The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-03-25

MRS. IL. Il. ABBOTT has gone with
party of friends from Troy to Virginia
Beach for two weeks.
MISS II. FANNY HAWKS has returned
from Princeton, N. j., where she has
been spending the past two months.
DAVID CARPENTER is slowly but
surely gaining strength, but is not yet
able to leave his room. He is attending
however, to some business matters.
THE venerable VIM. Bates says that of
all the persons living in this village wher
he moved here only Mrs. NJ. G. Morgan
remains. The others have all passed
away.
THE last of series of six sermons, by
the Rev. Chas. r. Seymour, in the Second
Congregational church, will be given
next Sunday evening. The subject is
REST, recreation and riot"
The Rev. j. w. Bennett of Troy, n.
Y, recovering from his late attack OF
la Grippe came up last Saturday and has
been visiting few days with his brother,
Supt. Bennett of the B. & r. railway.
THE special conclave of the Knights
Templers, last Tuesday evening, was
largely attended, and quite quantity of
new parapheTnalia was used for the first
time to the great edification of those
present.
L. F. BONHoMME, in another column
advertises his opening in the old Drys-
dale store on River street. This is the
firm we mentioned last week. Remem-
Der the time, Saturday morning., to-
morrow at $50 clock.
The Hoosick Falls, N. Y, correspond
emit of the Troy Press, says, that the
saloon of Thomas Howe in that village
was burned the first of the week, and
that Howe was at Bennington on ac-
count of the illness of his mother.
THE machines of the Lasher Stocking
Company will be placed in their new
mill about May 1st. The company are
manufacturing goods at the mills of II.
E. Bradford & Company pending the
completion of their new building.
THERE is a movement on foot to OBJ
tain for Rutland a city charter. The
Legislature next fall will be asked to
grant this. The preliminary paper says
that the voting list has more than 5000
names, that the town has nine banks,
30 miles of streets, is the centre of five
railroads, has good schools, eight
hotels, etc.
THE annual campfire of G. A. Custer
Post, No. AZ, will be held in Grand Army
hall, Saturday evening, April 9th, be-
ginning at o'clock. Department Com
mander Henry is expected to be present,
and general good time enjoyed. The
Post extends cordial invitation to all
comrades of the G. A. R., to be present
and enjoy the occasion with them.
AT the annual meeting of the Y. NJ. A.
held Monday, March 21st, inst, the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President, Chas. r. Seymour;
Vice President, G. S. Davis; Correspond
ing Secretary, c. S. Kehoe; Recording
Secretary, A. w. Braisted; Treasurer,
Chas. H. Dewey; Managers, 1. E. Glib
son, E. d. Bennett, W. G. Hitchcock, H.
T. Cushman, I'd, W. H. Philips, DR.. A.
S. M. Chisholm.
AN exchange says that the Rev. Chas.
S. Robinson has resigned and asks dis
mission from the Thirteenth street Pres
byte rian congregation. He has served
in very acceptable manner and his re-
tirement lis much regretted. Robin
son has resigned greater number of
tirst-class pulpits than any other clergy
man. Even emitting the Park Presby
terrain church in your city, there is his
resignation from one of BrOokyln's old
est and richest churches, then the Ameri-
can chapel in Paris, then the Memorial
church and next the Thirteenth street,
from which he now retires. He has be-
come rich by the sale of his hymn books
and this gives him an independent posi-
ton. New York preachers are generally
well paid, but they have some marked
difficulties. 1t is, for instance, very try
:"S &c rreach to people with whom one
never becomes acquainted, and who
change every May-day-often in a radical
manner. As general thing tie preach
Ell is a stranger TO his congregation and
can form but little idea of the impression
he is making-except from the attention
which may appear during the sermon.
Parish visitation in large cities is a COM
plete failure, and this separation be-
tween pastor and his people often be-
comes very painful. There is. however,
a great pressure for city pulpits, and the
above mentioned vacancy will attract
crowd of candidates.
THE late Marcus P. Norton of Troy,
N. Y, who was well known to many of
our business men, it will be recalled was
interested IN patent used extensively
on steam fire engines. The suits have
dragged their weary way, and we hear
now and then of one being decided
always in favor of the patentee, who, or
his heirs, evidently possesses fortune
in the affair The latest is from Troy
Wednesday as follows: Testimony was
taken yesterday and last night and is
being continued to-day at the Office of
William E. Hagen in the case of William
A. Brackall and others, against the city
of New York, an action brought in the
Circuit Court of the United States of the
southern district OF New York, to re-
cover royalties allegee to be due the
plaintiffs for an infringement of the
Knibbs patent for steam fire engines.
The amount involved is between $6.OOO,-
900 and $7,0O0,000, and the testimony is
being taken to form a basis for the as
sessment of damages. Rufus NJ. Town
send was appointed by Justice Wallace a
special examiner to bring out the evil
dence. Raphael j. Moses of New York
represents the plaintiff and Belts, At
terbury & Belts the city of New York.
Richard f. Hail. James Knibbs and Will
liam Bailey were examined yesterday
and to day William E. Hagen is giving
expert testimony"
THE Cambridge, N. Y, County Post of
last week has the following: Thomas
Livingston, better known as Little Tom
my is in trouble again. On Monday,
John W. Brownell swore out warrant
before Justice Charles o. Pratt, in which