The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-02-26
Mns. c. NoLAN Of the Centennlal


in Troy, n. Y, during the past week an
., will return in day or two.
''UNsUNa HEROES" is the subject {
, next Sunday evenings address at til
u Second Congregational Church.
J. S. LINDLEY, builder, whose ne
Il saw mill is to begin operations this SCI
son, has large quantity of logs ready
IS be sawed into dimension lumber.
THE report that John Marten, son 9
the Rev. Mr.. Marten, was hurt in til
d Y. NJ. C. A. gymnasium is not true
: The boy is i'll, but hard cold is tn
cause.
: E. H. BROWN is fitting up the uppe
. part of his machine shop on Beech street
for the manufacture of knitting machin
= needles. This is a profitable industry
r and was established here many years ag'
by Charles Cooper.
: A DEER was seen this week within tn
t corporation limits of Bennington. Sine
the Green Mountains were stocked witt
them some years ago deer are becoming
quite common, but one of them within
! our corporate limits is quite an uncom
mon occurrence.
A BRATTLEBORo dispatch of the 24tl
, says: "Gov. Page and staff arrived her
this afternoon to attend the annual TIVE
days school of officers of the Vernon
National Guard. A banxuet was served
at the Brooks house tonight, with ;
large attendance of military and invited
guests"
THE Father Matthew T. A. B. Society
} have just procured a new lot of nicely
printed bylaws; twelve pages in length
revised to date. We are pleased to mott
this evidence of continued prosperity
The printing was done at tho BANNET
job Office.
THE oldest son of Alfred Wilcox
nephew of Dr. S. r. Wilcox of this vii
lage, goes to Egypt in few days for the
Walter A. Wood Company of HOOsick
Falls, n. Y, in whose employ he has
been for several years. He did so well
last year in Europe that the company
send him to Egypt this season with
an increase of salary and all expenses
paid.
THERE has been some talk recently
about mapping out the "Weeks lot" of
about twelve acres, into building lots.
This would be done by continuing Hall
street and Washington avenue, south
across Weeks street and through the lot
nearly, and then connect the two by a
street. This would allow for about 20
lots on Terrace No. 2.
THE evening service at the Second
Congregation Church last Sunday was a
memorable occasion. There was a
| large congregation present to hear the
Rev. Charles r. Seymour's sermon on
civil war-Grant Sheridan, Sherman.
| Tho hove Of thn n ID aud Sons
of Veterans were out in force with their
families. The singing by the Monument
| Quartette was one of the pleasing feat
ures of the evening.
THE way the water runs off about the
Corners" these days shows the advan-
tage the village will gain when our
streets, the cutters and sidewalks, shah
have been levelled to grade. The annoy
ances mentioned by us last week are all
caused by the bridges" over the street
cutters, and the sooner these are abol-
ished the quicker the cause of complaint
will be removed. We explain, because
told that the Corners" and the new
work were taken to be the subject of
criticism. This was not the case; it is
the old regime and the cross-walks, with
bridges at both ends, which causes. the
from a surfeit of water
Our readers will recall an item two
weeks ago wherein we stated the atten-
ton paid by the Metropolitan musical
critics to the proposed appearance of a
new star, referring to Miss Libbie d.
Griffith, sister of Miss A. NJ. Griffith of
this village. She makes her debut in
Chickering Hall, New York City this
| nttn,,infr ,,n1np
Her parents from POultney, relatives and
friends from Bennington and Fort Ed
ward have gone down TO witness her APP
pearance and success. Miss Griffith has
been studying for two years, but has had
a previous thorough musical educatian.
She goes to Europe in August to finish.
Vermont seems to be noted these
days furnishing two such vocalists as
Mary Howe and Miss Griffith. We hope
to record as much success for the latter
as is now accorded to the former.
AMONG the visitors here last week, who
attended the meeting of the Centennial
Commission, was Col. G. S. Forbes of
the Boston journal. In his report to
that paper he says: "All visiting mill
be provided grounds for camping pur-
mont National Guard will hold its an
nual encampment during the week of
August 10, and will probably go into
camp for a seven days muster ON Satur,
day, August 10Th. Already applications
have been received by the Commission
from commanders of several New York
regiments about camping grounds and
facilities for feeding troops here. The
celebration of the Tooth anniversary of
the admission of Vermont into the
Union on August 10Th, 1891, is one of the
last of the series of notable centennial
celebrations beginning at Concord in
1875, and for this reason the occasion is
likely to draw to Bennington numerous
military and civic organizations and
many distinguished representatives OF
the general Government and the States
forming the Union into which Vermont
in 179l."
LAST week we took occasion to at
tach to the bottom of communication
a note, the substance of which was to
the effect that commiserating letters
from the West purporting to be based
upon BANNER reports of cold weather
here in Vermont, were little off Color
We have received three such lately; one
from Minnesota, another from Iowa, and
the last 1.-THE subject of comment). from
Chicago. We do not doubt the state
ments made by our correspondents as
Corporal Sheldon seems to think, but
we do say that this paper has not given
its western readers the idea, to our
knowledge, of a severe winter here.
The thermometer has not been disagree
ably low, i. e., 80 TO 20o below zero, but a
very few mornings, at other times just
bright winter weather. We enjoyed a
larger run of sleighing than usual, but
have had none to speak of for month,
and it didn't begin in November. In
other words there has been ten times
the severity reported from the West than
has existed in this part of Vermont
Moral, when western people brag of fine,
lCdrm winter weather and commiserate
us in Vermont because of an alleged
frigid climate, we retOrt, without doubt
4 ing their word either), that the weather
bureau reports pretty tough, cold
waves throughout the Northwest thai
never reach MS here. This is all. Come
East, friends.
THE two great parties, Republican
and Democratic, have spoken in favor Of
J divOrcing politics from March meetings
this year, by holding separate caucusei
and then agreeing upon Union Ticket
The PrOhibitiOnists, however, place 9
ticket in nomination. The gentlemen
named on the Union ticket are we'll
known citizens, and some of them hav,
served the town faithfully in the past
emitting them to what partakes Of tn,
nature of unanimous reelection so fai
as the two political parties are con
cerned. We give the ticket: Union, Of
Republican Democratic nominees - Fol
} moderator, John V. Carney; selectmen
Emory S. Harris, Samuel c. Lyons, Franl