The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-11-04


with notice of cloaks, etc. Read it.
the Democratic rally at Troy, N. Y, last
evening.
THE Order of the Temple was confer
red by Taft Commandery last evening
There was large attendance.
FRESH picked huckleberries, from the
nearby mountains, have been peddleC
on our streets up to within few days.
LANDLORD COLLINS of the Putnam
House has furnished his guests with
green corn on the ear up to and includ
ing last Saturday.
THE entertainment given last evening
by the Lucier Minstrel company is pre-.
nounced by all attending to be the finest
show of the kind that Bennington people
ever witnessed.
THE National Express Company has
leased the east half of the new brick
block on West Main street adjoing the
Putnam House, and expects to change
quarters about November 18th.
PROF. ISAAC w. DUNHAM of Schenec.
tady, N. Y. formerly superintendent OF
our Graded schools, has been in town
this week. Prof. Durham is sure of a
hearty welcome from a host of friends
here whenever he visits Bennington.
THE Rutland Herald of Tuesday said
"Rt. Rev. Arson r. Graves, missionary
bishop in Western Nebraska, is the guest
of Z. l.. Temple of North Main street.
A special service will be held at Trinity
church Wednesday evening, at which
Bishop Graves will speak concerning the
work in his jurisdiction"
THE Reformer of last week is quite
fresh in its comments about the publish
er of this paper purchasing articles out
of town. There is no doubt in our mind
that if editor Livingston" had pur-
chased his goods out of town, it would
have made our local merchants glad
hundreds of dollars year,
MR.. AND MRS. S. II. BLAcKMER have
returned from their wedding trip, and
Mrs. Blackmer gave reception on
Wednesday evening to the friends of the
family at the Centre. The wedding trip
referred included ride from Greenfield,
Mass, up the Connecticut River Valley
to Montreal-one of the finest routes to
travel on the continent.
LOUIS LAMARRE has been visiting his
old home here. He will return to his
present residence in Blaine. State of
Washington, in few days. This town
is the last one in the United States north
west, and is IA fourishing community.
Mr.. Lamarre has been in the West sew
eral years and is becoming well-to-do.
IT is in the air again, this time coming
from Buffalo, N. Y, that the descend
ants of the Hessians killed at the battle
of Bennington, August 10th, 1777, pro-
pose to erect a monument to their
memory in the Centre cemetery. This
rumor has been current several times
during the past 20 years, and we hope
something will come of it.
MYRoN WILLIAMS was arrested this
week for drunkenness, and is also charg-
ed with breaking into e. Fl. McIntyre's
store recently. He plead guilty yester-
day to the first charge, but refusing to
DISCLOSE languishes in Jail. He will not
be tried for the charge of burglary until
he serves his term of 40 days in the
Work House on his present plea of guilty
of drunkenness.
CHAs. +. SEARS started for Chicago
yesterday, and after a short stop in the
WINDY city, will proceed to California,
where expects to pass the winter. The
Sears homestead at the Centre remains
unsold. This site, together with the
land adjoing, is one of the best for a
summer residence that we know of.
There is room for three houses with
spacious lawns, and all within the shad-
ow the Great Monument. ..,
THE electric light plant is to be again
by building that takes about
Is. 900 brick to erect. Another engine is
on the ground to put in as soon as posi-
BILE, making three engines beside the
water-power that will be in use shortly.
A quantity of new machinery is also
ready to place in position. The increas-
ed demand for electric lighting calls for
this enlargement, and all tends TO boom
business in town.
The bin introduced in the Legislature
to protect elephants from destruction
between Dec. 3lst, 1892, and Jan. LIST,
1893, was said by our people at the Capt.
toll to provoke great merriment. 1t was
promptly referred to the Committee on
the Insane. and was there recalled and
given to the judiciary Committee. This
episode has effectually stopped, as in
tended, the food of bills to protect blue
jays, eagles, squirrels, etc.
IT will be seen by notice elsewhere
that j. Ed. Walbridge succeeds to the
entire control of the large business inter-
ests of the firm of j. Ed. Walbridge &
Company. He purchases the interest of
his partner, Mr.. 1. e. Gibson. We are
glad TO notice this evidence of success,
and that Mr.. Walbridge is able to carry
this increasing business alone. He has
worked hard for over six years to estab-
lish himself here and has won wide rep
utation for fair dealing. This house in
its undertaking department has averaged
nearly one call day for the past three
years. The large block is filled from
cellar to garnet with furniture and house
furnishings, and bargains are common
thing to secure there. .
THE Bennington correspondent of the
Herald has this reminiscent item: 1.-THE
Hon. George w. Hartman, who attended
the annual meeting of the Vernon BIZ
Association last week at Montpelier, has
every meeting of the association
since its organization in 1877. He is the
third oldest member of 1t, those older
than he being Joseph A. Wing of Mont
pelier, so years of age, and Daniel
Roberts of Burlington, 81 years old.
Like Mr.. Hartman, Mr.. Wing has been
present at every meeting, and Mr.
Roberts has missed but three or four.
The three hare been designated as 1.-THE
three boys" by the younger members,
and at the banquets of the association
have seats to the right of the president,
according to their age. Mr.. Hartman is
native of Rutland County, having been
born in Pawlet May 7th, 1872. where he
studied law with his father. He was adj
mitted to the bar at the September term