The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-01-22
BENNINGTON BANNER.
BENNINGTON:
FRIDAY, JANUARY %, 1899.

bridge, N. .. was III TOWN. MONDAY.
MRS. B. T. Poor is visiting at the
home of her sister in Oswego Falls,N. Y.
MAJ. A. b. VALENTINE has been alb
sent this week in Boston and New York.
FRANK BRADFORD gave readings in
West Troy, N. Y, Monday evening, jan
18th.
MIR. AND Mrs. EDWARD l.. BATES
went to Chicago. H.. last Saturday for a
short visit with his brother, Robert
r. Bates.
Mrs. CHAs. T. BURT entertained
Number of her lady frienks at card
party Wednesday afternoon, from3 to
6 o'clock.
THE Round Table Reading Club
celebrated its first anniversary by hav-
ing good time in general, at the home
of Miss Sophronia Collins, last Tuesday
evening.
PEOPLE sometimes scoff at la Grippe,
Git should always he spelled with biz G
and double slotted p), before they have
had personal tussle with it, but never
dfterward.
JOSEPH CHILD, general freight agent
Of the l.. S. II. r., has been laid up this
week with the prevailing epidemic of
Cplds-in some cases resulting in Ia
Grippe.
A DoUBLE-RUNNER load of boys Tues
day, cOllided with tree, coming down
the sidewalk on South street, and the
Steercr was quite seriously injured. All
got good shaking up.
THEY. p. S. G. E. of the Second Con-
gTegational church will hold novel and
amusing entertainment in their chapel
and parlors next Wednesday evening,
January 9th. Refreshments will be
served during the evening.
A NUMBER of nice houses, two on
choice corner lots, are slated for cree
ton in town next year. There are
score or more of lesser dimensions al
ready determined upon, making a fine
prospect in view for the growth of Ben
aingtOn.
THE tone of the speeches at the meet
ings of the Sons of Vermont within the
geek, some of which are reported else
where, makes this issue of the BANNER
something of Battle Monumentnumber.
The subject, however, is one worthy the
Orinters ink shed in writing it up.
THERE will be a special meeting of Mt.
Anthony Chapter, No. /. o. f. s., We'd
.nesday evening, Feb. Sd, (third). By the
authority of a dispensatiOn granted by
Grand Patron Curran. Important bust
Acss will be transacted at that time. A
full and prompt attendance is especially
desired at 7.30 o'clock at Masonic Hall.
ONE of our physicians remarked this
week that on one road of few miles
teading out from this village. there were
twenty cases of severe sickness. 1t is
not all la Grippe but the tendency is that
way and to pneumonia. The cold wealth
Esr of the past few days will probably set
Tie for the better the question of con-
Sinuation of this epidemic.
THE Rev. VIM. b. Walker has secured
from the mint for his coin collection a
dne-half dollar, quarter-dollar and dime
Of the new series of 1892. On one side is
m eagle of the pattern of the last cen
fury coin, holding in one talon bundle
% arrows and in the other talon la urel
E1Yig. The half-dollar coins have in adj
ditiOn "In God we Trust" The two
larger coins have on the other side the
bead of heroic figure with liberty cap
and Undertaking the place of the Gen
Gmental Goddess of Liberty SO well
knOwn-and the dime pieces are the
same as now with zone dime in tho
centre. These coins bear IL stars.
DR. HOsKINs, the venerable agricul-
enral editor of the IFdtchmdn, in an ar
Gcle containing directlvns on how to
milk Jersey heifer says: "By carefully
Watching her legs us you milk, you can
Increase or decrease the rate of milking
and relieve her from any pain as occasion
demands" The habit of carefully
Watchina her legs Is one that farm EN-
plOyee doesn't hav" to read the newSpa-
pels to acquire but it isn't 40 much from
desire to avoid paihing the heifer as it
Is to keep his mangled remains from in
terfering with the growth of the bur
docks and pigweed ON the other side of
che barnyard.-BrLiRgtOn Independent.
THE funeral of Thomas Cone, an old
and respected resident of Bennington,
was largely attended from the residence
u his daughter, Mrs Mary Gibney, last
sunday afternoon. The services were
held at 2 O'clock. He is survived by
family of six SONS and one daughter, and
the grandchildren number fOrty-One.
His children were all at his death bed
md at the funeral nearly all of his de-
scendants were present. These include
those mentioned above and five great
grandchildren. His wife died August
Szd, 1886. They were i'll their life. time
good and attentive members of St. Fran
els dc Sales church and both were buried
from the church and rest together in CON
Gecrated ground. Mr.. Cone retained hls
mind clearly until the last. He was sick
pDlv about two weeks and sank peace
fully to rest.
Gov. PAGE has appointed Charles G.
Warren OF Waterbury and John w. Tit
comb of Rutland Fish Commissioners for
this State, vice Hon. Herbert Brainerd
Gf st. Adams, and Frank II. AthertOn of
Waterbury. whose terms of Office eX-
pired December LIST, 1891. Mr. Warren
is one OF the trustees of the State Fish
Hatchery, and Mr.. TitcOmb is secretary
a the Vermont Fish and Game League.
During the past ten years the fishery in
forests of the State have been greatly
promoted and the laws for the prOtec.
ton of fish effectively executed under
the direction of Messrs. Brainerd and
AthertOn, the retiring commissioners.
Tho local members, we understand, are
quite well pleased with these appoint
ments. 1t is eminently proper that the
League should have voice in the adj
ADMINISTRATION of the law they are organ
tzed to enforce.
THE death of Mrs. Clark Rice. Mon
day, was a great surprise to many friends
In town. Hardly anyone knew she was
vi, indeed, she had not given up to the
disease until very few days previous to
her decease. Mrs. Rice was the only
Child of the late Mrs. Marcellus Selden.
her maiden name VAS Eliza White, and