The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-02-12

AMONG the recent arrivals at the Hote
! del Coronado, Coronado Beach, Cal, W
note Hon, and Mrs IL. G.. Root of thi
town.
A POSTAL card, dated February 4th
from an esteemed occasional correspond
ent of the BANNER, will be read with in
terest, although it contains the news o
the decease of former Benningtonian
as follows: Died, January 10Th, al
Ontario, California, Hiram HARDWOOD
formerly of Bennington, in the ODD yea
of his age. With a clear mind and a liv'
ing trust in God, he knew and welcomed
death when it came. He was the last OF
his fathers family to go hence. aud the
first of his own. All of his children but
the eldest daughter were with him to
comfort and wait on him at the last
j. II. HARDWOOD.
THE special meeting of the Battle
Monument Association on the 10Th, for
the important purposes outlined by the
resolutions published in these columns
recently, calls together notably emf
nent body of men. The Committee on
the Celebration, of which Gov. Page is
the chairman, have deemed it best to
meet here also on that day to perfect the
preliminary plans for the great event of
August 1891, in Bennington. The out
come of that meeting will be awaited
with interest. There have been various
plans talked of in private circles as to
this celebration, and an out of town pa
per has gone so far as to suggest Secre-
tary Blaine for the orator of the Occa-
sion, but nothing is really known because
the committees first meeting will be held
the 10Th as stated That the event shall
be one rejecting credit to the Common
wealth and to all concerned has been a
foregone conclusion from the first.
JUST as we go to press the town audi
tors are closing up their report of the
finances. The treasurer has cash on
hand SS,97l.30. The liabilities of Ben
nington, including bonds,are 500, 55O,33.
The resources are Sl6,3Dl.64. The net
debt Feb. LIST, 1891 was SOB, 15S.69. The
net Indebtedness III 1890 was $500, 5l4.76;
IN 1891, Sl03, 1850, making de-
crease during the year of 81 ,356.07. This
is a very gratifying exhibit. The esti-
mates for the year to come include
State tax of eighteen cents and a special
State school tax of five cents; and the
cash to be raised is $500, 696.9S.-Deduct
SS,9Tl.30, leaves $40, 7Z5.6S net cash to |
a'AoN tA-NNNiOils mo tibNo iipb ihtiAuN
the estimates for running expenses. |
These, based upon last year will be
So, 364.0S. making total of $50, 0S0. rs to .
be provided for. The Grand List is
So, Il223. The reader will readily see
that the State taxes Irregular and SCHOOL,,
ldd twenty-three cents ON the grand list
lOllar to our taxes in 1891. These
mounts III items will appear in pam
billet form and can be studied at
eisure.
The meeting, last August, of the Yer
mont Society of the Sons of
he American Revolution called at
ention locally to that popular
The Society issue an ele-
,ant members certificate on parchment,
nd the first eren hundred were sent here
ecently for the Registrars signature.
While displayed in this office one after
loon these magnilicently printed certif-
Gates attracted great attention. The
haracter of the members to whom they
we're giving was list of gentlemen it
you'd be difficult to match for promi-
ence in both State and Nation at one
lme. We note that this Society is to
old n meeting here the week of the 10th
I August, and expects to participate in
he celebration, As the membership in
ludcS the Governor, State officers,
lrgely, the Congressional delegation, I,
to-, it is safe to predict notable event
Iow is good time to join. The appli :,
ant must be able to prove by affidavit !
irect descent from soldier of the Rev a.,
luton.
LAST week was prolific of amuscmcnts =
l town. Aside from the Chimes of
Ormandy'' of which we gave fun men
on last week, the bradford Hooks
ave a very pleasant and well attended
eception Oh Friday evening. Saturday
osed with the Band Minstrel perform
nee, i'll Library Hall, and the Glass |
lowers in G.. A. X. Hall. All were well 4
A gOOdly sum was added to
IL treasury of the Bradford" s.; the f
and realized Sl05, and the G. A. II. a
Ost about $40. The programme of the
lass blowers was fully carried out At 4
nc matinee Saturday each person pres Y
Mt was presented with some article |
Iade on the spOt-and the list of awards,
Glow, were manufactured here us is the s
lstOm of the WOudrOlfe Company. The 1
wards, made by a committee, provoked :
uch merriment, ard are as follows, be- 5
x gifts outright: Tuesday evening, a s
pipe to the hOmeliest man: II
. Hayden Day secured it. Wednesday. 1
'ndspmest lady presenr, case of glass
are, to Miss Fanny Winslow. Thurs Y
ny, best lady waltzer, case of glass I
are, to Miss Anna Somers. Friday, best
1ntleman dancer, case of glass ware, to Y
ichael }. Caslin. Saturday evening the j
ward to the handsOmest baby was +
,cured by the little daughter of Carrier Y
has. Wakefield Of our postoliice. /