Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1897-02-12

Custer Post has its large flag to the
breeze. The day IS legal holiday 10
New York State.
South and Silver streets have been
mostly given up to coasting parties
every evening this week. Last even
ing the coasting was the best that has
been seen here this year, the double
runners from the Hartman bill being
able to go past the Burgess House.
The ladies of ST. Peters church
will serve a dinner in Sixth Corps
Post rooms Thursday evening, the
18th, inst. This Is to take the place
of the regular bi-weekly meeting OF
st. Mary,s Guild. All Are invited.
The proceeds will be divided between
the general fund Of the Guild and the
parish house fund.
With its issue Of yesterday, the
North Bennington Times ceased to
exist. Its publisher, G. g. Blood, will
embark in newspaper work in ST.
bloomsbury. He has arranged with the
publishers of the Semi-Weekly Banner
to fill out the uuexpired subscriptions
on his list, All Times subscribers,
whether subscribers to the Banner or
not, will be given credit on the Ban
ner list for the full time paid on the
Times in advance. of this date.
"A new time table will go into effect
on the Lebanon Springs Railroad on
Monday. A train will arrive here at
1. 40 D. M, instead OF 2 30 q. M, con-
Meeting at Petersburgh junction
with the train leaving Bostop~at 6 40 a..
m. instead of with the one leaving there
at 8 O'Clock, under the present arrange
ment. 1t is probable that arrange
ments will shortly be made whereby
the New York mail, now arriving over
the Bennington and Rutland at 2.O2
p. NJ. will be brought in over the
Lebanon Springs road at l. 40. A To-
cal train will leave here at LOB, but it
will have no Fitchburg connections.
The train now leaving at five o'cock
in the afternoon will be discontinued.
The train, now arriving at $40 p. M.
with connections from the east, will
not reach here until ITO.
The Guide Board school house has
been closed and its future is involved
in doubt. The building is in the dis
trict recently brought within the viii
lage limits. The legislative act annex
ing that territory went into effect Feb
ruary first, and as the school has al
ready complied with the law relating
to the number of weeks that district
schools shall remain open, the School
Directors of the town have Just or
dered it closed. The Graded School
trustees are trying to arrange. with
them to keep the school open until
Jnne, but nothing will probably be
done. This matter has brought atten-
tion very forcibly to the present
crowded condition of the Graded
School. The children Of the Guide
Board district are now entitled to seats
in the Graded School, bat there is no
room for them. In that district there
are 105 children of school age, though
but a small portion are attending
school. In the present Graded School
district it is estimated by one Of the
Trustees that there are now between
800 children of school age in the Grad
ed School district for whom no place
can be found in the school. There
are now about 100 more pupils in the
building than there should be. Ex-
ira rows Of seats have been placed 10
number of the rooms and every room
is over crowded, while the SuperiD-
tedent's Office has been crowded into
an out Of the way room on the top
floor, formerly used as a laboratory.
The building was intended for $50 pu-
pills there are now over 600 IN regular
attendance, aud, with the Guide Board
school closed many more will probably
be soon clamoring for admission.
The Trustees realize the absolute nee
essity of additional room, and an ar
ticle will be inserted in the warming for
the annual school meeting, calling for
action in this matter. a large portion
OF those who are interested in school
matters favor the erection of
a new building in the Guide
Board district, as the distance
from there to the Graded School
building is too great for the little
pupils to walk.A. There is also n
desire ON the part Of some for the erec-
tiou of a building in the western part
OF the district, while others prefer an
addition to the present structure. il
is evident that some action must be
taken before a great while. The tru-
ant officer has long had orders not to
enforce the law relating to attendance
at school of children, as there is nc
room for them if they wanted to at
tend.
TO the people at large the views Of
business men regarding the outlook
for coming business prosperity and ac
tivity are now OF especial interest
Nearly every manufacturer and bust
ness man of Bennington is looking
with confidence towards p revival o.
business which should c, m, during
the spring. g As spring approaches
can see signs which indicate reYiga
of buisness,p said one prominent citi
zen "There will be an increasing
confidence and an increased domaine
for merchandise when spring reall,
opens and then / expect that the vol
ume OF business will he as large o
larger than for several years. Their
are several other reasons why WI
ought to expect a good trade, namely
low rates for money and an abundance
OF it there is no fear OF debaseI
currency and our government will, u,
doubt, pass a new tariff bill" Th
almost absolute certainty that our in
dustries will be protected from foreigI
competition gives a most cheerful APP
pearance to the future, and inspires
our manufacturers with o confidence
tbat must SION make itself felt by tn
public at large. None Of them, how
ever expect Il return Of Mckinley pros
perity until new tariff law is an &C
tual fact Since 1893 there has been
curtailment in all kinds Of production
and business men have made little
any profit. Those who have kept evei
have done remarkably we'll. The PEG
pie are poor but this is the startin
point for business revival such as al
ways follows a period Of long depres
sion. Limitations Of production an
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