The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-08-12

upper Union street picnicked on the Sol
dieTs Home grounds. The shower COM
PEELED them to take shelter in the Chapel.
THE Republican flag was "flung to the
breeze" by the club here Monday after
noon. 1t hangs on the corner" and
presages victory as usual in presidential
years.
THE Rev. VIM. J. Harris, d. D., general
missionary of the diocese of Vermont,
will officiate in st. Peters church next
Sunday at 1890, and at Camp Comfort,
at 3 p. m.
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is the medical
term for color blindness, and statistics
show that men are much more chroma-
topseudoptically inclined than women.
A man invariably succumbs to hopeless
chromatopseudoptitude when he tries to
match ribbon.
LAST evening H. 7. Cushman, End,
organized a Republican League Club at
Dorset. He was assisted by F. c. Archi-
bald and others of Manchester. Mr..
Cushman's speech is highly spoken of,
and Dorset Republicans were given a
iouser to start off the campaign.
A BANDMAsTER in Germany was i'm
prisoned three months for calling En-
peror William a flour sack" which we
are told means the same in American
slang as 'stuff." But what would Billy
have done to the bandmaster if he had
called him STUFFED prophet"
EXCHANGES are warning their readers
to look out for a gang of men travelling
about the country making contracts for
painting roofs. If they offer to paint
yours for five dollars or any price, don't
fail to ask them how much the paint will
cost before you close the contract 1t is
in the price of the paint where the fraud
exists.
| A NEWSPAPER may publish column
a week of complimentary notices of
various citizens for an infinity of years
and never hear word from them. Let
it publish line of truth abont one that
he don't want published, however, and,
all hands break loose. This has no par
ticular local application, and is only
suggested by human nature in general.
Queer world, isn't it?
The Clippers Essex Junction CORE
spondent says that the w. r. 9. there
''has lately received a letter from Mrs.
R. j. Coffey, acknowledging the receipt
of the quilt that the Corps made and
sent to the Soldiers Home. There was
written upon it nearly two hundred
ndlneS SONIC Vi WHICH the
boys who look it over"
THE Rev. Mr.. Seymour of the Second
Congregational church, exchanges on
Sunday with the Rev. j. Douglas Adam
of Manchester. Mr.. Adam received his
education at the University of Edin-
burgh, and began his ministerial career
in that city. Although his stay in this
country has been short, he has made a
cd
and an organizer.
Mrs. BRIGGS of Shelburne Falls,
Mass, sister of the late Mrs. r. J. Craw-
ford, and whose brothers, the Messrs.
Holnbeck, are also known to our peo-
pie, died few days ago quite suddenly.
She had submitted to surgical opera
ton and was getting better, when she
became worse and passed away. Several
relatives attended the funeral. Mr..
Cornelius Holnbeck is ill and the shock
of his sisters death has completely pros
trated him.
The Bennington rifles, are getting
ready to attend the annual muster at
Montpelier. They are having their drills
weekly, and propose to be second to none
in the camp in drill and appearance.
The company will leave here Monday
evening, August 22nd, and go to Rutland
on the regular train. They will stay
there over night, taking special train
the next morning, with the Rutland and
Brandon companies. The company will
leave here with full ranks.
THE Knights Templar parade in Den
yer this week Tuesday, was the largest
ever known i'll the order, $4,000 Knights
being in line and there were more than
100000 spectators. The friends of the
Bennington delegation may be glad to
know that they arrived safely, but were
detained in getting into the city. All,
however, arrived in time. The Yer
mont party were at Silver Plume
Wednesday, going over the famous Loup
above Georgetown, that was fully de-
scribed in these columns in 1887, by the
writer of this item. We have yet to hear
whether the rattle-snakes spoken of at
that time were seen in 1892, but presume
such to be the fact. Some of our read
ers who read the snake story may not
know that it has been a standing joke
since, but such is the case. Our readers
may be interested to know that the
Knights Templars in the United States
have increased since 1889 from 5000 to
81, 721 swords. The committee on ritual,
reported and their report was adopted
unanimously. This will make the Tenn
plar ritual uniform in essentials through
out the world and with that of the An
cient Order of Crusaders. Judge Hugh
McCurdy of Michigan was elected Grand
Master.
LAST week North Adams had sensa-
ton in the counterfeit money line. Here
is the item: 1.-TWO men, supposed to be
horse thieves from Bennington, tried to
pass a counterfeit bill on Michael Cava-
naugh, who runs a grocery store on
Main street. The men wanted to buy
some lemons. In paying for them they
handed Mr.. Cavanaugh's clerk a ten
dollar bill that did not look good and he
refused to change it. The men being
unsuccessful here drove across the road
to Sullivan's grocery store. Mr.. Sullivan
was at first taken in by the counter
feiters. Mr.. Cavanaugh in the mean
while had sent his clerk to warn Mr..
Sullivan as to the quality of the bill. Mr.
Sullivan, seeing his mistake, rushed out
and overlook the men and told them the
bill they gave him was not good and
that he wanted his change. The men
gave it up and drove off and anchored
at Henry T. Whitney's store on Eagle
street. Here they tried to work the
tlimfam game on the merchant, but
finding it no go they got into their
vehicle and drove towards Stamford, vt
After the men had left word was re-
ceived from Blackinton, Mass, stating
the same men tried to work their little