The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-02-10

BANNER AND n. Y. DAILY PRESS, $3.50.
BANNER AND SUNDAY "RESS, So 90.
RAINIER AND HARPER'S MAGAZINE, $3.50.
BANNER AND HARPER's WEEKLY, $40.
BANNERANp HARPER'S BAZAAR, $40,
Per year payable in advance. Send in your or
ders.
THE proceeds of the Kirmess net the
Rifles about $780,
MORTIMER T. HAMLEN leaves for Buff
falo soon for visit
Mrs. SAMUEL B. HAWKS gives a five
o'clock tea this (Frlday) afternoon.
ATTENTION is called to the business
card of DR.. Parker in another column.
Miss KATIE BRANN left Thursday for
the South, to be absent the remainder OF
the winter
Mrs. GEORGE S. BRADFORD of South
Gardner, Mass, is a guest at Mr.. Wm.H
Bradford's.
THE ladies of St. Katharine's Guild en-
loved a ride to Hoosick Falls, n. Y,
Wednesday evening.
CHARLIE, son of John II. Ayers was
badly hurt while coasting on Silver
street Wednesday.
SUNDAY morning the thermometer
registered nineteen degrees below zero,
the coolest thus far of the season.
The price of pork is constantly advanc-
ing in the market here, and the poorest
cuts are quoted at fourteen cents per
pound.
E.P. CRAMER of Cambridge, N. Y,
was in town Wednesday. He called at
this office, and looked over the new
Opera House.
ST. PETERS GUILD will meet on Mon
day evening at o'clock in the Parish
Hall. A paper will be read. All men
cordially invited to attend.
THE first news of the Identification of
Mcdowell, the Glastonbury murderer,
was sent out from here by D. G. Burt to
the uapers he represents. A good piece
of newspaper work.
CARDS are out announcing the mar
rage, at the residence of the brides par
ems, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Jay Niles, in Pow
nal. February 10Th, at 2 o'clock, p. m, of
Miss Clara May Niles to Samuel L..
Jewett of this village.
THE new town clock in the Court
House began with last Monday to have
its dials illuminated. The faces can be
seen a long distances but the hands can
not be seen near as far as the dials. This
is a fine addition to the village, the clock,
and the Illuminated dials.
EMORY S. HARRIS of Bennington, is
very prominently mentioned as candi-
date to succeed Rollin Amsden as
United States Marshal for the district of
Vermont. His appointment to that po-
sitlOn would reflect credit on the Demo-
cratic party of the State, and is one that
is pre-emnently tit to be made.-ArguS
and Patriot.
ONE feature of the State G.. A. Ii. en-
-oampment at Rutland next week, is that
special train will be run to Bennington
Wednesday, leaving the Marble City at
a. m. to enable the veterans and officers
to visit the Soldiers Home and the Bat
tie Monument The eminent men of the
National encampment will also inspect
the Home and climb the monument.
OF the fifty highest of the teachers
voted for. for the New York Press teach
ers' excursion to the Worlds Fair, Miss
Mary f. Stakeholder of Arlington. stands
fourth with 3l4 votes. A long list in
New York and Brooklyn have only a
dozen votes each, and yet they are in
Guided in the fifty highest.
"A. L
Mrs. William T. Horrobin Friday dated
at Venice January 22nd. In it Mrs. Hor-
robin announces hat she would leave
that day for Egypt, visiting Cairo, Alex
andria and making a trip up the Nile
From there she goes to Greece and will
visit Athens and other places. Mrs. HOr-
robin is daughter of the late Hon. VIM
S. Southworth of this town.
only seven dissenting votes, passed the
bill appropriating $4,000 for the cree
ton of an equestrian statue to Gen. John
Stark of Manchester, n. II. The actual
vote was thirty-nine yeas to seven nays.
The negative votes were cast by Senators
Berry of Arkansas, Cockrell of Missouri,
Coke of Texas, Harris of Tennessee,
Hunton of Virginia, Kyle of North Da-
kota and PETER of Kansas. 1t is pro-
posed to erect this in New Hampshire
j. L. HILLS Of the State Experimental
Station, gives a warning to farmers,
called out by a letter in the Free Press,
Burlington, eXtolling the merits of ''black
pepsin" as an agent for increasing the
yield of butter. He says: This material
has been shown up number of times in
the agricultural press as fraud. 1t does
''combines in the form of butter all the
cheese, butter and sugar the milk CON
tains" and makes twice as much ma.
terial. But the stuff which is made,
while looking like wet ,grainless butter,
is really but kind of pot cheese"
which will not keep a week, rapidly
turns rancid and is unsaleable. ''Black
pepsin'' is first rate thing for dairymen
to let alone.
THE first of series of subscription
musical recitals arranged by Mrs. J. Wool
Griswold and Miss Hall occurred Tues
day evening at tine residence of Mrs II.
B. Mason says the Troy Press of Wednes-
day. A fire entertainment was given by
the Schmidt Herbert string quartettG,
consisting of Louis Schmidt, Jr., first
violin; Henry Schmidt, second violin;
Franz Kattenbom, viola; Victor Herbert,
Violoncello. An audience of 200 persons
was present and the concert was thor
oughiy pleasing. The concert included
selections by Rubinstein. Sarasate, Tsc-
baikowski and Grieg. Solos were rem
dered by Louis Schmidt, Jr., and Victor
Herbert. Two more recitals are to be
given. They will occur February 9th
and March It'll at the residence of Mrs.
Griswold.
THE young Women's Club" have be-
gun regular work this week Their first
social on Wednesday evening was thor
Oughly enjoyable. Mr.. Severance gave