Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-04-09

A FAST DAY Union service will be hello
on Friday morning at 1890 o'clock, al
the Second Congregational church. The
Pastor of this church will preach from
the text, "Thy brothers. blood" APP
propriate music will be rendered under
the direction of Prof. E. E. Long.
THAT Morrisville weather prophet who
predicted that no sugar would be made
in Vermont after April 9Th, should be re-
Guced to captivity and embalmed with
club. He has become more indis'
criminate and hap-hazard liar than Wig.
gins.-Hardwick Gazette.
AMONG the floral tributes to Mrs. Chas.
Barnes, and one which was not noted in
our last issue, was handsome booklet
from the wives of the members OF Stark
Hose Company. The boys league con-
nected with the Y. NJ. G. A., of which
her son is member, also sent hand
some banner of white silk, on each end
of which was suitable inscription.
CTS an i'll wind that blows no good' is
an old maxim that may hold true in the
present instance. If the Western supply
is short, the demand will increase for
home stock. Cattle have been selling
low in Vermont for several years. An
advance in the price of beef and cor
responding advance in the price of cattle
is sure to follow. Farmers who have a
surplus stock on hand may dispose of it
to advantage. If the home product can
be furnished in sufficient quantities to
keep the price of meat at reasonable
rates to consumers, a profitable business
may hereafter be built up.-The Land
mark.
The adjourned annual business meet
ing of the Bennington V. |. S. was held
at the house of the president on Saturday,
April 9th. The report of work accom-
plished during the year past was encour-
aging, especially the erection of the foun-
tain in Cemetery Park. 1t was voted
that in token of appreciation of the sat
isfactory manner in which said fountain
was selected and placed, that thanks be
extended to the committee who had the
matter in charge for efficient services
rendered. Voted, That thanks be ex-
pressed to Mr. Chas. II. lockwood for
the generous donation of time and ma
terial in work done for the Society.
Voted. To unite with the Women's Aux
iliary of the Y. NJ. C. A., in securing the
services of the widely known Madame
Jenness Miller for afternoon and even
ing of May Goth. The old board of Off
GERS was reelected.
Mr.. C. O. WEEKS, who arrived here
Friday with two horses purchased by G..
f. Leonard on his trip West, has quite a
large reputation as trainer and driver
of fast horses, having brought out the
great three year old of last year, OnoQua,
record, 2134. He also gave Keller his
record of 2;13I and some forty others
with race records of 2:20 and there
abouts. Mr.. Weeks intentions are to
open up public training stable in Bos-
ton or Albany, but horsemen will try and
persuade him to locate in Southern Yer
mont where good horses are plenty but
a trainer of some reputation and ability
is hard to find. The horses he brings
with him are "Queen Tempo" three
year old record, 2:2S, and Happy Lucy,
three year old record of 2:39. Queen
Tempo is a clean-2ut grey mare, stands
about 1872 and shows her breeding from
all staudpolnts. Happy Lucy is bay
mare with white feet behind, stands
about 1871 and put up for race horse.
Although she was not broken to harness
until late last fall, she won the last race
she was in and could have lowered her
record. They are by POGO, Tempo, 2 :234;
he by Happy Medium, the size of Nancy
Hanks, record 2:O4. Mr.. Weeks says if
they stood the long trip without getting
sick or hurt, they cannot help but do
him credit this coming season. We hope
Mr.. Weeks will decide to stop in YER
mont and in the future make his home
in this place.
WHILE looking through a store room
at H. w. Putnam's a few days ago, an
old map of Bennington county was found.
1t was published in 1856, from surveys
made by Edward Rice and C. E. Har-
wood. At that time the population of
this town was 1928 and of the county 49,
$50. Now the population of the town is
G,393, and of the county 2O,44S. In 1856
there were 1872 public schools with 25l
teachers and j,04G pupils. The number
of public libraries was four with 1,21O
volumes. Now Bennington has library
with over 5000 volumes. AT that time
the number of improved acres of land
was 13S, O65, unimproved S5,760. The
number of churches in the county was
thirty-seven, of which ten were Congre.
gational, nine Methodist and seven Bap'
fist, and the value of the church proper,
ty was $780, $50. OF those whose names
appear in the description of Bennington
village as then being engaged in bust.
ness, only three, A. D. Stewart, EnOs
Adams and H. G. Root, are now residing
here. The attorneys then practicing in
the village were, A. NJ. Huling, John S.