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

LET us have no lingering in the lap o.
gentle Spring by old disagreeable winter
Mrs. II. w. BooTH has returned from
a visit to Troy, n. Y, of several weeks
duration.
Mrs. J. b. TmBITs is making extensive
repairs on her fine residence at Benning
ton Centre. ..
Col. OLIN SCOTT has gone to Wiscon'
sin and will be absent in the West about
two weeks.
THE double Queen Anne cottage on
Pleasant street begins to assume its des-
tined proportions.
PHILIP CASEY of Bennington, is among
the names granted pensions (origlnal)
last week.
WE are pleased to learn that Miss Gym
thia Gardner, critically i'll with pneumo'
mia, is better and her convalescence is
now hoped for.
C, NJ LAMBERT moves this spring from
Gage street to the new tenement dwell
ing erected on School street last year by
NJ n. Clapp.
On the last day of March % dogs were
registered by the Town Clerk of Ben
nington, being the largest number ever
entered in one day.
MAPLE sugar is coming into market
freely and the season in this vicinity has
been a good one. Appearances indicate
that spring has surely come.
THE "crazy supper" in the Methodist
parlors last week, was an enjoyable af-
fair. The method of serving was as non
descript as the bill of fare. A goodly
sum was realized.
Col. ]. b. PARMENTER does not re-
cover from the effects of his attack OF
influenza last winter and is quite i'll. We
hope the opening spring and climate may
bring to him the desired vigor.
AT the quarterly Conference, held in
the Methodist Church last Monday even
ing the officials for the ensuing church
year were elected. This society elect a
board of thirteen stewards.
EDWARD j. HALL and Harrison |. Nor
ton have purchased the Shurtletf dwell
ing and will move it to the Hull Chand-
ler'' property recently purchased by them
on Adams street.
EMORY S. HARRIS owns an English
mastiff, six weeks of age, that is very
fine dog. The father and mother are
owned by Frederick Brayton, the actor,
and were imported by him. II. E. Bur-
CESS has the mate to the young mastitf
of Mr.. Harris's.
THROUGH the kindness of Mrs. A. B..
Oatman we have on our table an original
copy of old Connecticut "Blue-Laws,"
dated 1888 or thereabouts. We shall take
occasion to refer to these statutes in a
future issue.
SUPT. BENTLEY of Cohoes, n. Y, sue
ceeds to the vacancy in The John S. Hol-
den Manufacturing COmpany's Mills
caused by the resignation and removal of
Chas. Green. Mr. Bentley is not UNI
known to some of our people and will re-
ceive cordial welcome from many.
CAPT. WELD of the Bennington Rifles
has divided the company into five drill
squads in charge of the sergeants, and
each squad is to compete the one with
the other for prizes. Prof. Weld will
certainly attain the standard of the
best drilled company i'll the regiment if
the realization is equal to the promise.
An officers school is held every Saturday
evening.
JOHN T. SHURTLEFF has sold his old
house and, after it is moved away, will
erect new and handsome dwelling. The
main part will be two feet longer and six
feet wider than the present structure and
the whole will be two stories high. The
ground plan is an admirable arrangement
for comfort and convenience, and the
elevation will be quite ornamental. This
is only one of several fine dwellings pro-
jected to be built in Bennington this sea-
son.
The law is too long to copy, but if the
officials having in charge the execution
of the Dog Laws" of Vermont properly
do their duty, no taxable canine species
will travel our streets and highways
out the payment of 81, 81 or s. by the
owner or keeper. The selectmen have
decided that they had rather dispose OF
score or more unlicensed dogs within the
next few weeks than to settle later fol
sheep killed by the aforesaid dogs. Own
ers of CANNES should take notice.
THE experience of the Vermont Com
missioner of Agricultural and Manufac
turing Interests at times continues to be
somewhat laughable. The other day
letter came to him addressed This goes
tue The one that owns The Country,
Montpelier, Vermont" The postmaster
at the capital had forwarded it to the
Commissioner with the remark that ne
one in Montpelier 'Owned the country
and so he sent it to the Commissioner
of Agriculture" Sure enough it was in
tended for the bureau and was writer
by an Italian in Boston.
TIE annual camp fire of the G. A. R
will be held on Saturday evening of this
week. We referred to this event two
weeks since. 1t is now certain that a
good delegation will come up from Hoo
sick Falls, and probably from North
Adams also, while the county will be
well represented. Col. Puffer, the Pos
Commander, will preside and the speak
ing will be of high order. The cola
ton will consist of the courses for which
Custer Post is famed and music will ado
charms to the evenings entertainment
Fortunate indeed will be those who re
spond to the limited number of invita-
tons given out.
THE lockwood Brothers Is. H. and Z
FL, have moved into the Adams blocl
this week. In their new and cOmmOdi
GUS quarters the business will be great
enlarged. The front will be utilized 70
an art exhibition store, of their own an
other work. Easels, portraits, artist
materials, ETC., will be kept in stock an
the Office will be located to the rear {
the main store. The first story of Apoll
Hall building to the rear is fitted for I'll
studio, the packing and stock rooms, an
the framing department, The bushes
is crayon portrait making, and from
small beginning has grown to its presei
ample proportions, employing larl
force of expert artists and workmen an
requiring the large area constitutir
their new location. This growth HI
largely developed because of the qualit
of the work done-second to none in Il
country