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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-08
Republican Cancua.

At the Republican caucus held at the
Village Trustee rooms Tuesday evening,
for the purpose of electing delegates and
alternates to the Republican State Con-
vention to be held at Montpelier, We'd
nesday, the 18th. inst, to elect four del
egates at large and four alternates, to at
tend the Republican National Conven-
ton at Minneapolis, June 7th, and also
for the purpose of electing delegates and
alternates to the Republican District
Convention to be held at Rutland, Thurs
day, the 18th. inst, to place in nomina-
ton candidate to represent the First
District in Congress; and also to appoint
two delegates for the First Congressional
District at the above mentioned Ma
tional Convention, the following delega-
tions were chosen respectively, with
power to fill vacancies:
To the State Convention-Hon. Jno. G..
Mccullough, l. E. Gibson, Col. Z. d.
Bennett, Edward w. Bradford, Maj. A.
B. Valentine, Hon. L. P. Norton, Col.
DIN Scott, Chas. A. Pierce.
District ConventiOn-Hon. John V.
Carney, John S. Holden, H. 7. Cush-
man, End, DR.. Jno. T. Shurtleff,
w. b. Sheldon, r. B. Godfrey, w. II.
Bradford, Maj. r. J. Coffey.
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BROWN TrOul.

There has been placed in the main
stream, Woodford Hollow, the south
stream running by the Hoadley mill, and
the stream known as Furnace Brook,
north of this village, the past winter,
about two hundred young German, or
brown trout, obtained from the United
States fish commissioner. They were
brought here from the hatchery at
Neosho, Mo-, by special messenger, with
the object of stocking our streams with
this very fine variety, which is said to be
fully equal to our native trout in game
ness and eating qualities, butgrow much
faster. In appearance they do not differ
from our trout, except they have no red,
being spotted with brown instead, by
which they can be easily distinguished.
They were five TO seven inches in length,
large enough to take care of themselves,
if not caught. Now let every fisherman
who tries his luck in these streams the
coming season watch his catch carefully,
and if he gets brown trout put it back
with as little injury as possible, because
if we do not get them started now, it
may be long time before we shall have
another opportunity. Certainly we
should forgo the satisfaction of saving
few small trout now for the pleasure of
catching some five or six Founders few
years hence.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-08

Mrs. JAY HAwIEY of Manchester, is
visiting at her brothers, Capt. Albert
Walker.
THE Fort Edward, N. Y, items of an
exchange say that Frank Thorton is
going soon to work in the pottery at
Bennington"
AN examination for certificates to
teach, will be held in Bennington, April
18th and 10th. 1t will be for first, sec
ond and third grade certificates.
WE see the statement printed that it is
hoped the presence of Mrs. Geo. A. Gus
ter may grace the annual campfire of
Custer Post tomorrow evening, but are
not informed as to its probability.
IT was supposed that Mr. Henry w.
Putnam would build the new opera
house block until the RefOrmer was read
last week. Possibly Mr.. Putnam will
build it after all and not Editor Livings-
ton"
THE news comes here to-day of the
death in Brooklyn, n. Y, this morning
of the little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Freder-
lex Harrington. They will receive the
sympathy of many friends here in their
great loss.
AMONG the projected engagements for
an increase of business, is 40 foot adj
dition to Judge Sibley's machine shop
to the west of our village. This indus
try has assumed large proportions and
must have more room.
THROUGH the generosity of Col. Olin
Scott, the pupils, teachers and patrons
of the Graded schools will be treated to
free illustrated lecture on the Civil
war, to be given by c. NJ. Russell, on the
evenings of April Goth and 9th. Fur
Their particulars later
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-08

The Vermont insurance commission
ers, Secretary of State Brownell and
Treasurer Field, are now issuing the an
nual licenses to insurance companies and
their agents for the new year commenc-
ing April LIST.
The insurance companies organized
under the laws of other States and
countries and licensed to do business in
Vermont for the year ending March 3lst,
1892, numbered 81. divided as follows:
Fire companies, 81; life, 20; assessment
life, six; miscellaneous companies, such
as accident, casualty, guarantee, surety
and plate glass, ID. About 1900 licenses
were issued in this State during the
year to agents of these companies.
Life insurance companies of other
States received in premiums during 1891,
1898, 99l. AS, and paid S2O6, OOl.73 in losses.
There were 1888 policies issued during
1890 and 2231 during 1891, representing
S2,614, 040S4 and S2,997, 05O.74 of insur-
ance, respectively.
The life insurance companies OF this
State received 500, 556.S2 as total premi-
ums during 1891, and paid S72, 035.4l in
losses. During 1890, 253 policies were
issued and during 1891, 1914, which rep
resenteted $379,571 and S291,7 of in
surance, respectively.
Assessment life insurance companies
received S59, 277.39 in premiums during
1881 paid SAG, 600 in losses, which is a
better showing than IN 1890 for the
companies. The miscellaneous com
panies which are designated above re-
ceived total of of S95,322.S6 in pre-
miums and paid 81, 522.O2 in losses.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-08
PROSPEROUS BENNINGTON.

