Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-11-19

The foundation for the vault has al
ready been put in, and the work of plac
ing the plates will be begun as soon as
possible. 1t will be burglar and fire
proof, if anything can be.
b. F. ROBERTS is quite ill at his home
on Main street, suffering from an attack
of the grip. He took to his bed last
Tuesday. Sunday he went down stairs
to his breakfast but had to be helped to
his room. Mr.. Roberts is 70 years of
age, but it is expected that he will come
out of this illness all right.
WILLIAM E. GEL begins his evangelis-
tic work in West Troy, N. Y, Thursday
Union church meetings were held in
that city Sunday evening to prepare for
the coming services, Rev. NJ. d. Jump
being one of the leaders. At Oneida N.
Y, where he has just finished two and
half weeks work, he raised $2J, 900 for
the erection of Y. NJ. q. A. building,
and had nearly 800 converts.
IT is a mystery to us why the Reform
er devotes so much of its valuable space
to abusing the BANNER. We do all we
possibly can for our contemporary but
our efforts seem to be unappreciated.
We issue the BANNER twice a week, a
fact evidently of much importance to
the Reformer, as its local news is cleaned
almost entirely from our columns We
take especial pains to get to press early
Fridays that the Reformer may contBin
the latest local news. We CANNOT con-
scientiously do more for our esteemed
contemporary.
THE BANNER believes that some pro-
vision should be made by the Village
Trustees to keep the Savings Bank and
the ThOmpsOn's market corners free
from loafers on Sunday evenings. 1t is
extremely disagreeable for ladies going
to and from church, to be compelled to
run the gauntlet of these rowdies with
their vulgar jokes, comments. etc., and
their noisy talk. Such gatherings
would not be allowed in other places,
but they are endured here, owing to the
fact that we have no policemen on duty
to keep these sons of rest on the move.
WE would suggest, for the moral
health of the community, that the Sewer
Commissioner devote particular atten-
ton to keeping the sewer connection
with the Reformer Office free from OBJ
structiOns. There seems to be an unus-
ual amount of filth flowing through the
columns of that sheet just at present
that should properly find an outlet
through the street sewer.
Mrs. EDWARD E. LONG was thrown
from her carriage at about $3.50 this af-
ternoon, at the corner of Main and
Dewey streets and slightly injured. She
dropped one of the lines and probably
pulled on the remaining one, refining the
horse suddenly at right angles to the
the way she intended to go, throwing
her to the ground. Her face was some
what cut by the gravel, and one ankle
hurt but no serious results are antici-
pated. The team was soon stopped.
THE F. NJ T. A. B. Society announces
that their big minstrel entertainment
will occur at the Opera House, Monday
evening Dec. End. A principal feature
will be the big spectacular double first
part in which will be seated so people,
ladies and gentlemen, in gorgeous cos
tunes representing the American and
English yachting clubs, using both
boats, Defender and Valkyrie. This will
be followed by a grand carnival of music
and mirth, 25 beautiful choruses ar.
ranged by Prof. r. o. Goldsmith express
ly for this occasion. There will also be
solos, quartetts, clogs and buck and
wing dancing by Master Jos. Gunshan.
non, the youngest dancer on the stage.
The funniest of all colored military songs
will be executed by eight ladies IN full
uniform; j. 1. LOomis will present his
corps of military students. The enter
tainment will close with a mammoth
after-piece by j. II. Whitney, moon.
light on the Mississippi" introducing
the old government mail boat, Currier,
in which the whole company will appear.
Tickets, so cents, are on sale at Shurt
leff's drug store and by members of the
society.
THE Stark Hose fair Friday and Sat
urday evenings, was most successful, f.
nancially and otherwise. There was a
large attendance both evenings, the last
evening there being about 400 door tick
cts sold. An excellent musical pro-
gramme, with readings, all by local tai
ent, was rendered each evening and the
performers all heartily applauded and
encored. There were several booths for
the sale of fancy articles, refreshments
and confectionery, all handsomely dec
grated and with the handsome stage and
wall decorations. the hall presented an
appearance that has not often been sur
passed. There was supper and dancing
both evenings. Saturday evening the
fancy articles remaining unsold were
auctioned off, many useful and ornamen-
tai articles being disposed of at low
prices. E. S. Harris was the auctioneer.