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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-02-19

Miss Middletown, of Luvonia, n. Y.
is visiting her sister, Mrs. +. d. yelling
The bride and groom, Mr.. and Mrs
John Quacken6ush, have returned from
their bridal tour and are receiving the
| congratulations Of their many friends.
Several from this part of the town
have attended the meetings at Shafts
bury Centre, which have been held in
the church and charge of the Rev. Mr..
Steele.
Rev. Mr. Tozer, we learn, has accept
ed the call given him by the Baptist
church and society of this place, and
will fill the pulpit on Sunday should his
health permit.
Mrs. John Mooney, who went to NortL
Adams, Mass, several weeks since, and
was taken sick at her sons, we learn is
better but not able to come 50 far on the
cars as yet
Mrs. Florence Mercy of Wilbraham,
Mass, is visiting at her maiden home
for short time. Her sister, Miss Nettie
TOmbs, came with her, who had been
absent in Eastern Massachusetts, several
months.
Louis i. Northouse is having new
dwelling built by Edward WEIGH, on the
place where tho old one burned some
time since, stood. Mr.. WEIGH has en-
ployed to assist him two good men,
Earnest l.. Northouse of this place and
Elmer Stanley of SALISBURY. 1t is hoped
the weather will permit the house to go
up rapidly.
Morris Fitzgerald, an old veteran in
the line of adventures, though still a
young man, met with a serious accident
last Sunday. While driving a young
horse he came up with friend, and tax :
ing the opportunity to try the mettle of
his steed. he was thrown out of the
sleigh. Clinging to the lines the colt
ran into the yaId at II. c. White draw
ing him so close to the fence pickets or
post that an ear was completely cut off.
What is one ear, to the glory of beating
your neighbours fast horse
The village literary club held it's fifth
gathering with Mrs II. ID. Hall, on
Tuesday evening The subject, the Re-
formation Period. was under the direc-
ton of of Miss Nettie Tombs, who had
arranged to have sketches of several of
the most distinguished agents in the
movement, as well as a general reviews
of the subject brought out by different
members of the club. The English Ref
ormatiOn, like that of the Continent,
was discussed, Ond paper upon Knox,
was added to those of Huss, Luther, Cal
win and others. The roll call, which was
planned to be of humorous quotations,
in contrast with the more serious sub
ject of the evening, was made amusing
and enjoyable by the wide range of en-
tanning selections called out
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The Aurora Borealis.

1t is some consolation to us to know
that our people were not alone in think
ing great fire was in progress last Sat
urday, early in the evening. In New
York and Boston firemen were held in
readiness to go the assistance of those
supposed to be in distress, and that is
worse than anything that happened in
Bennington. The aurora is once again,
| says a city exchange, a subject of en-
| thusiaSm among the non-scientific as
well as the more learned. For several
winters past this phenomenon, which
seems to require a cold winter season to
make its best displaying. has been little
noticed, and the infrequent appearances
which have been seen have been faint
and unnoticeable. But the announce.
ment of the great sun spot which APP
peared last week Wednesday was the
signal for the scientific devotees, espe-
cially the students in electrics, to be on
their guard in anticipation of natures
great display of electrical pyrOtechnics,
which at last came Saturday evening.
The northern lights never were more
brilliant or more wondrOusly beautiful.
The beauty of the spectacle was the
color red. The usual color of the north
ern lights is white; red is most unusual,
although the most beautiful. Even up
at Paul Smiths in the AdirOndacks of
Northern New York, where the snow
lies deep over the home of the black
bear, and the freshness in the air has all
the nipI mess of the old-fashioned winter
in it, the aurora did not shine with its
usual cold whiteneSS, scarcely interior
ing with the small rays of light which
the fal-off silent stars have been sending
out for millions of years, but the hurry
ing waves had the same unusual ruddy
hue, something the backwoodSmen of
northern forests had never before wit
messed.
The shimmering yet calmly fixed
cloud of red fire hung over the city for
half an hour, extending past the zenith
at a height, apparently, of fifty miles or
more. All at once there was a change.
The cloud of fire had hitherto been one
nnkrOken eXpanse of gentle flame,
totally unlike aurora bOrealis in its calm
aspect. Up from the brighter north
west shot white bars, the arc-lights of
the north the compensation for six
months night. High, high rose the
merry dancers, and how the scene had
changed. Electric excitement filled the
poleward armament, and even the hither-
to calm stars seemed to dance in the still
night air as if solar influence was affect
ing their apparently minute bodies as
well as our own little planet. Perhaps
it was the electrified air that danced as
the mighty current of electric force
pulled the strings which operate the
nightly mechanism of an atmosphere
Can air be seen Yes; if you look at
the sky it is blue. But can it not be seen
nearer? Yes. if you look horizontally
across hot stove. And like this latter
seemed the electric-charged air Saturday
night. No wonder the stars shimmered.
And the great display faded and vanished
away,
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WOOdfOrd.

