Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-10-23

to the rear of his residence on Pleasant
street.
CASHIER GEO. F. GRAVES is erecting a
fine modern barn on his grounds on
Washington street.
MRS. E. w. BRADFORD has gone West
to make a visit of several weeks to
friends in Michigan.
THE Bradford Hook and Ladder Com
pany are arranging for an entertainment
to be given next month.
CONDUCTOR G. A. WICKHAM was on
the sick list the latter part of last week,
but is better and out again.
D. A. THOMPSON and son have bought
a laundry at Saratoga, and will move,
with their families in about two weeks.
Mr.. AND MRS. GEORGE II. BICKFoRD
have returned from their wedding trip
and are now at the home of the brides
parents.
Two four horse loads of young people
attended social dance at Reeds hotel
in White Creek, Friday evening, where
all had good time.
AT a well-advertsed Union prayer
meeting held at Essex Centre last Thurs
day evening, only the pastors of the two
churches in the village were present.
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Miss JENNIE DRYsDALE arrived in New
York Saturday, on her return from a
visit to Scotland. She was met by her
brother Robert and wife, and reached
home last evening.
THE residence of Fred Matteson had a
narrow escape from fire recently, and
but for the timely assistance of neigh
bors the family would have been home
less. Mr.. Matteson lives in the Barker
Vail district.
JUDGE Z. L. SIBLEY and E. W. Brad
ford returned from their hunting trip to
the North woods of Maine, Thursday af-
ternoon. They had fine sport while
away, and brought back with them a
deer that they killed.
FORTY couples attended the dance given
by the F. NJ. T. A. B. Society in their
hall, Friday evening. Goldsmith's Or
chestra furnished the music. These So
Gals will be continued through the win
ter, and are quite popular.
Now that the time is at hand for set
ting up stoves, it will interest house
wives to know that the mica or isinglass,
lights in stove doors, if soiled from smoke,
may be made bright snd equal to new by
cleansing with salt mixed in vinegar.
THE selectmen have closed a contract
with the Vermont Construction Com
pany for a new iron bridge on Mill street,
in place of the wooden one which is be-
You'd repair. 1t will be of the same pat
tern as the other two erected by the com
pany in town.
THE Young Woman's Club have moved
their quarters into the east half of the
building on Main street recently vacated
by the EnsOr cure. The club is prosper
ing finely, now having nearly one hun
bred members. At their last meeting
seven new members were admitted.
ELECTRIC light appliances are falling
in price constantly. Twelve years ago
90 light incandescent dynamo cost as
much as 300 light one costs now; 16-
candle power lamps that then cost S1.25
are now 80 cents, and key sockets which
then cost 81 each, are now selling for 20
cents.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the POStof1ce at Bennington for. the
week ending October 22nd, 1894: Arthur
j. Cole, j. E. LaPointe, Walter A. Pisket,
Michael Powers, Miss Jennie Pierce, 2.
These letters will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office November 9TH, if not de-
livered before. In calling for above,
please say advertised" giving date of
fist,
THE Burlington District Missionary
Convention, in connection with the Meth
odist church, will be held in Rutland
Monday, October Doth. Among the
speakers announced is Rev. Thomas
Rogers formerly of South SALISBURY
whose subject will be: "Best methods
of taking the missionary collection in the
church and in the Sunday school,"
VERMONT will probably repeal her law
passed two years ago, making it a hang.
ing offence, or something less, to catch
a trout less than six inches long. 1t has
been found that many of these finger
liugs which are caught and thrown back
into the water die, and that the law does
harm enough in giving opportunity for
vicious persons to vent their spite against
fisher men to more than match it's good
results.-PlattsEurgh, N. Y, Republi-
can.
While preparing this weeks news
budget we noticed several teams, Charles
Mackenzie heading the procession, as
they passed through the village on the
way to North Hartland, says the Yer
mont Journals Hartland correspondent.
They were loaded with wool which had
been bought by II. j. Miller at twelve
cents per pound for the Ottaquechee
wooden mills. How is this for tariff re-
form? Can there be a lower depth than
thatinto which Clevelandism has plunged
the wool producers?
my sheep, the proudest of the flock,
Their numbers always full.
Now stagger underneath the shock
OfCleVeland and free wool"
THE report of the statistical secretary
at the convention of the Vermont State
Sunday School Association, held last
week, shows that there are 7S4 schools
in the State, attended by $500 officers and
teachers and 55,G14 scholars, making a
total attendance of G3, 0S3, or 1912 per cent.
of the population of the State. The pre-
ceding report showed 721 schools, S,0O7
officers and teachers, 80, 252 scholars, or
q total attendance of 63, 250, or 10 per cent.
of the population. Rutland county has
89, or the greatest number of Sunday
schools, but only 10 per cento of the popu-
lation attends. In Orleans county 25.1
per cent. Of the population attends, in Es-
sex county 1875 per cent.