The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-03-03

W. NJ. Hastings, clerk for Col. E. D.
Bennett, has been i'll for two weeks with
la Grippe. He is better and will soon be
out again.
The Bennington and Rutland railway
had a sudden increase of freight traffic
in January and February. During the
former month the road handled a coal
traffic of 10000 tons, in addition to the
regular carriage.
We note that Gen. ]. G. Mccullough has
been appointed one of the ten commits
sioners for Vermont of the Worlds Fair.
The commission serves without compen-
sation, and is to report such things as
may be of interest to the state.
All books belonging to Free Library
must be returned to the Library, says
the Librarian, on or before Monday
March 18th. One dollar fine for books
not returned on time.
The Ensor Institute promises to be-
come one of the settled institutions of the
town. The Jennings residence on Main
street, with the spacious grounds, has
been secured and possession will be
given April LIST. Mr.. W. j. Thompson If
Wyoming, who recently purchased of
the Ensor Remedy Company of South
Omaha, Neb., the exclusive right to adj
minister and sell the specific medicines
of the corporation in Vermont for the
cure of the liquor, morphine and tobacco
habit, is meeting success in the manage
ment of the institute which he has open
ed in Bennington. Numerous applica-
tions have been made for trea ment, but
the Office accommodations are so limited
that the number of patients at present
is limited. The principal ones are four
chronic cases-three of alcoholism and
one of confirmed opium habit. DR.. Day
of the Troy Times, who has seen the adj
ministration of the treatment, says: SIT
consists in administering at given hour
four times day by hypodermic injec-
ton into the right arm ten drops of
pale rose-colored liquid, followed by
dose of -colored, bitterish medi-
cine that is called tonic. An the pa
tients have now gone several days with
out their accustomed stimulant. The
nervous agitation and the craving for
liquor are feebly developed; in fact, the
subjects declare that they have no de-
sire for stimulants. The treatment ex-
tends over period of three weeks for
the liquor habit and four weeks for the
opium habit" Mr.. Thompson intends
to form stock company and establish
a number of Institutes in the State the
principal Office to be in Bennington.
Mrs. Sarah Rock has been seriously i'll
for week, under the doctors care.
If this an old-fashioned winter what
nuisance our forefathers had to encOun-
ter.
The Second degree will be conferred
at their regular meeting next Wednes-
day evening.
Goodbye to the hideOus comic valen-
tine and welcome the nice Easter cards.
The festivals date is April End.
The Eastern Star Chapter are contem-
plating for their annual entertainment
musicale and Easter ball in Masonic hall.
The state board of health has APP
pointed JudRo Darling lIOolblI OffiOOs .fnr
the town of Bennington, toact with the
local boards in the villages of Bennington
and North Bennington.
Walter Collins and wife begin house
keeping this week in the second tene-
ment of the double house, corner Pleas
ant and School streets. Robert Drysdale
occupies the other part
1t is estimated that enough extra mois-
ture is wasted on the oblong Columbian
postage stamp every day to float a ship
taken of profanity.
The number of cutters that have been
overturned on level ground in our streets
since last week Wednesday snow storm,
ha re been considerable in number. 1t
has been so long since we had deep SHOWS
that people have forgotten how to turn
about therein.
The First Baptist choir. a double
quartette ander the leadership of Prof.
II. w. Downs, have provided very fine
selection of music for Easter. and held
their first rehearsal in the church last
Sunday afternoon.
The Ensor cure seems to attract so
many patients that Mr.. Thompson is
Thompson is looking for larger quarters.
The Office of the Doctors Potter is the
largest physicians Office in town, but is
already inadequate for this business.
Miss Lizzie Robinson, daughter of ex-
Sheriff Robinson, was greatly surprised
last week Tuesday evening when above
thirty of her school mates and friends
came in upon her. The evening passed
pleasantly and the party was sue
cess.
THE condition of Mrs. II. Z. Curtis
(Clara Purdy), of Rutland, who was in
jured in the railroad accident has not i'm
proved much, but on the contrary has
lost some in strength. She can move
her arms but otherwise is still almost
completely paraiyzed.
A pleasant social event last Friday
evening was the reception and banquet
given by William Campbell, knit-gOods
manufacturer, to his employees on the
completion of the large extension to the
main mill. A large company sat down
to an excellent spread. Hudson fur
nished the cake and ice-cream. Dancing
was one of the features, the music being
furnished by Goldsmith's orchestra.