The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-07-24

Railroad Rates 20 Bennington and
Return-The OmciaI Programme
Notes aud comments.

~, Return-The OmciaI Programme,
al Notes aud comments.
The railroads Of the three States
no Massachusetts,, New Hampshire, v,
'aI mont and some connecting lines in 9th
IL States are preparing to transport peop
TO bennington next month to the Ce
I. tennial Celebration and Battle Mon
III ment dedication. On the Benningt,
III and Rutland road the rates will be sing
y fare from all stations for the round tri
III which would be Sl.75 from Rutlan
The running of special trains will d
IN pend somewhat upon the arrangcmen
Of made by the Central Vermont on q
10 north, the Fitchburg ON the south. d
Is details Of which have not yet been d
Is cided upon. An exchange says: "TraiT
from the Fitchburg road will be run il
d to Bennington entire and there will |
IS seven specials on the morning Of the da
d of the celebration. The companies {
e the State militia win meet in Rutlan
r and go to Bennington by special train o
r the morning of August 18th"
l. All the dates of special cxcursiO
i round trip tickets are uniform ON th
IT railroads, as far as we are informed, an
It are to be good going from August lit
d to 10th, inclusive, and good returning b
9 August 24th, inclusive.
d The Connecticut River railroad make
d two schedules Of rates; one from Spring
field, Mass, via. Greenfield at S3.65 th
round trip; Holyoke, $40; NOrthamp
! ton, S3.l0; South Vernon, 81; Keene
: N. H.. $3.95; Windsor, 81: Charleston
S3.75; Bellows Falls, $685.. Via Rut
land, from Windsor 81; Bellows Falls
S9.$; Brattleboro, 1895, and inferno
| diate stations the same as Bellows Falls
The Central Vermont have issued
very elaborate schedule of rates, which
; we "bloc,i" for convenience as follows
The rate from Ogdensburgh. N. Y, IL
So; Malone, $3.50; stations between
Champlain and Essex junction, 81
from Cambridge junction, Hartland q
Essex Junction including intermediate
stations South of Bethel, either way to
Windsor, etc. J, S4. The rate from Bur,
lington is 1915; Vergennes, 81. Mid
dlebury, S2.75; Orwell $3.50; Brandon,
S2.25; Pittsford, $205; Proctor, 81. 95; :
Centre Rutland, $l.S0; East Clarendon,
$1.95; East Wallingford, So Is; Ludlow,
$500; Bellows Falls, 1898. Rates are
made in proportion on the narrow guage
road from South Londonderry to Brat
tlebOro, and there is also a deduction
from the 81 fare below White River
Junction from some of the stations on
the other side Of the mountain. For de-
tails see the 'official programme now
in press, and the schedules posted at sta
tions.
On the Wells River road, connecting
with the G. VtNR. X. at Montpelier, n
rate of IS has been made from Wells
River, Doltonville, South Ryegate and
GrotOn; Marshtield, $4.65, etc., to $4.25
from East Montpelier.
The Boston and Maine system in both
Vermont, New Hampshire and Massa-
chusctts will have tickets for sale at IS
to 20 stations. Mr.. Flanders writes that
ut is probable we shall sell tickets from
Concord, N. H., ar points ON the line
of the Concord Division towards White
River Junction and towards Claremont.
Also from Nashua and points on the line
between that point and Keene. L shall
be glad to place tickets OH sale wherever
there is likely to b. a demand for them"
This disposition will double the attend
ance from points beyond where we have
quoted rates above. The rates from st.
Johnsbury to Morrisville stations, inclu-
sivs, are 50. Via either Cambridge
Junction or White River Junction, from
Newport TO Lyndenville, inclusive, 1886,
and via.White River functions St. Johns
bury to Norwich, inclusive, 50.
The Bennington and Rutland and Leb-
anon Springs railroads are laying the
side-tracks lately referred to, aud the
former has completed five long sidings,
ranging from one of $50 feet to four at
over 100 feet long. The Herald says
additional side tracks are to be laid at
Dandy, Dorset and other stations" The
depot at Bennington is to be fixed up and
repainted-a most desirable fact.
A large amount of work is being done
now at the Bennington and Rutland re-
pair shops at Rutland, under the dircc-
ton of Master Mechanic McMaster. The
locomotive +. b. Jennings is being re.
built and will be out in about two weeks.
Mr.. McMaster said recently that he ex-
pected to have tho locomotives and cars
in the best possible shape for service
during the Centennial week. The re-
building OF passenger oaAoh woo ovuI-
pleted few days ago and work will be-
gin at once ON combination baggage
and passenger car. The body will be SO
feet long, with II windows on both sides
in the passenger apartment.
The Communicates of knights Temp
lars in the State are perfecting arrange
ments to attend the Centennial celebra-
ton at bennington next month. One
sleeping car has been engaged for each
Commandery and some will have two
cars. The present plan is to have the
Communicates arrive at Rutland oil the
18th of August, the night before the eel
obration, and leave for Bennington in
.ope special train of from seven to ten
cars, leaving there about 3 o'clock in the
morning. The Middlebury Command
cry will appear in the parade mounted.
The location of the banquet tent was
staked out few days ago, and some of
the lumber is ON the ground for the
kitchen arrangements. There will be
seats for 5000 people. Tickets for the
banquet arc now ON sale, aud the COM
mittoe wish everybody to bear in mind
that no tickets will be sold after Aug.
LIST. This rule is made. necessary by the
fact that the caterer must be notified at
that time Of the number of people to be
served. Those residing where tickets
are not on sale should address Hon. JDo.
V. Carney, Bennington, for the number
required. This is an important an
nouncement for the organizations COM
ing here.
The press headquarters for social pur-
poses will be in tent on the Soldiers
Home grounds the business and tele-
graph office will be in the BANNER Of
flee, on North street, near the Putnam
House, and in the vicinity of the tri
umphal arch noted last week. Maj. Cof-
fey's Office will be given up to the use Of
members of the press.
Work has begun Oh the reviewing stand
to IN. located near the new Roman
CatBodc church. This is considered the
most slightly point ON the route of the
procession. At this point President
Harrison and cabinet will review the
parade. Near at hand will be a platform
extending the entire length of the
church. where, for small sum, people
are to be accommodated in comfort to
witness these formalities. A slightly
place has been reserved for the reporter
holding this assignment for the Assooia-
ted press. Further up, the St Francis
deSales people are to have another mon
ster stand with seats, from which point
the line of march for nearly three quar-
ters Of a mile may be seen. These places
of review will be crowded.
The Herald of yesterday. says Sec
rotary of War Proctor and Gen. w. w.
Averill of the United States army ar
rived in town last evening on the train
due at 1885 o'clock from Bennington.
Gen. Averill is an inspector of soldiers
homes, and was in Bennington yesterday
for the purpose Of inspecting the Home.
Secretary Proctor also had a conference
with Gen. Mccullough in regard to Pres
ident Harrison's trip TO Bennington dur
ing the Centennial celebration. The
President viii be the guest of Gen. Nc
Cullough while there. Secretary Proc.
tor said to reporter that he had heard
nothing further about the arrangements