The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-03-12


have very fine stock and it will pay
our readers to call and see it. Remem'
Der the place, East Main street, neal
BradfOrd's mill.
THE Rev. j. S. MIchaud generally
wears a smiling countenance, but little
more Qast week., than usual, when for
three DAYS in succession over thirty
loads of stone q day were drawn from
the quarry to the church for the par
lsonage.
THE local scribe of a city exchange
saws: 1.-THE members of the Bennington
YIN, G. A. are working Lard over the
lchecker boards for the grand checker
tournament which will be held in short
time. A prize will be awarded to the
best player.
Miss GRIFFITH has n notice in another
place of her 'cash sale at cost" and we
are told an erroneous impression is
abroad concerning her closing out. The
fancy-goods line will be closed out at
once, but she will stay through the
season, or until July list, and her MILL
merry business will go on as usual, only
at reduced rates.
A CORRESPONDENT says: "Thanks to
John Bahan for having cut the willow
trees in the highway just west of the
Convent. Their removal improves the
| looks as the road at this point is not as
wide as elsewhere. IT was suggested to
"John" that President Harrison on his
ride to the monument would notice them
to our disadvantage"
Many people are accustomed to think
| that n great public monument must be
completed in all its details before it can
properly be dedicated. This is an erro-
ncous idea. The Washington monument
| has had expended ON it some 100000
since it was dedicated, and there
are two plans for further expenditure on
it, one costing 100000 and the other
SG4O,OO0.
FIFTY-FIvE of our people went up
to Rutland Tuesday to the Mary Howe
| Concert. Several of the ticket-hOlders
were unable at the last moment to go
land per for of circumstances missed a
grand event. While Miss Howc's sing
| inc was the main feature of the event,
the singing by the Temple Quartette of
| Boston, was received, as it always is,
with marked favor.
THE new Photographic gallery, NIiller's
| has notice in another column. Mr..
| Miller has moved from Athol, Mass,
and advcrtiScs to do first class work.
We have already favUrably introduced
| him to our readers, and for particulars
refer to his own notices in our columns,
and to hand-bills. Mr.. Miller is thor
ough believer in the potency of printers
ink and of course reaps the benefits.
THE Y. NJ. A. election occurs next
Monday. With all the societies in town
new and old, appealing to the public
that of the interests of our free library
should not he overlooked or forgo ten.
The benefits of our library are far-reach-
| ing in their nature and are not preceded
with brass band to announce their
coming. therefore the public should not
forget this one of the best of our local
| institutions.
THE season to register dogs has
arrived. Our readers will remember
that the law is very strict in relation
/ thereto, and that because of neglect last
year two or three parties were to the
expense of some $50, because OF their
neglect. We are heartily i'll accord with
the law. 1t is n necessity If the sheep IN
dustry is going TO thrive. In the case of
valuable dog the owner does not hes
itate to register and pay the fee 81.
When the common herd are referred to
these should be compelled to register so
as to identity in case of damage to
sheep or the biting of children Arc
quent occurrence.
In the Bancroft reports of law cases, Is
one Of general interest to the public.
The action was DeKay VS.. Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railway Company
from the forty-frst volume of Minnesota
reports. The plaintiff left the cars at a
way station which was not his destina-
ton, and in attempting to get back to
his train was hit by another train and in
iured. The court lays down the law
that person who leaves train at sta
ton to which he is not ticketed does SO
at his own risk, and if injured cannot
claim indemnity from the railroad. This
is an interesting point for travellers, and
one that should be understood.
THIS item has started the rounds: "lr
the Bennington battle each of the States
of Vermont, New Hampshire and Massa
chusetts furnished respectively con
= spicuOus character, and in the design
for the monument heroic sized heads o
John Stark, Seth Warner and "ParsOr
, Thomas Allen, representing these States
in the order named, will be cut on thu
[ stone over the door. These are to bC
raised heads and the stone is purpOsel,
four feet thick to receive them, and
, arrangements are now being perfected
. to secure them" Which is all very wei
t for an outside news item, but all there il
to it is that the design calls for thes,
and sometime the heads may be carved
| The question Just now is an iron stair
case not these heads.
r WE gave review of the history of thu
Episcopal Church in Vermont recently
The Argus and Patriot says: "Rt. Rev
NJ. A. DeWolfe Howe, the venerable
Bishop of Central Pennsylvania, over 81
years old has written a letter cOmpli
menting the journal of the Centennia
Convention of the dicese of Vermont il
c the most unquliiicd terms. He says tina
mot only the diocese of Vermont, bu
the whole American church, isindebted'
c to Thomas H. Garfield, Secretary of tn
:, Convention, "for the preparation of sucl
; volume" Bishop Howe was at Mid
Il dlebury College in 1925, with b. i
: Smith, his uncle. Bishop Potter, Bisho
! Morris, and others known as leaders i
! the church, also write warmly commend
d atory letters, demonstrating that thi
history of the church in Vermont ha
attracted wide attention" In this cor
Il nection the following item is interesting
Z as the portraits of these three bishop
: we're given in the book in question
"Mr. Themes II. Garfield hrs presente
a Fletcher Library at Burlington, thre
,. fine steel engravings, in appropriate GA
!. frames, of the three Bishops who hay
IL presided over the Protestant Episcopj
A Church in Vermont during the last
I, years-the Rt. Rev. Bishop GriswolC
IL from 1910 to 1892; the Rt. Rev. Bisho
+: Hopkins, from 1882 TO 1868; the Rt. Re-
5 Bishop Bissell, from 1868 to the preser
',ee time"
% THE extension Of n call to the Re
'r Chas. S. Robinson by the Thirtecnt
e street Presbyterian Church, has been I'll
Is text for an exchange TO recall fe
&c points in the Doctors life. 1t say
III ''Dr Robinson was born in Bennington
ne in 1929, and was educated at william
DC College. After teaching school for
year or two he entered the Union The
logical Seminary, but after remainin
there a year he went TO PincetOn, whe
he finished his course in 1865. His pa
forage was at the Second street PTesb
terrain Church in Troy, and it last,
five wears. In 1860 he was called to Il
First Presbyterian Church in BroOkly
In 1868 he was invited to the Americ;
chanel in Paris, and he established
church organization where there III
only been a preaching station. He b
came pastor of the church and spent tv
years there, until the French and Germi
war drove Americans away from Pari
He received call from the Maids,
overue Presbyterian Church in Ne
York in 1871, where he remained I'M
the autumn of 1887, whese he resigned
take up literary work DR.. Robinson
the author of many books on religio
subjects. He is best known through j
numerous hymn books. some of viii
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