The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-04-13

fortune to lnJure one OF her eyes, Mon
day, with hot curling iron.
THE condition of Mrs. Geo. r. Mat
thews does not improve as was hoped a
few weeks ago by her friends.
MOSES WILSON has commenced sup
plying milk to customers in this village
He begins with ten per cenS. Teduc-
ton in price, and gives rich milk.
CHAs. F. WAITE, who has been spend
ing the winter with his daughter, here,
returned to his home in South Bellerica,
Mass, recently.
THE "opening days" of our milliners
were we'll attended by the ladies of the
village and some from out of town.. A
grand display was made by them all.
MISS MABEL ToRREY of Dorset is the
new teacher in the Graded school. The
department that she has charge of meets
in the upper part of the old armory
building.
Miss TORY has class of thirty child
rem in the armory. This condition will
not continue. After the promotions are
MADE in June, the school building will
accommodate all.
On Wednesday, last, John A. Connel-
ley, for the past year employed in the
Town Clerks Office, was united in mar
riage to Miss Annie Kearse, now of this
village, but formerly of Arlington. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev. A.
J. Barron at the parochial residence.
A NUMBER Of our people were pleased
to greet the Ri Rev. j. s. Michaud, D. D.,
on the occasion OF his visit to Benning.
ton, Tuesday evening. He came down
from Burlington, expressly to attend the
temperance rally, and returned on the
early train yesterday morning.
THE selectmen have divided the pub.
lie school money, which amounted to 81,
270, as follows: Bennington Graded
school district, S771.33; North Benning-
ton graded school district, $2l7.72; town
districts, $2Sl17. The total attendance
in all the schools was 141, 979 days.
THE selectmen will, in few days,
open the new street which extends from
South street, through lands of Mrs. Man
ser, A. p. Childs and III. S. Bingham to
Silver street. The selectmen will, also,
probably borrow $751; 900 to meet current
expenses until the new tax budget be
made up.
THERE'S great splurge made over
the starting up of mills all over our coun-
try, but the fact that reduced wages all
along the line, and reduced force is like
wise apparent, is studiously avoided OF
mention by our Democratic exchanges.
The possibility that the Wilson bill may
be defeated is the cause of this activity.
MEssRs. HOLDEN, LEONARD AND Com
PANY met the members of the local as
sembly of N. U. T. W., Saturday even
ing, at the request of the latter. Vari:
Gus matters pertaining to the interest OF
both parties were discussed in friendly
manner, and questions, which it had
been rumored would cause a difficulty
between employers and employees, were
amicably settled.
THOSE Vermont veterans, who are
drawing pensions, will be interes ed to
learn that Col. Thomas Cogswell of Gil
manton, N. H., has been appointed
United States Pension Agent for the dis
trict of Vermont and New Hampshire.
He succeeds Col. Thomas P. Cheney.
Col. Cogswell entered the Union army
when in Dartmouth College and has an
honorable war record.
The Spring term of the common
schools began Monday with the follow
ing teachers: School l, Hattie Wilcox; 2,
Harriet Durham; 3, Emma Goodrich; 4,
Verna Plumb; 6, NJ ude Wheeler; 7,
Hattie Kelley; s, Minnie MARITIME, Katie
Griffin; II, Jessie Smith; ~, Agnes
Rudd; IA, Ethel Bratton; 16, Maggie
Silk; 10. Ella Daley.
WE would ask the people who don't
believe in advertising why it is that sue
cessful business men are always adver-
tisers. Advertising pays them of course.
If you don't believe in advertising put an
article in the paper saying certain man
is liar or thief and sign your name to it
and if you don't get plenty of replies we
will charge you nothing for space.
TIE Forest and Stream Club of Will
mington. in which several Bennington
people are interested, is just issuing an
especially notable year book, and the en-
cravings of scenery in the vicinity Of
Wilmington are said to be superb. The
Club has its opening June 30th, and the
event will be notable one. Mayor Bar
ker of Providence, r. l., is the president
of the Club this year.
THE Kings Daughters have had many
calls for clothing the past winter and the
supply, so generously furnished by the
good people of Bennington, is nearly
gone. As the time for house cleaning is
at hand. it is thought another liberal
supply may be readily found. Articles
will be thankfully received, Fridays,
from 2 to 5 p. M, at the Emergency
rooms, residence of ]. II. Loring, corner
of West Main and Depot streets.
EASTER Monday Miss Rose Roche,
youngest daughter of William Roche of
this village, entered st. Mary's convent
in Burlington, to become a Sister of
Mercy. She is the third daughter in the
family to enter convent. She was the
favorite one. and has left place in her
home which never can be filled. She
is greatly missed by her parents and
brothers, and especially by her only sis
ter. Miss Roche is we'll known in Troy.
If there were any evidence, says a
Democratic exchange, that the people of
the country wanted or would even en-
dure, Democratic tariff reform-indeed,
if there were not overwhelming testi-
mony that they are bitterly opposed to
it, we should say that the Republicans
should let the Tariff bill takes its course,
after sufficient debate. But the imam
date of the people, unquestionably is
kill the Wilson Bill"
TIE North Bennington Driving Club
will have their field day this year on
June 9th and It'll, when an exhibition of
road and race horses will be given Trot-