The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-02-24

nominate town OincerS TINS evening.
MRS. E. L. NICHOLS is in New York
for week selecting a choice line of early
spring goods.
NOTE the change of place where Dr.
Parker may he found each Tuesday in
his card to-day.
LAST Friday evening the Misses Pat
tersun of Union street gave card party
to number of their friends
THE third discourse in the new series
at the Second Congregational church
next Sunday night. Subject: want"
VIM. H. BLANCHARD has moved upon
the farm he lately purchased of Henry
G. Camp. Mr.. Camp moved to the vii
lage, into one of Newton's dwellings on
Silver street.
Mrs. r. L. STEEN is visiting at her
old home in this village for few days.
Tomorrow she starts for Constantine,
Mich, where her brother the Hon. Geo.
!. Crossett resides.
Elk. Gov. DILLINGHAM; and wife are
registered at the Putnam this week. The
Governor is special Master in the Chan
Gerry suit against the Battle Monument,
and the hearing is in progress these days.
THE Bradford Hook and Ladder Com
pany gave banquet at their rooms We'd
nesday evening in honor of WashingtOn's
birthday. This company, it will be rec
objected, has always noted this day, either
with dance or a banquet.
On the evening of WashiRgton's Birth
day the Bradford Hook and Ladder Com
pany gave their seventh annual enter
tainment and banquet at their rooms ON
upper Main street. 1t was nice affair
and enjoyed by all in attendance.
C.NIGHT Mr.. VIM. Campbell gives
reception and banquet to hls employees,
in celebration of the completion of the
extension to his mills. L music will
be by GOldsmith's band, and fine time
Is expected. Dancing will be in the large
new mill rooms that are now ready for
the machinery.
On Wednesday Miss Prudie Durham
went to New York accompanying her
mother. The latter goes to st. Luke's
Hospital for treatment having been ill
for some little time. Mrs. Dunham's
many friends here expect to welcome
her back with restored health and vigOr
OUR people should remember that the
village charter SAYS that sidewalks and
ditches shall be kept clear, both in win
ter and summer, under penalty of $3.50
for each case of neglect to comply with
the statute. Not only does the new system
of cutters demand an obsel vance of this
requirement, but if not done the loss to
the village is a good many dollars be-
cause # the water running about and
over the road beds as has been the case
several times this winter.
WE notice that the seventh ballet for
the New York PreSss Teachers free ex-
cursi0n to the Worlds fair has nearly
1000 names, ranging in the number OF
vntes from 81 to one. Miss Mary f.
Stakeholder of Arlington stands NTH on
the list, outside of New York and Brook
lyn with 537 votes. The fifty highest go
to the fair. There are but two Others in
Vermont and their votes are small. Bet
ter concentrate ON Miss Shackshober's
name and send the Green Mountain girl
sure.
'rnE hearing in the chancery suit of
the Security Company of Hartford, Conn,
Us. The Battle Monument Association,
ct al, adjourned from some time since,
began again at the Putnam Tuesday.
Ex-Gov. Dillingham; is the special mas
ter The time has been occupied in con-
tinuation of the testimony of Chas. NJ.
Bliss, who is set up as one of the defend
ants This Iss is tAs syn R2pqbaaEE 9lEg kn9Mn
ment, and the cause is one in equity.
Maj. Valentine was on the stand part
of the afternoon yesterday.
DISPATCHES from Washington. under
date of the 2lst, say: 1.-The civil service
commission is engaged in selecting mem
bers of the local boards of ex iminers at
54S free delivery pOstoffices brought
within the classified service by the order
of the President, January 9Th, last. Ex-
aminations for the grade of clerk, carrier
and messenger will be held at the fol-
lowing pOstoffices on the dates named:
March It'll. Observation-Disclosures
Medford, Melrose, Newburyport, Pea
body aud Winchester. Vermont-Ben
nington, BrattlebOro, Burlington, Mont
pelier, Rutland, ST. Adams and ST.
Johnsbury."
ASK any man what is the one newspa-
per printed IN New York, and having
circulation in the country at large, which
is the reliance of the people in public
emergency, which does not lose its head
in excitement, nor mIslead by sensation
al reports, printing only that which is
true and public spirited-and he will say
without hesitation, the New York Tri.
bune. 1t is great. candid, high minded
newspaper, worthy of being read in
every household, and is especially at
tentive to the interests of farmers.
Every advance paying subscriber to the
BANNER receives the Weekly Tribune
free. This applies to both new and old
subscribers, who pay one year in adj
vance.
The associations known as the "Sons
of Vermont" have received "a Nebraska
Link" Our readers are aware that these
societies exist in Chicago (which took
the lead), Brooklyn, N. Y, Worcester
and Boston, Mass, ETC., and their annual
banquets are the most enjoyable re-
unions. Nebraska comes now into line
with headquarters at Lincoln, the State
capital. We note the name of Prof Jas.
II. Garfield among the prominent names
and suspect him as the chief promoter.
At home, here, we welcome this the
latest expression of loyalty to the Green
Hills of our State. The newcomer,
however, has made a new departure IN
that midsummer picnic is to be adj
ded to the time-honored banquet, recep-
ti0n and ball of the usual mid-winter
gatherings.
NEXT week the family of d. G.. Burt
will move from Castleton to Bennington
and will live in the dwelling lately occu-
pied by Judge Mason. With their re-
moval from CastletOn the Rutland Herald
loses its correspondent from that place,