The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-04-20


| again for few days.
MELVIN WADswoRTH has been visit
ing in this village, this week.
MRS. M. N. CLAPP, and son Marshie,
were in town over Sunday, returning to
New York Tuesday.
TEE latest fad, in stationery, looks
very bilious. It's mustard color, a lit
tie on the jaundice tone.
GEN. JOHN G. MCCULLOUGH has been
spending the week at his summer resi-
dence at North Bennington.
SILAs P. Moon and wife have returned
from North Adams, Mass, and is occu-
plying the homestead in this village.
THE National Union of Textile Work
ers gave dance at Apollo Hail. last Fri
day evening. The hah was crowded.
GEO. SMITH, son of Mrs. Geo. A. Smith,
is taking vacation at home, on account
of ill health. He is employed in Troy.
WE notice that the Cooper mills have
resumed operations, thus giving en-
ployment, even if it is at reduced time,
to large number of our people.
TEE Rev. Alexander Macgeorge has
organized company of cadets composed
of boys, belonging to his church and is
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instructing them in military drill.
Work on the extension of the water
works to Bennington Centre, was begun
Tuesday. The. company hope to have
the work completed in about two
months.
THE right kind of boy is wanted at
this office to learn the printers trade.
He must possess a fair education, have
correct habits, and to such good OPP
portunity is offered.
WILLIAMsTowN, Mass, is severely af-
flicted with diphtheria, several deaths
having occurred within the past few
days and there is talk of closing the
schools, including the College.
CHAs. II. PoTTER's business grows so
fast that he is utilizing the whole lot,
building on back of his store, on Main
street, opposite Library Hall. His ''lay
out'' of furniture and house-furnishings
is fine.
JAMES HABBERLEY attended the Bill
lings- Bucklin wedding at Little Falls,
N. T., Wednesday. Mr.. Billings for
merly sang in the Philharmonic quar-
tette, of Cohoes, but now resides in Mo-
hawk, N. Y.
THE Rev. Chas. E. Provost of Brandon,
was in town this week. His many
friends are glad to greet him, as well his
former parishioners as others. We note
that his Church in Brandon has Just
cleared up handsome sum of money,
the result of fair. $50
LAST weeks paper was one of curious
condolences. 1t was dated Friday, pub
lished the 18th of the month, and was
No. IS, of the volume. Thirteen is con-
sidered an unlucky number, and that
day of the week also, but we proved to
our own satisfaction at least that the
old superstition is not sound.
THE election of officers of Canton Ben
nington, No 4, P. M, 1. o. o. F., Tues
day evening, resulted as follows: John
E. Walsh, captain; Fred l.. Houghton,
lieutenant; L, L. Tiffany, ensign; Fl. G.
Lindlof, accountant; H., M. johnson,
clerk. The Canton, also, voted for Line
officers at the same time.
THE work of putting the Postoffice
side walk down to grade has been in
progress this week. The old walk will
be utilized in front of Messrs. Norton's
and Kimbalps residences on Union
street, while the ''corner" will be laid in
North River bluestones This will make
a great improvement in the localities
mentioned.
SINCE the resumption of bu1iness in
the different mills there is much better
feeling prevailing among the business
men of the village, who already notice
decided increase in their sales. There,
also, is much activity in the building
line and about dozen houses are al
ready in course of erection, and nearly as
many more are having additions made to
them, or being repaired. The services
of the skillful house painter are also in
great demand, many buildings being re-
painted. Altogether the prospects for a
busy season, locally, are bright, if not as
good as they were last season.
THE 9th Corps Post are having series
of "reminiscences at their regular meet
ings Saturday evenings. Last Saturday
being the anniversary of the assassina-
ton of Abraham Lincoln, the evening
was mostly given up to "reminiscences of
that event. Past Commander N. M.
Puffer gave an interesting and graphic
account of the shooting in Ford's thea
tire, of which he was an eye witness.
Past Department, Commander A. B.
Valentine told how the news was re-
ceived by the army at the front. Com
rade Albert Downs told of the occupa-
ton of Fredericksburg after the battle
of the Wilderness, and Comrade Edward
Kelly of when Lee surrendered. The
INDUCING in these "reminiscences brings
out good attendance at the Post meet
ings.
INVITATIONS are out to a grand camp
fire to be given by Roberts Post of Rut-
land, in their new g. A. r. Hall, Friday
evening, June LIST, 1894, at o'clock, the
occasion being the presentation of
Grand Army Memorial Record to the
Post by Hon. J. w. Cramton. Refresh
ments will be served and good time is
assured. Each member of the, Post is
entitled to full page in the record,
which is to remain the property of the
Post until the closing up of its affairs.
when it will be deposited in Memorial
Hail for preservation throughout all time.
Accompanying each invitation is blank
form, on which each comrade is asked to
complete his army record, and, also, give
such, personal incidents of his service as
will make it complete record of every
soldier belonging to the Post d. G.
Burt of this village was a charter men,
Der of the Post and yet maintains his
membership. Why do not some of our
generous citizens get up like record for
our local Posts?
A. B. VALENTINE has received letter
of recent date from former territorial
Governor of Montana, now bank presi-
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