The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-03-25
BENNINGTON BANNER.
BENNINGTON:
FRIDAY, MARCH %, 1892.

week at the lower END or Dewey avenue.
THE "King's Daughters" will meet
with Miss Hutchinson Friday, April LIST
at 4 p. m.
F. NJ. TIFFANY is confined to his bed
with a sprain of his neck, that proves to
be quite serious.
MRS. J. c. BLACKMER and Mrs. A. B.
Conner of Manchester Depot visited in
town this week.
MRS. ELEcrA HoLroN and daughter of
Battle Creek, Mich, are visiting their
relative, Mrs. David Carpenter.
A CAR off the track delayed the morn
ing train yesterday on the Lebanon
Springs railroad, but the blockade was
soon raised.
ELIJAH DEWEY has recently sold a
building lot to Dewey Durham on Dun
ham street, and he has made a com
mencement to build cottage thereon.
MRS. SARAH j. POTTER, who has
passed the winter with her married
daughter in jamestown, n. Y, returned
to-day and is to occupy her School
street dwelling.
Mrs. GEO. F. LEONARD and son re-
turn to Bennington on April 1st after a
three months stay in Boston. We are
glad to hear that Mrs. Leonard's health
has improved greatly while away.
The following is the list of letters adj
vertised at the Bennington postoffice for
the week ending March 10Th, 1892: Rev.
Ezra Gould, Mr.. Sidney Way. These
letters will be sent to the Dead Letter
Office April I'd, if not delivered before.
NEXT Monday the second lecture in
the University Extension Course, will be
given. Subject: Spanish Colonization
and Conquest" Course tickets only so
cents. The first lecture assured the sue
cess of the Course and proved treat.
THE U. S. Signal Service Weather
reports flag will be regularly displayed
from the roof of the Park Block. The
Young Mems Christian Association will
soon issue a card, for general distribu-
ton, giving a full explanation of the
signals.
Miss ALICE HOLDEN is with Mr.. Chas.
Leonard (of BOSTON,, and family at the
"POnce-de-Leon," st. Augustine, Fla,
and Misses Lulu and Florence Holden
have just returned to Wilbraham Acad-
envy, after two weeks vacation with
their parents.
PEOPLE who have dogs, should get
them licensed before the second day of
April next, for after that date the charge
will be 81 per dog, until after the 18th
day of May, next after which date a
heavy fine, and the killing of all unlI-
censed and uncollared will be carried
out to the letter of the law.
THE Fortnightly club will meet on
Saturday afternoon, March Goth, at 3
O'Clock. The subject for the afternoon
is "Florentine Art" The programme
includes the following papers: "a gen
eral paper on Florence, including a de-
scriptiOn of the Uffizi, and Pitt Palaces,
and the Ponte Vecchis"; Some noted
churches of Florence; Michael
Angels; 'The Academy of Fine Arts"
and life of Savanorola."
THE exercises this evening by the
Graded schools will attract the atten-
ton of good many of our people. The
elaborate programme of the Second an
nual prize contest in defamation and
recitation" is printed and contains the
names of the contestants as follows:
Audria L. Bowen. Chas. H. Bennett,
Flora E. Bail, Myron W. Buchanan,
Alice Nj. Gibson, Maud Z. Miller, Ellis
l.. Goodall, Daisy L. Morse, Harry J,
Hemenway, Nellie Patchen, Lyman II.
Toombs, Nettie NJ. Pierce, Wills White.
Hattie +. Wilcox. These will speak in
the order Indicated and the winners will
receive handsome prizes.
TIE Tie Hosiery and Knit Goods J I Cdr
nal (Philadelphi has this to say of
our townsman; "Mr. Charles Cooper
has brought oft a new stop motion for
fiat rib machines, for which he claims
important advantages principally in the
saving of needles through breakage. 1t
is easy of adjustment, built for simple
ity and durability, and requires for the
machine, when applied, only one-half
the attention from the operator. The
combined saving of labor and needles
makes it possible for the stop-motion to
pay for itself in short time. Mr.
Cooper will be pleased to give full par
ticulars regarding this stop-motion on
application"
The Troy Times says that "the last
family has moved from South Glasten-
bury, at the terminus of the Bennington
and Glastonbury railroad, and now the
hotel, depot and dwellings, are left to
the mercy of the winds and porcupines.
Business in the manufacture of lumber
and charcoal commenced there twenty
one years ago, and was carried on quite
extensively. The railroad was built in
1871, which has also conveyed many
tourists for pleasure during the heated
term. When everything was in working
order and the hotel under the manage
ment of the late Trenor Harbour, par
ties would occasionally enjoy an excur-
sion there during the winter season, also,
and far elike Dukes and Princes"
THE Lansingburgh N. Y, correspon-
dent of the Troy Press of Wednesday
says: dennis Martin, one of the oldest |
residents of this village, died last night |
at the age of Sc years. Two children
survive, Mrs. D. O'Donnell of Second
avenue and Michael Martin of Benning- |
ton Center. The deceased cast his first |
vote in 1874 for James K. Polk for Presi- |
dent. The remains will be removed |
from the residence on Second avenue to- |
morrow morning to Bennington, his |
former place of residence. The funeral |
will take place at St. Francis de Sales |
church in that place Thursday after |
noon" The writer of this lived neigh |
Dor to Mr.. Martin for many years. His |
wife died few years ago, and since that |
time his home has been with his married |
daughter, Mrs. Dan. O'Donnell. The |
funeral was held yesterday as stated, and |
was largely attended.
The farmers OF this vicinity do not |
seem to take kindly to creameries, and
we think cheese factory would result |
in the same manner as the creamery.
Meantime our people will continue to |
buV creamery buttpr made ont of toyyn