Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-07-20

Ethan Allen Fire Company OF that city.
THE BANNER Bindery will do all it ad
vertises to perform in another column.
Mr.. Bell, as a workman, is not excelled
in this country.
THos. S. HoYT of the Northern News
Company, and wife, are here for a week
visiting Mrs. Hoyt's parents, DIR. and
Mrs. S. B. Pike.
THE Republican caucus is to meet to-
morrow evening at 7.30 o'clock. The
matter of delegates to the county con-
vention is important and will call out a
full house.
THE BANNER, yesterday, acknowl-
edges calls from Messrs. Cruikshank of
the Salem, n. Y, Axiom; Porter of the
Greenwich Peoples Journal; Fox of the
Troy Press and Gates of the Free Press.
THE Christian Endeavor Society of the
Baptist church will hold a sociable on
the parsonage lawn, Tuesday evening,
July twenty-fourth. Ice cream and
cake will be served.
The BANNER representative, yester-
day, viewed the procession from the
pleasant grounds of the Messrs. Dewey,
West Main street, seated in a chair made
by the late Trenor w. Parks grand
| father.
The field day in Webster's grove,
Hoosck Falls, N. Y, Wednesday, Au-
gust 1st is advertised in another column
| DR.. F. r. Hudson is the manager, which
| is an assurance of the fulfillment of all
that is advertised.
EDWARD c. AND CHAs. II. BENNETT
are to sing in the Old First church at
the Centre, Sunday morning. The for
mer will sing a solo entitled "Where is
Heaven" and the latter one entitled
Nazareth"
Miss POWELL of st. Peters rectory, was
treated TO genuine surprise, Wednes-
day afternoon, when, unannounced, her
sister and husband of Boston, Chas. N.
Woods and wife, walked in upon her.
They are visiting Rector Richardson and
family for short time.
THE little perennial white lie, that the
oder or taste of sweet pea blossoms will
kill every fly in room has started on its
rounds again. 1t appears from actual
experiment that nothing will kill them.
Or if one dies by natural or other causes
two will come to the funeral.
SHERIFF WILSON arrived here Thurs
day with Elmer Glow, who he took into
custody, Immediately after his discharge
for the New York State penetentiary al
Albany. Glow objected to being brought
back to this State but was finally salts.
fed that the easiest way for him was
the best, so he concluded to withdraw
his objections.
RINGING Bros whose Worlds great
est shows will exhibit here, Tues
day Aug. 7th, are noted the world over
for their strictly honorable business
methods, and the fact that no gambling
of any kind is ever allowed during the
visit of their exhibition. AS result 6
visit of Ringing Brothers circus is al
ways guarantee of order and absolute
respect for the law.
Doc days begun July I'd, and end Au
gust 18th. So called because Sirius, the
dog starr rises and sets with the sur
during that period. Sirius got his name
on account of being the brightest star il
the constellation of the Great dog, anC
the ancients, observing that the hotties
part of the year was when this star KEEP
pace with the sun, thought the stal
caused the heat.
BENNINGTON has a 'rest cure" fol
"that tired feeling" Patients just lear
up against the street corner and tall
about the tariff and the strike. All tina
is required at initiation, is pledge tnat
they will so far as in them lies abstain
from all manual labor, in harvest field
street or garden, and never taste of intox
icating beverages, unless somebody elst
pays.
AT the recent session of the Catholic
Total Abstinence association of the Al
bany diocese, held this week, consider
able time was passed in hearing the re
ports of the standing committees aD
pointed at the morning session. Severa
amendments were made to the Gonstitu
ton and bylaws, but none of impor
lance. Resolutions were adopted asking
the authorities for more strict enforce
ment of the liquor laws. The resolution
also protested against the practice o
certain physicians in prescribing alec
holic stimulants in cases of sickness
Among the officers for the year ensu
ing is Robert j. Guiltinan of this villag
who was elected second vice president
: THE Chicago Tribune of last Tuesda
has report of the explosion of tn
caison, which killed and injured fou
soldiers and others, and we notice tina
r the residence of E. G. Huling, 1898 Boul
evard, was damaged to to the extent o
} $1,000. 1t says: piece of stone step
7 weighing fully ten pounds, was broker
off, blown through the front window
, and whizzing by two fancy lamps
crashed into the wall of rear room.
, Being in the immediate vicinity of til
greatest damage done, it is fortunat
/ none of Mr.. Huling's people were sci
iously hurt. Mr.. E. B. Huling's grand
mother, Mrs. Griggs, aged about so, wa
! cut slightly about the head, but not bad
ly injured.
? THE man who has no use for bank
} has turned up again. This time it is
farmer of Three Rivers, Canada, who al
, ways carried his money about with him
! and who lost pocket book containin
, about $500 in bank bills while ploughin
one day, during the spring of 1893. o
! missing it he made up his mind that h
: had ploughed the pocket book under, an
hunted the field over very carefully, re
ploughing it after the crop was gathered
!, all in vain, but one day last week h
Z ploughed up his treasure again. 1t wa
in such a damaged condition, however
: that the bills could hardly be distir
!, guished and now an analyst of Montres
3 is engaged on the difficult job of ident
: flying them, with rather poor prospect c
: success. The farmer is reported to b
+ revising his views as to the best repos
Q tories for surplus cash,