Harry Harbour is very sick with pneu.
monia.
George j. Bond of Searsburgh was in
town Sunday night.
John Evans, Jr., has moved into the
house opposite 5. j. Benefits.
We learn that Fred Bowles, who re.
Gently went South for his health, is very
sick at Troy, Alabama.
d. W. Gleason has concluded to keep
his wild bird. 1t is a grebe, and is ON
exhibition at the pOstoifice.
AlOnzo Bishop has received an order
for 100 pounds of spruce gum from a
Chicago house. The Doctor says he
can fill the order.
Monday, Miss Clara Gleason returned
to Castleton and resumed her studies at
the State Normal School.
George l. Knapp has sold Saturday
Globes enough to capture one of the cas- h
prizes. This city has three news
boys.
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Arlington.

Mrs. Clinton b. Hard died very sud
denly on Tuesday evening. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hard started with a company of friends
in double sleigh to attend a party in
Sunderland at the house of Ira Bentley.
which stands at the top of a high steep
hill. at the foot of which, some of the
occupants of the sleigh prepared to walk.
Mrs. Hard among the number. She had
only walked short distance, when she
complained of fatigue and declared her
self unable to walk further. The gentle
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Thursday, March SEd, 1892.

at 10 O'Clock a. M, all the real estate situated in
Bennington and POwnal. belonging to sa d estate.
viz:
The Home Farm, containing $50 acres, with
new dwelling house and all necessary Out.build-
ings, barns and sheds, with running water at
mouse and barns; also. large apple orchard pear
orchard and plum orchard, all Of the very best
varieties.
Also the Watson farm so called, containing
about $50 acres with a good dwelling house a
large and commodious new barn with stable room
Tor NIFTY head OF cattle therein, three other large
barns ana other necessary outsbudngs, all in
good repair and all well watered.
Also, the Duncan Meadow fariD 80 called, CON
tanning about llS acres, with new dwelling house
aud new barn thereon; running water az house
and barn.
there are good timber and wood lots located
on each of said farms, and all in a good state
OF cultivation for grain or stock farms and all are
located within three miles of Bennington village,
four miles Of North and South Pownal, nine miles
of Williamstown and thirteen miles Of No Adams
Personal Property-Thirty cows. / yearling
heller, breeding SOW with pig, a quantity of bar
ley, oats and buckwheat, 20 barrels of potatoes 20
barrels OF apples, % tons OF hay four promissoIy
notes one for $50, one for $500, one for So 0 and
one for 5000, force pump, grain cradle bush
nook, stump pnller, ] corn shelter, 1 cauldron
Kettle, harrow, 2 cultivators, pulverIzng har
row. side hill pillow, l shovel pillow. grind stone,
10 TIN buckets, 90 wooden buckets, / single har
ness, par balance scales, sap yOke5 trace
chains. iron bars, spade fork, long handled
shovels, pick, hoes and potstue hooks, 2 axes. ,
corn Gu tiers, hog hook. / cross cut saw hand
rakes, lB grain bags, saddle, l large canvass, .
buffalo robes, barrels Ofvinegar. 50 pounds Of
Venetian red horse forks, twenty-eieht foot
ladder, . eight can Cooley creamcrs, and ten
can Cooley creamers.
Terms made known on day of sale.
JOHN ROBINSON, Administrator Etc
Bennington, Vt Feb 18th, 1892 5t2
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sympathy to the stricken parents and
family and to sorrowing relatives and
friends.
Resolred, That we commend the men,
ory and example of the departed, for
many womanly attachments and virtues,
as worthy of emulation and remembrance
by us as well as by the pupils who were
her especial care and for whom she
labored with most untiring friendship.
ResOlred, That a copy of these resolu-
tions be transmitted to the family of the
deceased and also that a copy be fur
nished for publication.
HELEN O. ROGERS,
NJ. BLANCHE SHELLEY,
Cora b. WHITNEY,
& = DAVIS
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PATTERN DRESSES

