The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-08

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hope this may come about.
Two arrests for drunkenness were
made Sunday. The parties were fined
and discharged.
Mrs. Arson Mason is convalescing.
We are glad to hear that Miss Alice
Thompson is improving.
Mr.. Perry Flanders of North Adams,
Mass, was up to see us Sunday last.
Mr.. A, G. Laid and D. Thomas Bates
were in Adams, Mass, last week.
Mr.. Edgar Potter and his son, Fred of
Williamstown, were in town over Sunday.
Miss Rhoda Mason of Poultney
academy, is home for short vacation.
Tracy Dorman and wife will occupy
the rear of Mr.. Joshua Ladd's house the
coming year.
The Baptist church is soon to be re-
paired, new seatings and to be improved
in many ways.
We are in hopes the selectmen will
try and improve the walks as well as the
roads the coming year.
A very interesting sermon was deliver
ed at the NJ. E. church Sunday evening
by the Rev. Mr. Clark of Willamstown.
The solo by Miss Bessie Bates last
Sunday afternoon was very finely. rem
dered. This is the first time Miss Bessie
has favored us of late, but hope she may
more frequently in the future.
Mr.. E. A. Barber vas home Saturday
from the North Adams hospital, where
he has been since his accident at Hoo
sick Junction on the Fitchburg railroad.
He is improving we are glad to say.
We notice in another item of last
weeks issue which should be corrected
to read Mrs. Emma Card and Miss Ida
Haley. Guess the correspondent must
be poor writer.
The former pastor, the Rev. P. G9ttel,
preached a very interesting sermon
Wednesday evening at the M. E. church.
1t is evident the people did not get tired
of him in his five years as pastor, for the
house was crowded.
We wish to correct the missprint in
our issue of March 25th, where it men
tons the solo sung at the fourth lecture
of the NJ. E. church by Miss Alice But
Ter. We would correct it to read Miss
Alice Bates, as it was very finely render
ed. We do not wish to go by missprint
Mr.. Josiah Bennett after IA few days
illness died Wednesday morning at his
home. Mr.. Bennett has been an enter
prising farmer for many years of this
town. He leaves to mourn his loss
wife and daughter, Mrs. Marcia Bennett
Dunn, wife of Marcus Dunn of this town.
The funeral occurred at the Baptist
church Thursday afternoon at 2 clock,
Rev. Mr.. Brown officiating.
School meeting passed off very quietly,
there being no opposition. b. o. Barber
was chosen clerk; Tax Collector, D. +.
Bates; Treasurer, Amasa Thompson;
Auditors, j. w. Wright. L. Estes and
Jos. Norwood; Prudential Committee, 5.
Wright, Jos. Norwood and Arthur Laid.
Ninety days is given for the taxpayers to
pay their taxes and get the benefit OF
the discount of four per cent. 1t was
also voted that 20 per cent. to defray
the expenses.
Always gives relief have tried
Salvation Oil in my own case for neural
gia, and experienced much benefit from
its use. 1t is very penetrating and al
ways gives relief. j. S. LEWIS, Manu-
facturer boots and shoes, 81 Fayette st.
North POwnal.
A woman Sale: 1t is confidently af-
flrmed by those doing business in such
markets, that one who lives here recently
sold his woman for twenty-five dollars.
This sale afforded him two hundred and
fifty per cent. profits, he himself in the
first place having purchased this women
for ten dollars. 1t is thought, however,
that he must have watered his stock.
School Meeting: The only change
made in the officers of our district was
in the choice of f. Lille for moderator,
Carl Ladd member of the prudential
committee for the term of year, JUS
tin A. Pattrel for the term of three
years, and A. C. Hoag auditor. Our pru-
Dental committee now stands. j. S. Pat
trel, c. A. Paddock and Carl Laid.
C. A. Paddock's term closes with the
present wear. Our school consists of
four departments and four teachers, one
ofwhom is principal. We have regular
course of study and this makes us legally
graded school. The character of our
school makes us graded school dis
trict and entities us to all the privileges
and emOluments which the law provides
for this class of school districts. If all
persons within our limits who ought to
90 to school, were compelled to attend a
school, we should haY9 an attendance of
one hundred and fifty atleast. But our
impracticable, no one attempts to en-
force them. Principal Trubey resigned
at the close of school year 1891. He is
succeeded by Mr.. Pratt of Massachu-
sets, a prominent teacher. There is no
change in the teachers in any of 1.-THE 9TH
er departments. AS every new flooring
of students requires some changes and
adaptation in the methods of teaching
and the order of exercises, no system,
however perfect it may be at any one
time, can permanently remain 50 without
some change in its forms and students
almost every term. We confidently ex.
pect that our school during this year will
show marked improvements in many
particulars. We think if the prudential
committee would occasionally visit the
best schools in this vicinity, located at
Bennington and North Adams, and also
attend the teachers Institutes, they
might learn something to their advan-
tage.