The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-05-08

| evening the subject Oh tne rev. mr.Ondp-
mans sermon will be Social Dissipa-
tons"
Hon. HuGH HENRY of Chester, has
been in town this week on business con-
nected with the Soldiers Home. He ar
rived last evening.
THE death of the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Calvin Andrew, noted last week,
was very sad affection. The parents
publish card elsewhere to-day.
Mrs. GREENsLET, who has passed the
winter with her son, George b. Greenslet
of Glsns Falls, N. Y, has returned to
her home in this village.
A ''BIG catah" for a small bOy-Tues-
day evening Master George Hawks
hauled out an eleven ounce trout from
the spring near the Soldiers Home.
Who could have done better?
n. F. SMITH moved his meat marx ct to
his new quarters on Main street this
week. He has one of the best locations
now in town, with city water and electric
lights.
THOSE about to paint their houses will
be interested in MIXED Paints" adver-
tised by c. D. Gibson, in another column
to-day. The "Devoen paints give good
satisfaction.
THE Putnam Hose disposes of a fine
organ tomorrow evening, at their hose
house, by lot. The tickets are selling
rapidly and are nearly all sold. A good
time is expected.
Mrs. DIR. MANsER, Mrs. Oatman, Mrs.
Chas. Barnes, Mrs. d. S. Packard, the
Rev. and Mrs. w. b. Walker attended
the District Missionary meeting at Man
chester Centre yesterday.
Miss ANNA C. PARK went to Burling-
ton yesterday to meet the executive
committee who are to arrange for the
non-partisan temperance convention at
Montpelier, noted in another column.
WE hear that Prof. Fred. n. Squire
and II. F. Robinson expect to start for
California next week on a prospecting
tour. 1t may not be surprising if Mr..
Rawson ultimately went to that state too
if Prof. Squire concludes to locate on the
the Pacific coast.
On our outside pages to-day is an arti-
Gle entitled: "a Sketch of Early Educa-
ton in Vermont" which is very inter
esting and timely. The natural fertility
of the soil as well as the absence of il
literacy is noted.
DAVID E. MOORE, late of the Stark
Knitting Company of this village, has
gone to Millbury, Mass, to take the po-
sition of "boss knitter," in ten set mill
in that flounshing manufacturing centre
His family remain here for the present.
OUR attention has been called to a
nuisance and danger that can easily be
avoided. When there are shows or ex-
ercises in Free Library Hall, the boys
pile up boxes on the back stairs and look
through the windows from the outside.
This makes barricade that would prove
troublesome in case of fire, and our
police authorities should look into this
matter now, and, if necessary, make an
example by un arrest or two.
BROTHER SAULT of st. Adams "has it
bad Hear him: SIT may not be gener-
ally known, but it is nevertheless fact,
that one man in the Messenger sanctum
is kept busy piling up drafts and checks
and asserting greenbacks. This is ono
pleasant feature of the newspaper bust
.ness-or at least it tcOuld be, if the chap
and the cash referred to were directly
connected with this office, instead OF
with the internal revenue department OF
this great and glorious republic"
FROM our exchanges we learn thai
Olin Huntington of SALISBURY returned
J last week from Boston with his horse
which is none the worse for having beer
stolen. His hind feet, which are white
had been stained brown. Mr.. Hunting
| ton brought from the Boston police
blankets and halter which Clark Ston'
identifies as those taken with his horse
Another authority says that he paid thu
reward, and our Washington county, N
; Y, exchanges tell of the arrival of Sar
geant at his old quarters in Salem jail
conveyed from Boston on a stretcher. L
this is reliable the officers made goo'
; thing out of it, obtaining the reward il
two instances, and Bennington count
escapes the expense of the rascars trial
Now, if the balance of the stolen prop
erty is recovered, all will here becom
serene.
THE annual meeting of the Second Cor
y gregational church, held last Thursda
evening, was very enjoyable occasion
G Through the efforts of the Committee
n Invitation the local membership wei
II generally out and responded to the FRO
! call" The other committees performe
II their parts well, and the evenings enjo,
) ment was voted success. At the ele
s ton of officers the following wei
(. elected: Deacon for four years, Harriso
y |. Norton; two members of church con
d mittee, Mrs. F. c. White and Mrs. E. 1
Scott; clerk, F. G. Madison; treasure
"a E. E. Rawson; auditor, L. ID. Bennett
T. statistical secretary, Mrs. E. II. Scot
Nt The jubilee of this parish two years sin
ST called its members and friends togeth
is and inaugurated these yearly meetin
he which increase in interest with each
st nual recurrence. The report on necr'
as ogy, new feature, by Miss Anna
n Park, was an admirable paper and Il
will become standing ORDER
IS. future occasions of this nature in Il
OF church.
EN- THE annual May meeting of the BE
I'M nington County Board of Education "
in held at Arlington on Tuesday. The
lis tendance was small, only about one-thi
nd of the towns in the county being rep
Ter scented. The following were present;
on NJ. Barber, Arlington; DIR. H. c. d.
of Bennington; E. NJ. Torrey, Dorset;
on w. Abbott, Landgrove; d. X. Simon
Manchester; W. A. johnson, Winhi
ere Organization was effected by electing
ex- NJ. Torrey president and o. NJ. Bar
ew secretary. Supervisor Howe was pres
II by invitation of the board. The pro
at committee reported that five-year C
mr.. tract had been made with various p
me fishing houses for a supply of the t.
an books which were selected at a previ
tho meeting. Agencies for the sale of
,oI. books had been placed in nine towns
ical the county. Attention was called to
in. fact that every school is entitled +
ain. free copy of each textbook for the tea
his er's desk and also that the publishers