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

MRS. DIR. TRULL of Manchester visited
here this week.
A. w. MILBURY of New York has been
in town this week.
CHAs. H. DAVIS is building a dwelling
house on Bradford street.
ONE of the best entertainments of the
season was that given in Library Hall
Wednesday evening by "KendalPs Kom-
edians."
THE st. Francis de Sales church fair
opened last evening, and will run, to-
morrow night excepted, until and includ-
ing Saturday, the 18th.
THE Postmaster General announces a
reduction from ten to eight cents in the
fee for registering letters and packages,
to take effect with the new year.
JAMES J. NEVIS is experimenting
the building of two or three dwelling
houses on the Division street lot belong
ing to the family of Mrs. Edward Nor
ton.
S. P. CHASE and wife of Marshalltown,
Iowa, have come east on visit and will
pass the winter with Mrs. SOphronia
Huling of this village. 1t has been some
years since Mr.. Chase was here, and his
friends will be glad to greet him again.
AMONG the recently appointed depu-
ties of the Good Templars for the
State are Hon. Frank Plumley, now U.
S. District Attorney for the Vermont
District, and NJ. B. Morgan of Ben
nington. The District deputy for the
Fifth District is E. 7. Griswold of this
village.
IT would be great convenience if the
new clock that is to be placed in the
Court House tower could be connected
with the depot by wire and kept at rail
road time. This would greatly accom-
m date our summer residents, who have
TO drive to the trains daily, as well as
the travelling public generally.
AT the recent annual meeting of the
Champlain Valley Association, held in
Burlington, the Hon. II. G.. Root of this
place, was reelected one of the Execu-
tive Committee. If our recollection is
correct the State fair and this is to be
held in the Queen city next year, and we
notice that Col. Geo. w. Hooker is one
of the vice-presidents of the Champlain
Valley fair.
THE following are the newly elected
officers for Camp Frank Ray, S. o. ":
Captain, J. b. Conan; First Lieutenant,
Herbert Cummings; Second Lieutenant,
j. II. MERRILL G. C, A. j. Griffin; 80"
E. H. Freeman; 49," j. H. Kelly; Dele
gate, George l.. Frost; Alternate, j. H.
Merrill. The officers will be installed
the first Tuesday in January.
CASHIER CONE of the County National
bank, as announced last week, is ready
to receive limited number of orders for
the Worlds Fair souvenir coins. This
will give our readers an opportunity to
procure these keepsakes at one dollar
each, just the price the bank pays, and
be sure of genuine coin. Orders are
booked in turn, the Columbian half dol
lars to be paid on demand as soon as the
coins are received from the mint
The Sixth Corps, w. r. c., No. Y, last
evening elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: President, Mrs. VIM. E.
Murphy; Senior Vice President, Mrs. Geo.
H. Burch; Junior Vice President, Mrs.
j. A. n. Williams; Treasurer, Mrs. G. D.
Gibson; Chaplain, Mrs. Harriet Patter-
son; COnductress, Miss Minnie Black
mer; Assistant Conductress, Mrs. j. G.
Clark; Delegate to Department Conven-
ton, Mrs. Geo. II. Burch, alternate, Mrs.
Harriet Patterson.
MEssRs MORE AND MCMAsTER pur-
chased last week the property on Weeks
street known as the Weeks Place, con-
tanning about twelve and one-half acres
of land. They contemplate laying out a
street from Weeks to Prospect to be
known as South Hall street, also to eX-
tend Washington avenue across to Job
servatory Rock" to be known as South
Washington. These streets to be con-
nected by Observatory street. When
these streets are opened, which will be
in the early spring, it will open to the
public twenty or thirty of the finest
building lots in the village of Benning-
ton. Mr.. More will build fine resi-
dence on the brow of the hill, which
commands one of the finest views in
town.
SINCE the revision of Upton's Drill
Regulations several months since, there
has been considerable interest as to what
changes have been made in methods of
drilling. For few months the militia
companies have been drilling under the
new tactics and at the annual military
ball of the Bennington hifles, on Dec.
Both, an exhibition drill will be given.
Several squads in command of sergeants
will compete for a handsome prize. An
exciting contest is expected. Dancing,
to the music of Goldsmith's orchestra,
will follow. In their efforts to raise
funds for new armOry and also for the
means for outdoing themselves at Chi
cago next year, the Rifles should receive
hearty encouragement. They hope to
repay, by pleasant evening, all who at
tend their entertainment.
THE Bennington friends of the gentle
man named will be pleased to read the
following item from the Troy Press of
Wednesday: "The Trustees of the Ma
sonic Home and Asylum have elected
Jesse b. Anthony of Troy, Past Grand
Master of MasOns in this State, to be SUI
perintendent of the Masonic Home in
Utica at a salary of 81 800 year. This
is deserved recognition of years of dis
interested and pre-eminent service fOI
Masonry. Past Grand Master Anthony
is admirably adapted for the position
which is one of sponsibility, including
as it does the management of an institu-
ton which will speedily become one OF
the chief charities of the State. There
can be no doubt that with Mr.. Anthony
at the helm the home will prosper and
every attention be accorded the people
intrusted to his care"
HERBERT CAwTHoRN's comedy cher
ubs in Little Nugget have pleased &
Bennington audience before last Tues
day night, but they gave better satisfac
ton on their second appearance. As a
comedian of the Celtic order Cawthorr
himself rivals the best, Orig inal quaint