The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-19
MRS. HIRAM ALLEN is visiting her pa
rantc in HOosicI Falls

THE second Sunday in June will be OBJ
served by the Methodist and Baptist
churches as Children's Day.
R. o. GoLDsAnTH is building nice
dwelling between his store and the
house built in 1891 on Willow street.
THE subject of the third temperance
discourse at the Second Congregational
Church next Sunday evening will be:
"a Rum Education"
ATTENTION is called to carpenters
wanted" in another place to-day. Rus
sell and March have a large amount OF
building contracts on hand.
AN engineer from Boston is expected
here next week to lay out the new drives
and walks at the Soldiers Home grounds,
which, when completed, will add much
to their attractiveness.
N. C. PENFIELD holds the reins over a
good horse drawing new and hand
some coupe, one of the latest accOmoda-
tions of our village. The rig is owned
by II. E. and j. H. Burgess.
ONE of our correspondents writes, re-
ferring to the registry of dogs, and asks
if the owners thereof are licensed to
take them into your sick room or par
lors?' We give it up-we don't know.
MIR. FAY, who resides in Michigan,
was in the village Wednesday. He is
lineal descendant of the Fays, who were
among the first settlers of the town, and
who had several representatives in the
battle of Bennington.
WE have received from Mrs. f. C.
White clipping from the Panama Star
and Herald, which was quite interesting
to Mr.. j. II. Leverich, and as it concerns
a graduate OF the Troy Polytechnic In
stitute, among others, the extract will
appear in our next issue.
In the space regularly occupied by l..
NJ. Holton g. Son, gardeners and florists,
our readers will find something of in
terest each week during the year. This
old and established firm deserve well at
the hands of our people.
THE Great Council, 1. o. R., of Mas
sachusetts is to make an official visit
to Michigan Tribe of this village
next week Friday. We understand that
these Great Chiefs will be received with
the honors. The council fire will be
lighted and a fine banquet will be served.
UNDER the heading vermont" the
N. E. weather report of the past week
saws: Northern Vermont: Morgan: The
warm days in the past week have dried
mn the fislds in GOOD shane: pastures are
Green and cattle are ont, Burlington:
Early vegetables in gardens made their
way to the surface during the week;
nlanting and sowing we'll under way.
| Hartland: A fine growing week." Why
does not some one report Tor thls part Oh
the State!
CANTON BENNINGTON accompanied
| Col n M Puffer and staff TO Burlipr-
| ton tbis week and appeared in the Odd
Fellows narade in that CITY. Tuesday
afternoon. Emory s. Harris. past can.
tain commanding. They made a most
creditahle anpearance in the long line of
Cantons esc6rtino the carriages contain
inc the Grand LODGE and Grand Encamp.
ment officers, OF the staff of Gen. Under.
wood were Colonies Wilson. Hall, Still
son and Mai. Ayres of the General staff
Corps.
OFFICER NASH found Friday several
dozen pocket knives and shears, on a
small island. overgrown with alders, be-
low fine BENNINGTON wooden mills. The
/ day before several boys saw two men
carry a box to the island and as the boys
approached the place they were chased
and frightened away by the men. The
cutlery. which was no doubt stolen, was
made by the Holley Manuf lcturing com
many of Lakeville, Conn, and was prob
ably accidentally dropped by the thieves
when thew returned for the booty al
NIGHT.
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lie Horse ar anu ,. EAliol'io W. VI "
day and Thursday of next week will be
worth attending. Some three hundred
horses will be on exhibition. Racing il
the afternoon and lots of other amuse
ments to please the crowd. A new
grand stand has been built the past weel
and should the Gather prove to be fail
it will be more than filled. 1t is expect
ed that people will be present from New
York, Boston, Troy and other large
cities and a large number will drive owe
from this place and the cars will taxi
over big crowd.
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WE are tolu thaO Clle severe 81 stortIs .. y
the past winter nave damaged Giie oavCl'
monumehG 10 some extent Inc wac
ana sno" nave Deeh DIo"n through tn'
upper lOokouts, Willch are NOT processes
Dy elther shutters or WINDOWS, anu In'
lloorS nave NOT shed Ine wafer as sup
Posed II Woui9 no. ne WaVer il"s lui
the blocks and split open a number o
fine LARGE stones near the first landin!
and the base of the structure. Measures
will he .aken TO repair the drainage a
once The construction of the monu
ment is such that no serious damage i
likely To he done bv the elements.