For this spring, which are very Frenchy and
cannot fail 20 be taking dresses. new weave in
Wool Cheviot with clouded effects in all the new
light colors would make refined street dress.
FrCar has twenty styles to select from In dag
onals, Cancels Hair, IGcnriettas. Foulle, Broad
cloth and Cheviot Frear has all the new and de-
sirable shades. Perhaps the greatest variety Of
styles is to be seen in Frears importations of
mixtures, which embrace ali qualities and wild rs
OF handsome and serviceaLle dress materials.
Frear's direct importatons from Scotland con-
si't of all the odd aud fancy weaves in the mo ST
Sc -yiceable ofall dress materials.
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men of the party carried her TO the
sleigh, when seated she gasped and died
instantly. Mr.. Hard drove on to the
house where other guests had preceded
them, where every effort was made to re-
store vitality without avail. Mrs. Hard
was the second daughter of Mr., Andrew
Hannaman of West Arlington. The
funeral is at Clinton B. Hurd's, Satur-
day afternoon at one o'clock.
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The sap boilers of Vermont get cool
S15000O in bounties as a first installment
from the Government, while the Kansas
farmer who boils sap from corn is sent
to Jail as moonshiner.-GlOb The
maple juice sweetens the buckwheats;
the corn juice lessons the supply of the
breakfast delicacy. Does the Globe see
no difference between the manufacturers
of these products ?-BostOn Traveller.
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Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the Board Of Civil
Authority of the Town of Bennington, will meet
at the town Clerks office, in said town, on Sat.
urday, Feb eth. A. d 1892, at 10 o'clockiA NJ
for the purpose of correcting the check list to be
used at Town meeting Tuesday March list 1892.
4. S. HARRIS,
S. @ LYONS.
F NJ CRAWFORD,
Pennington VT Feb. 9th 1892
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VIM. H. FREAR'S
EARLY
APPROPRIATIONS
-OF-
French, German &
Scotch
NOVELTY PLAIN
DRESS GOODS
FOR SPRING 1892
HAVE REACHED THE BAZAAR
HAVE REACHED THE BAZAAR

This season the range OF Coored Dress Goods
is so varied and the weaves and coorings so en-
tirely different from past seasons you certainly
owe it to yourself to visit Frear's Foreign Dress
Goods Department, examine the beautiful col
lection ofrich rare and exclusive novelties gath
cred from the fashion centres of Europe for your
inspection Frears Bozaar is noted throughout
Northern New York for its well-selected and ex-
tensve variefyof
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LEA CARD OF THANKs:-To those
who so kindly assisted me in the sick
ness and death of my daughter, l extend
to them all many thanks.
Mrs. GILBERT SLoCUM.
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1~CARD OF THANKs:-Mr. and Mrs.
Mark McGOvern wish to extend their
heartfelt thanks to those who so kindly
assisted them during the last sickness
and burial of their three children.
North bennington.
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Among the items to be voted upon at
the annual March meeting in Springfield,
is the proposition to bond the town to as
sist in bnilding the proposed Black River
railroad
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HIGH-CLASS NOVELTY DRESS
GOODS.

There does not exist in any retail dry-goods
store in America the amount of stock, shelf
room, floor space or variety ofnew ideas and
catchy patterns which will equal VIM IL Frear's
immense Dress Goods Department. This season
Germany furnishes great many pretty and
unique novelties in silk and wool combination, in
plain and stripes to match. One of the many
pretty combinations is an All Wool Surah Serge,
with novelty to match, done in silk, the figure of
which is a sweet clover in contrasting coloTs.
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SPECIAL BUSINESS LOCALS.

1eWANTED:- Cash will be paid for
lambs, fat sheep, poultry and fresh eggs,
by T. S. Pl umb, 231 Silver ST.
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Notice.

The annual meeting for the election of officers
OF the Young Mems Association for the ensuing
year, will be held at the Free Library Rooms
Monday, March 81 1892 between the hours of and
5 o'clock p. NJ.
5t2 A w, RR AISTFD Secretarv
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VIGEREAUX

Suiting is very popular with Redfern and other
famous dressmakeis. Frear has all the new
shades Among tine newest of the new dress
fabrics imported by Frear this sea on is a silk and
Wool Mixture, in beige, light gray and other
tints, in onequarter inch stripes which are almost
inyisble, and has silk side. band half inch in
width. Frear imported a limited number Of
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TWEEDS bND CHEVIOTS,

And never have the colorings and designs been
so pretty and odd as this springs imrortations
Frear impoTte I'd few pieces Of
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ForSaIe.

A three seated family carriage. a two seated
carriage and buggy and a barOuche sleigh all
in good condition. Apply at the First National
Bank OF Bennington, Vt. 5t4
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SIS REWARD !

The undersigned will pay the above reward for
evidence leading to the conviction of any person
or persons found tampering with the electric fire
alarm in the village of Bennington except in case
of fire. F. NJ. TIFFANY, Chief Engineer
Bennington VT. January 1, ls92-5itf
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bY-To RENT.-The old and reliable
Drysdale stores on River street will be
for rent soon. One of the best stands in
town, Inquire of WIN f. HAWKS.
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LADIES' CASSIMERES

Which cannot be equaled for tailor. made or
street dresses; they come in pretty mixtures and
narrow stripes. Colors are principally navy and
gray. Frear has all widths an qualities Of
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PLISSE.

Is one Of the new weaves this spring This is a
fabric well adapted to the present style of plain
dresses. 1t is light in weight and will not crush
or wrinkle. Fresr has all the leading shades in
this fabric. Another new material is
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CREPON.

