The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-02-26
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

her visit to Boston, Mass.
THE Rev. VIM. ]. Chapman has bee
i'll for several days, but is better.
Miss FANNY SIPPERLY of MelrOse, \
Y, is visiting Mrs. E. L. Nichols.
Mrs. c. d. GIBSON has recovered froT
her severe injury so as to be out again.
DIR. B. C. JENNEY has moved into hi
new dwelling house on West Maj
street.
HORACE WooDMAN was the awarde,
the second suit of cloths at John Ii
Ayers last Tuesday night.
WE are glad to hear of the improve
ment in the condition of Mrs. VIM. b
Sheldon during the past few days.
Miss ALLIE BATES of Pownal, daugh
, ter of d. Thomas Bates, is visiting he
aunt, Mrs. +. L. Bowen of this village.
MALL. S. FROST returns to Benning
ton this week with his family. Jus
what he will do is not yet determined.
THE new Secretary of the Treasury
ex-Gov. Foster of Ohio, is a cousin o.
Mrs. Geo. w. Robinson of Bennington
Center.
THos. S. HoYT and wife of Troy, N
Y, we're in town over Sunday, visiting
Mrs. Hovt's parents, DR.. and Mrs. S. b
Pike.
THE Masonic Fraternity and Order Of
Odd Fellows are enjoying gratifying
boom in this place as well as throughout
the State.
Miss A. S. Roof, telegraph operator,
has gone to her home i'll Old Chatham,
N. Y, to be absent two or three months,
Her sister, Miss F. P. Root takes heI
place during her vacation.
W.D. NEWTON has moved the Evans
house this week from Main to Silver
street. He will 1T it up for tenements,
making a very productive property of
his corner lot lately purchased of Fred
Winslow.
IT has been found that fires through
Imperfect insulation of electric light
wires are much more likely to occur in
moist or foggy weather, water being a
good conductor of electricity.
Ir will be well to remember that the
ballot law fOrbids all attempts to infiu-
ence voters at the polls of town meetings
as well as at geneI al elections, no matter
how moral or righteous the purpose may
be, the law being no respector of mo
tives.
THE militia officers of the First Regi-
ment are attending school at Brattle-
boro, Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week. From Company X, of this village
were: Capt. Fillmore, Lieutenants Davis
and GIiswOld, Majors Evans and. COtfey,'
and Col. Abbott of the Governors staff.
WE are sorry to hear of the death of
the little son of John Hurley, Qetter
carieD The child was three months
and thirteen days old. OF course, being
their first child, and promising boy,
the sad afflictlon is seriously felt by the
parents, to whom many friends will ex-
tend sympathy.
AT st. Peters Church last Sunday af-
ternOon the congregation enjoyed the
singing of male quartette, composed of
Messrs. Goldsmith, Habberly, Orr and
DOnnelly. The two latter gentleman as
sisted at the morning service. The rec
tor was greatly pleased with these eff
forts as well as others. Why not have a
male quartette or vested choir, or both,
all the time?
AT the election of Canton Bennington,
held Monday evening to fill vacancy
caused by the promotion of Capt. Tiff
fanny to major, Lieut.. L. s. Harris was
unanimously elected to fill the unex-
pired torn. This is handsome compli
ment to an officer who has done full well
his part in subordinate station.
Here's to your health" Capt. Harris of
the Patriarchs Militant.
"LOoK at barren Vermont" exclaims
a far Western boomer That is all right,
but in Vermont there is as much solid
comfort to the square mile as there is in
any State in the Union. The citizens of
that fine old State have plenty of money,
not only for their own needs, but for in
yeStment in the new States of the West.
And in such investments they generally
get in on the ground floor, too.-Tribune.
THE following item in an exchange is
commended to the thoughtful considera-
ton of our young men: "ThOse engaged
in any calling who desire to rise should
never hesitate about doing any work that
comes in their way casting out the idea
that many seem to cultivate of doing as
little work as possible and yet get their
pay. Youths, whether apprentices,
clerks, or anything else, should bear this
in mind, if they are DESTROYS of being
advanced to positions of trust and i'm
pOrtance."
THOSE who are interested in the pres
ervation of our forests will be interested
in this item: "The longest board fence
in New jersey" says the Newark AdUer-
tiSer, land possibly il the country, is
just being completed at Tranquility. 1t
incloses j. o. Stuyvesant's new deer
park, and will be u miles long. The
tract is 2000 acres. The fence is 10 feet
high and is made of hemlOck boards an
inch and half thick. The saw mill at
Allamuchy has been running constantly
for year cutting lumber for this one
fence. 1t will cost $4,000"
WE are glad to hear of the good for
tune of an old friend, who has been liv-
ing along on a small salary as second
boOkkeeper of the First National Bank
of Denver, Col. The Pittsburgh, N. Y,
Republican says: Robert Bailey, Esq,
formerly resident of this village has
been appointed clerk of the United
States Court of Colorado. The appoint
ment was made by Judge Henry C. Cald-
well of Little Rock, Ark. The position
is good one and is worth nearly $1,000,
and the business is mainly at Denver"
Mr.. Baileys father was once proprietor
of the nurseries at Plattsburgh and for
merly had dealings with some of our
people.
WATCHES should be wound in the
morning. They are subjected to greater
tension during the day, and are better
prepared to sustain it when freshly
wound. An expert matchmaker tells us
that he winds his watch every morning
at 7 o'clock, and varies as little as posi-
BILE. He says the better the timepiece,
the more delicate are its works, and of
course the more easily disturbed. A
watch needs careful handling. When it
is carelessly laid upon adressing case, or
the vest in which it is left is thrown
down anywhere, and perhaps with con-
siderable momentum, correct time can
not reasonably be expected. Buy good
watch and treat it well, and it will APP
preciatively return the compliment by
keeping accurate time; but use it reck-
lessly, and it will vary accordingly. DO
not blame the watch unless you are sure
lit has received the best of care.
Town CLERK BOOTH returned from
New York Tuesday morning. A part Of
his visit was to contract for set Of pat
lent ballot boxes for use in Bennington.
These boxes are so constructed that the
votes are registered the ballots are can.
celled as each is placed therein, and a
bell rings with the deposit Of every bal.
lot or piece of paper. The glass sides
preclude any attempts at ballot box stuff
fling, the interior being at all times ex-
posed to full view Of the public. We
understand that these boxes are ex-
pected to be here TO use at the town
meeting next week. We heartily com.
mend this movement of the town officials.
1t will stop all caviling at the results OF
counts" and the ballots cancelled and
registered will settle the occupation OF
chronic GROWERS. Later as we 60 To
press dispatch from the company says