The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-02-17

village.
THE subject of the Rev, Chas. R. Sey-
m0ur's sermon next Sunday evening at
the Second Congregational church will
be waste"
H. S. BINGHAM and wife returned
from the West last Saturday. The for
mer went on business trip and the lat
ter TO visit relatives in Chicago.
Miss NELLIE GODFREY, who has been
in decline for some months, is now
confined to the house, but 1t is hoped
she will be better when spring opens.
FIR. ALLEN, station agent of the Ben
mngton and Rutland railway at North
Dorset, was found dead in the depot on
the arrival of the afternoon train Mon
day. Heart disease was the cause of
death.
On our second page to-day will be
found a number of local and vicinity
items, as well as other interesting read
ing. This idea of local matter on our
inside pages is to be permanent feature
of the BANNER.
ANY young woman, says che president,
unable to join the "Young WOmeh's
Club" can, by the payment of nominal
sum, avail herself of many of its privi-
leges. Information may be obtained
from Miss Gertrude Evans, Secretary.
Miss H. j. MORGAN goes to New York
tomorrow to end two weeks in copy
ing Paris hats in one of the city's most
fashionable millinery establishments.
She will purchase spring goods before
her return. Miss Ella Marten has charge
of her store during her absence.
THE death of the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. HoughtOn Rice is d sad affection.
The boy had been Ill with inflammation
of the lungs and was supposed to be i'm
passed away Friday. The funeral was
ten officiating.
THERE is to be a farmers institute
held at Cambridge, n. Y, next week
Thursday and Friday, under the auspices
of the New York State Agricultural So
ciety. The first day there are to be three
sessions and the institute closest the af-
ternoon OF Friday. The exercises will be
held in Hubbard Hall.
AT the large sign on North street,
"fifty cents on the dollar" may be found
the great closing out sale advertised in
the Reeves store. This sale opened a
week ago by Burlin, gton firm and was
to have closed the 18th, but, as Will be
seen by the bills, will no be closed until
Saturday night the 25th. Ten thousand
dallars worth of fine clothing is to be
sold as above, regardless OF former
prices-50 cents on the dollar.
LIST of letters advertised in postofiice
at Bennington for the week ending Feb.
18th, 1898: E. W. Coburn, Ira G. French,
Anthony flames, John King, George
Morse, K. H. Shelton, Napoleon Tougas,
John T. Young. Comrade Geo. T. Watts,
Mrs. Mary Eddy HontoOn, Mrs. Eva L..
Mexican, Mrs. Josiah Whitney, Miss
Nance j. Haskell, Miss Kate Rodden.
These letters will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office Feb. %, '93, if not called for
before. In calling please say "adver-
tised," giving date of list.
CHAT tired feeling'' which you read
so much about in patent medicine adver-
tisements seldom comes to those who
keep their newspaper accounts squared
up. We know one man nearly eighty
years old, an advance subscriber, who is
spry as a cat, while on, the other hand
numerous cases of newspaper delinquents
might be cited who are physical, mental
and moral wrecks at fifty. The BANNER
and Weekly Tribune, together, are only
$l.50 per year, or the price of the BAN
NER alone. Look at the date following
your name and act accordingly.
THE old Stark House. recently pur.
chased of J. S. Lindley by Henry D. Hall,
is to undergo a transformation. The
third story not burned off has been torn
down, and the balance of the building
will be made over into twO-stOry
double tenement. In this way the un-
slightly old pile will not become the
threatened eye-sore it at one time prom
Used to be on that street. We are glad
Mr.. Hall bought the old rOokery, even
in self-defense, because now the street
will not be married by such beehive as
the ancient hostelry might otherwise
have become. 1t may be we'll to add
that Mr.. Lindley got more than he bar
gained for when he moved 1T.
REFERRING to the road reform league,
the meeting of which is reported in
another place, the Kingston, N. T., Free.
man thinks that to set State prison con-
victs at work on roads would be very
bad. that the cOnvict's exposure to pub.
lie gaze and scOrn would tend to harden
HILL IL NIlCll bh6 UGUuD'
! lie IN replies: "Indeed! then let us shield
these tender lambs and keep them in
their well warmed, comfortable quarters
and feed them on chicken PIE at the ex.
pense of taxpayers who have the misfOr
tune to be honest and must be thankful
to get the poorest living by hard labor
Such tenderness of heart is only matched
by softness of head"
LOAN j. MARSH, son of Mr.. Henry w
Marsh of this village is to be married
next Tuesday evening to Miss jeanette
Chatham OF Lock Haven, Pa. The cere
mony will be pronounced at the home Of
the BRIDES parents at $3.50 o'clock. The
bridegroom is one of BenningtOn's enter
prising young men who have gone ou
from Vermont and built themselves VI
in fine business, while the bride is /;
well-known lady of Lock Haven. The
wedding will not be large, the guests
consisting mainly of the two families
thus to be united. Mrs. Marsh, mother
of the groom, and Mrs. Edward E. Phil
lips, a sister, will leave next Monday fo
Pennsylvania. The happy couple expec
to make Philadelphia their home after ;
short tour Many Bennington friends
send congratulations in advance.
THE new town clock seems to have on,
defect that probably will be remedied
and that is, the dials are too dark to Sc,
the time well at distance in the day
light, and the illumination nights ha
not thus far been successful to tell tn,
hour at any considerable distance. Tn
LOring crossing is about as far as tn
time can be told, day or hight We hav
heard it suggested that to bronze tn