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

NewtOnvlllp N. Y, are visiting at IL
Methodist parsonage this week.
THE State Auditor, the Hon. H. d
Powell Of Rlchford, was in town yestel
dav and settled the bill of the late teri
of court.
THE party with Gen. Alger yesterda
drove about our village and espresso
thems, Ives much pleased with Benning
ton and it's surroundings.
THE temperance series at the Secont
Congregational church will conc nd
next Sunday evening with an address
on the special topic Of "Drunkards
WE are glad to learn of the hopeful
condition of Judge Thos. White, whom
we reported seriously i'll two week
since, and last week that he was better
PHILIP DoNNELLY has purchased tn,
Burgess" blacksmith shop, near tn,
depot IN this village, and will conduc
the business, He continues his shop a
North Bennington also. Mr.. Dounelly
is fine workman and will command
the best trade.
LUTHER r. GRAVES is convalescine
from his serious attack OF Ia Grippe
He was so i'll that he could not attend
the annual election of the FIRST National
Bank recently, and 80 the election pro-
ceeded without his presence, for the
first time since it's foundation.
GEN ALGER's party yesterday soon
made "coTner" on WatsoD's local pho.
Geographic views especially of the Sol
diers' Home. After exhausrinR the
stock of the studio, the BANNER Sta.
tionery Store, etc., fifty or more could
not be supplied.
THERE is talk OF obtaining a boat to
ferry across the "Streak Of mud" which
answers for a side walk on the corner OF
Main and North streets. Seriously, il
1t not disgrace to allow such a place
on main thoroughfare to go without a
mblance of a side walk year after
year
THE following delegation from Ben
nington attended the annual G. A. R
Eucampnent at Rutland Mai. A. B
Valentine. Miss Jennie Valentine, Mai.
R. j. Coffev and wife, G. D. Gibson and
wife, q. E Graves, John w. Williams,
N. NJ. Puffer, j. W. McNamar. A.
Downs, R. NJ. Houghton, Mrs Eliza
Cutting, Miss Lucy Cutting, Mrs. g. H.
Burch, Miss Mary Spear.
WEBB" in the Boston Journal of the
28th, says "Col. Thompson of the Sec.
retary's Office in the Senate received to-
day from Maj. Valentine, Chairman OF
the Building Committee Of the BenniDg-
ton Monument Association photograph
showing the monument as it now stands
with a statement Of the precise way IN
which the appropriation was to be ex-
pended. He went at once to the House
Library Committee, before whom the
Senate bill was in consideration, and re-
ceiyed assurance that the bill would be
reported favorably to the House this af-
ternoon, which places it we'll upon the
calendar"
AS specimen of the idea when one
thing is the "go" of suggesting some
thing el1e, we copy from the Barton
Monitor, "WelcCme to the Scots" W.
have nothing against the Scots but
what's the use of j.opardizing the whole
colonization scheme by loading it down.
The Monitor says Commissioned Val
entine 10 making specially of Swedes.
Doubtless they make thrifty settlers and
could exc out living on the mosl
abandoned June grass hills in the State,
but we Deem them no better, all things
considered, than other Europeans who
come among us. In this section several
towns have large popul alton OF Scotch.
They came here from twenty to fifty
years ago, and wherever a good live
Scotchman stuck ais stakes there ia to-
day good farm. good buildings and a
man well to do. He has raised up a
family of boys and girls that to-day are
hill farms and valley farms
not far away from the old homestead,
and teaching another family the princi-
Piles of industry and economy. There
are no citizens among us who are more
thrifty, more honorable and more es-
Leemed than the Scotch. II there are
any people in the Highlands or the Low
lands OF Ola Scotia who con be persuad-
ed or helped to come to Vermont, Com
missioner Valentine will do well to in
vite and assist them at once. They will
ind welcome, They come with our
language, our religion, our habit, and
heir own virtues"
WE notice in the Rutland Herald Of
Tuesday, the death of Samuel Bowtel, |
Jr., "Our SAM" az he was called while |
an apprentice in this office several years
ago. The Herald says, that about two
weeks ago it announced the departure
Of Samuel Bowtell ,Jr., for Denver. Col,
'or the benefit of his health. 1t an.
1ounces this Tuesday, morning his
ieath, which occurred in that place at
II o'clock yesterday morning. This will
De sad news to his many friends and no
ioubt surprise to many, as it was not
thought that his condition was
)f 40 serious a nature. He was taken
,lck last August with a slow fever from
which he did not fully recover and con-
followed His trip to Colo
-ado did not prove beneficial and he
failed until death relieved his
lufferings. The deceased lacked two
weeks Of being SO years old. He left p
widow and two lirtle boys. Mr.. and
NJ g. Bowtell had been married 10 years.
Mr.. BOwtell established the frat steam
aundry in Rutland. where Worthing-
.on's laundry il now located and did o
successful business for several years.
He sold out and afterward established
,he Bates House laundry. This was sold
10 E. S Davis, after which Mr.. Bowtell,
m company with bis father, purchased
The boot and shoe ptore of E. Gosselin
IN Centre street. which they conducted
until purchased by the present proprie.
or, Fred g. Tuttle. For about two
n 1nths, just previous to his sickness.
Mr.. Bowlell travelled for a Lynn shoe
rouse. HIS father was with him at the
lime of his death, and will bring the re
mains home for burial. 1t is expected |
hat they will arrive in Rutland on FRI
lay.