The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-05-13

MARCELIN BELMARE has commenced
to build dwelling house on Dewey
street.
Mr.. AND MRS. FRANK A. GREENsLET
are rejoicing over a daughter born to
them the evening of May 18th.
TEMPLE CHAPTER, No. s, R. A. NJ,
will hold its regular Convocation on
Monday, May 10th. Work NJ. E. NJ.
THE Eagle Square Mfg, Co., are go
ing to put in a refrigerator for Arthur
Sweets new meat market in the Adams
block.
HOLDEN LEONARD & Co., have pur-
chased Mr.. Carpenters large team of
Western horses, for hauling freight at
the big Mill"
THE last lecture of the University
Extension course by the Y. NJ. c. A. was
given in the Second Congregational
Chapel Monday evening.
DIR. A. Z. CUTLER has placed in his
dental office new lathe run by water
motor. The Doctor is up to the times
in improvements in his profession.
GROUND has been broken for fine
residence for Charles N. Powers on the
Grand View Terrace just above the
houses recently built. William c. Bull
is the architect.
THE temperance lecture by Mrs Ing
ham, Sunday evening, is highly spoken
of, not only by correspondent in an
other column, but by those who heard
her. A large congregation was present
THE alarm of fire from Box Is, Tues
day morning was the chimney burning
in the residence of the Misses Park, but
fortunately little damage was done, and
the services of Stark Hose was not re-
quired
THE Rt. Rev. W. Fl. A. Bissell, D. D.,
will visit st. Peters Church and admin
lister the Rite of Confirmation, on Sun
day next. Mathis and Litany 8 a. m.
Confirmation and Holy Communion
1890 a. M, EvensOng p. m.
GEORGE THOMPSON of Rutland, and
Miss Alice J. Russell of Bennington,
were married last Wednesday, May 4th.
Mr.. Thompson is the engineer for the
Marble City Electric Light Company,
and they will reside in Rutland.
THE Eastern Star Chapter hold a
"Chapter of Sorrow this evening in
honor of the late Mrs. John Wylie, who
was charter member. John T. Shurt-
left, the first Worthy Patron, and Mrs.
J. H. Loring, Past Grand Matron, will
preside.
EDGAR F. BOYD of Bennington is in
town to-day and says Bennington people
are planning an excursion to Wilmington
June 10th. He thinks probably 200 or
300 people will come. Let them come,
we will try to entertain them.-Valley
Times.
RIGHT on the heels of the election of
the D. & H. railroad comes this item
1.-THE Rutland and Washington railroad
bed is to be graveled the whole length,
and put in condition for the running of
fast trains. Some important movement
is evidently in view by the Delaware and
Hudson railroad"
THE first item in the Monitors Barton
Landing news this week reads like this:
Suckers are here in great quantities. "
Sorry. But Barton is not the only town
thus afflicted; and the balmy spring air
generally brings that kind of population
into prominent notice.-St. JOhnsbury
Caledonian. What will the "Sons of
Rest do now that the Stark House
porch is gone?
CORPORAL SHELDON, the Chicago cor
respondent of this paper, has arrived at
his old home in Pawlet. We think he
will find many changes, and if he comes
to Bennington, as is possible, on Me-
mortal Day, greater surprise is in store
for him here. The changes in ten years
even here, have transformed this village,
but to one who has been absent much
longer there is little resemblance left of
the Bennington of memory.
THE Grand Encampment, and the
Grand Lodge, 1. o. o. F., meet at Mont
pelier next week Tuesday and Wednes-
day. The delegation from Bennington
will consist of n. NJ. Puffer, Grand Rep
resentative; II. L. Hover, D. D. G. NJ;
DR.. H. J. Potter, jr., and Fred L.
Houghton. There may be one or two
others. The usual parade of Cantons
will be ommitted this year on account
of the Division Cantonment at Spring
field, Mass, notice of which appears
elsewhere today.
HERE is a pointer for our temper
ance workers: st appears that English
workmen prefer cocoa to coffee, and
those engaged in furnishing temperance
drinks to the working classes have found
it necessary to change their beverage ac-
cordingly. The so-called coffee houses
are now termed cocoa palaces 1t was
thought to tempt the workmen with the
berry at half-past five in the morning,
but he demanded the soothing and COM
forting cocoa. In some places four or
five cups of cocoa are sold to one of cof-
fee. Coffee is regarded as a stimulant,
cocoa as food"
THE Fitchburg railroad, says Troy
exchange, has adopted a new plan for