The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-08-14

THOSE wishing the weekly BANNER of
Aug. 2lst, should send in orders now.
Six cents per copy.
THE relics owned by the late Geo. W.
Robinson will he on exhibition. These
were of great interest in 1877.
THE first company to arrive in camp
this morning was the Kingsley Guard of
Rutland, 7. A. Davis, captain.
J, 1. LOOMS is to exhibit a collection
of Revolutionary relics on the Squres lot,
corner of Main and Gage streets.
THE Troy House corps of colored
walters will serve at the Putnam House
week. This ensures good service.
THE citizens have contributed 5000 for
new camp equipage for the Bennington
Rifles. This is highly appreciated by
the boys.
A SERVICE will be held next Sunday
afternoon at 8 O'Clock, in the Mission
Chapel on Gage street, Rev. A. D. Heaxt
in charge.
Miss NAME PAGAN of Amherst, Mass,
and Miss Grace Worden of Williamsville,
are visiting at the home of their uncle,
E. S. Speare.
The Daily Banner next week will be
complete resume of the celebration. Sub
scribe for it and the double weekly,
illustrated, 25 cents.
The ladies of President Harrison's
party have engaged seats on the L. and
s. stand advertised in another column.
Secure your seats now.
THE venerable Capt. NJ. E. Winslow of
Amsterdam, N. Y, is in town this week,
and paid for the BANNER for the fifty
second consecutive year.
OUR people should remember that G..
b. Sibley, the Free Library clothing
house, is headquarters for decorations,
locally, flags, rods, tissue ornaments, etc.
THE members of the Citizens Com
mittee of Fifty have appointed special
constables for the celebration, in com
pany with about as many more from the
village.
THE village authorities should see that
nuisances in the shape of bad Odors are
banished from about the Presidents re-
view stand Abolish these pig pens,
gentlemen.
THE Odd Fellows gave a reception in
their hall, Tuesday evening, 18th, open
to Odd Fellows and Daughters of Re-
bekah. Gen. Underwood and other dis
tinguished members of the order will be
present.
ORDER in lots now the number of ex-
ira BANNERS, both daily and weekly.
No one paper published will give as com
plete an account of all the exercises as
this. Single copies six cents; daily 25
cents for the week.
THE two reviewing stands built by the
st. Francis de Sales parish have capac-
1ty OF $500 altogether. A corps OF eighty
ushers has been organized, and the BAN
NER is assured that all who place them
selves IN their charge will be sure of
seat and all reasonable protection.
A FEW square feet of dooryard any,
where on the line of march becomes ex- |
tremely valuable property just at this
time. Reviewing stands of more or less |
pretentious size are springing up every
where, and even standing room will |
doubtless command high premium on |
the great day.
THE Bennington Banner will show its
patriotism by issuing daily edition |
during next week and its weekly edition |
of August 21st will be an illustrated |
double number Whatever the Banner
publisher attempts to do he always does
well and we are therefore confidant that
all who are interested will make no mis-
take if they read the daily and weekly
issue of that journal next week-CHp-
per-
GEN. R, A. ALGER of Michigan. and
wife, is to attend the celebration. His
private Car will be side-tracked at North
Bennington, and they will be the guests
of Frederick B. Jennings. The B. and
r. road have put in tracks there. also,
for the cars containing the Presidents
party, VIM, Seward Webb, Gen. King
and Others. Mrs. Alger is a relative of
the historic Henry family of Bennington
and that was her name before marriage.
THE Centennial March, by R. o.
Goldsmith, is being diligently practised
by the Citizens Band, and sounds well.
Copies have been sent to every band
which is to be here, as far as could be
ascertained, and Prof Goldsmith intends
if possible to arrange combination of
several bands to render it. He is also
training chorus of sixteen male voices
to sing the words of the Centennial
Hymn" composed by DR.. Emmett B.
Daley, at the monument.
CoMMANDANT BRADFORD of the Gov
eminent gunboat Bennington, has ar
ranged with Col. 0lin Scott for BIRDS
eye view of our village, with the monu-
ment in the background, to frame and
place in the cabin. This boat was named
after Bennington battle and no more fit
ting decoration could be obtained. We
have often reverted to this subject and
several times have suggested the same
idea. There will go with this view, pho
tographs, etc., of local and National in
terest.
LAST evening the alarm of fire Just be-
fore o'clock was caused by the vapor
from gasoline stove, which ignited and
severely burned Elmer Ayres, and 9TH
ers of the family of John ii. Ayers. in
whose dwelling above his store on Main
street, the fire occurred. The fire de-
partment was promptly on hand but
their services were, fortunately, not re-
CURED. Mrs. Ayers, just up from an
illness Of weeks, is quite i'll again, but
the ones burned are doing as well as can
be expected.
THE Rev. j. S. Michaud has invited
all the priests of the dioceses of Vermont,
New Hampshire, Western Massachusetts,
and the vicinity of Troy, Albany, Cohoes,
burgh, etc., comprising in all large ,
number, to visit here during the celebra-
ton. They will be quartered in the
Parochial school house and enjoy the !
hospitality of the Parish priest. This
effort to further the success of Vermongs
great day is most generous and is CRATE (
fully acknowledged.
THE citizens meeting Monday evening I
was organized, Chairman Carney Of the
Committee of Fifty presided, and H. S. [
Bingham was chosen secretary. The :
matter of obtaining walters for the State :
banquet was referred to the following |
executive committee: r. NJ. Houghton. I
L. T. Griswold, John p Mulligan, G. b.
Wall, w. A. Peart N. NJ. Puffer, A. J.