The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-10-21

for the benefit of the Church of the Ss
cred Heart Melted between $700 and $500
Col. E. L. BATES, of the Governor
staff, left town Tuesday to attend, wit
his chef, the opening ceremonies at Chi
cago.
S. H. RocKwooD opens his writinI
school Monday evening, Nov. 7th. Fo
terms see the bills. We shall refer u
this again next week.
G.. B. SHELLEY, the Free Library cloth
Ter, comes to the front this week in al
autumn notice that will attract attention
Call and investigate his prices and goods
SERVICES were held in st. Peter
church this morning and evening. A
both services there was patriotic ad
dress by the rector, Rev. VIM. Boyer
| Walker.
CARDS are out for the marriage of Miss
Josie Clark of this village to Mr.. Chas
Lape of Half Moon, N Y, to take place
in the Second Congregational church
October Goth.
INVITATIONS are out announcing the
marriage of Mr.. Fred G. Green, formerly
of Nebraska, to Miss Grace Vars. The
ceremony to take place at the home Of
the bride in Berlin, N. Y, Oct. Goth.
THE Rev. NJ. V. Brown of Pownal will
preach in the chapel at Woodford Hol
low Sunday afternoon and evening and
Monday evening next. Rev. A. G. John.
son of Castleton, VT, will speak there
Tuesday evening.
A LARGE number of locals must give
way this week in our columns, because
of the pressure of other matter. The
dedications and Columbus Day proceed
ings, we give as far as possible up to the
hour of going to press.
THE partial eclipse of the sun yester-
day was visible throughout North Amer
lea, except in the remote parts of Alaska
and Greenland and along narrow strip
of the Pacific coast. Smoked glasses
were in demand here, and the eclipse
was plainly visible soon after noon.
THE new arrangement of trains, as will
be seen, gives Bennington people direct
connection north to Burlington, Mont
pelier and st. Adams by taking the train
out of here at els a. m. In the Fitch
burg time table, in another column, is an
error: the p. m. train for Troy, should
read 5.15.
AMONG the business changes of the
week we note that Harrison /. Norton
becomes a member of the firm of John
V. Hall & Son. Mr.. Norton has been
connected with this business almost con-
tinuously since he came to Bennington,
eight years ago, and will henceforth take
an active part in its management
WHERE were the Patriarchs Militant
on Columbus Day?-N. Y. Press. Hav-
ing just been retired to the secluded re-
cesses of their several Grand Encamp-
ments, virtually disbanded, the Cheva-
Tiers probably did not feel like coming
out. Their new lords and masters do
not like "fuss and feathers" so that
their non-appearance was quite crafty
ing.
W. E. HAWKS has recently returned
fran long visit to Ration, a village of
1000 inhabitants, in New Mexico. Mr..
Hawks is president of a company recent
ly organized there for supplying the vii
lage with water, and while there super
intended the laying of the pipes, etc. All
was completed before he left, and the
plant accepted by the officers of the vii
lage.
LIST of letters advertised in the post
Office at Bennington for the week ending
Oct. 18TH Charles Bradford, Geo, w.
Burnett, Frank Daley, Mr.. ,Durkins,
Frederick Farus, Chas. E. Van Schaick,
Maggie Duguette, Mrs. Chas. R. Steph-
ems. These letters will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office Oct. Goth if not deliv-
cred before. In calling please say lad
vertised," giving date of list.
CHAs. FARNHAM of Saratoga, N. Y,
has returned to Bennington, to fit for
college at our High school. He was
student here last year. 1t is fact that
a diploma from our Graded school ad-
mits to college where any high school
is accepted. and our readers
will recall that number of other stu
dents have heretofore availed themselves
of the benefits of this high school. 1t
now gives the training of the New York
University preparatory course.
THE barns on the farm occupied by o.
B. Cleveland, about two and half miles
from the village were burned to the
ground Friday night. The fire was dis
covered about 10 o'clock. Three horses,
including finely matched pair, wagons,
harnesses, hay and grain were burned.
The fire is thought to have been been in
'endiary, as no one had been near the
barn in several hours. There is an in
'ul dHCO VI pow, WnlCH Will HOJ D0Blu 10
,over the loss. Mr.. Cleveland had only
'ecently bought the farm and the loss will |
;ome heavy ON him.
THE New York Life Insurance COM
'any recently offered prize to the agent |
n its employ, who obtained, personally, |
he largest volume of new business be-
Iween June 18th and August 18th, of the |
present year. The award was made to |
4. P. Childs of this village, and in recog-
lition thereof he received Wednesday a |
APPEL button, bearing on its face the |
'agle emblem of the company, and the |
Jack of the button this engraving: Pre- |
ented to A. P. Childs, by the Company,
Tune 18th to Aug. 18TH" In the circle |
IN the face is the Latin motto of the |
corporation. This incident is quite COM
to the business ability of Mr..
Jhilds. -.5
EUGENE CRAWFORD has the scarlet
ever, and is convalescing. This case is
OBSCURE. Mr.. Crawford not having been
anywhere to contract the disease, and
icing OF mature years, was not supposed
o be susceptible to the cOntagion. An
shows that Mr.. Crawford
worked on a house that had used in il
he lumber from dwelling torn down.
n the demolished house there were sew
raj fatal cases of scarlet fever last
pring, and it is the opinion of physi-
ians that germs from this dwelling, in
he lumber, communicated the disease
o Mr.. Crawford. If this is so, aud it ap-
ears TO be nrobable Deonla ahould 10 |