The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-02-09

J. ELMER AYREs has been ''laid Off
for week with sprained ankle.
THERE are now no cases of contag-
ious-disease in our village or town.
THERE will be some extra fine music
in st. Francis de Sales church next Sun
day.
The elegant 9th Corps post rooms, in
the Opera House block, are nearly ready
to occupy.
The fine sleighing Wednesday, was
improved to tine utmost. Yesterday it
had nearly disappeared.
MISS NELLIE PENDERGAsT, has been
quite i'll for time, and yesterday was
taken away for treatment.
f L. BOWEN has secured position l.
Brooklyn, N. Y, with large clothing
! house, and will go to that city to reside.
ATTENTION is called to the compari-
sons between the New York Life Insur-
ance Company and the Northwestern
Life Insurance Company, in another
column.
Miss HATTIE GLOVER of Sandy Hook,
Conn, who has been visiting her school
friend, Mrs S. Huling Blackmer, for the
past two weeks, returned to Connecticut
this week.
THE Bennington Postoffice was among
the first to receive the new form of postal
notes. With the present system money
can be sent with perfect safety, and the
rates are low.
AMONG the bidders for the new issue
of bonds, with the amount bid for and
allotments, are the following from North
Bennington: H. c. White, So, 900; 81, $50;
Hawley l. White, $4,000; S4,75O.
S. H. LOCKWOOD, who has been i'll for
more than a month with rheumatism,
and who had partially recovered, is
worse again, and it will be some days be-
fore he can hope to attend to business.
THE Board of Civil Authority have
been in session this week, to abate taxes,
etc., preparatory to the annual work of
the town auditors. Why is it not well
to announce the meetings in the village
papers9
COMMENCING next Sunday evening,
the Rev. Mr.. Seymour of the Second
Congregational church, will deliver a
series of addresses on the Life of Jesus.
This series will extend to Easter, the
subject of the first address being "rhe
Baptism"
The New York Life Insurance Com
pany have paid this week, through the
agency of Childs & Powers, one thou
sand dollars, the amount of the policy
held by the late engineer, VIM. Smith,
who was killed in the recent railroad ac
cident at South SALISBURY.
The Bennington and Rutland railway
has received two new and powerful en-
gines, somewhat similar to and nearly as
powerful as the Central Hudson roads
engine 1909" The machines were made
at the Schenectady locomotive works and
are named j. G. Mccullough and F. B.
jennings. The engines will draw the
Montreal sleeper and Green Mountain
flyer, and will run into Troy.
AN interesting and we'll attended
Farmers Institution was held Tuesday
in the old academy at Bennington Cen
tire. The following subjects, by the
culture, were discussed: 1.-THE Outlook
For Farming in Vermont" Victor |.
Spear of Braintree," Building Up
Dairy Herd" H. W. Vail of Pomfret,
and Increasing the Fertility of the
Farm" j. o. Sanford of Stamford.
The Blackinton correspondent of the
Evening Il erald has these items: James
Thomas of Bennington has returned
home for few days.-Harry Phillips
of North Bennington is visiting his
brother, L. p. Phillips. Eliza
II owells, who recently spent few days
in town, left Wednesday for her home in
ennington.-Miss Anna Williams has
accepted a situation in Bennington. She
leaves town on Saturday, February Sd.
WEDNESDAY, the "Query evening" at
the Young Women's club, was given to
consideration of politics. j. S. Holden
had charge of the evenings discussion.
He explained the real meaning of politi-
cal control very clearly and fairly, thus
making the questions of the day, more
significant aud more readily understood.
The members showed an intelligent in
terest in politics by asking many practi-
Cal questions, which Mr.. Holden an
swered most satisfactorily.
THE election of Chas. Barnes as
Second Assistant Engineer, necesstated
an election in Stark Hose Company to
fill the vacancy caused by Foreman
Barnes's promotion, and it occurred last
Tuesday evening. H. B. Hutchins was
elected Foreman. formerly first assist
ant; j. Elmer Ayres was promoted from
second to first assistant; and o. W. Har-
wood was elected second assistant fore
man. The other officers remain as be-
fore.
The hearts of many friends have gone
out to Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. NJ. Wood, in
their recent loss of two children, boy
and girl, by diphtheria. The eldest,
Mabel, apparently has escaped the con-
tagion, for which the family and friends
are thankful. The little girl, who died
last Friday, was a bright child and one
who will be sadly missed by her mates
in school, in the Sunday school, as well
as in the darkened home CIRCLE "of
such are the Kingdom of Heaven" e..
THE Troy Press says: Jacob Ammen,
Brigadier General, U. S. A, retired, died
at his home, near Washington, Tuesday.
Had he lived one day more he would
have been 81 years old. He was brother
of Rear Admiral Daniel Am men, U. S.
navy, retired. His daughter married
Charles f. Sears of Bennington Centre.
He used to visit Vermont and is remem-
bered by some of the older residents.
He was native of Virginia. but re-
manned in the service at the breaking out
of the rebellion. and did honorable and
meritorious service in the Union army"
A MEETING of the knitted goods man
ufacturers of Amsterdam, N. Y, was
held day or two ago to consider gen.
eral reduction of wages. What was the
reduction decided upon is not yet an
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