The Historic town boom W it'll New Enter
prises-Tbe Mckinley tariff a success
here-BuiIdings going up In all direct
tiOns.
Our local columns this week fairly
bristle with items of building opera
tions, and yet the half is not told. The
Aldine mills are now employing over
fifty and are running mig hts to keep up
with orders. If this volume of business
continues, and of this there is little
doubt unless the elections are adverse to
Protection, in the autumn there may be
a very considerable enlarge ment OF this
plant. The news from Rhode Island to-
day seems favorable for the perpetuation
of Republican policy, so that such mills
as these and those spoken of last week,
will be enabled to grow, enlarge their
borders and contribute to the prosperity
of our own town and country. This week
VIM. G. Bull has made a ground plan of
the site of the proposed Opera house
block, and the map contains Just the
amount of ground stated in the BANNER
and no more. The architect is now at
work upon the building plans. 1t does
seem pity that the Sibley corner is
ueSJlneu 10 SUanu aS an eyeSOre-lt Will
be much more so when the block is built
and much less profitable also.
Holden, Leonard & Company expect
to make some considerable improve
ments in their tenement houses this
year, in addition to what we noted last
week, beginning on the west corner of
Main and Mill streets.
The Lasher Stocking Company has
received new ability in the accession to
the corporation of Col. DIN Scott and
Henry d. Fillmore. The recognized
company have elected these officers:
President, Olin Scott; Vice President,
Frank Lasher; Secretary, H. D. Fillmore;
Treasurer, Charles Beach. The mill is
being got into readiness for manufacture
ing as fast as possible, but in the mean
time the knitting machines are
run at IL. f. Bradford & Co.'S mill. The
grounds around the new mill are to be
graded up and laid out in lawn, afford
ing nice dumping ground for a few
week to those wish to get rid of ashes
and other accumulations of rubbish.
In short everything in town is boom
| ing.
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dialogue witty and the stage pictures are
wedding BELLS.

Yesterday morning at ten there was a
quiet wedding on Main street at the
home of the brides parents, when, in
the midst of about twenty-five friends,
the Rev. NJ. L. Severance united in mar
riage Capt. Henry D. Fillmore of the
Bennington Rifles and Miss Effie F.
Luther, late teacher in our Graded
schools. There was a very pleasant
gathering of near friends, and the occa-
sion was one of great joy. The day was
most propitious, land all went merry as
marriage bell" Presents were abund
ant, and good wishes for the happy
couple were in every heart.
Capt. and Mrs. Fillmore have gone on
short wedding trip, leaving town on
the 12:40 p. m. train for New York, and
will be Eat home to their friends upon
their return.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-08
Arlington.

The attendance at the Lenten services
at st. James church, is increasing with
the coming of better weather, and the
restoration to health of the parishioners.
The season closes with Holy Week,
which begins with next Sunday, which
is sometimes called Palm Sunday. The
Rector, the Rev. Richard G. Soaring,
will make the following topics the sub
iects of sermons on the days given, viz:
On Sunday morning, "The Triumphal
March into Jerusalem" evening, The
Prophet Daniel, Foretelling the Coming
of Christ; Monday evening, THE I'm
fruitful Fig Tree; Tuesday evening,
"Christ Teaching by Parallels Wednes-
day evening, Betrayal of Christ
Thursday evening, THE Lords Sup
per-: Good Friday morning, THE
Crucifxion, What is it?" evening, "The
Burial of Christ; Easter Even at 400
Paradise The services on Easter
Day will be the early celebration at 600.
Full service with sermon and celebration
at 1890, and Childrens Easter Carol
service with presentation of mite boxes
at 7.3O. The Rector expects to have a
celebration of the Holy Communion at
Union church, Sunderland, at 200 p. m,
and at Zion church, Manchester at 400
p. m.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-08
THE RULER OF JAPAN.

