Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-02-05

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Barnes, but is better
MISS NELLIE HATHAWAY of the Grad
ed school corps of teachers, yet contin-
ues quite i'll at her home.
G. B. SHELLEY returned yesterday from
Orange. Mass, where he has been for a
few days, visiting w. r. Peirson, wife
and son.
EGBERT G. FUTILE of the Tuttle Com
pany, Rutland, was ia the village Mon
day. and made the BANNER Office a
pleasant call.
JOHN TEMPLE has been in Bennington
for several weeks past, with his family.
He is to return shortly to his work in
Fort Plain, N. Y. Mr.. Temple has near
ly recovered from the injuries received
some time ago.
THE hearing in the case of George Jep-
son VS.. Ella S. Russell, was again adj
journed, Friday, for another week. I'M
portant witnesses cannot be secured, and
prospects now are, that the hearing will
have to be continued some time.
On Friday evening Feb. Sth, the Y. p.
S C. f. of the Baptist church will have
social at the parsonage. A cordial
welcome will be given to all. A musical
and literary programme will be given,
and refreshments served.
IT is said that weather statistics show
that the coolest days of winter usually
come between the middle of January and
the first week in February, and that jan
uary 25th comes very near to being the
keystone of the winters arch.
THIS has been one of the most uncom-
Portable days of the winter In various
places, early in the morning the ther-
mometer registered from % to 10 below
zero and at II a. m, the thermometer at.
Shurtleff's drug store recorded four
above.
HOLDEN, LEONARD & COMPANY are
putt ng in new water wheel to their
mill, which it is claimed, is one of the
best that is made. The wheel was made
in Dayton, Ohio, is of 800 horse power,
about 100 more than the one taken out
and one which they think will serve them
for years. The company is now employ
ing about 275 hands.
EVERY Benningtonian should educate
himself so he can find the fire alarm box
nearest to where he lives, light or no
light. Then in case of fire run for his
box, open it with the key, and pull down
the lever once only; this will ring the
alarm, and our always ready fire depart
ment will do the rest. The one ringing
the alarm should stand at the box until
the Chief Engineer arrives and releases
his key.
ONE of our wide awake exchanges
says: "Patronize the merchant who ad-
Vertises. You do not visit your neigh.
bors unless asked to call, and you do not
attend a party or wedding without an
invitation; then why should you intrude
on the privacy of storekeeper without
an invitation? Buy of the live business
man who not only invites you to come
and see him every day, but educates and
keeps you posted as to what is new and
popular in his line of goods. Advertise
ments and advertisers are the educators
of the age and he who never reads an
lives in the backwoods,
fastens his sus penders with shingle
nail, and has not had shave or hair cut
since Jackson licked the blooming Brit
ish at New Orleans"
Fl. L. PRESTON, proprietor of the Kan
sas City, Mo-, Sun, was in town over
He came to New York on bus.
mess and made a flying visit here, where
he formerly resided. Mr.. Prest,n and
wife hone to come East this summer and
visit their many friends in this vicinity.
The Sunday Budget said: III. L. Pres
ton of Kansas City, Mo-, editor and pub
Usher of the Sunday Sun of that city,
was a caller at the Budget office yester-
day. Mr.. Preston was formerly news
paper man in this city, and went West
several years ago and started the Sunday
Sun in Kansas City, and has made it a
success. Mr.. Preston has had an excit-
ing experience during his newspaper ca
reer in the West. He is spending Sun
day with friends in Bennington"
THE last census shows that there are
residing in Brooklyn, N. Y, 1,016 per-
sons who were born in Vermont, and L.
500 in New York City. The membership
roll of the Sons of Vermont Association
of Brooklyn, now numbers 40 members,
but many VermOnters not members of
the Association are usually found in its
rooms. Among them are many of the
leading men of Brooklyn; included in
the list are Surrogate George B. Abbott,
Robert d. Benedict, LII. D., the Rev.
Lewis Francis, formerly of Burlington;
Hamilton Ormsbee of the 81 ooklyn Eagle
formerly of Rutland, whose first news.
paper work was done on the Rutland
Globe, and whose wife, now widely
known as writer, was also native Of
Rutland; General Granville NJ. Dodge,
Colonel N. 7. Sprague of Brandon; John
Fl. Flagg, several years secretary of the
u. S. Senate: Sanford Fl. Steele. r. g.