The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-30
THE BENNINGTON BANNER, FRIDAY, MARCH 80, 1894


the public to her opening of fashionable
millinery, on Saturday, April 18th. Mile
Arntzen, with Miss Morgan for the sea
son, is one OF the best trimmers in the
Metropolis.
HART inaugurates a 'flour sale'' at
1884 and "a, "a per barrel. Our readers
should procure the summers supply as
it is sure to go up, or farmers will need
to stop raisifg wheat. In either case a
return to high prices is sure to come.
THOSE of our citizens who have wit
messed 1.-THE Hustler" billed for the
Opera House, tomorrow evening, say
that it is fine play and no one will
make a mistake in attending it. The
company have nice list of press no
tees.
THE death of the estimable wife of
Prof. E. w. Howe, at Brookfield, Mass.
at 7.15 Wednesday evening, is sad blow
to her husband, and quite a sudden
shock to this community, where she was
so long known. We are not in posses
sion of particulars.
In getting auction bills, farmers
should remember that notice in the
BANNER will be read by more people
than will the bills themselves, and when
the bills are printed at this Office, no
tlce in the paper is given without extra
charge.
The Young Women's Club were fortu-
nate in having Prof. Bradford kindly
consent to read before the organization,
Wednesday evening. His selection was
excellently chosen, it being the trial
scene from the Merchant of Venice
His Interpretation was very fine and de-
lighted his listeners.
HAVE you your inventory ready to fill
out April End? If not, procure one at
once of the town clerk and have it all
ready for the listers when they call. In
this way you save the town many dollars
and reduce your own tax little. If all
would do this, the listers bills would
be much smaller for the town to pay.
THE Minnesota courts have decided
that the law compelling oleomargarine to
be colored pink is unconstitutional, on
the ground that the product is not dele
FERROUS to public health. This will not
suit the farming community, whO, we
think, should have protection from the
competition of bogus BUTTER" whether
it is ''deleterious to public health" or
not.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the postoffice at Bennington, for the
week ending March oath: Leslie A.
Bennett, Daniel Der, James Calford,
Isai Filagville, Geo. Il. Sharpe, Miss
Bertha Minott. Mrs. Ada Northouse.
These letters will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office, April 7th, 1894, if not de-
livered before. In calling please say
advertised" giving date of list.
THE Brattleboro Reformer of last Sat-
urday, has this item: There was an
anti Childs movement in the postoffice
about as destructive as that of four years
ago to local Republicanism, and smaller
than that in the local Democracy this
spring. Postmaster Childs accidentally
left his puppy there that night, aud
when the force came around in the morn
ing there were signs of scenes as exciting
as in either of the caucusses. A nice
stiff hat of Clerk Leach's was resolved
to very nearly its original atoms, and the
travelling bags of Maj. Childs and his
brother, A. p, who were to start for
Wilmington that day, were in very SINH
lar shape. And so on. Fred told them
all to go down street and resupply at his
expense"
WE are pleased to acknowledge the re-
ciept of a nicely printed and illustrated
monograph, from Henry D. Hall, Esq,
of North Bennington, it being copy of
his address, 1.-THE Battle of Benning-
ton" read before the Berkshire county
Historical and Scientific Society at Pitts
field. He takes issue with an article of
S. d. LOcke's In the National Magazine
OF American History, of last April. The
author, as our readers know, is son of
ex-Gov. Hall, VeTmont's historian, and,
as he had access to his fathers collection
of evidence, 1T is safe to say his position
cannot be safely assailed. The opposite
line of argument is antagonistic to al
most everything printed since August
10Th, III, and iconoclastic enough to
blot out Oliver Cromwell's greatest
Mr.. Locke's effort is 100
years too late.
AT the opening, recently, of the new
building in New York City of tho Rail-
road Mems Association, Gen. J. G. Nc
Cullough was one of the leading speak
ers. Associated with him were Chaun-
cey Depew and II. S. Haines, president |
of the American Railway Association.
Cornelius Vanderbilt presided and made |
the Introductory and dedicatory speech, |
Gen. Nc CullOugh, who was |
followed by Mr.. Haines and Doctor De- |
pew. Tho anniversary number of The |
New York Railroad Men, monthly pub
LEGATION, contains the speeches and pOr-
traits of the speakers. 1t seems that |
this association of railroad men, on the
lines of the Y. NJ. c. A., began in 1857, |
and up to 1877 the meetings were held in
a room in the depot in New York City.
They now meet in an elegant building,
and we note that in his address, Gen.
Nc CullOugh is fully in sympathy with
the grand movement He Gid not for
get to give Vermont credit for its work
along these lines.
THROUGH the efforts of Chief Bugler
Chas. Mac Donough of this village. as
sisted by several officers interested in
this line, the trumpeteTs of the First
Regiment V. N. G., have been receiving
the attention of Quartermaster-G General
Tilmoi e, and as soon as practical each
will receive two new trumpets
Of U. S. A. regulation. These trumpets
ire of heavy brass, with two nickel
plated mouth-pieces, the larger of which
IS attached to the instrument by nickel
plated chain. The cords and tassels are
he infantry color-whiCe The key of
The trumpet is &C.," and tuning slide in
The tubing will lower it to ST" An
'F'' crook also accompanies each instru-
nent. The outfit is made by j. w. Pep
,er of Philadelphia, by government con-
ract, and it is understood that some of