The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-06-12

L huntington, MASS, Is NlSlJlilB ucI Sl'
ter, Mrs. Denley on Main street.
S, HENRY w. SCoTT has made great i'm
IprOvements about his residence at tn
" corner of Pleasant and Willow streets.
MAI. VALENTINES improvements i
k and about his residence add greatly +
the appearance of the Valentine home
Istead.
LAWYER KING and family of Troy, N
9 Y, have located in the DR.. Morgan hous
. in Bennington Centre for the summe
season.
WE are pleased to hear of Henry w
! Putnam's convalescence from his late i'll
= ness, and hope he will soon be in hi
usual health.
SOME inquiries are being made from
out of town parties about the Seminary
property in Bennington Centre for 9
, summer hotel.
THE Bennington & Rutland Railway
sell round trip tickets, for fare one way
to the races in Paramount Park, Fair
haven, June 18th and 18th. Races are
called at ? p. m.
! THE store vacated by Miss A. NJ
Griffith will be occupied by Miss L. f.
Leahy, who takes possession at once.
| IO AttAllI6 Will llllu IL W bilNlA
to call on her and inspect her stock OF
millinery.
THERE is a good chance, not to say
necessity, for an electric light on the
corner of Mill and Main streets. The
sidewalks there are none to good and a
light would be valuable improvement.
WHERE are our officers? Games of
ball are frequently played within the viii
lage limits on Sunday, and nothing is
done or said. There is a State law
against Sabbath breaking which ought to
be enforced.
THE "sons of Rest just rovol in hop
piness while rOosting on the steps, corner
OF Main and North streets, these pleasant
summer evenings. The locality is fairly
''black" with animated humanity and
the Stark House fence and stOOp affords
accommodations for the overflow.
MRS. S. HoCoLMB of Hoosick Falls, N.
Y, has been visiting Mrs. VIM. Moore.
From here Mrs. Hocolmb joins her hus-
band, Prof. S. Hocolmb, at Averill Park,
where they will spend the summer.
Prof. HOcolmb is the leader of Hocolmb's
Cornet Band of Averill Park.
THE Rev. D. S. Phillips, d. D., once
rector of st. Peters Church in this vii
lage, was reelected chairman of the
standing committee of the Diocese of
Chicago, at its late cOnvocation. DR..
Phillips's wife is visiting here, but the
doctor will not come East this summer.
A wAYFARER named Edward Cannon
was arrested last night, charged with the
larceny of lot of clothing, iewelry, etc,
from one of the bOarding-hOuses of the
village. This morning he plead guilty
before the police justice and was fined 50
and costs, amounting to S22.6l, in default
of which he goes to the House of Cor
reCtion.
LIST of letters advertised at the Ben
nngtOn, VT, pOstOlce for the week end
ing June 9th, 1871 Mr.. i. G.. Barney,
Mrs. Mary Graham, Mr.. d. II. Carpenter,
Mrs. Nancy Miller, Mr.. James Fleming,
Miss May Marion, f. ID. Gardner, Esq,
Mrs. Anna S. Murphy, Fred Garlock,
Mrs. VIM. Quackcnbush, Mr.. George
Herbert Idle, Mrs. Ella }. White, Mr..
William King. c. A. PIERCE, p. NJ.
THE committee on decorations, Will
{. Bull, chairman, has already begun to
build the arch that Is to span the street
across the corners" 1t is to he civ
ing arch" and will be one of the most
elaborate decorations Vermont has ever
seen. The plan was submitted to the
full committee at its late meeting, was
approved by them, and when done will |
reflect honor on the day and the occa-
sion. 1t was thought better to have one
fine arch than several inferior ones, and
the wisdom of the suggestion is appar-
ent.
IT will be remembered that in 1877 |
a number of the trained police force of
Troy, n. Y, were employed by the
selectmen to assist in preserving order.
We are also told that authority was given
the selectmen by the voters in town
meeting to employ this force, and one, lat
least of the present board, thinks it
essential that the town vote upon the
question now. If this is the case and it
is necessary to give the selectmen power
by vote, by all means let it be done even
if special town meeting has to be
called.
THE aged mother of Mr.. f. L. Rawson
passed to rest yesterday morning, at II
o'clock. Mrs. Rawson had been patient
sufferer for a long time and at the close,
the immediate cause of death was paraly-
sis. She was the widow of Franklin
Rawson, former prominent citizen of
Lyndon, this State, and had lived for
some time in the family of her only son
and child in this village. Everything
possible for her comfort was done, and
the remains were taken to Lyndon to-
day, to lay beside those of her husband,
Mr.. L. E. RawsOn accompanying the
body. Mrs. RawsOn was aged Is years.
THE Rev. E. H. Randall of Poultney,
was in town this week, called here by
Street Commissioner Tuttle because of
the appearance of the sidewalk and gut
tiers on the north side of West Main
street, that have lately been laid. That
the walk was out of level with the south
side of the same street was apparent to
the naked eye, although as laid it was
exactly according to the plan of the map
and the marker set in front of Bur
gess's property. The marker was
found to be twelve inches too low and
has now been raised. The cutters, ETC.,
will be relaid at once to correspond so as
to make the work symmetrical.
The Governor has appointed Prof.
Chas. S. Davis county examiner of
schools rice Prof. f. w. Howe resigned.
This places at the head Of the schools of
the county a gentleman who has already
demonstrated his ability to greatly raise
the standard of the excellent Bennington
UIdutu SCnOOlS Vi WlllCn llb Is bupbIlu-
tendent, and of which the programmes
published to-day TEEN with evidence.
We regard this selection of Gov. Page as
very iudicious and congratulate the COM
mon schools of bennington county upon
the fact that their examiner of teachers
is an experienced and successful educa-
tor, and one who enjoys more than
local reputation.
DoN'T forget the order of public exer-
cises in the Graded schools next week.
Monday and Tuesday, public examina
ton of classes in the Hall; Wednesday |
evening, prize speaking; Thursday after
noon, primary speaking and music; FRI
day afternoon, exhibitions in all the
grade schools with fine display of kinder
garten work; Friday night, commence
ment exercises. Fifteen exhibitions in
all. If you don't find out what the |
scholars can do the schola are not to
blame. Not one eighth as much was
ever before offered in single week. No
school but such an one whose teachers
give the public some hours of extra work |
every day in the year could make such
showing.
Ar the annual communications of Ma
sonic Grand Bodies held at Burlington
this week, our town and county was
hOnored as follows: In the Command
cry, Tuesday, the Rev. VIM. b. Walker
was reelected Grand Prelate, and j. A.
N. Williams was advanced to Grand
STANDARD Bearer. An elegant banner has
been procured-one Of the best in the
Order-and Mr. Williams will have the
honor OF carrying this elegant banner for
the first time in public at the Centennial
in Bennington. The Grand Council
elected Mr.. Walker Grand Chaplain, and
the Grand Lodge advanced John II.
Whipple of Manchester Centre, to the
eaoond oa3ca IN ;ts s,;ft 1,I,;s or.,,.o,