The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-01-29

A FEW days ago some thieves robbed
the hen rOost of Alanson Wilcox of six
fine fowls.
THE venerable N. F. Oyiatt has been
among those ill during the week. We
hear that he is improving.
THE serious illness of Mrs. Albert
Walker has this week become a matter
of solicitude to her family and friends.
THE subject of the discourse at the
Second Cong egational church next Sun
day evening will be Tunnels and
Bridges"
THE Rev. j. S. Michaud is among those
who have been attacked with the pre-
vailing epidemic. We are glad to see
him out agai
GEORGE STILLsoN of Brownsville.
has been making n visit to friends in
Bennington and Rutland. He returns
home this week.
DAVID CARPENTER has been i'll for
near v two weeks with Ia Crime fol
lowed by bronchial trouble. We learn
| that he has beg to recover.
| Col. f. d. BENEFITS southern trip is
now definitely determined upon, and he
expects to leave town Monday February,
Sth, and be gone month or six weeks.
WE see by the New York papers that
| l.. p. Norton has purchased one of the
| charming productions of that famous
artist. j. G. Brown, at recent sale in
| New York city.
NEW counters and cutting blocks adj
dPd to the recent improvements about
the interior of the MAI et of Blanchard,
! Robinson q Company render it one of
| the most attractive to be found.
| CONSIDERING Ia Grippe, there was q
good attendance at the meeting in the
| Bushnell district on Wednesday evening.
| The meeting next week will be conducted
! Ivy Rev. Mr.. Marten and Will be held on
! Friday evening.
| On Tuesday Hopkins Smith of Rut-
land, received despatch relating to the
serious illness of his wife who is visiting
at North Adams, Mass. We have not re-
ceivcd further particulars and hope that
she is improving.
THE forthcoming history of our cele-
| bration of last August now in press, will
he the finest illustrated work ever issued
in Vermont. The very highest artistic
talent is employed in engraving the il
lustrations, and the paper used is of a
very high grade and made to order for
the work Already one-half of the edi-
ton of 2000 copies is subscribed for.
STEPHEN INEsoN was before the NUM-
| cipal Court this morning for being in
tOxiclted yesterday. This is a second
conviction and the sentence is $40 and
costs with an alternative sentence of
forty days in the work house. He was
! recommitted for refusal to disclose, and
his sentence begins to run only after he
gives the Court an acceptable disclosure.
In accordance with the lab0rs nf the
n IN MI mi m hnt ~
L ndlnff, trustee, chairman, the Electric
Light Company have promised to erect
an arc light near Col SCOTS works at
the head of Pleasant street. This is
something that has long been needed
and with this one and the arc light
already in place in front of Maj. Valen-
tines that street will be adequately
| lighted, which has not heretofore been
the case.
W. L. HOWARD is up for intoxication
as we GO to press being taken for int0xi-
cation and burglary. The latter change
will be tried later. Howard is charged
with breaking into James MOrrissey's
place and stealing 'wet goods" crack
ers, cigars, etc. Howard had hiding
place at the depot for goods. and there
was quite variety, rubber boots, horse
blankets, etc, besides the "wet go1de,"
aforesaid, being in the collection. How
ard was sentenced October Both, 1889, for
two years for burglarizing the store of
VIM. j. Toombs, so that he bids fair to
resume his Cd quarters in State prise !.
PROF. w. w. DAYTON, grandson of the
first Republican candidate for vice pres
ident-Fremnnt and Dayton, on the
ticket of lSj6-presPnted his exposure
of spritualsm ut Library Hall on We'd
nesday and Thursday evenings. The
juggling of 5 ITO was perhaps the best
ever seen in Library Hall. Following
| him came the part of the p 'ifOIm ince
which the audience had come to see,
and which aroused their amazement.
This was the performance of Prof. Day
ton in his cabinet His experiments in
hyPnotiSm were also remIrklble by
reason of the ease and quicknpss with
which he got his subjects under control,
making them eatraw potatoes for apples,
wash their faces in flour, and all the other
orthodox tricks OF professional mesmer-
lists P.of. Dayton says that since his
first visit here fifteen years ago his patron
age has increased on ecah return, and that
the prejudice against his performance,
which WAS so strong fifteen years ago,
has entirely died ont and people 90 to
witness his entertainment simply for
amusement, as they do any other attrac-
tion. In speaking of the Hindoo Jug
glers, he said that their performances
were accounted wonderful only through
the ignorance of their audiences, and
that compared with some of orr Amer
lean prestdigitateurs their exhibitions
are very tame.
ST. PAUL's Day, the 25th of January,
says the Sunday Tribune, is the first
weather lay" of the yelr-the day by
which the character of the whole year
was formerly predicted.
alt s. Paul. da, b. fair and clear
~ IN will h'tide happy year.
But j. chance 10 IN ~ or rain
Then wi he r'ar ali kin OfgTAin "
Clouds on this day foretold mortality
among farm stock. and winds were fore
runners of war The day was festival,
at which fat buck and doe, decked with
roses, were yearly presented to the
clergy, especially those of st. Paurs
Cathedral; and loaves of bread were
baked having upon them the image of
st. Paul. There are two other weather
days" which have acquired celebrity
one, Candlemps Day, the 2d of February,
which is still remembered by the colOred
people Of tn" South. though no longer As
the festival of the Virgin, being known
solely as "Grnund-hog Day" Candle
may Day, contrary to ST. Paurs Day,
must be dark and lowery to bring luck in
weather. A German proverb says, "a
Shepherd would rather see wolf enter
his stable than see the sun on Candlemas