The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-09-15

A. M. Downs is serving Carrier Hal
loran's route during the latter's vaca-
ton.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. GARDNER gives party to-
night at the Putnam. 1t will be fine
and select affair.
MISS GRACE GREENsLET went to the
Mary Fletcher hospital in Burlington,
last week, for treatment.
The ladies of Miriam Rebekah Lodge,
are to confer the degree in "beautitied
FORM" at Odd Fellows hall next Mon
day evening.
MISS H. j. MORGAN, as will be seen in
another column, has returned from her
summer vacation at the seashore, New
York and Poughkeepsie.
DIR. w. E. PUTNAM had as guests last
Sunday his brother, DIR. F. J. Putnam
and wife of North Adams, Mass, who
took a carriage trip here.
The American House sheds have this
week been repaired and new tin roof
placed thereon. Mr.. Healy will have as
fine place as there is anywhere, before
he is done with his hotel property.
THE Transactions of the Vermont
Grand Chapter, o. E. S., are out and
will be distributed this week. The work
was done at the Banner Office, and is a
good job. The proceedings make pam
phlet of so pages with two illustrations.
CARL WHITE, when he was four years
old, planted a peach tree beside the
dwelling of his grandfather, Hon. Thos.
White of this village. This year the
tree bore IS luscious peacheslof large
size-in fact almost double the size of
the ordinary market fruit.
A NUMBER of those who have visited
the Worlds fair will informally address
gathering at the Methodist church
next Wednesday evening. The plan is
to assign to each speaker subject bear
ing upon some exhibit at the fair, and
than ten minutes. A question box will
also be opened
THE HON. GEO. w. HARTMAN has been
at Ticonderoga, N. Y, for four days this
week. Our readers will recall the valu-
able historical articles, we have printed
from Judge Harman's pen, in relation to
Ethan Allen and Fort TicOnderoga. Per-
haps he will favor our readers with an
other article on his return, of its present
situation.
J. FLETCHER DAVIS, we'll known as a
trapper and fisherman, died Monday
night of heart disease. HIS death was
an instance of instantaneous disease not
always seen. He was ill on Friday, a
doctor was called and he rallied He
was out Monday and went to bed. He
had another attack and at 11.30, while
the physician was talking to him he
turned over and expired.
MANY friends will be sorry to learn
that Leola, the bright five year old
daughter of DR.. j. B. Woodruff of South
SALISBURY, died of diphtheria yesterday
at $50 o'clock and was buried
in the Hinsdillville cemetery in the af-
ternoon. The case is a very sad one.
The little girl had been at Bert Henry's,
at Riverside, all the summer
until recently and only went home the
other day. With the mother lying at
deaths door, and little Leola taken in
this way, DR.. Woodruff is greatly afflict-
ed these days.
Gone, but she is not dead; o, glorious thought,
That such flower as this should perish not
But be transplanted in world of bliss
To shed its fragrance where perfection is.
BIsHoB-ELECT LAWRENCE of Massa-
chusetts is to be ordained and consecrated
bishop October 5th, in the Trinity church
at Boston. Rev. DR.. John Williams of
Connecticut, the presiding bishop, is to
be the consecrator, assisted by. other
bishops. Bishop Whipple of Minnesota
is to preach the sermon. He was one of
the presenters at the conservation of
Bishop Brooks. Revs. Arthur Lawrence
Of St. Paul's church of Stockbridge and
II. Amory of Grace church of
Lawrence are to be the attending presby-
ters They are cousins of the bishop
elect.-North Adams, Velley News.
CHARLES II. CAMPBELL, an undertake
or of West Rutland, was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Stearns of Rutland and
gave bail for his appearance Wednesday
to answer to the charge of transporting
The body of person who had died of in
fictitious disease without a permit. The
body was that of Clara, the daughter of
J. Cook of West Rutland, she having
lied June 1st, of diphtheria. Mr.. Cook
was fined for his share in the transaction
1 few days since. Mr.. Campbell pleads
ignorance of the law, while the govern
nent claims that he was notified that a
permit was necessary.
B. S. BARRETT, Editor of the Farmers
Advocate and the Burlington Earth, who
spent over two years, travelling through
,he States and Territories west of the
River, has written lecture en-
titled "Out West" giving description
IF that section of country, with special
reference to its desirability, or otherwise
Is home for intending settlers. The
ecture is to be illustrated with special
views of the localities visited, by the
Rev. ]. B. Whitaker of Winooski, who
las one of the largest dissolvlng instru-
nents in the country. Mr.. Barrett has
he endorsement of the Metropolitan and
Brooklyn press as a lecturer of ability,
Ind may give the lecture in this place, if
suitable arrangements can be made for
lin to do so.
THE North Adams Valley News, says:
W. Frank Jones of Wilmington, has
me of the first cents ever coined by the !
United States government, and is called |
The Fugio cent, because of the inscrip- |
ion on it. The face bears sun dial |
With the sun at Meridian, on one side of |
which is the word "Fugio," referring to
he fight of time, while on the other |
tide is the date, 1887. Below the dial is
he legend, "Mind your business" from |
which the coin gained the name Frank |
in cent" inasmuch las he was said to |
nave uttered that sententious remark. |
The reverse bears a chain of IL links, |
zach of which represented one of the |
original states. In the center are the |
words, "We are one," surrounded by |
ing inscribed with the words Estates !
United" The coin is valued at about |
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