Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-10-15

A CAR load of rails for the Bennington
and Woodford railroad has arrived and
will soon be distributed along the line.
WALTER COLLINS, who was injured in
the runaway last Friday, is improving as
fast as can be expected and will be out
again in few days.
THE Troy Press of Monday says
Mrs. NJ. A. Greer of Abba, left Saturday
for Bennington, Vt, in answer to a
telegram stating that her aunt, Mrs.
William McCune was dangerously i'll.
A FOOTBALL game will be played on
the Soldiers Home grounds, Saturday
afternoon, between the Bennington team
and the Drury team, of North Adams.
A challenge was to-day received from
the Cohoes team.
DR.. G. B. Stearns, of Hartford, Conn,
has been visiting at E. L. Sibley's. DR..
Stearns is at the head of the institution
at which Edward j. Hall Is receiving
treatment, and though he reports that
Mr.. Halls condition is, at present, slight
ly improved, he does not speak very en-
couragingly of ultimate recovery.
MIR. AND MRS II G. Roof leave here
Thursday, enrOute for San Diego, Cal,
where they will spend the winter. They
will go first to Lakewood, n. j., where
they will spend "a short time with Mr..
and Mrs. W. A. Root. They will be &C
cOmpanied to Lakewood by Miss Bessie
Root, who will pass the winter there.
THOSE who intend to take advantage
of the offer of the SEMI-WEEKLY BAN
NER, sent to any Post Office address or
delivered to any residence in the village
for three months, at a total cost of 15c,
must do so at once, as the offer will re-
main open but short time longer Send
in subscription for former Benning-
tonan, or a distant friend or a neighbor
who may not be readers of the paper.
THERE is considerable talk IN Hoosick
Falls about organizing a foot ball team
and Charles G. Wilcox, manager of last
years team, has received cOmmunica-
tions from the Bennington team and
the Golden Rod and Troy Academy
teams of Troy, all DESTROYS of arranging
games with the Hoosck Falls boys. A
team will probably be organized this
week.
AN alarm of fire was sounded from
box ID shortly before nine o'clock
yesterday morning, ana the Hook and
Ladder Co., the Starks and Putnams re-
spOnded. Smoke was seen arising from
the roof of the Park Block on South ST.,
and while parties were investigating the
cause some one sent in the alarm. The
smoke came from a chimney, which ow-
ing to the fact that it had been
blown down to within few inches Of
the roof was not visible from the street.
The following from Duns- Review of
Oct. II is a view of the general situation
among the wooden manufacturers. THIS
report of conditions that are hardly
gratifying illustrates the fact that Ben
ningtOn is favored community, for her
wooden mills are now and have been for
some time quite steadily
running, and prospects are comparative
ly bright. During the panic of 1893 and
1894, there were probably few manufact-
uring towns or cities in the North that !
escaped as easily as did Bennington.
Here is the extract: In wooden manu-
features a demand for dress goods and |
some specialJies keeps many fully en-
ployed, but most of the works making
mems woolens, for which new orders
are scanty, find not enough to keep
them running. To pile up goods in adj
vance, wholly in the dark as to future
foreign competition, involves such risk
that some concerns may close for a
time.
A RALLY of young men occurred Sun
day at the Y. NJ. c. A. such is seldom |
seen. 1t was raining quite hard at
o'clock but fifty men responded to the |
general invitation and pleasant and
profitable meeting was held. An Or
chestra of seven pieces played finely, |
much to the pleasure of all. A number
of men formed a chorus with Edward |
c. Bennett as leader and lead in the |
singing. Rev. G. b. Lawson spoke very
interestingly, and was cordially well
coined by the Y. NJ. C. A. men. His
talk was short, pleasing and instructive.
Mr.. Seymour led in prayer and pro-
nounced the benediction. Sixteen men
have formed a chorus club with E. C. |
Bennett as director, and splendid music
may always be expected at the Y. NJ. c.
A. now. A special effort is being made |
to secure large attendance of young |
men on Sunday afternoons, and all are
cordially welcomed.
CAPT. N. o. WILCOX, of Hoosick Falls,
sends to the BANNER office a copy of the !
Vermont Gazette, Vol. 81, printed in
Bennington March Goth, 1912. The Ga
zette was Democratic in politics; never
theless it was an ardent believer in the
principles of protection to American in
dustries. AS is the case now, the coun-
FRY WAS then suffarind from the affocts |