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

started yesterday.
GROUND has been broken for dwell
ing house on Eli Tiffanv's lot on tn
south side of Gage street.
JAMES TEvLIN of the Herald, NeN
Britain, Conn. has been visiting in town
and made us fIaternal call.
THE Easter music of the First Baptis
church will be repeated next Sunda
under the direction of Prof. Squire.
THE Governors Fast Day will be oh
served at st. Peters church tomorrow
the Octave of Good Friday with service
at 1880 o'clock.
THERE will be Union Fast Day SCI
vices in the Methodist church tomorrow
morning at II o'clock, the Rev. Il. Mar
ten preaching the sermon.
For few successive Sunday evening
the Rev. Mr.. Seymour of the Second
Congrega ional church will give practi
cal talks on "DOctrines that will Stand.
J.P. SULLIVAN of New Britain, Conn.
and sister, are visiting relatives in town
Mr.. Sullivan is agentfo for the metropolitan
Life Insurance Company.
THE Rev. Charles Il. Seymour occu
pied his own pulpit Easter Day, having
returned from his two weeks vacation
and visit to Ohio, possessed of increaseC
vigor,
ROBERT DRYsDALE goes to New York
Icity this week to purchase a large anC
seasonable stock of goods. Look ou
for his opening announcement in these
columns on his return.
II. w. PUTNAM of New York, owner OF
AuLine, Lady Wellington and Lady
! n g.. -. fNNs la
latter so as to have two teams capable
of beating 2:20.-MirrOr &c Farmer.
JOHN Wool GRIswOLD is having
gravel drawn on the street from Chas.
r. Sanford's all along his farm frontage,
south to the paige farm" When com
pleted it will be the best graveled road
in this section.
THE Graded school began Monday
with all teachers of the former term eX-
cept Miss Hattie Smith, who resigns her
place. 1t is temporarily filled by Mr..
Hemenway of the High school. There is
the usual registration of scholars.
THE new board of officers of the
| Y. NJ. A., met Monday evening. 1t will
be recalled that the Rev. Chas. II. Sey-
mOur is president, Prof. Chas. II. Davis,
vice president, and an efficient board of
managers gives a surety of prosperous
year for the Free Library and the AssO-
citation. Mrs. Kinsley is retained as
librarian-the proper action to take as
she has been very competent offici ].
THERE is q great necessity for side
walk from John V. ID. 5. MeTrill's south
east corner on the highway leading
down to the railroad crossing at the st.
Francis de Sales (old) church. 1t will
not be very nice to allow strangers going
to the monument the coming summer to
walk III the highway. Will not John II.
Balkan or some other public-spirited cit
izen of Bennington Center, kindly take
the matter in hand in behalf of the
community?
The Hon. II. G.. Root sends us copies
of the Ddiy Union of San Diego, Cali
fornia, under date of March 10Th and
! 2lst, and we note that the thermometer
: stands about GO and 7jo respectively as
marimun, of these days. Mr.. Root and
his wife have passed the winter in that
genial climate and will soon return. Our
| local readers will recall that we have en-
joyed fine spring weather during all of
the latter part of March, now ended.
TnE Brattleboro Reformer of last week
says: "Col. n. NJ. Putler of Bennington
of the First Regiment of the Patriarchs
Militint-and also by the way the
youngest soldier Vermont sent to the
late war, going out as drummer boy
was here Tuesday evening and witnessed
| the comforting of the patriarclnal de
gree. Then the Odd Fellows, 40 or 80
| in number, went down to Chattield's
and had an elegant supper. Although
the affair was somewhat imprOmpta the
partakers all agree that the supper was
perfect of its kind"
FRED n. SQUIRE has sold the house
and lot where he resides, to Henry w.
Putnam, Esq, and will build this year a
residence on the site of the Squire home
stead opposite. Prof. Squire is to live
in his present home until the new one
is built and furnished next winter. The
Squire homestead, corner of North and
Gage streets. is one of the finest lOca-
tons in town. The noble old elm trees
standing on the North street front were
set out by Prof. Squirrels father, the late
Newell Squire, and when there shall
have been erected modern house on
the site, no more beautiful place will be
found in town.
THE Messrs. Collins of the Putnam
| i1OuSt MtIt uObllltNl ldSb IllNdl VI tllN
sudden death of their brother Edward
Burritt Collins of Fulton, n. Y. The de.
ceased was Ga years of age and had
hardly seen sick day during his long
and busy life. A shock of apoplexy was
the cause of death. Both of the broth
ers here Nucius and Smith,, attended
the funeral, which was held Monday
The Collins family originated in Gran
Vile, Washington County, N. Y, the
homestead being a couple of miles sOutl
of Poultney. All the brothers have beer
prominent in business circles, anC
''Burr," as he was famIliarly called, i!
! the first one to be called away and thu
break the circle of children. The par
ents died some years since.
OUR readers will recall the instance
we related last year of man who bough
Windsor County farm, lying along thu
line of the Rutland railroad (east), TO
$500, and sold fruit therefrOm the frs
year SlGO worth grown on said farm
Here comes another instance in an ex
change: "a Starksboro man who bOugh
farm for $1,000 has just paid for j
with the proceeds from the sale of 2l0
bushels of potatoes raised on the farm
: which he sold this spring for s. cents
. bushel." Now, who will dare to sa,
: that better opportunities are offere,
elsewhere in Vermont? Read MI
Bishop's article in another place in thi
: connection and see what has been don
( in one mountain town. That eXperienc
6 can be repeated many times in thi
State.
a A PLEASANT surprise was made MI
Mrs. S. A. Patterson last Tuesday even
s,frr nf thair fpiap1
suddenly appeared at their residence o.
Dewey Avenue, and quietly took posses
sion of their home. Rev. W. J. Char
! man with few neat and appropriate re
) marks presented Mrs. Patterson with a
elegant plush stand, in behalf of the con
pany. She was also the recipient of seN
eral presents from individuals, il bein
the anniversary of her birthday.
collation. was afterwards prepared by I'll
Y ladies of the company in the dinln
: room, where the wants of the inner ma
were found in rich profusion. Abou
three hours of genuine sOciability an
I then the company bid Mr.. and Mrs Pa
i teTsOn good night.
THE Budget correspondent at Below
Falls, makes the following deliverance
the current issue: "Jus at the foot {
Inc ldllS' On Ihc W tSb Siuo VI wv INV
are some examples of the rock writi1
Il of the Indians, which are so common
n. other sections of the country. I'll
y. larger presents group of figures ey
Il IDENTIFY meant to be heads, varous
ornamented and covering surface
feet high and 10 fe t or more long.
prominent figure occupies the centr
position, while from its head, supporte
by a neck and shoulders, six feathe
project, which possibly are indication
of excellence or power. -Four other heaC
G are each adorned with q pair of simil