The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-04-30
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

HENRY SIBLEY is preparing to build
dwelling on Gage street, near the corn
of School street.
THE estimated receipts of the State (
New Hampshire last year from summit
visitors was S5,OO0,0OO.
MISS LIZZIE COOPER has returne
from Providence, r. l., where she hs
been visiting her sister, Mrs. I. II. Sta!
ner.
IS. B. SANFORD Just come to tow
probably" says a friend, ito see how h
could spend some money in impFovin
things generally
d. Do not forget Gov. Pages excelleu
Arbor Day Proclamation. Each PROF
erty owner should plant a shade tree o
the first day of May.
Ed. S. CHANDLER is having his stor
painted and prepared for the summe
trade. See his new advertisement in an
other place to-day.
FRED. FERGUSON, the assistant secre
tary of our Y. NJ. c. A has charge o
the rooms during the three weeks alb
sence of Secretary Flindt.
PART of the residents of Gage stree
have taken away their dOor-yard fences
and when the others fail into line tina
th6roughfafe will become one of til,
finest in the village.
COLE & BURT made stride for them
selves and the public when they enlarged
their store. Their line of fine suits anC
furnishing are unusually attractive
See their change of lad" in another col
umn.
E. G. FUTILE of Manchester Centre
went to Fairhaven Monday to get about
10000 trout for the streams of this
county. Five thousand of these came t.
H. W. Martin to go into the WoOdfOrd
streams, in the interest of the summer
resorts there. r .r. ,....E
.." OUR readers should recollect that the
. rviCes at the YIN. Cartoons next Sun
day afterno on viii be conducted by stu.
dents from Williams college. In tie alb
senee of Secretary Flindt in the west the
duties of these matters devolves upon the
+ committee, of which Mr.. B. c. Bliss is
chairman.
THE attention of both the village Trus,
tees and the Selectmen is called to the
execrable condition of the sidewalks
from Dewey's west to Bennington Cen
tire. A greater part of the way the I'M
! even surface would break a snakes back
'tosTawl oyer. What kind of show will
such sidewalk make in August next9
A LARGE deposit of gravel has been
discovered in Woodford, and we are told
will be used in expenditure of the State
money on the roads of that town. This
will eventually make the highways of the
East Mountain equal in comfort to the
beauty of the scenery. This will attract
summer visitors, and help both Benning-
ton and Woodford.
THE regular quarterly election of the
Good Templars occurred Friday evening.
The following were elected: NJ. +. Wat
son, G. T.; Miss Minnie Rudd, V. T.;
John Denley, r. S.; Frank Albee, F. S..
Miss Eliza A.. Puffer, T.. Charles II.
Earring, chaplain; VIM. Austin, w. NJ.
Mrs. E. Kennon, G.; Will Warren, senti-
mel. The installation will take place to-
morrow evening. This old temperance
society is in prosperous condition. The
outlook for it is that it Will continue to
meet weekly for years as it has done
continuously since the Lodge was char
tered, October 22nd, 1868.
AMONG the many deaths lately we note
that of Samuel A.Chapin of Troy, N. Y,
so long identified with the National Ex-
press Company. His connection of over
40 years with the company makes his
name familiar to host of people. In
this connection we regret to record the |
death of c. F. Ripley at North Adams |
Mr.. Ripley was % years old and had be- |
come somewhat well known here be-
cause of his connection with the local |
express Office during the illness last win
ter of the agent, j. H. Warren. The be- |
ginning of the illness of both these gen.
tleman was la Grippe. Pneumonia was
the final cause of death.
THE annual proclamation of the
Town Clerk, concerning dogs licenses |
and taxes paid, appears in another col |
umn to-day. In the list there are 1888 |
dogs provided for as the law directs, but |
Mr., Booth informs us that there are a
few mere to be gathered inn at 81 per
head, unless the owners prefer to pay a |
fine of about $50 each. The rates per |
head before April LIST were 81, but now
81, to May 10Th, next; except puppies, |
and these are subject to license when |
aged eight weeks, if paid then; also,
new dogs if tax is paid within ten days |
ownership, but if unpaid $50 costs as
above. These rates advance in ratio
large enough to demand attention.
THE Population of Vermont by Minor
Civil Divisions" has been received from |
nington county had population of 81
$50 in 1880, and 20, 44S in 1SOO-a decrease
Of 1902 in ten years, 6.S4 per cent. The |
town of Bennington had a population of |
6,333 in 1880, and 6,391 in 1890. The vii
lage 3,971 in 1890. & As we have hereto.
fore published the table by towns we
will not repeat here. 1t is safe to add
that probably 200 more should be reck-
Oned into the count of this village at this
date. Last year there were quite num-
her of vacant houses-now we do not
know of one the village, and twenty or
more new ones have been built since last
June; and more to follow.
DIR. CHAs. G. R. JENNINGS and family
left town to-day for their new home in
Elmira, N. Y. Bennington people were
very 10th to part with DR.. and Mrs. Jen-
Hings. Both were members of old fami-
lies in town, and it had become the con-
fident expectation of their friends that
they were settled permanently here.
But the flatterIng opportunity offered in
Elmira, coupled with his brothers con-
nection with one of the leading churches
of that city, all conduced, we suppose,
towards the decision the Doctorreached.
The pleasant home on Main street, lately
occupied and owned by DR.. Jennings, is
for sale and has been left in the hands of
David Carpenter to dispose of. This is
fine opportunity for some one to pur-
chase home. The best wishes of many
friends accompany DR.. Jennings and
family to their new home.
THE, Express, local paper in Michi-
gan, tells some plain truths in the fol-
lowing, which is commended to the con-
slderation OF people nearer home than
the commonwealth named mo paper
can be published without home patron
age, and every man is interested in keep
ing np~a home paper. If railroad or
factory is wanted the newspapers are ex-
pected to work for it. If a public meet
ing is wanted for any purpose, the news
paper is called upon for a free notice.
lflany of the societies have a supper or
reception of any kind, the newspaper is
expected to give the necessary notice
The newspaper must puff the schools
and everything else to advance the in
terests of the business men of the place,
and then give them a handsome notice
when they pass away. And yet some of
them do nothing to keeP-up home
paper"
THERE has been slight advance in
thesfetail price Of gran1lated sugar;
some dealers have made an advance of
Oneshalf-cent pound. The market is
very Arm and some say that there is
likely to be still another advance, and
possibly it may be big enough to make
the price of sugar the same as it was be-
fore the duty was removed" This item,
which seems to be going the rounds Of
our exchanges, does not apply to the Gus
toners of Z, E. Hart & Company of
Bennington, as will be seen in their adj