The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-02-20
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

MISS DORA DENcH OF Manchester CeI
tire, is visiting relatives in town.
PhoF FRANK BRADFORD is teachin
, rlocutlOn IN II IosIck Falls. N. Y.
: MISS MAGGIE O'CoNNoR of BenninI
: ton, is Visiting in LansIngburgh, ~.
Miss BENTLEY Of Manchester, is visit
ing her sister Mrs. Fred HARDWOOD, /
this village. :, }ti -,
CAPT. ALBERT WALKER has purchase
Of Edward ]. Hall. the "Boynton" plaC
ON Pleasant street.
MRS. L. F. ABBOTT and daughte
FANNY, left Wednesday afternoon for
ten daye stay at Atlantic City.
MRS. DIR STREETER has returned fror
New Jersey where she has visited duI
ing the winter with near relatives.
WATSON has a new thing, the Nor
photographic stands to hold portraitI
at his studio, corner North and Mai
streets.
THE town reports will be ready 10
distribution the first OF next week, an
copies may be obtained at the tow
clerks office.
THE regular convocslion Of Mt. An
thony Chapter No. l. Order Easter
Star, will he held next Wednesday even
ing, Feb. Goth.
THE Husband" will be the theme a
the Second Congregational Church oil
Sunday evening, beng the second OF
series announced last week.
MRS E L, NICHOLS returned f'on
New York this week. She has mad
large selections of spring goods. Lool
4 ont for advertisement next week.
MRS. SEwALL KENNoN OF Connecticut
il visiting her son Elisha Kennon anC
family. She is 81 years Of age, but is a
rctive as some are who are many year
younger. } p. ji ~ - !
READ the new advertisement o.
Mrssrs. Cole & Burt, clOthiers, on oul
frat page. This house has had a gOoC
trade this winter, considering all thu
circumstances and take occasion to ex
PLAIN with thanks.
DRYsDALE's advance guard" thi'
week means just what 1t says in the
matter OF goods. There is no shoddy
stock in the assortment but standard
goods at living prices is the motto that
tells with the people. Read the column
notice elsewhere.
JOHN. P. DALEY yesterday suffered
severe scalp wound. He was climbing
I'D q ladder at the electric light stItlon
and hit his head against board. The
wound was dressed and Mr.. Daley will
be out again, as usual, in day or two
JOHN II. WARREN National Express
agent has been Frustrated with inhuenzt
nearly two weeks, and bis place 10 filled
in the Office by his son Geo. II. Warren.
Mr.. Warren, senior, ia convalescent and
hopes to return to Office duty next week
HARRISON l.. NORTON has purchased
the old house and lot on Pleasant street
lust east OF VIM. Cromack's OF Elijah
Downs. Mr.. Norton intends to turn the
present dwelling into Queen Anne cot
taRe, This will be a marked improve
ment of that locality and render the
place very desirable property.
The Ash Wednesday services yester-
lay in St. Peters and St. Francis de
Sales Churches were more largely at
tended than ia usual, even in these par
ishes where the day is annually observed
as the beginning Of the longer revival
season of the Christian Year.
THE first thunder storm Of the season
visited Bennington Tuesday evening be
tween nine and ten O'Clock. There had
been showers earlier. Following this
cold wave covered the ground with snow
but not enough to make sleighing.
THE Electric Light station has r, cent
" been repainted ard otherwise re.
paired, 80 that now Bennington has one
Of the very best stations in the State.
Among the improvements that will be-
appreciated by the public is new style
Of switch board, occupying epace OF
l0xl2 feet, which enables the employees
to regulate the currents better than un =
der the old syetem.
l.. NJ. HoLToN has been building on
an addition l6x40 feet to his green house
on School street. This gives him main
building 26x40 with wing l6xlS feet,
making quite an establishment. The
enlargement from time to time OF Mr..
HOlton's green house has been rendered
necessary by reason OF increasing bust
mess. We are glad to note HE success.
THE genial Superintendent Of the Yer
mont Soldiers Home, Maj. Robert j.
Coffey, has been appointed aid on the
staff OF Gen. AlgeT, COMMANDMENT
Chief Of the G. A R. he is one OF the
aix appointments OF like character in
this State. An honor worthily be-
slowed.
Mr. JOHN s. HOLDEN Of The ]. s. Hol
den Manufacturing Company, has pUr
chased the John V. Hall homestead on
West Main street OF Edward j. Hall and
will make it his I mily residence. We
are glad to welcome Mr.. Holden and
family to this village permanently, and
hope the beautiful Green Mountain
scenery and pure air will induce them
to remain here during the whole year.
WE announced at the time, several
weeks since, the appointment OF Drs.
Rogers, Jennings and Hemenway az q
board Of examining surgeons for pen.
sions. These medical gentl men have
arranged to meet pensioners at the office
Of DR.. Jennings, in this village on We'd
nesaays OF each week. This will be
great convenience to class OF veterans
who may have business with the pension
board Of examiners.
"W. II. d says that the monument
ia one third higher than Bunker Hill
This il substantially true but it gives no
adequate idea Of its size in comparison
with that. Had he said that it is twice
as large as Bunker Hill, he would have
conveyed better conception Of its mag.
nitude, for the superficial area of one of
ita sides contains Just about twice the
number NJ so are feet that side OF the
Bunker Hill Monument does. To the
eve TOO it looks twice as large as Bunker
Hill.
II. w MARTIN has taken the contract
to furnish 900 TINS Of ice to party IN
Rawlings, N. Y, and began yesterday.
The ice is from the Woodford pond and
is drawn down TO the Glastonbury rail-
road at Woodford Hollow and then
shipped by rail vid Chatham The sun
ply is large, the ice Ia from IA to 10
inches thick, clear as crystal. Notwith
standing the fears OF an ice famine next
summer Lake Champlain and ouch ponds
o. Woodford's 10 the mountains are fur
nishing a supply.
THE Rainbow Tea" at the Baptist
chapel Tuesday evening, under the
auspices Of the Young Ladies Mission
Band Of that church, was a great sue.
cess. The attendance was large and the
receipts amounted to over $50. The
plan was at once unique and attractive
Booths and tables bearing each separate
" one Of the seven colors OF the rainbow
were served by young ladies dressed in
colnrs appropriate TO their tables respec-
lively. The order IT arrangement was
that of the old key TO the c-lors
"Vibgyor, presenting beautiful ap-
pearance. The rainy evening closing
with q thunder storm did not appear to
dim the light OF the pleasant occasion or
diminish the people attending.
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