The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-12

Miss NETTIR L. ToBEY of Granville,
N. Y, has been passing the week in town
accompanying her father, Geo. Tobey.
AMONG the pOstofice appointments of
land succeeds Fred A. Field in that
Office.
The restaurant of VIM. Lundergan
will remain closed until Monday morn
ing May 10, on account of the death of
his mother
ANY of our people wishing to find
dumping place for ashes, earth or
stone are at liberty to cart it on the lot,
corner of Union aud South street for
filing purposes.
Miss MARY DoLAND, employed at the
Putnam House and i'll with inflammatory
rheumatism, was taken TO her home in
Rutland Monday. She is recovering,
but had to be moved on cot bed.
CHICAGO is bnmful of happiness, and
her foot covers more of her native prai-
rie than ever. And right she is too, for
she will have the biggest show on earth
according to all accounts, when it is
fairly open about the middle of June.
HARRY KEHoE upon his bicycle col
lided with team last Monday evening
and consequently was laid off the ex-
press wagon while because of it. The
night was dark and, himself and others
were bowling along at lively rate. The
wonder is that the encounter was not
more serious.
j. Ed. WALBRIDGE has something to
say in another place to-day. By this
our readers will see that his Furniture
exchange and household emporium is in
running order, and these departments
are extra to his regular business. With
the additions his is easily the largest
house north of Troy. Call and see his
great assortment. One of his specialties
is full line of Welcome stoves and
ranges.
THE Kirmess idea is just developing
in Rutland. Capt. Eddy is in charge,
and Killington Lodge of Odd Fellows is
back of the enterprise, the proceeds to
go towards the Hospital fund. The
Herald says: Capt. Eddy has recently
conducted successful kirmesses in Ben
nington and st. Adams. Capt Eddy
said yesterday that the work IN drilling
was going on merrily and that those who
are to take part were getting into line
even better than he expected"
THE entertainment Wednesday by the
Tennyson Society in the Opera house
was greatly enjoyed The programme
printed in the BANNER last week was
finely carried out. Where all was done so
well it is well not to go into detail. The
Juvenile Minstrels in their eight parts
were well received. The full orchestra
received applause; the spinning song by
Audria Bowen, and others, was so well
done that the audience tried to recall
them; the wand drill was not less popu-
lar now than when it was seen at the
Kirmess; the piano solo by Miss Squire,
and the recitation by Miss Morse were
excellent, while the farce brought down
the house. A nice sum was realized for
the Y. NJ. G.. A.
As all OUR readers know, the idea of
the Columbian Bell originated with w.
O. Mcdowell of Newark, N. j. He spoke
of the matter to some of the women of
Worlds fair and to the Daughters of the
American Revolution. The latter at
once took prompt action and issued the
circular which we printed month ago,
calling for contributions of pennies,
relics, filings from precious relics, etc.
Collections also were taken up-notably
III D6uuluRI OH, Jldb ldS IlOI6 history W
the square acre than other town, Lex
ington, Concord, Yorktown, and a few
other Revolutionary places, possibly ex-
cepted. Now, Bennington has news
gatherer who is quite celebrated in his
way-a special reporter for dozen pa
pers the Boston Herald included. Burt
| has worked" this Columbian Bell, as
he had right to do, and so it comes
about that the Herald, aforesaid, dates
all its Columbian Bell literature from
Bennington, One Morse evidently reads
nothing else than the Herald, and rises
to protest against the" Bennington idea"
of relics destroyed to make the bell. He
sends us marked paper, etc. The st.
Albans Messenger gives column editor
ial to the subject and falls into the same
theory as Mr.. Morse. Well, gentlemen,
you have had your say. The bell will be
cast and rung as advertised. No relic OF
priceless importance has been offered
upon this altar of sentimentality, and in
another column we give, in addition to
what we have already printed, further
list of the articles recently re
ceived at the Meneeley bell foundry. We
are not aware that "any weak minded
enthusiastic" have deprived their
local historical museums of valuable rel
les for the sake of adding grain or ar
ounce to the weight of this ponderous
bell, ;" as appears to be feared by Mr..
Morse, the Herald correspondent.