The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-05
VICINITY AND LOCAL ITEMS.

Journal editor ought to see some OF them
when they get jag on in GRANVILLE
Sentinel.
S. T. DAVENPORT, formerly of Will
mington, and well known in Bennington
and Southern Vermont as successful
lawyer, is building a house on Central
street in Brattleboro.
To prevent stovn- pipe rusting when
put away for the summer, brush it over
with a mixture composed of gill each
of linseed oil and kerosene, and a table
spoonful of turpentine.
Hon. AND Mrs. OBED HALL of SIAM
ford, celebrated their golden wedding
yesterday. The BANNER extends cor
dial and hearty congratulations to Judge
Hall and his estimable wife.
MRS. JOHN KEHoE has been granted
pension through the agency of Judge
White. Mrs. Kehoe will receive IS
monthly and some $500 in arearages.
This is a pension most worthily be-
slowed.
CAN any one give any good reason
why merchants and other business men
are required to work from fifteen to
eighteen hours day while the sO-called
workingmen only have to work ten
hSurs or less?
DIR. f. w. GooDALL, wife and two sons,
will visit the Worlds fair this month.
The Doctor goes in time to be present at
and by invitation, participate in the
Medical Congress that cOnvenes about
the middle of May,
THE Blackinton correspondent of the
Valley News, speaks of the engineer of
the Bennington wooden mills last week:
flames Domin of Bennington, was here
this week attending the funeral of his
father-in-law, Henry Usher
THE news comes from Knoxville,
Tenn, that our Vermont Senator, Col.
Proctor, with two Southern capitalists,
will break ground soon in that city for
the largest marble mill in the world. The
plant will contain fifty gang saws.
BRONZE cents bearing the date of 1877
are now worth more than ten mills.
They have become so scarce that coin
dealers are willing to pay a premium on
them, In some respects, it is not very
strange that common cents should be at
a premium.
DID you ever think that few dollars
invested in paint would largely increase
the selling value of your buildings be-
sides greatly improving the appearance?
There are several dealers in paints in
Bennington, as you will note by con-
sulting our advertising columns.
THE Wells correspondent of the Gran
vile, N, Y, Sentinel, says in that paper
last week. 1.-THE Rev. J. M. Harris, the
new pastor of the Methodist church,
preached here Sunday. His sermon was
enjoyed by all present. His text was
taken from Luke xxiv:15; Jesus Him
self drew near :"
MAI. A. B. VALENTINE returned home
Monday morning after weeks absence
on business trip to the metropolis.
Wells Valentine and wife came up from
New York at the same time, home again
after their trip around the world. They
left Bennington last June and Mr.. Valen-
tines health, we are glad to say has be-
come much improved.
TIE Wilmington Times says: ''Miss
Maude Wheeler OF Bennington, has been
in town the past week. The remains of
her sister, Mrs. Ada Stahl, who died in
Bennington, are to be drought here to-
day Thursday, and buried in the fam
lily lot of Dauiel Wheeler. She returns
to Boston Friday. Her brother Clark,
who is in Boston, is reported as gaining
in health.
II. NJ. FUTILE the re elected Road
Commissioner for this village, already
has the road machine out and engaged
in scraping the highways. This will
soon put them in good shape. Mr.. Tut
tie has given excellent satisfaction in
the office, as evidenced by the condition
of eur streets, and his retention in the
Office year after year.
AN Oklahoma editor editor says IN his
paper: yesterday we were again mar
ried. 1t will be remembered that both
our former wives eloped with the fore
man of the Office. To avoid any further
Inconvenience of this kind we have this
time married lady who is herself a
compositor, and she will set the type
while we hustle for the ducks who will
owe on the subscription"
NEWTON II. JOHNSON is the new JAM
tor of the Graded school building, com
mencing his labors last Saturday He
moves his family this week into the jan
itOr's house. Mr. Newton will make
good official and is educated so he will
be likely to run the Ruttan. system of
heat and ventilation, scientific arrange
ment, with more acceptance than has al
ways been the case.
Lizzie Ryan, a five-year old North
Adams girl, approached too near bon
fire in the vicinity of Ler home last week
and the flames caught her clothing. The
girls mother ran to the rescue as did
also an aunt. Both women were badly
burned, about the hands and arms while
tearing she flaming garments from the
child. The little ones limbs and the
lower part of her body were burned to a
crisp, and she died Saturday morning
after suffering for two days.
A LADY book agent, who was stop
ping at hotel not a thousand miles |
from Bennington, and who had been as
signed to room ''letter b." wrote on the |
slate one evening recently: "WalKe let !
ter B as seven; and if letter B says Let |
her be-, don't let her be, because if you |
let letter Il be, letter b will be unable |
to let her house to Mr.. B. who is to |
call at half-past ten" The porter. a |
better bootblack than orthagraphist, af- |
ter studying the above all night, did not |
know whether to wake letter b, or 'let
her be-"
THE well-known comedian "Comical' |
Brown, died at the city hospital in Bos-
ton Saturday afternoon, April %, at the
age of 60 from apoplexy He was found |
in the waiting-room of the Boston and |
Albany station Friday afternoon uncon-
scious and was taken to the hospital
William b. Brown was born in Lancas-
ter August 6, 1888, and later lived in
Rutland and then i'm Rarra He laarnad