The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-01-26

ELLA BINGHAM entertained about
twenty-five of her schoolmates at a birth
day party Wednesday afternoon from
4:30 until o'clock.
LOCAL ice dealers are filing their
houses with clear ice from Benton's
pond Although not so thick as in for.
mer years the quality is good
EDWARD CARROLL. who served dur
ing the Rebellion in Company G., Thir-
teenth regiment, Vermont infantry, is the
last arrival at the Soldiers Home.
A PARTY of men who were at the res.
ervor of the Water Company, Monday,
discovered tracks of an apparently large
bear, which were freshly made.
THE Troy Times and the BANNER is
now dubbed at s.. so, one dollar for the
Times, instead of the former price of
1925. Our readers will please note this
advance.
THERE was a heavy wind and rain
storm Wednesday evening. The weather
changed during the night to a cold wave
and the ground was white with snow next
morning.
SUPERINTENDENT E. ID. BENNETT has
so far recovered from his sickness, as to
be at his office a portion of each day.
He attended church Sunday for the first
time since last September.
AMONG the recent deaths in our ex-
changes, we note, at North Adams, that
of Eliza w. Carpenter, wife of DR.. David
K. Dewey. Mrs. Dewey was the daugh-
ter of the late Andrew Carpenter of
North Hoosick, n. Y.
MILLER the shoe dealer of Benning-
tor, advertlses by postal cards to his
customers. that until February 18th,
fresh goods in ladies' kid and mems calf
and heavy shoes, will be sold at reduced
prices. His quotations will move goods
in this line snre.
THE members of the F. NJ. Tiffany
Hose company No. 2. and the w. II.
Bradford Hook and Ladder company
will open their new rooms in the build
ing now nearly completed with a recep.
ton. They will have the best quarters
in the State.
WE have received an invitation to the
fourth annual gathering of the Vermont
ers of Minnesota, to he held in Minneap-
oils February 18th. These are handsome
ly printed, and the association appears
to be as Furnishing as those of Chicago,
Nebraska, Brooklyn, Worcester, Boston,
and other localities that have become
celebrated.
LAST Sunday evening Gilbert Ransom,
border at Mrs. Norman Greenslet's.
who was suffering with the toothache,
by mistake took dose of laudanum that
would probably have proven fatal had
not proper and immediate means been
taken for his relief. DR.. Putnam was
summOnded at once and succeeded in
overcoming the effects of the poison.
THE Good Templars of South Shafts
bury, Pownal and Williamstown, Mass,
were the guests of Bennington Lodge,
No. 81. ! st Friday evening. The meet
inc was held aud the banquet spread in
Library Hall. There was a farce by
members of the local lodge, music and
other exercises. Good Templarism is
having boom in this county, and it is
said that lodge is soon to be organized
in WoOdfOrd.
DURING the year 1893 there were 81
births in the graded school district, 40
males and Al females. There were 81
deaths. 20 males and % females. The age
of the oldest person who died was 50
years, the youngest l day. Ten died
from consumption, 4 diphtheria, heart
disease, grip and lung troubles, chol-
era infantum. Fifteen of the deceased
were over 10 years of age, l6 between 80
and 10 and 4 were under year.
SECRETARY-oF-ST BROwNELL is
sending out blanks to the road commits
sioners in the State for their annual re-
port. The law requires that road and
street commissioners shall make report
of the expenditure of the amount re-
ceived from said State tax. The report
shall be sworn to and forwarded to the
Secretary of State, on or before the first
day of February, annually, and copy
thereof left with the Town Treasurer.
The Bennington and Rutland engine,
Hiland Hall. has just come out of the
shop after a thorough oyerhauIing. max
ing it as good as new. The last of the
wreck at South SALISBURY, was re-
moved Monday and taken to the repair
shops at Rutland. James Mangan, q
engineer to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Engineer Smith. Dyer
Marsh has been appointed brakeman in
place of Matteson, deceased.
The Troy Times SAYS: REV. George
L. Richardson, formerly of Troy, and a
graduate of the Troy High school and
Williams college, has been called to the
rectorate of st. Peters church, Benning-
ton. which was made vacant by the resig-
nation of Rev. w. B. Walker Mr.. Rich
ardson is now assistant and rector of st.
Paul's church, Albany, and is a young
preacher of eloquence and of high schol-
arshlp." 1t is understood that the new
rector will begin his labors at or near
Easter.
The Opera House block clothing store
is up to the times in enterprise, as our
readers know who have followed its adj
vertisement on our first page from week
to week. Mr.. Cole says: 1.-THE minds of
merchants, manufactures, and in fact all
classes are much puzzled regard to
Congressional legislation on the tariff,
but the question of whore to find the
best and cheapest line of clothing and
furnishings in the State, has been def
nelly settled by all who have visited the
spot cash store of Cole, the clothier and
furnisher."
JANUARY II, 1777, convention at
Westminster declared Vermont to be an
independent state, and in July of the
same year constitution was adopted at
Windsor Just 116 years afterward the
present government of the Hawaiian
islands was adopted. Among those who
labored for the civilization of the Sand
witch Islands, and formulated their Ian
guage, none were active, or did more