The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-03-26
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: G. B, SBLEY has gone to Chicago on &
: business trip.
LORING BINGHAM is home from school
4 for the Easter vacation.
THE belated Transactions ofthe Grand
Chapter, o. E. S., will be issued next
} week.
, DIR. +. w. GoODALL is making some
very noticeable Improvements on his fine
residence in this village.
, THE advertising columns of our paper
= will bear inspection as to whom are the
enterprising business firms of this vii
lage.
A BOY of about II years of age, Of good
= English education, can have the oppor-
tunity to learn the printers trade by
ceiling at this Office. We want an APP
prentice who is quick to learn, of good
habits and all right.
EDWARD DwYER, at HOosick Falls.
says Troy paper, severed the main
artery in his left wrist yesterday morn
ing with sharp knife with which he
was cutting piece of canvass. The
knife slipped. The loss of blood was
serious.
THE annual school meeting of our
Graded district is called to meet in
School Hall, next Tuesday, March 3lst,
at o'clock p. m. There are six articles
in the warning none of which are out of
the common routine. There are two
trustees to elect TO fill the places of those
whose terms expire.
THE Sons of the American Revolution
hold special meeting here next Tues
day. The Executive Committee will
meet, also, to pass upon petitions for
membership, affOrding good Opportu
nifty for such as wish to unite with this
society, to do so at that time.
WE have already copied the current
, dispatches regarding an extra session of
the Vermont Legislature. The subject
having been agitated Gov. Page, we I'M
derstand is considering the advisability
of calling the wisdom and virtuen to-
gether to consider the acceptance of the
avails of the direct tax, to which refer
ence is made in our editorial columns.
THE auditors of the Graded School are
engaged upon their annual duties of set
| Ting the accounts of the district There
has been $500 paid this year on the
debt, as we are informed, but the fact
that the year has been only nine months
long, instead of the usual tlCelue should
be consided in financial calculations.
The reports of officers will be read before
the meeting.
WE are told that the renowned Levy
Band of New York City is to give grand
concert in the new edifice of s.. Francis
de Sales Church, about April 22d. This
is blnd of forty pieces, accompanied
by four noted vocalists and will afford
our people treat seldom enjoyed out
side the large cities. In doing this
Father Michaud intends it as some return
for the liberal manner Bennington has
responded to his calls for means to build |
the new and imposing church structure. !
Of course the idea of making any money
out of the engagement of such com
pany for this town is not thought Of |
Prof Goldsmith has charge of the ar
rangements.
THE exercises preceding the spring re-
cess in our Graded schools, were held |
last Friday, and the excellent programme,
printed last week, was fully carried out. |
There was large attendance and the |
sympathetic audience entered fully into |
the spirit of the occasion. The speaking |
was good, some of it exceptionally so,
and the essays were read in a very credi |
table manner There is one thing very
noticeable about these school exercises
the self-possessiOn of the pupils. There |
is an air of self-reliance which indicates
the right sort of educational influence, |
that is very gratifying. The Star gives
very full report and also several of the
essays.
IN the North Adams, Mass, local pa
per reports, of the late town meeting
there we note the prominence of Col |
Andrew Porter, whom they say: 'moved |
to increase the school committee from
three to six members and in answer to
calls for the reason Col. Potter said that
our schools contain about 5000 pupils
and that the teachers salaries aggregate
nearly $4,000 year. The management
of such school system rests practically
with one man. 1t seemed best to many
that the expenditure of so much money
should have more attention. There is
no other office in town where one man
controls so large an expenditure" The
measure was carried after considerable
argument. Our neighbors will do well
to place Col. Potter on the school board, |
place he acceptably filed here, and
thus gain by reason of his experience.
OUR people are interested in anything
that bears the name of Bennington. We
find this item in dispatches of the goth !: |
"The unaccepted third class cruiser Ben |
nington was taken to the Navy Yard on |
Thursday and was put into the dry dock, |
to be made ready for her engine-power
trip, which will probably take place some |
day next week on Long Island Sound. |
Among other things to be done will be |
the reduction of the pitch of the screw.
1t is now ID feet A inches, or two inches
eos. hot 6 4
when she made her successful trial. AL
ter the Bennington's trial three weeks
ago it was found that she had not de-
veloped within so units of the 3400-horse
power required. 1t is expected that at
the next trial she will exceed the require
ment" Commenting on the recent fail
ure, the Messenger rises to say that this
will never do. Since the days of Molly
Stark Bennington has never failed to fill
the bill of any calls made upon her."
The cruiser must ''come to time" or else
her name should be changed.
COMMANDER MCNAMARA with twenty
five of the comrades of Custer Post went
to Hoosick Falls, N. Y, last Saturday
evening. The correspondent of the Troy
Press says: 'POst Wood, G. A. r.,
assisted by several hundred guests, held
high carnival Saturday night in Cheney's
block. Both G. A. r. Hall and the Rens-
selaer club rooms were utilized, and were
inadequate to accommodate the crush.
Hon. James II. Batchelder, ex-Speaker
of the Vermont Legislature, Commander
Mcnamara of Post Custer, Bennington,
with twenty-five comrades; Commander
Jewett Of Post Sanford, North Adams,
Mass, with Past Commanders Hough
and Amidon and sixty comrades; Com
mander Hawkins of Post Hartshorn of
Schaghticoke; Hon. Richard Houghton,
Bennington, Vt; Commander O'Brien
of Adams, Mass, and hosts of others
prominet in G.. A. X. circles in this vicin-
ity were present. The address of well
come was delivered by Commander Hale,
after which a fine musical programme
was rendered. The programme cOnclud-
ed with rendition of the appropriate song
Marching Through Georgia." by the
entire assemblage of nearly a thousand
voices in most enthusiastic manner.
Covers were laid for 800 people, but for
lack of space but $50 were seated at
time. After the banquet was concluded
grand visiting match was participated
in by all present and continued until the
wee sma' hours of the morning. Post
Wood is at the head as entertainer"
The Graded Schools.