The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-29

Mrs. c. f. Houghton went to Lake
wood, N. j., with her grandson, w. H..
Burgess, last week, on visit.
We are glad to see our venerable
friend, Hiram Cole, improved in health,
so as almost daily to be about the
street.
Ralph Reed has entered upon his
duties as clerk in the new clothing store
of w. r. WOrthington, and is boarding
with Mrs. Skinner
Edward Burns of New York, is en-
ployed as gar e1Cr by c. J. Mckay who
has taken board at the North Benning-
ton house, kept by p. H. Mccarthy.
The yards and gardens are being clean
ed up and general improvements made,
in all parts of our village, which shows
to good advantage as the fences are
generally taken down.
The first game of base ball this year
was played upon the old ground here on
Saturday last. The Cushman nine were
defeated by the High school nine, in a
score 4 to n, Quite beat.
The lecture IN Bank hall, Monday
evening" upon prison discipline and the
care of prisoners when released from
confinement, with the idea of reforming
them, was well attended considering the
notice given.
Earnest Garfield of Arlington, is in
the employ of Franklin Scott, as drafts
man. He has assisted Mr.. Scott before,
work is good, as such only is allowed to
go from this Office.
Mrs. j. c. Houghton and Mrs. Hiland
Hall, are making extensive repairs to
their residence, inside and out. Scott
Minott is doing the carpenter work, and
Chas. Barnes of Bennington is doing the
painting and papering.
Mrs. G. S. Wright had some fowls
stolen short time since, and seeing two
of them in the flock of one Burns in
SALISBURY, took an officer with her and
got possession of them. Legal measures
will be taken to learn more about it,
than those interested wish to divulged
at present.
The entertainment to be given at Bank
hall on Monday evening, May I'd, under
the auspices of the Y. NJ. c. Z. u,
promises to be one of rare excellence.
Vocal and instrumental solos and select
recitations will be rendered by Miss Adj
die Smith, the blind elocutionist and
missioner, graduate of the institute for
the blind at Batavia, n. Y. Common
dations are bestowed wherever she is
heard in her triumphal tour.
Loren Green, son of the late Oliver
Green, was lodged in the Jail in Benning-
ton on Wednesday, for recklessly driv
ing the horse of l.. A. Dolph. The re-
suit was his running over the baby car
riage of John Kip, in which was child,
about two and a-half years old, being
wheeled by its brother, a lad ten or
eleven. The accident happened a short
distance from the home of the parents,
Just in the edge of salisbury, near the
Slye corners on the White Creek road.
The carriage was smashed, only one
wheel left whole, and the child 50 injur
ed that it was unconscious the first day,
but it has improved so it is hoped the
injury will not be fatal or permanent.
The Troy Press of last evening says:
In the hurry of writing the article which
appeared in the Press of the 18th, our
correspondent omitted several of the
most important industries. Prominent
and foremost are the paper mills of the
Stark Paper Company, one of which is
the Paran creek mill, situated in the
village, with an excellent water power,
supplemented with steam, so that the
full capacity of four large engines, with
the necessary machinery, can be operat-
ed day and night. This is the mill run
by Thatcher & yelling for years upon
curtain paper, yielding such profits that
the firm became wealthy. The low price
of cloth has largely driven paper for this
purpose out of the market. Charles E.
yelling several years since became sole
proprietor and added to the plant an
other mill at the State Line, mile or
more distant, of equal or greater capac-
ity, and at present is making MANILA
wrapping paper, the former mill making
hanging and curtain, both. The mills