The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-04-14


lots on Durham street this week.
MRS. H. W. BOOTH has returned from
her four months visit to the West.
Col. Z. l.. BATES has been confined to
his home several days during the past
week by illness.
THOSE who are in want of bicycles
should read the advertisement ofW. ii.
S. Reeve in another column.
JUDGE HENRY, president, and Col. c.
c. Kinsman of the Trustees, inspected
the Soldiers Home last Friday.
JOHN S. HARRIS, who has recently
completed his studies at Drew university
will enter the Methodist ministry.
THE Old Stark House on Hall street
will soon be past recognition. 1t is now
IA two story double house, with a gable
roof
HoLToN & Son have on exhibition in
their conservatory st. Marks rose
tree, on which are 200 buds and bios
SONS.
HENRY D. HALL has had several good
offers for his building lot on Elm street,
rdjoining the premises of Mr.. F. o.
Graves.
THE Father Matthew T. ALB. S., had a
pleasant gathering in their rooms Satur-
day evening, at which there was large
attendance.
THE Divide Musin Concert company
are billed to play at the Opera House to-
morrow evening, April 18th. Our must
cal people anticipate rich treat.
DON'T buy Worlds Fair tickets unless
sure of their genuineness. 1t is said
there will be more than one series of
curious tickets sprung upon the public.
THE railroad rates to the Worlds Fair
have been fixed From all New England
points they are $1,000 for the round trip,
tickets being good to return till Novem-
Der LIST.
In exchange with the ReY. Chas R.
Seymour, the Rev. j. Douglas Adam,
one of the most eloquent preachers in
Vermont, occupied the pulpit of the Sec
Ond Congregational church last Sunday.
George F. Leonard has entered his
colt Sableson in the two-year-old stake
race for $1,000 offered by the New Eng
land Breeders association for the fall
meeting to be held at Mystic park, Bos-
ton.
The Rev. A. D. Heaxt of the Metho.
dist church in this village preached his
last sermon for the year Sunday. He
leaves this week 70 attend the Troy con.
ference. 1t is the wish of the church
and society that he be returned.
THE locomotive, sc. D. Bennett" is
undergoing repairs at the Bennington
and Rutland shops, and will be ready
for the road in about week. Work at
the Bennington shops, in Rutland, i;
brisk as the freight and passenger cars
are being overhauled for the summer
travel.
THE season is so late now that it il
probable that but very little maple sugar
will be made in Vermont this year. Nat
urally the farmers feel blue at the out
look. There has not been what is called
good run of sap yet. The little sugar
that has been made is of fine quality.
HERE is the first item we have seer
under the law of 1892: ''Selectmer
Stephen Lawrence, and A. w. CLARK
measured the roads in st. Adams last
week and completed the task in five
days. This is to ascertain the mileage
in order that the town shall get her share
of the tax when it is refunded by the
State. They found 50 miles of roat
credited to st. Adams, 60 miles in the
town portion, and twenty in .tiiic village )
Our selectmen will measure Bennington
roads shortly.
CLEAN up your premises. The cholera
will probably rage in this country mex
summer and the best prevention lies il
destroying its filthy breeding places
Bennington never had case of cholera
but when that disease struck Platts
burgh, Troy and other places in tn
1asV oil IN,
it broke out in the filthiest district of TIN
village or city in every instance. We ar
on the direct Montreal and New YOrl
route and if the cholera should ente
via the Dominion, it is best to be cleai
and ready.
A LARGE delegation from Mount Ar
thony lodge, F and A. NJ, attended tn
funeral of 4. G.. HOughton at North Ben
nington Saturday afternoon. The ser
vices were conducted by Worshipfu
Master Corey of Tucker lodge No. As, o
which the deceased was a past master
assisted by Rev. William Bogert Wake
district deputy grand master. MI
HoughtOn was well known in Masonic
circles throughout the state, having BEEF
deputy grand master of the Grand lodge
and was also past eminent commander
of Taft commandery.
CUSTER Posi- held It's annual campfire
in cOmmemoration of Lees surrender
last Saturday evening in G.. A. II. hall
There were visitors from Hoosick Fall
and other places in New. York, and from
Arlington. There were speeches iron
visiting comrades and from others il
Bennington, notably Judge Carney
President Cushman of this village, Will
A. p. Childs made himself of good dea
of use in both speaking and in assist
ance of the Post Commander. Tn
singing by Comrade Wilcox, as usual
was prominent feature of the occasion
The City band discoursed excellentmusi
and a whistling solo by Mr.. Child
brought down the house. A fine sprea
was greatly enjoyed.
THE Hillsdale, n. Y, Harbinger @
April It'll, says: 1.-THE inmates of tn
Presbyterian parsonage were agreeabl
surprised last Sunday morning by II
ceiViDg anEaster basket containing mes
Of gilded eggs. 1t was found on exam
nation that each egg contained a bi
ranging in denomination from one {
ten dollars, amounting to S33 in al
Attached TO the basket was a card wit
the following inscription, Rev G. {
Cook and wife. Please accept an Easte
offering with birthday greeting froI
your congregation, April 2nd, 1899 TIL
pastor considers himself fortunate |
having had birthday fall on Easter Sun
day and more fortunate still in havin