The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-04-02


THE examination of teachers by Pro
I Howe, county examiner, has been he
d here yesterday and to-day, at the Grade
school building. The class numberC
D ten. all but one of whom have taught b
e fore.
CHAs. A. PIERCE, publisher OF I'll
BANNER, has been appointed pOstmast'
9 at Bennington in place of II. W. Martll
whose four years expired yesterday. I'll
' new official will probably take possessio
in a week or two.
LIQUOR dealers have no further eXcuS
+ for claiming that a United States licens
! permits them to sell liquor, regardless {
State laws, since the Government licens
bears an express statement to the col
trary. We give the official rulings in al
, other place to-day.
THE masquerade ball of the Stark Hos
Company, Tuesday evening, was attend
ed by large number of people. Their
were fewer in costume than expected bu
the galleries were crowded, and anon
the gu SITS were several distinguishe
Vermont officers, including Gov. Page
There were also guests from HOOsic
Falls, Cambridge, and Salem, N. Y. TIL
occasion was a notable society event.
G. W. FAIRBANKS, the blind pianis
and Christian worker, who is visiting II
c. Lindloff and wife, on Pleasant street
led the Y. NJ. G. A. meeting Sunday al
ternOOn. The audience listened wit
much interest to the blind preacher, VIII
read from his raised Bible and ais
played few piano selections.
JUDGE HUGH HENRY, Col. c. c
Kinsman, Gen. VIM. Wells, Col. A. c
Tracy, Col. J. J. Estey arc in town t
act upon the commencement of the hos
pital for the soldiers home. 1t is eX
pected to be ready August LIST. Tn
trustees have an appropriation of $500
from the State and it will be an attrac
tive building in connection with TIT
Home
THE two newspapers in Bennington
will indulge in personalities if they arr
not careful. The differences between
them have already reached the pOin
where one calls the other liar and the
other retorts by labelling its esteemed
contemporary editor rs dead beat and
the tool of the highest bidder. The
proximity of the Battle Monument may
have bad influence on these brethren
Middisbmy Register.
HERE is Troy item w ich will apply
with equal force to this and many other
localities: zone of the up-north banks
has sent an agent to Kansas and
Nebraska to look after certain invest
ments that are not panning out so well
as formerly. 1t is said that the payment
of any interest this years. already out of
the question, and the probability is chat
assessments must be levied or the in
Of tnApa,.,.,.l &c Nubnl1,r 1Agt
Big interest payers always reach the end
of their rope sooner or later, and then
somebody must suffer. 1t is not the
TrOians who have invested their money
i'll Troy that are doing the most worry
ing nowadays"
IT is now definitely decided that a
first class fast day express will com
mence running, about May LIST between
New York City and Montreal ria Ben.
nington. The proposed time is to leave
New York at 8 il. M, and make the
run in II hours, stopping only at the
prominent stations. The other way leaves
Montreal at $50 n. M, and in the same
time reaches the metropolis. This gives
us the same day facilities that have fol
several years been afforded by the night
express running daily. The time will
soon be announced. Supt Bennett and
other officials of the Il. IL Il. road have
been negotiating for this train for some
time and we are greatly pleased to note
the success of their labors to improve
this trunk line of railway.
TnEHerdld DC Ne,cs gives its readers
flood for thought in an item on di.
vorces. The county mentioned is in this
| To Il -. la, 4 III, l.,
New York of the same name. 1t says
'FOrty-twO applications for divorce at
one term of Washington county court
diSclOseS peculiar condition of marital
felicity in that part of the State. We
have heard of wives seeking a divorce
| &c luse their husbands would not con.
Sc 1t to lie ust d as warming pans. II
may have been a cold winter in that
part of the State. The Divorce Reform
| League ought to in1ugurate IN ionary
operations in that region. If the entire
State should proceed to get divorced in
the same ratio the lawyers would soon
have more cases than the ministers"
THE result of the meeting of the
Board of Agriculture with Gov. Page al
Montpelier last week resulted in theil
decision to devote the unused balance Of
the appropriation, to the credit of the
board, to tie work of advertising the
agricultural and manufacturing re
sources of the State. The last Legis
lature did not renew the appropriation
made in 1888, says an exchange, by which
Commissioner Valentine was aided t.
carry on his work in this line, and tn,
Board of Agriculture takes the response
bility of carrying on the work, GovernO
e.. S. Page being member er-O0iciO
1t is expected that sufficient subscrip
tons will be made to enable the board t,
prepare pamphlet to contain the lOca
tor of purchasable farms and other in
formation for free circulation. TIN
IFdtchmdn is enthusiastic over the ide;
and we note that the plan proposed i
similar as to farms to what the railroad
are doing for summer bOardcrs.
on Monday, April 9th, delegation
from Willard Post, G. A. r., from Troy
NY, will make the Soldiers Home AM
Bennington a visit. Comrades, Judg
l.. L. Griffith, VIM. f. Pfeil, Il. II
Richards, J. C. Moore, Charles Seymour
Hugh w. Toole, John Wells, Chas. NJ
Leet, Geo. Cambell and John Butte
furnished Room No. 10 at the Home
two years ago. This delegation wit
their wives and invited guests, number
ing about 40, will arrive at 3 p. m
Comrades Valentine, Puifer, |. L. an
C. d. Gibson, Hutchins, Williams
Blackmer. and others of Bennington vii
meet them at the station with carriage
and take them to the monument an
other places of interest. Supper will b
served at the Home, and in the evenin
:. there will be campfire in the larg
dining hall. The comrades from TrO
, will give an exhibition on phonOgrap
, and stereoptican, and will be assisted b
the male quartette, Messrs. Bur
Norton, Bennett and Madison, an
others. The party will return on til
night rain. This will also celebrate til
, 2jth anniversary of the organization {
, the G.. A. r.
LAST week we noted the Boston NEE
T. ing of the building committee, architet
and contractor the Bennington Bait
\ Monument. The Journal has this az
: count of the result: "ghe Buildin
: Committee of the Bennington Bait
p Monument, of which Maj. A. b. Valel
tine is Chairman, have decided upon
o stairway rather than ramp for Il
q Monument The stairway will be bui
N VI lIoIi WIN otSpS ioui iCNb ioi'Hi hh'ii
4 a rise of four inches and tread of fifteC
4 inches. The idea of stone stairwa
! was considered by the committee, bl
was rejected on the ground Of expens
while the same objection and the add
, tional one of lack of room caused Il
u u idea Of a ramp to be rejected also. III
y stairway will be built with the Apr
!, priation of Sl4, 900 recently made by Co
< gress for the purpose, AMI will be cor
Il pleted before the dedication of the Mo
. ument in August" While some of OF
/ exchanges have been for several weel
y INDUCING in ''hap-doodle' the prop
o officers of the Association have pursue