France furnishes an entirely new fabric this
season. which is. called Crepon Cloth. 1t is
similar To Canton Crepe and comes in street and
evening shades.
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- Rheumatism Cured in a day
'Mystic Cure for rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in one to three
days. Its action upon the system is re-
markablc and mysterious. 1t removes
at once the cause and the disease i'm
mediately disappears. The first dose
greatly benefits, 70 cents. Sold by j. r.
Shnrtleff. DRUGGIST. BENNINGTON. 4lYr1
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Administrators Sale
Real Estale 4 Personal PrOnert1.

The undersigned, administrator de bonis non,
with the will annexed. of the estate of the late
Joseph l.. Carpenter, win sell at public auction az
the late residence of the deceased. on
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DIAMOND CLOTH

Is a fabric to be seen only at Frear's The
shades are principally beige and light gray.
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SATIN STRIPE BEDFORD CORD

Which is Al inches wide and comes in all the
new spring shades.
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From the late conflict with the most violent
persistent aud vindictive assaults ever waged
against any Life Insurance Company the "OlG
Reliable emerges with assured and triumphant
from the presidency to assume less onerous
duties in an advisory cal arity with the company.
His resignation is based upon the following rea-
sons:
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kEGISIER.

Now that the primary is over let
every Democrat in the parish turn his
thoughts TO registration. Let e
man who voted in the primary see to
it that he is properly registered so that
he may be in a position to vote on the
19th inst. TO do this he is pledged by
his vote Of the 22nd of March and let
him not falter in MS duty. He has
pledged himself to abide by and sus-
tain the result of the late primary
this means to vote for the nominee of
that election, whether his choice or
not and to vote he must be properly
registered.
The time is short A; no delay should
be INDUCED in every one must see to
the matter at once. A large vote was
cast in the late primary !; some disap-
polluted parties have tried to throw
suspicion on this vote !; it shoulu be
brought out again on the 18th inst, to
show the people that Democrats of La
~fourclle don't cheat III elections, much
less in primaries.
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ance of Democratic unity and the hope
that the electoral vote of Louisiana be
cast at the approaching national
election for a Democratic nominee,
permit me to urge, through the
columns of your valuable paper, that
whatever be the decision of the com
mittee of seven, it is the bounden duty
OF all good Democrats to abide By that
decision. / am willing To 60 on the
hastings in advocacy of the regular
Democratic nominee for Governor OF
Louisiana, whoever he m y be.
Very truly. I. s. ADAMS.
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A Patriotic Example.

On several locations already Captain
t. ). Adams has displayed IA loftiness
Of character aud loyalty t the Demo-
cratic party worthy of the highest COM
mendation. Again, at this critical
IN when factional luminosity ma
lead men from the path of justice and
loyalty, lie nobly sounds the rally and
announces his readiness To abide the
result OF the primary and to enter the
field Il support of the nominees of his
party. Fully realizing the danger of
tie situation Captain Adams gives TO
his fellow Democrats the following
timely words of advice:
Clinton, La, March %, 1892.
Editor New Delta, New Orleans, La. !:
DEAR SIR-ln view of the import
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A Southern Comment.

The foolish Democrats in Congress
VINO insistfon pressing a ~free-coinage
measure have adopted the saIest means
possible of diverting the attention of
the country from the tariff issue and
of making the silver Issue a cOnspicu-
GUS one in the political discussions of
the year.
This policy of forcing the f%ree-coin-
age issue will place the Democratic
party at a serious disadvantage unless
the majority of the Democrats in the
House can summon the courage to de-
feat this nes Bland bill. We have
little hope, however, that the measure
will be defeated, for we fear that there
are too many members of Congress
that are concerned about their own re-
election more than about the success
of their party in the national election.
We fear there are teO many Democrats
in Congress who are willing to heed a
local district clamor for Tree coinage
rather than yield To the wise counsel
of party leaders who do not hesitate to
declare that the agitttion of the free
coinage issue in the V this Year
will endanger the party prospects.
If the Democrats were united upon
the policy of free silver coinage. and if
such a policy we're truly Democratic,
then We would most heartily commend
the forcing of the issue, even if such a
course were certain 10 result in defeat.
We believe in the maintenance of the
party principles at all hazards. But in
this instance the party is divided on
the question. and we insist that the
policy of free coinage, as proposed I'M
der existing circumstances, is not only
not Democratic, but clearly anti Demo-
cratic in principle.
To press this f~ree-coinage issue in
the name of Democracy is TO invite de-
feat in the presidential election this
year, ard to invite a defeat which will!
not afford the consolatory reflection
that it resulted in a courageous effort
to maintain party principles. If the
majority of the Democrats in the House
are wise they will kill Mr.. BANDS free
coinage bill.-Banner, Nashville,
Tenn.