The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-12-09

for the pupils are now guarded Oy STORM
doors. This is a move in the right d.
rection and promOtive of health.
In addition to the published election
of officers last week in Taft Comman-
derry. the Captains of the Guard are: j.
I'd. Walbridge, G. S. Madison and FL. 5.
Bingham.
THE rain of Tuesday evening inter-
fered somewhat with the attendance up
on the fair given by st. Katharine's
Guild, but a snug sum was realized
nevertheless.
s. M. BowLEs will lecture at the chapel
in the northeast part of the town next
Wednesday evening, the l4th. The re-
lipious society will receive benefit and
it is hoped there will be large attend
ance.
MEssRs. SQUIRE & RAwsoN are in re-
CENT of Holiday goods-a larger stock
than they have usually carried: silver
ware, iewelry, watches, etc.-and will
make an announcement in our columns
next week.
ANY towns wishing to have the Board
of Agriculture hold a series of meetings
in their town, will please give early
notice to G. NJ. Winslow, Secretary,
III, u.
Board will respond to invitations.
THE venerable VIM. Bates, now in his
eighty-fifth year, has been indisposed
for several weeks, and suffers from neu-
ralgic pain. There is not single man
now living in town that was here when
he came, and but one woman, Mrs. NJ.
G, Morgan.
THE delegate from 9th Corps Post to
the State Encampment, is G. ID. Gibson
with l. E. Gibson alternate. The Past
Commanders, also, have a vote and OF
those belonging to this Post are Major
Valentine, Past Department Command
ers, Messrs. N. NJ. Puffer, VIM. E. Muir
ply, and others.
NEWS has been received here of the
sudden death in Harrington, Della, of Mr..
O. NJ. Plumb, formerly of Hoosick, N.
Y. He was a veteran of the Rebellion,
and some of his comrades.in-arms reside
here. The story that comes to us is that
Mr. Plumb was accidentally killed by
the falling of tree.
THE Fortnightly will meet on Satur
day of this week. The committee on ed
ucation, Mrs w. C. Hitchcock, chair
man, Mrs. II. S. Bingham and Miss Mary
White, assistants, have charge of the
programme. 1t will include papers upon
the educational influences of amuse-
ments, the magazine and pictorial Illus
trations.
AT the election Monday evening Ben
nington Council, No. 3, r. and S. NJ,
chose these officers: Rev. VIM. Bogert
Walker, T. |. NJ; j. L. Finn, D. l. NJ;
A. C. Halsey, p C. of W.; G. B. Sibley,
Treasurer; G. NJ. Lambert, Recorder; j..
T. Shurtleff, c. of g.; j. A. n. Williams,
G. of c.; H. S. Bingham, Steward; NJ. b.
Morgan, Chaplain; G. d. Phillips, Mar
shall: J. II. Norton, Sentinel.
The new officers of Temple Chapter,
No. 8, r. A. NJ, elected Monday are D.:
Rev. VIM. BOgert Walker, II. P: j. T..
Shurtleif, King; 7. A. Hutchins, Scribe;
G. B. Sibley, Treasurer; G. NJ. Lambert,
Secretary; j. L. Finn. c. of H.; G. d.
Phillips, p. S.; j. A. n. Williams, r. A.
q; E. S. Chandler, NJ. Sd "; f. G. Mat
tison, NJ. I'd "; A. G. Halsey, NJ. LIST V. !;
II. S. Bingham, Marshal; o. T. Matti-
son, Tyler; j. T. Shnrtleff, II. S. Bing-
ham, F. NJ. Tiffany, Finance Committee.
In the Advent church at Sandy Hill,
N. Y, last Friday evening the Rev.
Chauncey F. Pike was ordained to the
gospel ministry. The following clergy
men, who are we'll known in this vicin-
ity, Officiated: The Rev. w. O. Higley of
Hartford, Conn, who delivered the Or
dination sermon; the Rev. Il. S.Stonton,
pastor, extended the right hand of fell
lowship, and the Rev. A. G. johnson of
this village, gave the charge.-Poultney
Journal.
THE ladies of Miriam Lodge, No. s.,
celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Or
ganization of their society next Tuesday
evening. The families of Odd Fellows
are invited; gentlemen to tea in the
evening This Lodge has national rep
utation. 1t was the one that originated
what's known as the "Beautified Work, p"
anu Col. Puffer and wife speak of their
Portland, Oregon, experience of last Sep
TENDER, that the exemplificahOn of the
degree there was nearly identical with
that at home.
AN exchange says: "The editor Tiseth
in the morning and knoweth not what
the day may bring forth. If he telleth
all the news be runneth great risk of
having a tin ear put on him, and if he
telleth not the news the people say that
he is n. g., and there is no joy in il. The
crafty man cajoleth him into giving him
q fifty-cent puff for five-cent cigar, and
all fond mothers frown on him If he
fails to hatter their freckled-face broods
And all his ways are ways of woe, and
his days are full of sorrow. The life in
surance man setteth snares for him, and
on the whole he hath deuce of a time"
THE Democratic situation as described
by the Hartland correspondent of the
Vermont Journal, is applicable to other
towns as well. He says: "Will there be
a Democratic postmaster appointed to
succeed w. r. Stu teVant in the Office at
Hartland village, and if SO, who will be
the man? viii the offices at the Four
Corners and North Hartland be involved
in the general ruin that threatens the of
fetal classes? These are questions al
ready agitating thoughtful minds, we
mean those thoughtful for nibble at the
Cleveland crib, in this community. There
should be several new pOstottices estab-
lished in town if the aspirations of all
are to be favorably regarded"
THE Massachusetts, bungle in voting
last month brings the Adams Freeman
out in two column article, and sug-
gestion as to the better arrangement OF
names by parties. Their law for the
preparation of tickets was the same as
ours, and the Freeman proposes it shall
be amended TO conform to like spec
ifications as our new law, viz: the tick.
cts to be printed in parallel columns and
cross opposite the head votes the en-
tire ticket. There is also opportunity
to vote for a particular candidate by q