The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-07-22

THE Republican Club flag has arrived
and will soon be flung to the breeze"
with appropriate ceremonies.
MAJ. A. B. VALENTINE does not pro-
pose to be without fine span of horses,
and we are told has procured them this
week.
"THE study in red" in Drysdale's
show windows; also "Call off the Dog'i
are quite realistic. Rob" knows how
to advertise.
LAST Sunday there were more than
eighty people at Camp Comfort. The
arrivals this year are far in excess of any
previous season.
HART's prices in another place will
start sales if anything will do so; he
ought TO move an immense aggregate at
the figures quoted.
Mrs. JoLLEY and children have re-
turned home to Greenbush, N. Y. The
Professor has gone to Woodford for a
| few weeks, Rector Walker driving up
with him this week.
MR.. E. P. WENTWORTH of Bennington
has been the guest of his son, Mr..
Charles Wentworth of Winooski, for
some time. Mr.. Wentworth ST., is over
SO years of age, but is enjoying excellent
health.
THE Bennington Rifles had pole and
flag raising at their armofy last Monday
evening. The top of the new pole stands
sixty feet above the ground. They
came near having an accident by the
falling of the pole, but no one was hurt
and the staff was not broken.
THE following is list of letters re-
naming uncalled for in the Post Office,
Bennington, for the week ending July
10th, 1892: Mr.. James Armstrong, Mr..
George Brown, Mr.. H. c. Lyon, Mrs.
Jack Mcdonald. These letters will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office if not de-
livered before July 3Oth, 1892. In calling
for the above please say advertised"
giving date of list
THE annual meeting of the Sons of the
American Revolution is held the 10th of
August. The executive committee have
under consideration the acceptance of
an invitation to meet in Burlington this
year. A boat ride, banquet and re-
ception are among the inducements held
out, besides goodly number of people
want to unite with the society, who live
in and near that city.
IN another place to-day we copy from
the New York Herald of April 9th,
1865, tribute to the character and life
of Abraham Lincoln, by a Kentuckian,
that is really very fine Coming as it
did from the lips of Southern gentle
man, these words are the more valuable
as indicating the impress the martyr
President made upon some of those who
differed from him as widely as the poles
are situated from each other.
THE annual meeting of the Trustees
of the Vermont Soldiers Home will be
held on Wednesday, July 9th, 1892.
There are two vacancies to be filled,
caused by the death of Gen. VIM. Wells
and removal from the State of Hon. War
rem E. Gibbs of st. Adams to Indiana.
The whole number admitted to the
Home up to June 30th, 1892, is 1852.
Deaths during the past two years, Is,
total number of deaths 20. Present
membership, 40. Several applications
have recently been made for admission.
THE State firemen's tournament in
Vermont will be held in Middlebury next
week, and it is expected it will be one of
the most successful the Association has
ever held. There are seven enteries in
the hand-engine contest and eight in the
hose race, and the other events are well
filled. From Bennington there will be
in attendance the delegates from each of
the companies: d. A. Ward, Jr., Brad
ford Hooks; Daniel B. Haynes, Stark
Hose; Merritt b. Burnham, Tiffany
Hose; Jonn Healy, Putnam Hose.
Two of the State officers live here: E.
d. Moore, secretary; II. T. Cushman, I'd,
statistician. Besides there are several
life members: r. S. Drysdale. +. NJ.
Tiffany, R. S. Hyde, H. T. Cushman, I'd,
j. Oliver Burt, John P. Mulligan, G. S.
Sullivan, M. j. Guiltinan, R. S. Buss,
Chas. N. Wakefield, NJ. J. WEIGH, w. A.
Wall. The Putnams will 90 up in full
ranks, accompanied by the Bennington
City Band, and in uniform, wearing it
for the first time. The Tiffanys are con-
sidering the matter of attending in a
body, and we think the probabilities are
that they will also go. Mr.. Drysdale is
eX-president of the association, being its
first presiding officer. The new uni
forms of the Putnam Hose are blue,
trimmed with gold, and are hobby
affairs. The Vermont association was
started in Bennington, and our fire de-
partment has reason to be proud of the
result