The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-07-28
MRS. WILLIS G. PH1LL1Ps is in Bur-

GEORGE DELoNG, wife and child, are
visiting in tow.
JOHN SHAW of Weybridge, is visiting
at E. B. Griswold's.
MRS JOHN NJ. BURT and son have gone
to New York and will remain month.
MRS. LONG of Rutland is visiting her
cousin, Mrs. Durham Burt on Silver
street.
MISS DAISY TIFFANY of Waterbury,
Conn.,, is visiting at Mrs. Amos Tiff
fany's.
Miss ANNIE DRIELAND in the employ
of Mrs. c. II. Dewey, has gone to Ireland
for visit.
Mr.. AND MRS. CLARK j. SPENsER are
rejoicing in the advent of a daughter,
born Tuesday.
MRS. MARY HUNTER and daughter,
Helen, of Newburg, N. Y, are guests of
their uncle, Hon. II. G. Root.
THE subject of the address at the Sec
ond Congregational church on Sunday
evening will be, 1.-THE EndeavOrer."
MRS. FRED RoCKwooD made birth
day party Tuesday for her daughter
Susan, aged years. There were thirty
of the little people present, and gala
time was had.
THE death of Nicholas Brown of Hoo
sick, N. Y, Monday, at the age of over
ninety years, removes an old resident
that was formerly we'll known to Ben
nington people.
AUGUSTUS E. LINES and wife of New
Haven, Conn, have been passing a few
weeks in Bennington. They are friends
of Smith Collins of the Putnam and are
at that popular house.
THE Y. P. S. c. E., of the Bushnell
District has just purchased fine new
Estey organ. The society extends its
hearty thanks to all who have so kindly
assisted it in obtaining the instrument.
A PARTY consisting of Mrs. Harriet
Patterson and daughters, Jennie and
Lottie, Miss Susie Childs, Will Sheldon
and E. B. Patterson, have been at
Queeche Lake, N. Y, the past two
weeks.
THE FoRTNIGHTIY of Bennington,
has issued its pamphlet programme and
catalogue of members for 1894. The
work was done at the BANNER job
rooms. The officers are: President, Mrs.
c., r. Seymour; vice president, Miss M.
H. Morgan; secretary, Miss NJ. L. White
treasurer, Mrs. A. X. Richie. The
meetings begin with October 7th, the
topic being Current Events" The pres
ent number of members is 106.
LAST evening another exciting run
away occurred. Miss Holden and hel
friend. Miss Shortel of Provincetown, were
out riding driving spirited horse. The
horse seems to be afraid whenever il
passes the foundry on Pleasant street.
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until they passed Scott's Machine shops
They came around into Main street anC
kept the steed we'll in hand in the street
until they reached the sewer excavations
and Loring' although going at furious
rate. Here they ran into the letter boz
post that lessened the speed and tipped
them out. Miss Holden is not seriously
hurt, but her friend to-day appears to be
the most bruised of the two. Taken al
together it was a narrow escape.
THERE is no more important actor
that our people can take than to improve
the sanitary condition of our village. l
is not only subject vital to health bu
of comfort also, and everyone SHOULD
second the efforts of the Board of Health
to prevent contagious diseases. ThiI
Board is now composed of Drs. Bennett
and Daley, appointed by the Trustees
and H. L. Stillson, health officer and ex
officio secretary and executive, appointed
by the State Board of Health. The lat.
ter takes the place of Judge Darling, re
signed, and from henceforth all reports
of physicians of contagious diseases
should be made to him. The BoarC
hope for and expect the hearty co-Opera
ton of the people in the efforts to "cleal
up" and improve the villages sanitary
matters. All will admit that there II
room for improvement in this respect
and the State Board stand ready to assis
whenever needed. The laws of tn,
State are very strict relative to man!
matters, and full information will b.
cheerfully given and documents sent fire.
of expense on application to the Score
tary or other members of the loca
Board.
THERE is proposal to build hos
house for the Tlffanys, on the corner o
Gage and Stafford streets. If the villag
would rent the building after it is fin
ished for the use of that hose company
the Messrs Tiffany will build the hous
we understand. Plans have been drawn
These contemplate fine building, 1913
feet, two stories with tower. Thi
tower is to have vat below the frs
floor so that the hose can be rinsed OF
before it is hung up to dry. The neV
tower, above, is planned to be SKIS fee
inside and fifty feet high, having a ca
pacity of 900 feet of hose in so foo
lengths. The present capacity for dry
ing hose is less than 300 feet and eac
length needs to be doubled, thus dryin
the outside only thoroughly, and tn
inner surface only indifferently. TIL
result of this mode of drying is see
after each fire, like the one yesterda,
morning, by the lengths of split hos
caused because the rubber is rotten fror
dampness. All this would be material
obviated if the new tower should b
built. This fact should have weigh
when the occupancy of the new house 1
considered. Let it be built.
THE apportionment of the State high
way tax on the mileage of the town,
miles, Bennington village, - miles, an
/ North Bennington, miles, a total of 8
miles for all, raises question, In SUI
, vey owned by the Hon. Edward Rice
made in 1885, it was stated that the high
way mileage was 100 miles. The ma
: accompanying the survey shows on
: street in this village, Main, and a shor
road, now Pleasant street as the tota
/ highways then in existence to offset on
present Is miles of streets. The mar
ner of making the road measurement
is also illustrated. A lad runs a whet
that measures the road bed, while ma