The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-09

THE Sunday school of the Second Con-
gregatlonal church, will have choral
service Easter, entitled: easter Light"
MAJ. r. J. CoFFEY attended the an
nual meeting OF the State Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, at
Bristol, yesterday.
CHAs. F. WAIT saw a butterfly on
Hathaways hill, March 9th. This is an
unusual incident in our climate. Mr..
Wait IS father of Mrs. Jas. Martin of
East Main street.
MRS. MARY MERRILL, librarian of
Free Library, requests us to give notice
that all books must be returned to the
library by Monnay next to avoid the
annual fine for disobedience to the by
laws of 81.
Col. E. D. BENNETT, wife and daugh-
ter Bessie, started Tuesday, for their
proposed southern trip, to Louisiana
and Texas. They will remain several
weeks, or until Col Benefits health be-
comes firmer.
CHAs. MCDoNoUGH starts the bicycle
season this week. He again has the
Victor which is always known as the
''best in the world" and many Others to
suit all tastes and conditions of the
pocket-book.
THE village caucus is to be held this
evening in the rooms in Park Block.
The Seventh Ward held its caucus Tues
day evening and nominated Fremont
Gregg for trustee. Last evening, in
Ward One, John S. Holden was nominal
ed for reelection, and in Ward Six,
John T. Shurtleff was placed in nomlna-
ton for trustee. The other wards hold
their caucuses tonight and tomorrow
evening, the Fifth being Saturday and the
others this evening.
IT is left to a Santa Ana (Cal. woman
TO create name for common article
among the worKingmen, that if her name
were known, would make her a National
reputation before the close of the next
campaign. This is what the Orange
County Herald says of her: "a married
lady of Santa Ana, was heard to re-
mark the other day, that she must go
home and sew on Democratic badge
for her husband. On inquiry as to what
the badge was, she replied, "a patch on
the seat of his trousers, made necessary
by his sitting around looking for work
Democratic badges of that kind are be-
coming very fashionable throughout the
country, and are largely worn by work.
ingmen who wore Democratic roosters
in their hats during the last campaign"
THE Democratic New York Times of
Wednesday, says: 1.-THE latest returns
from the election in Troy, though i'm
perfect, indicate the election of Malloy,
Murphy's candidate for mayor, by plu-
rality of some ISL. There is not much
room for doubt that this is fraudulent.
The normal Democratic majority in Troy
is not easily calculated. Last year.
Murphy turned in one of 5,S49 for the
State ticket; the previous year he al
lowed Mr.. Cleveland to have one of
2,507. Whelan, representing the revolt
against Murphy in his own party and in
dorsed by the Republicans, may be re-
garded as sure of majority in fair
election with an honest count. But the
Murphy machine would not have re-
sisted watching by violence and murder
if it had intended a fair election and an
honest count. Every legal method to
expose and correct fraud should be en-
| ployed."
THIS is the way the Roman Catholic
church, in the Province of Quebec, pro-
vides for the farmers interest, by orders
from the Archbishop: Certain amongst
the clergy are christened agricultural
missionaries, whose duties amongst
other things will be to visit each parish
in the province, and there are $50 of
them, twice year. to advise especially
with each parish priest concerning the
best methods to be pursued in popular
izing and improving the farming inter
ests. Public meetings will be held in
every parish, at which important ques-
tions relating to farming will be dis
cussed. Each parish priest is instructed
to search out from amongst all his par
ishioners, the farmers son who shows
the greatest aptitude for receiving in
structions, with the view of his being
sent to an agricultural school that he
may obtain scientific knowledge of the
calling to which he is called. This is to
be done with the xpectation-with the
acted provision-that he shall return to
his native parish when his education is
| finished, so that all the farmers may
profit by his knowledge. To aid in the
furtherance of the object of this pastoral
letter, ole contribution shall be annu-
ally taken up in every church in the
province"
SAMUEL B. HAWKS returned home
from an extended southern trip on Tues
| day. The water works and electric
| light plant at Monroe, La, in which he
is interested with his father, Mr.. VIM.
E. Hawks, are in a flourishing condition
and the people are evidently well
pleased with the service furnished them.
| The Monroe Daily News of the end, ult.,
SAYS: "Mr. S. B. Hawks, secretary of the
Monroe Waterworks and Light Com
pany, leaves for New York to-day for
the purpose of closing the contracts for
The purchase of additional apparatus for
the company's plant in this city. A new
engine will be needed to furnish power
for the new incandescent and arc cir
cults which are to be put in as soon as
possible. The demand for light and
water is rapidly increasing. The new
reservoir is about completed and as soon
as the river connection is made, the
plant will consist of two complete sys-
TENS and can furnish almost unlimited
pressure in case of fire. We are pleased
to note that the disposition of the COM
| pany is to provide the best service pos
| sible in every respect and their efforts
are duly appreciated by their liberal
patronage. Mr.. Hawks will be absent
about three weeks"
THE Troy Press has this item: "The
new church that is to be built by ST.
| Chrysostom's congregation in Chicago,
whose rector is the Rev. T. A. Snively,
formerly of Troy, will be located on a
lot on Dearborn avenue, between Schil
Ter street and Burton place. The ground
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