The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-08-18

from Europe last week. They have been
absent since May 1st. He speaks very
entertainingly of this trip abroad and to
his old home in the North of Europe.
DON'T forget that the Fitchburg Rail-
road. Peoples excursion to Saratoga oc-
ours SATURDAY., August 10. The most
delightful time of the year to visit TINS
beautiful village. Ask the nearest
Fitchburg railroad ticket agent for full
information.
ROBERTS Posi-, No. IA, G. A. R., OF
Rutland, together with its Relief corps;
has arranged for an excursion and held
day on the Soldiers Home grounds,
September 2. Invitations will be ex-
tended to all posts on the line OF the
road between here and Rutland. 1t is
intended to close the exercises with
dress parade.
WE gave notice short time since that
the enterprising firm of Russell d March
were intending to put in coal to sell as a
part of their business. They tell us that
| It has arrived and they are now ready to
| fill orders. If they revolutionize the coal
trade in the manner they took hold OF
the lumber business there will be consld-
cradle gain for the consumer,
PREACHING services are to be discon-
tinued for the next two Sundays at the
First Baptist church in this village.
The Sunday school will be held as usual.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor meet at $50 p. m. Pastor
| Marten takes two weeks vacation.
He expects to be in his pulpit again on
the first Sunday in the month of Septem-
Der.
AT the Old First church, next Sunday
| morning. there will be music by the fol-
lowing we'll know vocalists and musi-
clans: Edward E. Long, first tenor;
James Habberly, second tenor; Fred N.
Squire, first bass; Chas. HI. Bennett,
second bass. Alex. ]. Cooper will pre-
side at the organ. Those who worship
in that sanctuary will have song service
not usually equalled, and Mr.. Cooper, al
so, will be at his best.
BURLINGTON has rented 10 ton
steam roller, one year, for $1,000, with
the privilege of buying it during the
year for So, 800, the rent to apply on the
purchase. The diameter of the driving
wheels is 6 feet, and each driver is
pierced with 2S holes, carrying spikes,
which break up the surface of the old
road effectively. The faces of the driv-
ing wheels are 224 inches wide, and give
pressure of 600 pounds to the square
| l0CH. HOW WOul1 lh"OhAhO Wv w
roll down our streets?
A VERY pleasant gathering of friends
met at the house of Mr.. f. III. Kirkwood
on Monday evening, August IA, to wit
; ness the marriage ceremony OF Mr.. Eu-
gene F. Holt and Miss Theresa Louise
Silver, both of Bennington. The service
| bv Rev. M, l.. Severance took place
-, about s o'clock. Miss Blanche Silver
i and Miss Mabel Hufnagel, nieces of the
{ bride, attended the happy couple while
the ceremony was pronounced. After
the usual congratulation of friends, al
repaired to the dining room, where {
} bountiful repast was in readiness, a
which bride and groom and friends en-
loved the festivities of the hour.
Y DON'T forget the BANNER when yor
! have a news item. If your wife whips
you let us know, and we will set yot
right before the public. If you hav'
v company tell us, if you are not ashamed
: of your visitors. If youngster shoulC
arrive and requires food and raiment
buy quarters worth of cigars and conn
! around and if you are a cash subscrlbe
: we will furnish name for him or her
= !, as circumstances may warrant. If yo'
Z have a social gathering of a few friends
y bring around big cake, six pies and
;, ham-nOt to eat but DIS guarantee
good faith. We mention these thing
because we want the news.
l. STRANGE things are going on in tn
> sun. Astronomers have seen, during
:. the last week, the similitude of a come
/ there, and it's face is broken out wit
black spots, which hide hundreds o
|. thousands of square miles of its ligh
/. from us. Suppose by and by these spot
; grow larger and larger, and cover tn
luminary on which our comfort an
crops so largely depend? One of tn
great lights of English literature has an
y ticipated the time when
q The stars shall fade away. the sun himse
y Grow dim with age, and Nature sink in years.
g Are these days upon us? We do nc
S claim that every newspaper delinquer
% is a lost reprobate. But it is safe t
"a surmise that in the great roundup tn
y chiefest of goats will be found
have left unpaid newspaper accounts b'
= hind them.
'. On Tuesday afternoon, Benningto
d Chapter, Daughters of the America
ID Revolution, was organized with ninetee
f. Charter members The ladies met {
IS the residence of L. P. Norton. Mrs. ]
r S. Norton, a member of the Nations
D. Chapter, organized this new subord
nate. 1t starts off with fine prospects c
success. The following officers weT
W elected: Mrs. Elizabeth Pratt Morton
d chapter-regent; Miss Anna @. Park. r,
:, cording secretary; Mrs. Mary Bingha
So Merrill, corresponding secretary; Mr.
10 Katharine Root, treasurer; Mrs. MAJ
~ Dewey Merrill, registrar; Miss KatharlI
I, J. Hubbell, historian; Mrs. Henry
~ Cushman, chaplain. These officers wi
az hold until the annual meeting in Oct
le ber The membership includes some
I'LL our best people and no doubt will b
come permanent institution among u
Vn 1t was the Daughters who carrie
al through the project of the Liberty Be
an which is such success and has CALI
ng the attention of the world to this organ
W cation.
at On page second we refer to the d
he puted boundary line between Massach
he sets, New Hampshire and Vernon
i t Our exchanges say: 1t is not the purpo
,at of the commissioners to change the Ii
already established by the Hazen surv
of 174i, but to re-establish the marke
IN, long since obliterated. The records
!n' Surveyor Hazen are in the hands of t
lc- commissioners, and afford very intere
Oh ing reading. IL was in February
1n' March Of that year that Richard Haz'
~, pursuant to an order of King George