The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-22

AUERY SHELLEY of Albany, n. Y, is
visiting relatives in town.
LAWYER JUSTIN KELLOGG is improv-
ing his summer residence in Bennington
Centre.
f. S. CHANDLER, the enterprising
Bennington Centre merchant, is out with
new delivery wagon.
MRS. FRANK TIFFANY is improving
from her illness and was able to ride out
the first part of the week.
A FINE assortment of drawing paper
and impression paper just received at
the BANNER stationery store.
Mr.. AND Mrs. EDWARD TowNE of
Brandon, are visiting in town, stopping
with their daughter, Mrs. Horace Wood
man.
Miss FANNY FILLMORE celebrated her
sixth birthday last Monday, the 18th, by
entertaining party of twenty-five of her
young friends.
DIR. S. r. WILCOX has bought build
ing lot of the Messrs. Dewey, next south
of his land at the corner of Main and
Dewey avenue.
Miss MABEL NORTON has not been
well for some weeks, and was not able
her improvement.
THE Readsboro Enterprise says: "The
local Grand Army Post has secured
Judge Darling of Bennington, to deliver
the address Memorial Day."
THE Rev. Geo. W. Phillips, d. D., of
Rutland will occupy the pulpit of the
Second Congregational church next
Sunday, morning and evening.
E. H. SCOTT, a member of the New
York Petroleum and Stock Exchange, has
been home for few days. He is said to
be well posted and very bright IN that
business.
THE Messrs. Valentine and LindlOff
are having trees removed and trimmed
up on the ''GilsOn lott on South street,
rather indicating a commencement to
improve that property.
THE Easter ball of the Putnam Hose
Company, Monday evening, was well at
tended and the sum realized will be de-
voted toward the purchase of the new
uniforms. The Putnams are bound to
shine.
BUEL SHELLEY is about to commence
building a modern style dwelling house
on the Squires lot, corner of Union and
Silver streets. The work is to be under
the care of the builder, J. j. Nevis,
which guarantees a good job.
A. G. HALsEY has accepted position
as salesman for large New York city
grocery house, and commenced his la
bors. His family will remain here, and
he will be home frequently, his route
being in Vermont and Northern New
York.
WE have received from the secretary
report of the 18th annual convention of
the Vermont Bee-Keepers' Association,
held in Middlebury last January. We
note that the vice-president from Ben
nington county is F. II. Walker of Man
chester.
THE fifty-sixth anniversary of the Sec
ond Congregational church of Benning-
ton, will be held at the church parlors,
on Thursday, April 2Sth, at 6p. m. A
committee of welcome will be in attend
ance at that hour. The presence of all
members is desired.
In another item we note the proposed
exploration of the cave on the sides of
Mt. Anthony by several Bennington gen.
tlemen. Possibly when that room mot
now accessible is penetrated to there
may be found traces of the "lost tribes"
it would not be more singular than some
other legends.
THE following is list of letters adver-
tised at the Bennington postoffice, for
the week ending April 10th: d. E.
Heath, II. W. Libby, Tom Mccarthy,
Mr.. Henry I. Minchew, Miss Mary Kent.
These letters will be sent to the Dead
Letter office April 30th, 1882, if not de-
livered before.
MISS EDDY is to move her store to the
Electric Light Office during the building
of the Putnam Opera House block. She
will probably have quarters in that
building when completed. There is
quite rush for opportunities to locate
in that block, showing even now that it
will be profitable property.
THE second page of the BANNER to-
day contains the Temperance discourse
delivered by the Rev. A. d. Heaxt in the
Methodist church, April 10th, and to
which reference was made last week.
Our readers will find this subject treated
from new standpoint and by ability.
We are glad to know, as will be seen
elsewhere, that Mr.. Heaxt is TO be with
this charge another year.
TUESDAYS dispatches from Brattle-
bOro state that j. Barney johnson, who
was found dead from heart failure in
Kneeland street, Boston, Sunday, was a
resident of Wilmington, where he was a
prominent Mason and leader of the band
for several years. He was veteran of
the war, and leaves a wife and one child.
Mrs. johnson was Rhoda Irish, daughter
of the late Royal Irish of Bennington.
A. NJ. Downs has recently made his
annual shipment of maple syrup to Chi
cago. b. n. Foster, an old resident of
POwnal, orders every spring a large
quantity of syrup for himself and a treat
for Vermont friends. This year the
amount was AZ gallons. Some of it is to
go to Scotland. Henry Stafford always
gets the order, which is guarantee that
it is VermOnts best.
On Saturday night, April 9th, Custer
Post, G. A. r., celebrated the anniver-
sary of Lees surrender to Gen. Grant, in
the presence Of a large audience in the
Grand Army hall. Commander McNa-
mar was in his happiest mood and in
trOduced Department Commander, Hon.
Hugh Henry, who entertained all with
appropriate remarks. He was followed
by the commanders of Posts from
Adams, HoOsick Falls, North Adams,
Williamstown and Schaghticoke, who in
their turns were well received. The
Continental Drum Corps of North
Adams, discourse excellent music, as
did also our band. Then came talent
from Bennington, Hon. J. X. Batchel-
der, Hon. J. V. Carney, Judge Darling,
DR.. Daley and Frank Bradford, recita-