The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-10-30

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JOHN LYONS of Waltham, Mass, spent
few days last week with friends here
ARCHIE A. NORTON has good posi-
ton in Bridgeport, Conn, and goes there
this week.
G. w. KEEsEMAN has moved into the
north half of the new residence recently
erected by R. o. Goldsmith, on Willow
street. This is one of the many nice
dwellings erected in Bennington this
year.
WHILE the firm of Sheldon & Cush-
man are the attorneys of record, in the
Mather case in another column, yet we
are told that Mr.. Cushman prepared the
case for the Supreme court alone, went
there and argued it. In so doing he
gained some well-deserved congratula-
tions.
Col. E. D. BENNETT is obliged to go
on crutches for few days, he having
sprained one of his knees. The injury
was done by an accidental twist of the
member as he started to turn around,
and the way it was done is quite provok-
ing. The sprain, however, is quite Sc
we're.
THE State Firemens' Association are
printing a book of Transactions of their
late muster. 1t also includes the Consti-
tuition and bylaws, the Act of Incorpor-
alton, and other matters of interest to
both the firemen and the public. The
work is to be issued from the BANNER
job rooms in about three weeks. The
delay is owing to the cuts not being
ready as anticipated.
THE "Rudd' letter, published in an
other place to-day, has been printed in
the BANNER before, but just now is good
reading in the light of Mr.. Locke's BAT
tie of WallOomsac." In this letter he
will see that our statement as to the
orkers" is confirmed by an eye-wit-
ness. There were patriots in the CONT
nentel army from the State of NewYo DIRK,
but "Dutch Hoosac' was the exception
on August 10th, TIT.
THE frescoeing of the new edifice of
st. Francis de Sales church is progress
ing rapidly and begins to show what the
appearance will be when completed.
The work will occupy the time of decor
ator several months more as was expect
ed it would when the job commenced.
Enough has already been done to show
the general style, which is superb.
When portion of the scaffolding is re-
moved the grand proportions will appear
in all the beauty of the design.
THE editor of western paper sued a
delinquent subscriber for eleven dollars.
Said delinquent testified on the witness
stand that he never had subscribed for
the paper and therefore didn't propose to
pay for it. The judges charge to the
jury was to the effect that if the evidence
disclosed the fact that the defendant had
taken or caused the paper to be taken
from the postoffice, whether the defend
ant had ever subscribed for it or not,
then the jury should find for plaintiff.
The jury returned verdict of eleven
dollars and costs against the defendant.
When that delinquent footed the bill he
found the paper had cost him nearly one
hundred dollars instead of eleven dollars,
and it served him right.
JOHN S. HOLDEN & COMPANY have put
in for the winter temporary sidewalk,
along side of their property west of Mill
street. Mr.. Holden says that just as
soon as the street cutters are laid in that
locality the permanent walks to grade
will go in; that he is in favor of i'm
prOvements in the village and ready to
do his part towards grading up to the
level fixed by the survey. In this con-
nection we suggest that the street i'm
provements next year be extended west
as we'll as east on Main street. Surely it
would become as good policy to improve
before the property owned by Holden &
Co., as to do so in front of that of others
who are hostile to the movement, and re-
fuse to bring their sidewalks to grade
even when legally notified, waiting for
the end of a suit? There should be
money enough raised next year to put in
a long distance of street cutters.
AT the State Y. P. S. c. E. convention
at Brattleboro, this week, the Rev. u.
Marten of this village was elected presi
dent. The district secretary is the Rev.
G. II. Peck of North Bennington. The
secretary gave the statistics as follows:
Last year at st. Johnsbury l reported
216 societies of Christian Endeavor in
our State. We have at present 255,
gain of 80 over last years record. Last
year the 152 societies heard from re-
ported 5057 active members and 1905
associate, total of 1862. Up to the
present time your secretary has received
statistics from 14S, who reported 509S ac-
tive and 1896 associate members, a total
of 1892. At st. Johnsbury 237 CONVEX
sions were reported during the year from
152 societies heard from. And now it
gives me great pleasure to say that out
of the 14S societies heard from so report
292 conversions, which is certainly a
matter of rejoicing. No doubt the num-
Der would be much larger could we have
heard from ALL
THE Misses Emma and Mile Schnec-
lock, who gave concert at The Putnam
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