The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-02-05

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18th.
THE new president of the W. A. Wood
Company at Hoosick Falls, N. Y, is Col.
Dudley Tibbits of Troy.
THE Second Masonic diStaict conven-
ton next Wednesday promises to be a
more than usually interesting occasion.
THE sleighing of the past few days
the first of the season that has been gen.
eral-hereabouts, is improved to the
utmost.
Miss CARRIE HYDE, after being
critically i'll for a week with hemorrhag es
from the stomach, has improved. and
her case becomes hopeful.
STATE AUDITOR POWELL has been
elected treasurer or the U. " NJ. at Bur-
lington, and will remove to that city
from st. AlblnS June LIST, next.
THE Bradford Hooks hold their an
nual ball on Friday evening, the 10Th
inst. This is one of the furnishing or
CARNATIONS connected with Bennington's
excellent fire department.
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accounts. 1t is the intention of the
town officers to get out the town report,
u week or two before town meeting. The
fiscal year closed Feb. list.
WE learn that the condition of David
| Carpenter does not improve as his family
and friends would wish, and yet the
alarming symptoms have abated. We
| look to see convalescence although it
may be somewhat protracted.
A Los ANGELES, Cal, paper of a late
| date has an account of the installation of
officers of C@ur de Leon COmmandery,
X. T., of that city, the reception of Grand
officers, ETC., in which E. G. Houghton
took part and made speech.
THE New England Journal Of EduCa-
ton says "The Rev. Charles r. Sey-
mOur, Bennington, has issued pamphlet
upon Temperance Teaching which
could be placed to advantage in the
hands of school officers and teachers"
SOME people seem to think there is no
need in advertising during the dull
season right after the holidays. This is
erroneous. The very time to advertise
is when people are slow in buying.
Make your advertisements attractive.
Set forth what you have and people will
see it, want it and buy it.
BEGINNING Monday, passenger trains
between Boston and Troy on the Fitch
burg railroad change locomotives at
Williamstown instead of North Adams.
The company has large round. house at
WilliamstOwn, and the force there is
large enough to manage the work, which
is done at present at North Adams. The
change will reduce the number of en-
plOyees at North Adams.
AS mentioned elsewhere, Miss Effie
Luther has resigned her position in the
Graded schools. Her successor, Miss
Florence NJ. Hewlett of Morrisville, N.
Y, was elected last Monday night and
reached Bennington yesterday. Miss
Hewlett has had nearly two years ex.
perience in teaching and she graduated
from the Cortland Normal school on the |
10Th of January last. She is pleasant |
appearing young lady who is mighty |
spoken Of
In this weeks BANNER will be found |
an elaborate and complete statement by
President Beers, of the New York Life
Insurance Company, in answer to the
charges made against the management.
1t is in the form of an address to the
policy holders. The ong-continued at
tacks upon the company and the recent
report Of Mr.. Pierce, the uperintendent,
have attracted unusual attention to the
affairs of the New York Life. This
statement, says the Tribune, deserves the
careful consideration of all persons in
terestcd in life insurance, and especially
of the pUlicy-holJers of this particular
company.
DR. MCINTYRE of West Randolph,
deputy collector in charge of sugar bUun-
ties for New England, has returned to
Vermont from Washington, after com
Dlcting the revision of the sugar bounty
tS'tdtlOuN, anu getting JlGlll ull lily APP |
proved by the Secretary of the treasury.
The six blank forms which have been
heretofore used are now consolidated {
ntO two, the first containing the applI-
atiOn for license, bond Of producer and l
oathS; and the other a simple
lally record Of sugar made, and claim j
II general terms Tor the amount found C
" tile department to be due the sugar i
maker, leaving all details of clerical a
York to the internal revenue office. 1t
5 believed the form as now prepared
'ill give the sugar makers very little
Iouble. a
THE Valentine Knitting Company are
corporation that believe in America
nd American interests. 1t is not n
-range, therefore, that we find them fl
sing in their extensive building opvr- s.
tons American tin, manufactured of !"
.merican iron and tin by American r
dor. The firm who are furnishing D
lis stock (HJy d Co. of Albany, N. ", o
" that 1T is re-dipped Oy a new Amer .
an process aud contains the purest and II
eaviest coating Of any known plate, al
Dmestic or imu Urted." The Valentine m
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