He will Visit Bennington and No. Adams
This Month-His Festive Offspring, Nan
XII Poo will also Come with Three Little
Maids from School.
Our readers should bear in mind the
Mikado, at Library Hall, April Goth and
9th, inst. The choice of seats will open
at Goldsmith's Monday morning at 8
O'Clock. Nearly all the reserved seat
tickets have been sold. The North
Adams Transcript says:
1.-THE Bennington Philharmonic Opera
Company, of pleasant memory, will pro-
duce the Mikadc at the Wilson Opera
House on Friday evening, April Goth.
Those who have heard this charming
opera will be delighted to hear it again,
and those who have not heard it should
by all means take this opportunity of
hearing it. The music is charming, the
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-08
The Search for Gold on Mount Anthony
to be Resumed.

The search for gold which has been
made during the last two summers in the
black talcose schist on Mount Anthony,
Bennington, with faith that has never
faltered, will be renewed this season. 1t
is said a diamond drill will be used this
time, and that the mountain will be
pierced, if necessary, to the depth of
several hundred feet. That gold exists
in the mountain has been repeatedly
affirmed by experts, among whom was
Prof. Hitchcock of Amherst College, but
it is questionable whether it exists in
workable quantities. A western gentle
man, who represents a company that
makes a specially of boring for mineral
deposits, was in Bennington few weeks
ago, and he thought that the indications
for gold in Mount Anthony were very
apparent.-Sereral Exchanges. There
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-08
TWO CRANKS.
Prof. Totten of Yale. aud James H. Live
ingstOn of the RefOrmer.

Prof. TOtten OF yale. aud James H. Liv"
ingston of the Reformer.
Is it fact that since editor LiVings-
tom published to the world in his paper
of April LIST. that through his influence
Mr.. Henry w. Putnam had decided to
build an opera house in Bennington, that
he has made arrangements with Prof.
Totten in the event OF the fulfillment of
the professors predictions in regard to
the Immediate coming of the day of
Judgment, whereby he Uivingston),
may claim in the RefOrmer that the great
event was brought ito successful issue
by the zeal and hard work of the editor
of that paper?" "What a dust l raise
says the fly upon a coach wheel"
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-08

are experts who have right along as con-
fidently affirmed that gold in paying
quantities would never be found. The
Readsboro and Queechy gold mines were
promising few years ago, but nothing
ever came of them.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-08

The year 1919 was a great year.
Within the twelve months were born
many notable people. Included in the
list of babies were Walt Whitman, John
Ruskin, Queen Victoria, Charles Kings
ley, ]. G. Holland, Cyrus W. Field, Julia
Ward Howe.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-08

Voted, To accept report of Furnishing
Committee.
Voted, That the bill for the Gamewell
Fire Alarm System be referred to the
Fire Department Committee.
Voted, To adjourn to Monday evening,
April 10TH
HI. KEISO. Clerk,
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-08
Our village Fathers.

Regular trustee meeting, April 4th.
President and trustees all present.
Voted, That all bills against the Viii
lage of Bennington must be presented to
the Clerk on or before Friday preceding
the regular trustee meeting.
The following bills were ordered paid
C. A. Pierce. printing bill ...-..........S 16 IS
Bennington Water Power and Light Co.
Street lighting. -. .................... 625 90
NJ w. Stewart, putting up boothes for
polling places, etc. ............... 10 %
@. I. Burt, labor for Hook and Labor Co. q 10
W. B. Sheldon, fees State VS.. Village. A so
IL. Field, Agent Mrs. Mcclure, rent Of Tiff
fanny Hose rooms ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81
Geo. II. Harwood, services as engineer. so 90
j. L. DeFreest, hose play pipe............. 00
j, p Guiltinan, Auditor Village account. Is 90
c. II. Mason. Attorneys fees ..... .....;. 10 50
j. H. Kelso. services as Clerk, quarter end
ing April LIST 1892 ............... 80. % 90
A. R. Dunn, police duty, March. %
A. j. Griffin, ........... 10 90
John Nash. .......... 10 10
Y. NJ. Association, rent Library Hall ... 90
j. II. Livingstown, bill for printing go. 10 so
American Fire Engine Co. hose play
]. H. Ioring 4 Co Coal for f, D....... II so
II. Nj. futile, highway bill Oct 1871. $50. 46S 45
" Nov. " ...... 90
Dec " ...... 2 90
" " Jan. 1892 ...... 90
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single copies of the Banner, In
Wrappers for Mailing If Desired.
THREE Cents.
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MONDAY April 4th,-LOvely day, no
OYercOats. thermometer S0o
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-08-25
AN ImPupEhT FReNcnMAN.
Clever Trick by Which He Fooled Some
Elderly Females.

