The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-10-23
BENNINGTON BANNER.
BENNINGTON:
FRIDAY, OCTOBER %, 1891.

E. II. PUTNAM has purchased the
Daniel McEowen property, corner of
Park and Gage street.
MRS. II. L. HOVER has been quite
seriously i'll for week, the result of a
cold. She is better to-day.
THE Misses Chatiield of Herkimer, n.
T., are visiting at the rectory, the Rev.
and Mrs. VIM. Bogert Walker.
CONSULT our advertising columns for
bargains those who advertise have a
desire for your trade and may be relied
upon to give you value received.
JUDGE e. LIVINGSTON SHELLEY is about
to have some large tile-the size of a
baTel-laid in south ditch of Main
street, which connects with Harrison
avenue.
THE death of Barbara, the nineteen
months old daughter of John Temple is
sad blow to that family. The child
died from typhoid fever. She was buried
yesterday.
THE late Mrs. Levi A. Lincoln of
Pownal, was insured in the New York
Life Insurance Company, and the money
was paid this week through the agency
of Childs and Powers.
Mrs. SARAH j. POTTER, having rented
her School street residence, went this
week to jamestown, N, Y, where she
will pass the winter with her married
daughter who resides there.
MRS. WIN. WEBB and daughter, late of
Windsor Locks, Conn, has been visiting
friends in town. From here they went
tn New York this week, where they ex-
poet to remain for time, and, possibly,
fur the winter.
THE 24th anniversary of Bennington
lodge of Good Templars this evening
viii be marked by report of the late
Grand Lodge session and an historical
paper devoted to the story of its nearly
quarter-century existence.
A NUMBER Of our people went to Rut-
land Wednesday, to attend the reunion
of the 14th Vermont Regiment of the
onion Volunteers. An account, con-
donsed from the HerdIdS four column
report is in another place to-day.
WM. J. GRAHAM goes to Boston this
week to visit his mother. He will not
return here having secured position in
Attleboro, Mass. Mr. Graham is fine
workman and we are sorry to have him
leave Bennington. For several years he
his been in the employ of Chas. II. Pot
ter, is a member of the Rifles and various
other local organizations.
JOHN II. AYREs. one of our prominent
Odd Fellows, has just received the APP
pointment of Special A. ID. c. on the
staff of the Lieutenant General with
rank of major. This is fine appoint
nent and is an honor by Gen. Under
wood not only appreciated by Major
Ayres, but by Canton Bennington, No. 4,
Patriarcbs Militant.
WE like to see n man run down his
home paper as not worth taking, and
now and then beg the editor for favor
in the editorial column. We like to see
man run down his home paper and
then try to get share of the trade
which the newspaper brings to town.
We like to see this; it looks economical,
thrifty, progressive and cheeky.
Miss ROSE LINDLEY remembered the
BANNER with Strawberries picked by
her father, j. S. Lindley, in "Coleville,"
oc II 60
bly, higher in the Green Mountains than
we are in Bennington, hence the interest
therein. These field strawberries were
clicked the 10th of october. The same
day Chas. Irish brought in some berries
of the same kind grown in our fields.
SOME time ago we mentioned the
I width of Gage street and suggested that
i'd was destined to become the broad
street of the town. The fences have
come down on portion of this locality
and with Putnam's recent purchase more
win follow, so that in the end there will
not be fence on that street. Then Oul
prediction will have come to pass.
The manner in which certain capital
lists are quietly buying up piece after
piece of desirable property shows theil
confidence in the future of Bennington
Now if the working people can only b.
encouraged to lay up their surplus
money in our strong and reliable saw
ings bank until it accumulates so they
can purchase home, the saloon ques
ton here will become largely solved.
THE detailed annual statement of thu
Fitchburg railroad has been published
4 dividend of 81 per cent was declared
and betterments on the line to til,
amount of 1882, 94 were made. TIL,
number of persons employed, including
officials, is 4,972. We notice that tn
general balance sheet shows an item o
surplus Sl73, 197.11-a very satisfactor,
state of affairs.
In connection with the remark that i
here next year, it may be in order t,
hope that DIR. 5. X. Wilcox will conclud
to then carry out his plan of moving hi
present residence, and build one t,
suit him ON the splendid site thus fitte,
for it. 1t is safe to predict that mex
year will witness 'boom" in buildin
here that has never before been known
Moses WILSON has resigned the posi-
ton held by him as farmer and manage
Of the Dr. CLARK estate north of this vi
he q silnatinn he has hold for nearl