The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-12-15

THERE are SAID TO De over one nun
dred cases of la Grippe in this village.
| One of our grOcer's clerks in making his
/ rounds yesterday, says he found but one
house where no one was sick.
MEs. HATnE MCINTYRE and daughter,
| Leila. soloist at the Kirmess, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. F. Russell, 100 Cherry
street They will return to-day to their
home in Bennhlgton.-Free Press, Tues
day.
THE treasury department at Washing
ton has ordered the coinage of 100000
in new halves and quarters for the
Christmas trade. There are not lacking
indications that these pieces will be
about the size of the average Christmas
present this year.
FOR two cents Ia stamp, any reader
of the BANNER can have sample copy
of the New England Magazine by drop
ping a card to its publisher at 5, Park
Square, Boston, and can obtain q club
rate on the magazine and this paper by
addressing the publishers of the
BANNER.
WE frequently revise our mail list and
possibly some errors may have been
made. The date opposite the name
either on the paper or wrapper shows
the time paid to. If there are any er-
rors noticed, subscribers will please no.
tify us at once that they may be cor
rected.
THE Rev. E. NJ. Haynes, D. D., of Rut-
land, an ex-Chaplain of the 10th Yer
mont, will preach in the Baptist church
next Sunday, morning and evening. He
will be entertained by Maj. A. B. Valen-
tine, who was Q. NJ. of the same regi-
ment. The veterans are especially in
vited.
THE Stamford correspondent of the
North Adams News says: Mrs. Tudor
and Miss Tomlinson were called to Ben
nington Tuesday on account of the Sc
we're illness of their father. Miss Tom
linson hopes to be able TO reopen her
school Monday"
WIN. H. SPEAR closed his labors here
for the present Sunday night. There
was large congregation present at the
Union Temperance meetings Sunday,
and at each meeting during the
week previous quite a cumbersome of
the 'old topers''-stepped up to the front
and signed the pledge.
THE "Ferris Wheel" in the windows
of I. E. Gibson's store, loaded with
Christmas goodies, attracts good deal
of attention. 1t is a miniature of the
Chicago wheel, and moves with about the
rapidity of its prototype. AS an adver-
tisement it is fine novelty, and that Mr..
Gibson has it, shows his enterprise.
THE Burlington Clipper tries to be
facetious with its neighbol, the Free
Press, in the publication of the UEion
Army bill of fare for Thanksgiving, 1851
-65. "Desecrated vegetables" is the
Clippers theme. Call on any of the vet
Grams near you and if they do not con-
vince you that the vegetables were right
ly named, we will try to convince you.
IT is conceded that wages must come
down if the Mckinley bill is repealed or
modified. In this discussion the follow
ing is commended: "If the European level
of wages, with low prices for commodi-
ties, is desirable. why do European
workmen flock in here by the millions?
If the American system bears hard upon
our wOrkmen, why is it that none of
them ever emigrate to those happy Brit
ish islands where free trade prevails?"
GREAT preparations are going for
ward for the winter carnival in Quebec,
and the following features are already
agreed upon: an ice fort and snow tower
ST. ROch's and ST. SouVeur, ice statues of
Jacques Cartier and Montgomery, ice
pagoda on the Place d Armes, grand car
nival ball, Jan. 81, fancy skating cham
pionship competition and the presence
of MOntagnais and other Indians.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Postoffice at Bennington, for the
week ending December 9, 1893; Chas.
Blanchard, Munson Holcombe, David
Wechsler, Mrs. E. A. Baker, Mrs. David
Crawford, Mrs. Frank st. John, Mrs.
Harriet Wade. These letters will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office December
%, 1893, if not delivered before. In call
ing for above please say, advertised"
giving date of list
THE story comes from North Dakota
of man. Is years old, who had been !
sorely afflicted with rhe umatism many
years, but who was struck by lightning
last summer while lying in bed and
knocked senseless, since which there is
not trace of rheumatism left in his
aged frame. and he can walk as well as
ever he could. Electricity may yet turn
out to be the great universal cure all, |
and fountain of eternal youth, for which |
there has been so much useless hunting. |
THE (old) Bennington correspondent |
of the Readsboro Enterprise, has these |
items: Mr.. Leray of Searsburgh re-
Gently purchased work horse of Martin |
Cone at reasonable price. |
d. Sanford of Troy, N. Y, is to erect a
fine barn, 60x40, at his summer residence |
at the Centre. Rev. Fisk Hartman |
who has sued Herbert Hartman, his
nephew, for the possession of one or two !
horses is a suit that will attract some at
tention in the County couTt-Mrs. r. |
w. Roberts and her daughter, Alice,
have gone to Smith Falls, Canada, to at |
tend the funeral of an old friend, Mrs. |
Chas. Frost, who was formerly Miss |
Emily p. Harwood of Bennington.
THE funeral of Chauncey L. Shaw was
held Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock, |
the Rev. G. s.. Hale, officiating. The |
bearers were chosen from the members |
of St Peters church, of which the de- |
ceased had for years been communi- |
can't, as follows: DIR. j. T. Shurtleff, |
Jerry Finn, C. G. Kimball, and John Fl. |
Norton. The Masons and Odd Fellows |
turned out in goodly numbers, but no
society rites were performed. Mr.. Shaw
had been member of both orders nearly !
fifty years, and was brother greatly re- |
spected. The interment was in the vii |
lage cemetery. Several relatives from |
Troy, n. Y, and other places, were pres
ent. Mr.. Shaw was good citizen and |
will be greatly missed by many friends. |
Mrs. Shaw has been Frustrated for a
week with la Grippe, but is better