The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-11-02

establishment for making fire bricks
which produces about So, 900 worth per
annum. The fire bricks, for the com
position and manufacture of which a
patent has been obtained are compos-
ed principally of kaolin and pulver-
lied quartz, which are found in abun.
dance in the east part of town. The
bricks are used in blast and cupola
furnaces, glass ovens, land for
other purposes where substance
capable CT resisting high heat is re-
duirei. For most purposes these
bricks are preferred to any imported
This village has also besides great
numbers Of mechanics shops, a grist-
mill Sawmill, oil-mill. stores, tay.
ern-, printing office, and 8 law off.
CO.., The Baptist meeting house is a
neat wooden building, and was erected
in 1880; the church having been or
ganized April IL, 1927 The Metho-
dist meeting house is stone building.
erected in 1888 The church was or.
ganized in May, 1927. The fol-
lowing named clergymen have been
successfully stationed here. with the
church, since May, 1927, each for two
years. to wit: the Rev. Cyrus Prin-
die. John NJ. Viewer Wright Hazen
Henry Burton, Henry Smith. Hub
bard, and G. K. wilkins. The pres
ent minister is the Rev Jesse Craig.
An Episcopal parish was organized
here July "a, 1884 by the name Of St
Peters Church, under the ministry of
the Rev. Nathaniel 0. Preston, and a
church editice built of brick in 1886.
which was consecrated July %, 1880.
This church is still under the pastoral
care of the Rev. N. o. Preston, and
though small, consisting of only 90
communicates, is regarded as in q
prosperous condition. The Congrega-
tional meeting house was built in 1899.
The church being colony from the old
centre church, was organized April %
1895 Rev Aretas Looms the present
minister, was settled soon after the
organization of the church.-Union
Academy is flourishing institution,
under the patronage of the Baptist
denomination. 1t is at present under
the charge of w G Brown and w A.
Fisher.
Bennington Iron Works are stu
ated near the east line of the town,
about three miles from the centre vii
lage. They consist of three large
blast furnaces, which produce from
two to three thousand tons OF pig
iron per annum, giving employment
to $50 or 200 hands, and from 40 to
so teams, The ore is obtained in
about equal quantities from two beds
one, half mile from the works, and
the other about six miles distant in
the west part OF the town The ore
yields about 80 per cent of pure iron.
rhe descent from the surface OF the
ground is BY means of whdlass
through a perpendicular shaft 20 feet
in depth From the bottom YOU may
| travel by candle-light through its sub.
terraneous passages for several hum
bred yards.
North Bennington is situated about
four miles northwest OF the court
house on Paran creek, branch of
the Walloomscoik 1t has so. dwelling
houses and about 300 inhabitants, a
INST oa'cn tavern five stores two cot
ton and one wooden factories, two es-
adjustments for making carpenters
steel squares, grist mill and saw
mill One Of the cotton factories,
which was the first that was put in
operation in the state has 1880 spin.
das and 3e power looms, employing
about 40 hands, and manufactures
80 0oo vars vi shirting per annum.
The other factory, more recently erec'
ted makes sheetng eyclusiyely It's
productions being about equal to the
first The woollen factory is on a
small scale The business of manu-
featuring carpenters squares, was