The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-10-27

r. b. GODFREY left for the Worlds
fair Saturday.
MERRITT BURNHAM and wife have gone
to the Worlds fair.
MRS. RACHEL CONAN has been con-
fined to the house for the past two weeks
with la Grippe.
WILLIAM CAMPBELL will erect resi-
deuce on his lot corner of Dewey and
Main streets next spring.
MISS LIZZIE KINNEAR, of st. Luke's
hospital, New York City, is visiting the
family of Mrs. r. Goldsmith
ROBERT S. ELLIOTT and wife begin
housekeeping in the dwelling on Gage
street lately vacated by James Habber-
ley.
A PARTY of North Adams wheelmen
was here Sunday, and in company with
some of the Bennington Rovers visited
local points of interest
THE telephone exchange is open on
Sundays from 8 to 10 a. M, and from
to O'clock. Both the long and short
distance offices are accessible.
Mrs. WILLIAM MCCUyE of Benning-
ton, who had an operation performed
sc yeral weeks ago at the residence of her
sister, Mrs. John McAuley, on Congress
street, has returned home.-Troy Press.
WHILE at work in the sewer ditch on
Lincoln street Tuesday, large stone
that was being lifted out fell back into
the ditch. 1t hit one of the Italians,
badly bruising one leg but not breaking
the bone.
THE local lodge, New England Order of
Protection, celebrated the fourth year of
it's existence Tuesday evening by receiv-
infr I'M n tic man, n cpuprol woman
After the meeting a supper was served,
followed by speeches from members.
HARRISON DEWEY of South Royalton,
aged so years, who enlisted in the 2nd
Vermont regiment of infantry in 1861,
as orderly sergeant and served two years
and three months, being promoted to
lieutenant in the same regiment on June
: II, 1862, yesterday received word from
Washington that pension of ST. a
month has been granted him, dated Oc-
tober 4, 1863
TIE New England Farmer in speak
ing of the Vermont State experiment
station at Burlington, says: The new
director, j. L. Hills, who takes the place
of Prof. Cook, is said to be taking hold
of the work with much zeal and enthu-
siasm, and is endeavoring to follow a
line of experiments that will be of prac-
teal value to the farms of the State, and
expresses willingness to receive sug-
gestions from farmers on their line of
work.
THE annual reunion of the 14th, Yer
mont, Regiment, occurred at Bristol,
Wednesday, more than 200 being present
The Ladies' Aid and Sons of Vetera ms
furnished refreshments to the visitors
Az address was delivered by Colonel
Lucia of Montpelier. Captain r. o. Gore
of Bennington was elected President; W.
II. Mum of Troy, n. Y, Vice President;
f. H. Shepard, Fairhaven, Secretary;
b. E. Grape, Wallingford, Treasurer.
The next reunion is to be held at Ben
J nington Oct. 10, 1894. Over $50 was
raised for the Gettysburg monument.
EVERY season there has been trouble
with the Roaring Branch" stream
that runs through the northern part of
the village, which overflows its banks
and washes the highway. The select
, men now have men at work digging out
: the channel in the centre of the river
bed, making it wider, and banking the
sides with stones. The bridge where the
work is being done has been washed
away once or twice by freshets. The
work now being done shows the neces-
, sity for a stone crushing machine.
i THE Rutland Herald, today's, says:
'T. j. Tiffany, bookkeeper at Moseley
+ & Stoddard's, was happily surprised last
night by 30 of the employees of that
, firm, who called at his home on Park ave-
+ nue., in body and presented him with a
gold-headed cane, gold ring, silver
match box and a silver key ring. His
l name and the date of presentation were
| Al,o mo FOL
The presentation speech was made by j.
II. Tay. Mr.. Tiffany responded in a
t feeling manner He has resigned his DO
sition as bookkeeper with the company
on account of poor health, and leaves
! for Burlington this morning for vaca-
I ton"
Mrs. LIZZIE GAY has resigned her po-
sition as organist of st. Francis de Sales
church, and Chas. H. Bennett has been
appointed organist and choir director to
fill the vacancy. This went into effect
some two weeks ago, and, already, Mr..
Bennett has a chorus choir in training.
: Mrs. GAY has been musical director for a
: long time of this church, but failing
!. health has compelled her to retire. In
g Mr. Bennett, the people of ST. Francis de
: Sales church will find an accomplished
S and rising musician, an energetic organ
S izer, and we predict that few choirs in
l the State will equal or surpass the new
:, one in due course of time. 1t will be re-
!. membered that Mr.. Bennett acceptably
. supplied Mrs. Gays place during her alb
= sence in the Old country, recently, and ii
: was this fact that led to his permanent
Q engagement as above stated.
: OUR brethren of the quill-pen are get
ting any amount of scoring these days
for some alleged reporting of the Ban
: Association meeting at Montpelier this
: week The admirable speech of the
h Hon. Geo. w. Hartman at the banquet, is
ascribed to his son, and other things in
It dictate a Generalization of the press hard
e to account for. The Bar Association
: took action under the new practice act
G and meeting of the Bennington county
G bar is called for next Monday. Our peo
S pie are interested in these proceedings
Il inasmuch as the old rule that cases shall
g be tried in the shire where they are 10
# Gated is abolished. That this will work
a hardship is at once apparent and the Ban
s meeting is called to devise some paI
i whereby the old order may be continued
o in some cases. Those having causes il
o court will stir up their councillors to at
tend the said Bar meeting no doubt.
@ WARREN HARRINGTON, a married man
p ahout fortv-6va Years of aue has beer