The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-01-29

TONED early TINS mOnUn.
THE country editor has the hest facili
ties extant for finding out who are the
honest and dishonest men in the com
munity. The subscription list tells the
story. 1t is an unfalling guide.
THE quarterly election of Bennington
Lodge of Good Templars occurs this
evening. The society is in a tlOurishing
condition and the ''credit system" still
continues to attract great interest.
THE clam steam of Custer Post to-
morrow evening will be an enjoyable Oc-
caSion. These entertainments have be
come quite popular and are well patron
lied by the public. The one this week
will be no exception.
Corr. w. Z. SHELDON sends us a print
picture of the Libby Prison War
| Museum" at Chicago. We also note that
| Mr.. Sheldon and wife were at the Sons
of Vermont banquet in that city, re.
Gently. Mr.. Sheldon was formerly OF
| Rupert.
A BILL in which Trojans are interest
| ed, says the Troy Press, is that OF Sena-
! tor Parsons of Rochester, appropriating
| $4,000 for monument on the battle
| field of WallOOmSac, Rensselaer, county,
passed the New York Legislature We'd
neSday.
THE operetta by the Rebekah Lodge,
next month, promises to be one OF the
very finest affairs of the winter. Not
| only are good company of our young
| people engaged in its preparation, but
! the uperetta itself is Il most charming
creation. We predict that several of our
local amateurs Will astonish the
audience with the role they take in tins
! pleasing performance. Mrs. j. b. Par
menter has the company in training ana
scmi-weekly rehearsals are now the rule.
The Masonic Fraternity are preparing
| for the Second District meeting in Ma
sonic hall, this village. The banquet
! will be served by the ladies of the East
ern Star. Mt. Anthony Lodge is to ex-
| emplify the L. A. degree; Red Mountain
of Arlington, the F. C.;and Adoniram of
| Manchester Centre, the NJ. Nj. degree.
The latter will occupy the evening. The
work will begin at 2 p. m, and the ban
| quet will he served at 6 o'clock. Half
! fare rates are announced on the Il. d X.
railway.
THE st. Adams Messenger says: "The
report that has obtained currency in
some of the State papers, and other of
our exchanges, that DR.. w. Seward
Webb had leased the northern section of
| Central Vermont system and would as
sumo the management of it in cunnec-
ton with his Adirondack and st. Law
renee road, is authoritatively denied by
| President Smith of the Central. No ne
| gOtiatiOns looking to such a change in
| the management have been entertained
or ever contemplated" We note that
| the meeting at Shelhurne Monday, was
| the occasion of starting this report 'reSh
upon its travels for second time.
THAT venerable question, whether the
battle of Bennington should really be
called the battle of WalloOmsac, says the
! Sunddu Tribune. is being furiOusly dis
cussed in and about Bennington. The
old arguments, so familiar to every Yer
mOnter, have all been rehearsed, but
arguments don't cut a large figure with
| the more hot-headed partisans of each
view. The Benningtonians content
themselves with shouting" Bennington!'
in hOarse and heavy voice as they rush
| into the fray, while the WallOomsacites
yell "Walloomsacr' with the despera-
ton of martyrs driven to the last ditch.
If the original battle was anything near
as lively a fight, it deserves all the i'm
portance that is commonly attached to
| it.
OUR well,paid and well-fed female
| operatives in the mi Is of Bennington,
who are making all he way from S25 to
| stu mJIIlnIy-we knu" UI many vino
| average Us much or more wages than
their husbands and brothers can earn
may be glad to know how such are
served under free trade in England. The
scene is London and the occasion an in
quest-hemce the testimony is sworn to.
A woman testified as follows: "My aver
are earnings per week were IS. 3d.. upon
which nv self four children, the de
ceased and its mother had to subsist.
Out of that mad IT, pty j.. for rent. L
never had more than g.. per week to live
on after paying the rent. My children
have nothing but dry bread to eat for
DAYS together " And it is to be feared
that this wretChedness may be equaled
in many large cities in England, con
tiuues the item, No such wretchedness
in America under Protection and a
government by the people.
AT the Munhall revival meetings in
CohOes, n. Y, last Sunday evening, the
Philharmonic quartette of that city, of
which Mr.. James II lbberley of Brnuing-
ton is tie tenor, furnished the singing.
Regular tickets were issued with cUu-
pOnS and the servi es were held in the
City theatre. Doors were advertised to
open at 2.4j p. M, and doors closed at
3. ID p. M" The occasion was conf
denrial talk to young men by DR.. l.. w.
Muuhall, evangelist. We appenl the fol-
lowing summary as of interest at least to
the Bennington friends of the Philhar-
monies: During the three weeks that DR..
Munhall has been there about 200 per-
SONS have signified their intention of
leading n better life, about 400 have ac-
knuwledged their conversion and 375
have signed cards giving preference to
the following denominations which they
desire 10 join: Presbyterian Sc; Methn-
dist, 70; Baptist, 65; Ouch Reformed, 81;
Roman Catholic, 40; Episcopal, %;
Lutheran, 2; out of town churches, I; no
preference, 10. The close of the even
ing service was impressive.
JOHN II. AYREs reached home last
Monday. We noted last week his sud-
den summons to the death bed of his es-
Unable mother and are glad that he
reached Hebron, ILL.,, in time to see her
alive and to be recognized ere the sum
mons came to Mrs. Ayres to 90 hence.
The last moment came late in the even
ing of Wednesday, Jan. 20th The obse-
quips were held on Friday afternoon and
the remains were laid ut rest in the
family lot in Hebron, beside those of
her husband, Joseph Ayres, who died in
July 1883. Mrs. Ayres was 81 years of