The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-08-05

THREE Cents.
THE next field days down on the
programmes is the 10th, as noted to-day,
and one by Custer Post and its w. r. c.,
about Sept. LIST.
"LET your moderation be known" is
good hot weather advice. In extreme
cases cabbage leaf in the hat should be
added, but never brick.
Mrs. DELEvAN of Washington, D. c.,
has purchased the Doyle residence in
Bennington Centre, just west of the
parsonage, and it is to be enlarged and
improved we understand.
R. j. CRAWFORD is building two
cottages for the Misses Austin on Branch
street. They own the old lockwood
homestead, where George and Buel
lockwood lived when they were boys.
THE Rev. DIR. Phillips returns to
Kankal1ee, ILL.,, this week. His wife re-
mains with her mother, Mrs. DR.. Manser,
another month. Mrs. French of Boston,
sister of Mrs. DIR. Manser, is visiting
in Bennington.
THERE has been left with us a quantity
of thread lace rolled upin circus BILL
found on the street Monday by Frank j.
Curtis The owner can have the same
by calling at this office. There are several
Yards of the lace.
MAJ. MCKINLEY at Lincoln, Nebraska,
sounded the keynote of the political
hour. He had a good audience and
stated the Protection question as it is.
We shall make room next week for the
greater part of this unanswerable
argument.
WOULD it not be we'll to leave public
street Improvements so that water will
run off? The foot of Pleasant street was
impossible this morning to pedestrians
who didn't care to wade knee deep in
water, and other portions of the village
are in like condition.
ONE of our North Adams exchanges
has these three items: ike Brown
organized this week banjo class of a
dozen pupils in Bennington" miss
Bertha NJ. DIN is visiting friends in
Bennington" MRS. George n. Rice and
children are visiting in Bennington
THROUGH the courtesy of Mrs. David
Carpenter the BANNER has a copy of
Dream of Free Trade Paradise" etc,
being tract No. II, of 1886, of the Phila-
delphia Industrial League This publ
cation of the logical sequence of the
principles of our Democratic friends
would be a good thing to distribute.
ENTRIES to the premium classes of
fered by the Vermont Association of
Road and Trotting Horse Breeders close
the 10th inst, with f. II. harrington,
Secretary, Brandon. Send to him for
entry blanks. The Association will give
100000 to the best horses at its coming
meeting at Rutland the last week in this
month, and it brings together buyers
from all parts of the country.
On the morning of August 10th, oc-
ours the annual inspection and parade
of the Bennington fire department The
alarm will be rung to call out the depart
ment at o'clock, followed by the
parade, headed by the Bennington City
band. After the Fire Departments ex-
ercises close the F. NJ. T. A. B. picnic
takes place in the upper grove of the
Soldiers Home as noted in another
place to-day.
THE County Examiner, Prof. Chas. S.
Davis, gives the following notice:
Examinations for certificates to teach
will be held in the school house at North
Pownal Wednesday, and Thursday, Aug.
10th and 18th and at South SALISBURY
Aug. 18th and 18th. The sessions will
begin at 8 o'clock and in each case will
last two days. Announcements for eX-
aminations to be held in other parts of
the county will be made next week.
CHARLES TURNER, a stranger who had
been employed in the Bennington wooden
mills for the last two months, was
found Saturday in deranged condition
on the mountain south of the Methodist
chapel, in the north east part of the
town. He was shouting loudly and was
nude. The night before he was seen by
Green Stratton acting strangely. Turner
was lodged in the Bennington jail, and
Judge Robinson ordered an examination
into his mental condition. He was pro-
nounced insane. Turner is forty-two
years old and the place of his residence
is unknown.
w. o. CARPENTER, for the last %
years special correspondent at Saratoga
for the Troy Times and amusement critic
Oscar, of the Troy Budget, died Satur-
day evening at Troy from the effects of
an attack of la Grippe last winter. He
was well and favorably known by the
theatrical profession and was very pop
ular among newspaper men throughout
the country. He was associated with
Paul Boyton in the introduction of the
original rubber life-saving suit. For
merly a photographer, he became a
lecturer of local prominence, illustrating
his lectures with stereopticon ex-
hibitions.
Mr.. BULLARD, who is here each We'd
nesday, is getting very fine notices from
the press where he is well known. He is
winning his way here and the number
of people calling on him increases with
each visit. The Upper Hudson Mail,
editorially said last week: "Mr. Bull
lard has won reputation for himself in
this vicinity which needs no comment.
But it is not here only it is all over the
country that reports of the local press
endorse him highly. The writer has
been treated by one of the best oculists
of America, who resides in New York,
but can say that the work of Mr.. Bull
lard who has fitted him has quite ex-
ceeded his expectations"
The premium Lists for 1892" of the
Battenkill Valley Industrial society, the
fair to be held October 4th, 9TH and 9th,
at Manchester, have been issued from
the BANNER job rooms. The pamphlet
is 6S pages, including covers, and also
contains the constitution and bylaws of
the society. Enteries should be made
with the Secretary, D. X. Simonds, Man
chester, vt. For the stake races the
enteries close September 18th, all others
before 8 a. M, of the day when the race
is to take place. A few copies may be
obtained by prospective exhibitors by
calling ut this Office. The Secretary will
see to the distribution of course, but for