprising
young men and deserve the success that
attends them.
OK Tuesday proceedings in bank
ruptcy were commenced against John
W. Williams, boot and shoe dealer, by
Messrs. E. Leroy Smith, Otto NJ. Pratt
and Frank c. Herrick, of Albany, N. Y.
The process was served Tuesday even
irg and the sheriff is in charge of the
premises. Mr.. Williams had just started
the day before for weeks visit to his
former home in Pennsylvania, but is ex-
pected now to return sooner. 1t is not
now known just how much involved Mr..
Williams has become. There is claim
of between $4,000 and S44O0, to secure
which mortgage was recently given,
and the proceedings brought by Smith,
Pratt and Herrick are for the purpose of
setting aside this mortgage, and to close
out the property in the bankruptcy court.
The real estate is heavily mortgaged.
The Sons of Veterans fair last week
was well attended, and great success,
considering the weather. Their expenses
were large, but the profits will come up
to about 5000 nevertheless. The piano
was drawn by J. G. Blackmer of Man
chester Depot. All the tickets for
''bricks" according to the scheme, which
we have printed, held chances for this
instrument, so that its going out of
town is no surprise. The altar prize to
the Camp selling the greatest number of
''brick' tickets, at ten cents each, was
awarded to the new subordinate at Man
chester Depot named after Mr.. Black
mer. While large number of tickets
were sold in many localities yet this
award was clearly deserved by the j. c.
Blackmer camp. The music-box or cab
met organ 1.-THE choice of two instru-
ments) was awarded to J. w. Farnham.
From the nature of the sales, scattered
into many states, it will be some little
time before all the receipts will be in
hand, but the S. o. V. are already
assured of a handsome sum to reward
their efforts in the interest of a Memo
rial Hall in Bennington.
Two weeks ago Mr.. and Mrs. Levi IS.
Lewis went to New York city to visit
Mr.. Larimore Lewis, who had been in
from time to time in these columns.
Mr. Lewis found his brother in very
critical condition and staid with him UNI
til his death, which occurred Tuesday of
last week. The funeral WIS held from
the house of Mr.. Winner, his wife's
father, 159th street and 10th avenue, on
Thursday, May 18th, and the interment
was in Keyport, N. J. Mr.. Larimore
Lewis was born in Leeds, N. Y, April
18th, 1866, and came to Bennington in
1878. He remained two years, and after
an interregnum returned to enter again
the employ of Mr.. Chas. Cooper in jan
uary, 1887. His subsequent history
among us is well known. Possessed of
sterling integrity he was respected by all
and trusted by his employers. Last
year he abruptly went into decline and
a vacation did not appear to restore him.
He finally gave up and last August en-
tered on a course of treatment. He
passed the winter in Townsville, Ca,
but returned unrelieved. For few
weeks before he sank to the grave his
condition had improved. He leaves a
wife and child, to whom much sympathy
is extended.
THE Reformer tells the public many
things about school matters, nearly
all of them grossly false. Without stoOp-
ing to reply to the article in question, we
would like to inquire what can be gained
by saying that Mr.. Weld has not been
called before the Board and that he has
had no opportunity to be heardP What
can be the object in saying that the ex-
aminations in the High School were long
and unfair when they have, almost with
out exception, been shorter and easier in
proportion, than the examinations in the
lower gradesP When more than so per
cent. of the questions asked the High
School were taken directly from the
books used by the classes and from those
portions which the pupils had studied,
while the questions for all classes in all
branches in the other departments, were
asked upon the subjects rather than from
any book, why make complaints in favor
of the High School? What can be the
purpose in saying to the public that the
Superintendent has unjustly criticised
Mr.. Weld to the Trustees, when Mr.. Weld
has been assured by President Abb
bolt, in the presence Of the Board, that
Mr. Davis has done nothing of the kind?
What can be the reason for saying that
the High School has had only half an
hour for examination when the order has
been 'all the time they want" except in
one instance when the class was limited
to tlcO and One-hGB hours, when even in
that case the limit was not observed?
These silly statements, like many others
made along the same line, are SO palpa-
bly, false that those in whose interest
they are made should be ashamed Of
them. We have no doubt that under the
present exposure and aspect of the case,
falsehoods that otherwise would be al
lowed to stand as truth, will with great
show of virtue be corrected as "errOrs."
50. Francis de Sales Church.
Memorial day with this congregation
will be looked forward to with great in
terest. The date chosen is convenient,