Bennington, Vt., May 30, 1893. Ten thousand pennies for the Columbian liberty bell was received from different places yesterday. To-day the same number were received from Virginia. They came in an old historic kettle that weighs 100 pounds. Eighty-four schools in Brooklyn contributed 75,000 pennies. This collection is being made under the auspices of the Sons of the Revolution.
All the preliminary arrangements are made for casting the bell. The only thing remaining to be done is to place the frame over the core and pour in the metal.
When completed the bell will be about six inches thick. The cost of the bell, delivered in Chicago, will be $6,500, and the expense of the committee, including postage and printing, will aggregate $1,500.
