Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-06-19

L
GEO. B. WELLINGTON and family are
at their summer residence at the Centre.
THE car pilgrim is to be taken off
the corner" this week, for some re-
pairs.
EDWIN A. KING and family of Troy,
N. Y, are at their summer home at the
Centre
SUNDAY the thermometer marked 95'
above, in the shade, in several places in
the village.
AFTER five weeks confinement to
the house d. j. Pratt is able to be out
for short time, but not yet convalesced
so as to walk about.
Mr.. AND Mrs. CHAUNcEY GOULD and
Miss Ella Helling, of this village, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Bah
cock at Hoosick Falls, N. Y.
MRS. E. H. MCINTYRE has returned
home, leaving her daughter, Leila, with
friends in Boston. The young lady will
begin a course of music lessons soon.
MULTIPLY the time of the SUMS rising
by two and you will get the length of the
night. Multiply the time of his setting
by two and you will get the length of the
day.
OUR people are reminded that they
should clean up about their houses. Pig
pens, cowyards, etc., cannot be main
tanned within 100 feet of q dwelling or
water supply. This is a regulation of
the State Board.
IT is S1.25 single trip, $3.50 round trip
via Lebanon Springs railroad, from Ben
nington to Wilmington and to stations on
the narrow guage railroad, instead of
round trips at SIPS, as our types made
US say last week.
WATSON has been making some very
fine views of the children of the Graded
schools, in groups by rooms. He re-
ceived an order for dozen copies of the
DR.. Webb coaching party, of which he
made snap shot as it turned the cor
ner by the Putnam.
OUR correspondents are reminded that
the publication days of the BANNER are
Tuesdays and Fridays, not Wednesdays
and Saturdays. This item refers to a
number of items sent the next day for
publication, and which did not appear
because the paper had been printed and
mailed the previous afternoon.
A LOAN of S6S,00O for the town of
North Adams has been placed by A. G..
Houghton with Boston institution at
81 per cent.-Readsboro Enterprise. If
North Adams can place loans for 81 why
should not our town also? We under
stand that the per cent. rate has been
reduced to Al through an offer made by
the Bennington County Bank people.
THE Georgeville correspondent of the
Stanstead, P. O., Journal, has this item
'Dr.~ VIM. M. Reyes of this place was
married on Wednesday, June 9th, to
Miss Willard of Bolton Centre. The
happy couple have gone on a wedding
tour to Ontario" DIR. Reyes will receive
the congratulations of many Bennington
friends.
THEsubscriptions to the SEMI WEEKLY
BANNER continue to come in at great
rate. Our people appreciate good thing
when they see it, and all the news twice
week, as we give it, is the next thing
to local daily. The BANNER has al
ways had sthe leading list, but it will
more than double our number of pa
irons at this rate. This is hint to adj
vertisers,
THE Fitchburg railroad have started
their Sunday excursions to Saratoga
from points off their line west of North
Adams. On June oath, a special train
leaves North Adams at 7.30, Pownal at
750, North Pownal at 7.57, Hoosick at
500, arriving in Saratoga, via Saratoga
Lake, at 10 o. clock. The round trip rate
is $1.25 from these stations. The re-
turn train leaves at $50 p. m.
THE Boston Journal says that Massa-
chusetts and New Hampshire have set.
tied their ancient boundary line dispute.
the former admitting that the latter was
right, but the jurisdiction being left the
same because of long possession. One
of the commissioners to settle this dis
pute, as well between those states and
Vermont and Massachusetts, is the Hon.
James K. Batchelder. The whole con.
troversy will soon be adjusted.
THE editors of the Berkshire Hills
country, which includes quite a goodly
part of Western Massachusetts, recently
met and organized a press association.
Editor Harding of the Pittsfield Sun,
was not able to be present, but he sent
an enjoyable letter with his blessing -
paragraph of which we copy: "The
year past has been good one for oul
business, indeed l might say exception.
ally good. Locally we have had one OF
two very satisfactory murders, and have
been cheered by few defalcations, and
succession of most delightful burglar.
les that have worked up well. The de.
preston in trade throughout the State
and Nation has happily continued, fur.
nishing us with many columns of news
and opportunity for wise editorial com.
ment A kind providence has sent us
many railroad disasters, with circum.
stances and horrors worthy of the best
reporters, and there has been a perfect
godsend of floods and cyclones. AS fol
the tariff matter, can we ever be toe
thankful that our statesmen did not al
once settle it, and so deprive us of much
good material. We have to be thankful
too, for the Hawaiian incident, Brazilian
war, Gladstones blindness, many nota
BILE deaths, and Coxey's army. Surely
the year has been one of gracious full
ness to us and am confident we car
look forward with hope for a continu
ance of calamities and griefs, depres
sions, accidents, fratricides and fires
The times seem to indicate that strikes
will grow in number and lawlessness
and there is no doubt the fall elections
win be most eloquently vituperative anC
vindictive. Yes, brethren, there is en-
couragemet and brightness before us. L
it were rot so, how lamentable."