The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-01
BENNINGTON BANNER.
BENNINGTON:
FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1892.

Mr.. AND Mrs. HovEY of leicester,
Mass, have been visiting at l. E. Glib
sons.
O. w. HARDWOOD of Troy, \. Y, visit
cd his parents in this village, few days
recently.
MRS. JOHN WYLIE has been worse
for a week, but we hope to hear that she
is better.
MIRIAM D. of r. Lodge held very en-
joyable social at Odd Fellows hall,
Tuesday evening.
THE cadets returned from Mortified
last Friday, to remain during the two
weeks vacation of Norwich University.
p. CRAWFORD has been quite i'll for
some weeks. He has returned from
Hoosick to his Bennington Centre
residence.
JOHN H. AYREs, the tailor, has just
received fine stock of driving gloves
dog skin, oil tan buckskin, etc. He says
it is the largest assortment of these
goods he has ever brought to town.
Miss LILA MCINTYRE has been pre-
scented with a Battle Monument souvenir
spoon by the Rebekah Degree Lodge,
in appreciation of her services during
the preparation and presentation of the
Operetta "Three Leaved Clover"
THE subjects of the sermons at st.
Peters church on next Sunday passion
Sunday, will be, at 1870 a. M: "The
Testimony of Conscience" at p. M:
"The Principle and Truths of the Chris
ton Religion Permanent not TRANSIT
tory"
ATTENTION is called to the card of DR..
Read, of Boston. His large experience
during the last 10 years in the practice
of his speciality has rendered him most
expert in, the diagnosis and treatment of
rectal diseases. Sufferers from these
troubles should consult him or send for
pamphlet.
f. H. WoRTHINGToN has closed out
his business in the Whitney block, and
will, about May 1st, go to Troy, N, Y,
to take position in a leading clothing
house of that city. Mr.. Worthingtou is
good salesman, a reliable gentleman
and we wish him much success in his
new field of labor.
AT the School meeting in District No.
10, the following officers were elected:
Moderator and Treasurer, Alfred Robin
son: Clerk, L. NJ. Vail; Collector, George
A. Robinson; Prudential committee, H.
II. HARDWOOD; Auditor, Charles F. Sears.
A tax of ten cents on the dollar of the
Grand List was voted.
Mrs. OATMAN has been making a
number of repairs on the store occupied
so long by d. s. Packard. The inside
has been thrown into one room, to ac-
commodate Mr.. Packard's increasing
stock. This has been necessary because
of an charging volume of business, a
fact we are pleased to note.
THE Republican County committee
met at North Bennington this week.
The object was to take measures for a
more efficient organization of the party,
and to secure the cooperation of the town
committees with those of the county,
District and State bodies in the dissent
nation of political literature.
JAMES PIKE, the North Adams lar
ketman, a cousin of Sheriff Pike, has
purchased the real estate on Depot
street of the Burgess Brothers. A. J..
Pike will be the manager of the mar
ket as usual. This purchase includes
the two lots, the blacksmith shop, barns,
etc., as well as the market.
ONE of the most enjoyable entertain
ments given in Bennington the past
season was given in the Guide Board
sChoolhouse on Thursday evening under
the official management of Miss Hattie
Kelley, who has SO successfully conduct
ed the school for the past year. The
entertainment was of a literary and mu-
steal character and was most heartily
appreciated by an audience that literal
= ly packed the house.
OnfN-1 ANNA hon,o r,o,,,
school two weeks ago seriously i'll with
rheumatism. He is better, but feels as
if his vacation had been quite sad one
after all. How he reached home alone.
at the close of school, in the condition
he was in, is mystery. Master Bingham
is bright student and we hope to hear
of his recovery soon so he may resume
his studies and keep up with his
class.
THE weather flags displayed from the
top of Park block by the Y. NJ. C. A.,
are changed daily to correspond with
the indications given to the press of the
country. By means of these signals our
people can anticipate the weather pre-
dictiOns in advance of the arrival of the
daily papers. Then, again; many of our
people do not take daily papers and
hence the flags can be made to contribute
a substantial benefit to them.
THE Atlanta, Ca, Journal of March
18th, has an account of a public enter
tainment given by the ''Fortnightly
Club of that city, in which occurs a
notice of a lady who once resided in
bennington, and who is also well-known
in BrattleborO. The Journal. says
"Miss.Addie Currier sang Angels Sera-
made with violin obligato. Her voice is
clear, rich soprano, and the rendition
of the song showed high degree of
culture"
A NEW industry in town is the Ad.
Unstable Silt Company. This has been
organized to manufacture and introduce
an invention of James Ii. Whites, and
the Office of the corporation will be at
his rooms on Willow street. The in.
ventiOn consists of a device whereby
boys stills are made to regulate the
height, are light and cheap. 1t seems
to us that thousands of these can be
sold; and bhe 'boys" here are enthusi-
astic over the idea. The stills will be
made at the Wakefield Novelty works.
ANDREW O'BRIEN was unanimously
elected Prudential committee of District
No. IA (The Guide Board), by a chorus
of ayes that nearly raised the roof and
Enthusiastically showed that the voters OF
the District believed in keeping the right
man in the right place. The District
also voted to put in modern seats thus
making the schoolhOuse the most at
tractive and best equipped of any Dis
trict school in town. There is no ques
ton but that we are all greatly Influenced