Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-12-18

MRS. Lucy DUNHAM has returned
from her visit out of town, and reports a
very pleasant trip. She has been absent
ten weeks, which makes long vacation
for her.
The Democracy is no longer drifting,
says the Hardwick Gazette, rudderless
and storm swept hulk before the storm
of popular disfavor; it is now out of
sight. When the sea of trouble gives up
its dead the party may rise in glorious
resurrection. Time alone can tell.
Miss ROSE O'SULLIvAN, the gifted So
prano of st. Augustine's Church, Mont
pelier, and sister of Rev. w. J. O'Sulli-
van, pastor of that Society, has gone to
Savannah, Ga, to remain through the
winter. She is suffering from a pulmon-
airy trouble, and has gone South to es-
cape the rigors of New England winter.
THERE used to be newspaper in
Greenland entitled Notwithstanding
inarmik Insaruminasassumik which
means Something to Read, Reports of
All Kinds of Entertaining News" This
publication appeared but once year,
which is not strange as the name alone
would reach nearly around a twelve.
month.
UNDER the new law regulating the
practice of Pharmacy, the extensive prac-
tice of selling poor rum under the thin
disguise of drug store instituted for
that sole purpose will be seriously inter
fered with. The ordinary drug store
bartenders could hardly pass an eXami-
nation before the board.-IIardwick Ga
zette
Mrs. ARTHUR G. SHERRY, assisted by
Mrs. II. b. Mason and Mrs. Chas. A. Nc
Leod, entertained large party of friends
yesterday in a novel and extremely de-
light ful manner with plantation melo-
dies rendered by the Misses Leach of
New York. Their banjo performances
and singing were quite wonderful as
well as entertaining.-Troy Press, Satur-
day.
ELISHA KINGSLEY, aged 81 years and
Mrs. Julia A. Howes, aged 70 years, were
married at the Methodist parsonage in
North Adams, Mass, Friday evening by
Rev. G. w. Brown. The groom possess
es considerable property and his 'rela-
tives are very indignant and will endeav-
or to have the marriage dissolved. The
bride has been his housekeeper for the
past ten years.
THE political season. is taken OFF,
nicely by the Chicago Record, in the fol
lowing, that will apply as well to Ben
nington as to the Windy City: Mr.. Kick
ers (at p. m.)-"Maria, can't you 60
down stairs and bring up the fire shovel?
I'm too tired and worn out even to talk. :"
Mr.. Kickers Zone hour later at the ward
political club, dancing on chair)-"IIur-
rah! Wow! Three cheers for Willyum
Swipres. Who-o.op. WOW! hi-yi-yi-wowm
J. w. SAULT, late associate editor of
the st. Johnsbury Caledonian, succeeds
Edward Johnson as editor of the ST..
Johnsbury Republican. Mr.. Sault is one
of the best equipped newspaper workers
in the State. He was for many years
connected with the st. Adams Messen
ger and during the recent session of the
Legislature was one of the official repor-
tiers of the House. He will receive the
congratulations of his many friends
throughout the State on his selection for
this important position. 1t will, also,
be remembered by our readers that Mr..
Sault assisted the BANNER during both
Centennial celebrations, that of 1877 and
1891, and is, therefore, known to some of
our people.
FOLLOWING the example of Benning-
ton people, the residents of the locality
are moving in the matter of another day,
this time a second recognition of a Mas
sachusetts event, Concord and Lexing-
ton being the first in that State. A Bos-
ton exchange says: THE movement of
the Bunker Hill day association in try
ing to have the next legislature make
June 18th legal holiday is meeting with
a spontaneous response. Thousands of
signatures have already been obtained
to the petition and the association is per-
fecting its organization so as to have
every town and city in the State covered. "
1t is now bennington Battle Day. in
Vermont, why not Bunker Hill Day."
in the Old Bay State?
BY the direction of the President of
the United States, a medal of honor has
been awarded to Harris Smith Hawthorn
of Hoosick Falls, N. Y, for distinguished
galantry in the battle at Sailors Creek,
Virginia, April 9Th, 1865. Mr.. Hawthorn
was a private in Company F, One Hun
bred and Twenty first New York volun-
teers, serving for three years, and as a
private had the distinguished honor of
capturing, alone and with only his mus
ket, in the last battle of the rebellion,
Maori General G. w. Custes Lee and his
chief of staff, Major Stills. Unfortu.
nately, however, the army records give
Mr.. Hawthorn credit for capturing Gen
Lee only, and for this gallant act he is
now, nearly thirty years later, suitably
rewarded