Clever Trick by Which He Fooled Some
Elderly Females
A willy Frenchman, whose rogueries
gave him an unsavory reputation
throughout the town in which he lived,
at one time claimed to have discovered
specific for the rejuvenescence of
women, and, by means of sensational
advertising, he succeeded in gathering
clientele of forty or fifty old DANES,
who were assembled, on a certain day,
in q room tricked out with astrological
symbols, crucibles, alembics, and all
the paraphernalia Of charlatanry.
The conjuror presented himself be-
fore the ladies and addressed them in
Aamboysnt language. ending as fol-
lows;
"And now, senoras of my soul, it is
needful that the mystic ceremonies be-
fore us be opened by the eldest one
among you" Then addressing her
whose appearance seemed TO incicate
priority, he asked her age.
'SThirty-seven years, senor," simpered
the beldame, who was. at least. in the
seventh decade
'Aud you, senoral"
"Thirty-six."
And so on, until he had them down
10 q declared age Of twenty years, with
maximum of thirty-seven.
'sWell, ladies, all, you perceive that,
without further proceeding, the miracle
y accomplished, said Otavito. 'for the
least gallant Of men could not call her
eneht but young whoae years are but
thhty-seven' and you see tor yourselves
- = ~ age ok the cldsst among
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-08-25
DANCE OF BIRDS IN FLORIDA.

Poetic Description Of beautiful Scene
Witnessed on Tropical Lake
The sky was an unbroken sea of pale
pink-such pink, says writer in Kate
Fields Washington, as is found only in
climes that. arc famed by breath
from the tropics. The tall, grim, south
ern pines surrounded the lake-some
long since dead, but time had turned
them to a silvery whiteness, while the
gray moss hung in long festoons from
their grotesque limbs, making the
scenes weird In spite of the roseate sky.
As we stood for q moment to drink in
the soft, silent beauty, a flock Of thir-
teen curlew few over our heeds, light
ing here and there among the pines
Some were blue qnd some pure white.
After sitting for awhile-as If to
smooth each rufaed feather-one few
to the center of the lake, and after
slowly flying hither and thither as if
keeping time to some stately melody
another joined the dancer. Back and
forth they Aew-round and round the
lake, flying side by sidexthen in dreamy
movements parting to meet again and
float, wing to wing, above the bosom of
the weter. Soon others Joined them,
but the soft, sweeping movements were
never broken. No futtering haste Of
motion, just dipping, swaying en-
bodiment Of grace, and now and then q
wild cry from the treetops as if some
voice was urging them on or sending
forth shout Of exultation- At last
from all sides they gathered and formed
a CIRCLE two by two like happy loyers
save the one curlew who, like white
winged chief, led all the rest. Round
and round the Lake they few, then
mounting higher, soaring above the
tallest pines, southwark they hastened
ON their joyous fight, and the forest
soon hid them from our gaze
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-08-25
REMARKABLE OLD ATHLETES.

