The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-01-29
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

ing from the effects of the fall on the ice,
and is able TO walk little.
Mrs. L. d. HAMLEN has gone to Buff
alo N. Y, to visit her grandchildren
land other relatives in that city.
JOHN T. SAWYER and wife left town
this week for Brooklyn, n. Y, where
Mr.. Sawyer is to be engaged IN business
WILLS WHITE, son of j.. IL. white,
after a four weeks run OF typhoid fever,
lis in a convalescent condition; his
brother Carl is i'll with the same disease
DIR. II. ]. POTTER, Jr., had the mis-
fortune last Friday to fracture his rlgnt
shoulder bone, andis therefore on the SICK
list but is doing as well as can be
Expected.
WE learn from our local physicians
that il is becoming somewhat sickly
here now. The breaking up oil winter
probably has had something to do with
this condition of things.
Miss MARY A. LAMB Of Rutland, late
an employe of the Telegram, is now Oh
the BANNER office force. She is native
of Rutland and lady highly spoken OF
and, withal, is rapid compositoE
L. d. HAMLEN says he has cut the
finest crop of ice this year ever taken
oil the pond. He has laid in an exlra
supply, anticipating a great demand for
ice during the proposed centennial ceie-
bration in August next. Z
r. ]. CRAwFoRD's auction sale, by
Hon. John V. Carney, to close up his
affairs, will be held at the residence on
Union street, Saturday of this week.
There is a lot Of building material, honse-
hold furniture, etc. .-.
AT the concerts of the Hoosick Valley
Musical Association, last week, held at
Valley Falls, N. Y, NJ. B. Morgan and
sister, miss Nina b., were enthusiasts
tically received and their duet Greet
ings" is highly spoken of by the Troy
reporters who were present,
AT the Salvini Dramatic entertain
ment last Saturday, Mrs. Harrison l.
Norton took the part that had been as
signed to Mrs. George f. Graves in a
very acceptable manner. Mrs. Graves is
quite i'll and will not be able to appear in
the "Chimes of Normandy next week
as advertised.
THE Bradford Hooks, Friday evening
of next week enjoy their annual ball. 1t
is to be held in Library Hall. The cit
liens band have their minstrel show Sat
urday evening, Feb. 18th. This is an
amateur performance for which prep.
arations have been made for some time
and will be an enjoyable affair. Both
should be well patronized.
GEORGE E. CHAPMAN, brother of the
Rev. VIM. J. Chapman, with his family
have returned East from Iowa, to hive,
and expect to settle in Bennington. We
are glad to welcome from the West an
old Vermont family, especially as good
an one as Mr.. George Chapman's. He
lis a blacksmith and formerly worked here
and at Hoosick Falls, N. Y.
TwENTY-NINE States have passed laws
restricting the sale of cigarettes. But
the cigarette business in reases every
year in volume and profit. The effect of
of restrictive legislation seems to be to
provoke an irresistible desire on the
part of 1.-THE small boy" to use the dainty
paper covered roll of tobabco. Death
Turks therein as almost daily warning
evidences when the newspaper items are
read.
AMONG the prominent MasOns Of the
State present at the annual reunion of
the Western Vermont Masonic Union
last week we note Jas. L. Curran OF
Montpelier. He is grand officer of the
Council and Grand Patron of the o. f.
Is. On Wednesday evening of last week
he visited officially the Eastern Star
Chapter, and RAISED up the Chiefs
for the Red Men Friday evening. While
here he was the guest of Maj. Coffey.
WE are requested by VIM. C. Hol-
brook to announce that a reunion of the
It'll Vermont Vols. will be held at Baxter
Music Hall, Rutland, Vt, ON the tenth
\ of March next, that being the Goth ami
Z versary of the departure of the regiment
for the seat of war. 1t is hoped all mem
! bers of the regiment will make special
U efforts to be present, Further partic-
1 ulars can be had on application to Com
\ rade VIM. II. Ward, st. Johnsbury, vt,
o THE Citizens Band are to give a
! minstrel entertainment on Satur lay
i evening, February It'll. That the enter
!. tainment will be good one is guaran
r. teed. The one of last year being far su
:. peiior to any other home talent effor
:, and fully equal to the best professiona
" troop on the road. 1t has been yea
n 81 zee the Citizens Band has asked an.
# favors at the hands of the public, an(
n during that time they have freely do
- mated their services on innumerable oc
casions.
: THE glass blowers are to make a weel
here beginning Monday, Feb. 2. tn
daily entertainments will be held il
Grand Army Hall, and B. F. Tucker wa
in town this week making arrangements
According to bills scattered around, mex
week will be prolific of entertainment
next week-each evening is taken up an
some of them run two at time. IN
glass blowers are well-known and 4
another column they tell what the publ
generous patronage.
: SUPERVISOR HOWE will attend tn
Rutland County Teachers Institute a
li Fair Haven this week and will be presen
e. at the Windham County Institute, hel
M at Bellows Falls next week. This is /
~ accordance with the plan proposed at
Z meeting of the county supervisors, Gale
III by the State Superintendent, soon ate
p. the Office was abolished to take effeC
"a March LIST, 1891. The plan determine
'. upon was to hold institutes and all hand
y, put their strength into that work. Til
III is being done with encouraging result
|c. Probably this was the wisest method {
nj meeting the emergency, and giving I'll
~ people the best for their money in tn
~ way.
III AN old subscriber writes us, giving
a. suggestion or two, which we copy to 81
cb what response it calls out: did va
4, ever consider that you have class
readers particularly pleased and int
u ested in such articles as Gordon SPUR
and Rey, Stephen Wright and Othe
gave in years gone by? II you shOu
. give the invitation | think you won
get copy from Bennington estrayi
Ask Gordon Squires to tell Of his father
farming and John NOrtOn's Pottery, J.
Rev. Chas. s. Robinson ID. d., tell lin h
way), of Bennington schools in days
AUD Lang Syne, and Rev. Joseph Roc
wood Of farming, and his Uncle's {
. Mill"
- THE alarm of fire Monday evening W
IN caused by flames breaking out In Will
To- Bulls shop on East Main street. T
all stairway near the engine and port
aef of the side of the building was burne
a. -, and the stock of drying frames on ha
Cn and in course of manufacture we
Sc. burned or ruined by water. The Il
Ihp will reach some 500 or $500. At o
time the flames began to light up
SURROUNDINGS but the Hooks and Tiff
nys land soon after the down street co
panies), were promptly on hand and
. Flames were quickly subdued, The cat
of the fire Is not known.
The annual reports of the Y. NJ. C.
hayc been printed In pamphlet for
From this we learn that there are n
l2I members. of whom six are limited,
are juniors and 96 regular members,
these SO are active aud 61 associate me
bers. The income has been S2,3l3.05,
which Sl,7G6,00 was subscriptions a
1.-THE balance membership and other fe