Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-10-26

READ Russell & March's new adver.
tisement
BURCH, train dispatcher, has been in
Barre couple Of days this week.
THE condition of Heman S. Armstrong
continues about the same as it has been
for several days.
HUGH HENRY, president of the Sol
diers' Home board of trustees, is at the
Home for few days.
THE National Bank Examiner was here
Wednesday and Thursday, examining
the condition of the National banks.
DEPUTY COLLECTOR WEEKS of st. AL.
bans was here yesterday, on matters con-
nected with internal revenue collections.
MRS. W. E. PUTNAM reached her home
here Tuesday, after spending a very
pleasant month among friends in Lon
don, Hamilton, Putnam and Toronto,
Canada.
DIR. GOoDALL, of this village, has ac-
cepted an invitation from the Medical
Association of Troy and vicinity to read
apaper at one of their meetings early in
the coming winter.
THE fruit crop this year is exception
ally good, and our agriculturists are well
pleased with the yield of all kinds of
crops and the fair price brought. The
corn crop is reported to be above the
average.
SUBSCRIBERS, when they order their
paper changed to another postoffice adj
dress, will please bear in mind the i'm
portance of naming not only the place
removed to but also the place removed
from.
THE anthracite coal agents in New Y ork
have decided to limit the output of coal
during the month of October, to 5000, 900
only IS rer cent. of the production nee
essary during the same month in previ-
GUS years.
"MoNEY oryour life," was asked of Pat
suddenly by highwayman, "Begorra,
the money about me is all spint, these
Cleveland times, and the insurance COM
pany has got me life, so bang away and
good luck to yez!''
IT is stated that 500 veterinary sur
geons have signed paper condemning
the use of tight check reins on horses.
They say it is not only painful to the
horse, but positively injurious. 1t in
jures the eyes, affects the knee action and
superinduces diseases of the throat.
JOHN HEALY, recently substitute let
ter carrier, has been appointed full
tledged carrier by the postoffice depart
ment in place of G. A. Wakefield. Frank
Nolan, who has successfully passed the
civil service examination, has been APP
pointed substitute carrier.
SCIENTISTS agree that cider contains a
large amount of phosphorus. This ac-
counts for the hitherto mysterious fact
that many persons have light heads after
drinking of the subtle beverage.
Press. The Democratic candidates must
ave laid in an extra supply when they
made up their political records.
THE Troy Press of Tuesday had the
following: MANY were the sorrowIng
friends who attested their respect for
Mrs. Francis Tomlinson by their attend
ance at her funeral this morning. The
services were conducted by Rev. A. r.
Olney, after which the remains were
taken to Bennington, for interment"
SOME wise calculator makes out that in
107 years all the coal on this Continent
will have been consumed, at the present
rate. No matter. Long before that
time the tides and winds, and perhaps
the earth's magnetic currents will be
harnessed and set to work to warm us
and cool us, and do all kinds of work
needed.
The Briggsville, Mass, knitting mill
strikers returned to their work this
noon, a settlement having been effected
by the cOmpany's proposition to allow
an increase of nine per cent. in wages,
splitting the difference between their of
fer of s per cent. ana the ten per cent.
demanded by the employees. All have
returned to work and the mill is running
as formerly.
A FARMER, Is years of age, who came
into the village Wednesday, said that
Sunday was the most re markable day in
his experience. 1t was perfect. The sky
was an undotted canopy of blue and the
temperature at medium, which would
suit anybody. Daisies were growing in
the fields and the corn was the finest of
the season. In all his 70 years, the farm
er said, he had not known such day.
ONE of the surprises of the future is
evidently going to be the application of
glass to many new purposes. Large con-
Guctive pipes, tiles, drains, tubs, furni-
ture, chimneys, and even houses have al
ready been successfully made from it,
Compressed air is now used for blowing
glass, and this makes the manufacture of
very large objects of glass possible. The
drain PIPES made of glass are indestruct-
IDLE, and rival in strength even those of
cast iron.
ANOTHER fall meeting will occur at the
HOosick Falls driving park, Saturday af-
teTnOOn. The entries are: Trotting and
running Tace-First special, Nathan Case,
HIlcrest; Elon Percy, Pharos; Harry
Burgess, Frank Burgess; Frank Riley,
Active; DR.. j.. d. McWayne, Stranger;
G. N. Percy, Diamond; Frank Powers,
pacing mare Lucy. Second special, DIR.
L. E. Potter, Molly Stark; Julius A.
Wright, DR.. Hudson; Henry Jacobs,
Boyntonvile, Boyntonville; Hawley
White, Bennington, colt; F. H. Esta-
brook, Doge; Witcap, North Hoosick,
Witcap colt; Joseph Phillips, Nellie;
9. H. Leonard, Bennington. Sableson;
DR.. McWayne, Hyland Mack; William
Cottrell, black mare; William Crawford,
Jennie c.; Nathan Case, brown mare
VIM. A. Cahill, bay mare. Running race,
Fenton James, Nellie; Nick Hathaway,
buster; J. Rudd, brown horse; John
Medill, Gene; Darwin Hurd, Maude;
Henry Jacobs, Pittstown, bay horse;
VIM. II. Reed, White Creek, bay horse;
Salem H. White, brown horse. During
the afternoon William Carroll of Spring
field, Mass, and an unknown will give
sparring exhibition.