tsaras.stton Tells Of l,onGcrf,;! ',e-, Who
! Lived In the Grand Csp,try.
After the Spanish occupation O. The
Grand Canary a certain enormous s."ne
was for long pointed out as one of the
INSTRUMENTS of the Gaunche athletic
courses. The natives had been able to
lift IL, set it on their shoulder. rad
sven throw it over their heads. Their
degenerate posterity. and the Spaniaryas,
could not raise it from the ground.
Tradition has immortalised one Adsr.
gcne, of Grand Gsnary, who could
'wrestle for two successive ho.;rs, and
having been thrown 'underrnost in a
certain contest, got his antagonist be-
tween his legs and arms, nnd squeezed
him so that his bones began t. ct'cr'1.
Z The native was subsequently sent as
prisoner - S,,ai,. wl.ere he astound-
/ e,l The people by his performances. &C
coar,;H.- n the ..c!iJ:.al i,c";c.-'. Ole
day, IL se,i lille, he was visited by q
brawny youth Of La Mancha, who was
anxious to try bout with him. "My
i good friend" said Adargoma, las we
! are going to wrestle together, it is only
reasonable that we should begin by
/ drinking something" A large bowl Of
wine having been brought, he took this
in one hand and continued to address
his challenger: IF with both your
arms you can overpower one of mine,
so as to hinder me from drinking every
drop Of this wine, we will try our
strength together. If not, you may re-
turn to your own home The struggle
took place, and Adargoma by degrees
drained the bowl in the coolest manner
without spilling drop Of the wine.
( His one hand was more than q match
for the other two.
1t was reclsoned nothing out of the
common for a man to take an un-
tethered OK by the horn with one hand
and slay it with the other A certain
native born priest Of Grand Canary in
the seventeenth century showed that
he inherited some of his ancestors
vigor. He could not only kill an OK in
this way. but one day, hearing that an
! enraged bull had broken loose and was
in the street, he ran out, and, grasping
It by the leg, threw 1t down and SO
held it until its owner was able to &C.
cure 1t. This doughty son of the
church before his death chanced to
have one of his legs amputated for
a cancer 1t was then found that his
thigh bone was solid, with no trace of
marrow. It must be confessed, how
ever, that the relics of the Canarians
now found in their burying places do
not bear out the inference that this
was a national characteristic, though
their dimensions are certainly testi-
1nony of the strength and size of their
late proprietors.
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AESTHETIC BIRDS.
Some o1 Them Build Piayhouses and
AdOrn Them.

Some o1 Them Build Piayhouses and
Adorn Them.
The most remarkable instance Of
estheticism among birds, in the opinion
of Chambers Journal, is that exhibited
by the Australian bower birds, who
build long galleries in which to play,
adorning them with shells, feathers,
leaves, bones, or any colored or glittering
object which comes in their way. Capt
Stokes described one Of these bower
birds as taking shell alternately from
each side of the bower and carrying 1T
through in its beak.
! Lumholtz describes several of these
paayhouses of the bower birds; he says
they are always to be found sin small
brushwood, never in the open field; and
in their immediate vicinity the bird
collects mass of different kinds Of OBJ
jects, especially small shells, which are
Laid in two heaps, one at each entrance
the one being always much larger
than the other There are frequently
hundSeds Of shells, about three hum
dged in one heap and thirty in the
other There is usually a handful Of
green berries partly inside and partly
outside the bower" s,sssat .sssssat x...
. ii Ills interesting book, Among Cam
Inibals," Lumholtz describes play
ground Of what would appear to be diff
ferent species of this bird, showing
even, greater esthetic taste. He says:
'On the top of the mountain heard
in the dense scrubs the loud and un-
ceasing voice Of q bird. carefully ap-
proached it, sat on the ground and shot
It. It was one of the bower birds, with
q gray and very modest plumage, OF the
size of q thrush. AS picked up the bird
my attention was drawn to fresh COW
ering of green leaves on the black soil.
This was the birds place of amusement,
which beneath the dense scrubs formed
q square about yard each way, the
ground having been cleared of leaves
and rubbish.
ION this neatly-cleared spot the bird
had laid large, fresh leaves, one by the
side of the other, with considerable reg
ularity, and close by he sat singing, ap-
parently extremely happy over his
work. AS soon as the leaves decay they
are replaced by new ones On this ex.
cursion I saw three such places o1
amusement all near each other, and all
fresh leaves from the same kind Of
trees, while a large heap of dry, with
cred leaves was lying close by. II
seems that the bird scrapes away the
mold every time it changes the leaves.
SO as to have a dark background,
against which the green leaves make q
better appearance. Can anyone doub'
that this bird has the sense OF beautyY'
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-08-25
Chinese Frugaiity,

Or. Gustave Schlegel has called atten-
tiop to the necessity of merchants
studying the customs and prejudices Of
the Chinese in reference to commercial
undertakings, and relates the following
incident. which shows the strong prac-
tical sense and frugality which pervade
the Chinese. The native pots are very
thin and burn through quickly, and
,aome English firms thought it would be
. very good thing to make boilers in
England and send them to China 40
.cordingly, q shipload was sent to Hong
Kong. They were cheaper and stronger
chan the native boilers, and few hun
.dred were sold; but the natives vcnld
buy no moro, though they admitted
That the boilers were cheaper than their
own, but to make them hoil they had "a
use much more fuel, becauae they vura
10 thick They spent much mora IN III
Wu0 Of fuel before they could get theh
~. .boilsd than y would cost 70 sanew
- boi1sn svsEy NO q thses mnn1hA