The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-09-25

, D. D. LUNAR HAS D66u III SllC6 MOuudy
and his shop has in consequence been
closed a few days. He is better.
ROBERT P. BATES, one of Chicago's
rising young lawyers, accompanied by
his wife and children, is visiting few
days with his parents at the homestead
in this village. -~- -s".f.. V .- 'H '~
THE Hon. Thos. White has received
notice of the granting of sixteen pension
claims within the last two weeks of
which he was attorney. Among these
G. Henry Sibley who received his check
yesterday. = ,..ru,.-'s. -f ~
WE are sorry to hear that the little
three granddaughter of NJ. B, Hough-
ton, seriously i'll with stomach diff
Guilty, appears to be no better at this
writing She has been critically ill for
several days. .s
THERE will be Basket Meeting'' of
the Mission Circles connected with the
churches in the Bennington and Shafts
bury Baptist Association, at the Chapel
of the First Baptist church in this vii
lage, Friday, Oct. I'd.
CORNELIUS P. SULLIVAN, first assist
ant engineer of the B. F. D., has gone
South for the winter, and may remain
there permanently. He goes on account
of his health and will visit the iron inter-
ests of the Southwest between now and
spring,
THE Lake George excursion, Wednes-
day, was great success, over 500 people
taking advantage of the low rates and
pleasant occasion anticipated. The
weather was all that could be desired,
and the excursion train arrived without
accident.
MISS ELIZABETH DAWN GRIFFITH
visited friends in town this week, going
down to her sisters in Hoosick Falls
last evening. She goes to New York to-
day to pursue her musical studies pre-
liminary to going to Europe to finish
there later.
AT the Baptist State convention in
Montpelier yesterday, the Rev. A. s. Gil
bert was the preacher of the annual SER
mon. j. W. Sault, Rev. Z. Marten and
others took prominent parts, S3310 was
voted to help struggling churches, and
the convention adjourned to meet in
Fairfax the the third Wednesday in Sep
TENDER, 1892.
WHAT glorious equinoctial weather we
have had during this autumnal equinox.
The equinoctial storm this time certain
ly did not appear. Science long since
demonstrated that the equinoctial storms,
popularity supposed to come about March
goth and September Goth, are myth.
The sun in crossing the line" has no
effect on the weather, no more than the
so-called changes of the moon" have.
GEORGE DoNNELLY enters Norwich
University this year. A despatch of yes
terday says that there is an unusually
large freshman class. The instrHctui
are the same as those of last year. 1t
Kimball, 5th United States Infantry, has
charge Of the military department. HoT%
on the new building for Dodge hall is
rapidly progressing and it will be ready
foI' occupancy the coming winter,
BENSON THRAsHER died at Enfield, n.
H., this week. We have no particulars
except that his Masonic brethren there
took care of him, prepared his body for
burial and yesterday notified his wife
who is visiting is town, and also Mt. An
thony Lodge of which he is a member.
His death must have been unexpected,
as we are informed that Mrs. Thrasher
and the children were staying here with
relatives preparatory to joining him
when their house was ready. His broth
er-in-law went after the remains and is
expected to return here arriving to-mor-
row morning. The date of the funeral
had not been fixed as we go to press.
LUTHER O. GREEN, of Woodstock,
State Inspector of Finance and editor OF
the Vermont Standard, died at his home
Friday night of peritonitis. Mr. Greene
was one of the oldest and best known
journalists in Vermont, and his death
will be a serious loss to the profession in
this State, He was President of the Yer
mont Press Association for several years
and presided at the press banquet giver
at the American House, Boston, ON July
10, last. Mr. Green was appointed In
spector by Governor Page in NOvem
Der, 1890, and has made splendid RECORD
in the Office. Mr.. Green was the son OF
Henry c. Greene of st. Adams, and was
in his fiftieth year,
WE had supposed that every inch Of
ground, SO to speak, of the late Cen
tennial had been covered by us. In the
Concord, n. H., Euening Monitor, W.
find the following paragraph, written by
Hon. John w. Bourlet, Grand Master Of
Odd Fellows, of the Granite State, which
we copy as of interest to some of oul
readers He says: ''After supper Aug
18TH, the Grand Master found his way
to the hall of Stark Lodge near thu
memorial arch in the center of the town
and there found Gen. Underwood anC
five Grand Masters present, and Othe
distinguished Brothers, with ladies, in
Guiding uniformed members represent
ing several civic and semi-militar,
organizations. The meeting was of al
informal character, and was called Il
order by Jerome W. Goodell, Gran'
Master of Vermont, who in few well
chosen remarks ex tended cordial greet
ing to all present, and welcomed then