The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-09-27

been critically i'll, is better.
NJ. B. MORGAN attended the Ma tioual
body of Scotch Rie Masonry at Boston
last week.
w. e. 7. WRIGHT has gone to Yer
5ennes for few weeks in pursuit of rest
and health.
The trustees of the Second Congrega
lionel church are doing good thing in
that edfice.
MRS. MARY DEWEY, who has been
sick two years or more, is worse, and |
her condition is a matter of much solic-
i,ude.
THE w. R. C. sewing society meets
with its president next Wednesday af-
SATURDAY is Michelmas Day, the |
Festival of st. Michael and all Angels, |
and the Holy Eucharist will be celebrat- |
ed in st. Peters church at 10 o'clock.
THE D. of R. lodge expect to entertain
a party of visitors from North Adams, |
Mass, next Monday evening, and to ex-
emplify the "beautified work" for their
benefit.
THE Rev. Homer White of Mortified,
brother of the late Hank" White, is
prominent candidate for the chaplaincy
of the State Senate. Indeed we do not
know of any opposition.
WE regret to hear that the condition
of Mrs, Melvin Wadsworth is critical.
She has been i'll for number of years,
and but for the unremitting care of her
husband and sister would not have been
spared so long.
WE have received from the Home
Market Club a copy of a pamphlet,
Free Trade vs.. Protection" which is a
contribution of permanent value to the
issues of the present campaign. 1t can
be obtained free by writing to Herbert
Radcly fife. So Bedford street. Boston,
Mass,
We are glad to be able to correct
report pretty generally circulated here
to the effect that the Mrs. Rev. Milton
lator had died. She is not only alive
but the operation she underwent has re-
suited in complete restoration to health.
The many friends of Mrs. Tator here
will be p eased to hear this.
Mrs. JARED HOWARD has a night
blooming cereus which has outdone Its
former record thus year, About August
LIST It I'll isSOmed for three successive ev-
eningS, and again last week it blossomed
four Consecutive nights. Before this the
plant has blOssomed two and three times
yearly but not in the fashion above re-
corded.
AMONG the arrivals in town Saturday
was Dexter j, Thayer and bride of Pit s.
burg, Pa. Mrs. ThaN er is the niece OF
Senator Matthew Stanley Quay, the
chairman of our National Republican
Committee, and Mr.. Thayer Is son of
the late Nelson Thayer of our town.
They are stopping with his sister, Mrs.
l. d. Hamlen.
WE made last week the wrong GarTi-
son the author of the inscription on the
slab which marks the site of the print
ing office of the late VIM. Lloyd CARR
son. 1t was Wendell p. Garrison and
not his older brother, VIM. Lloyd, who
did it, and who was here with his slster,
Mrs, Willard, the wife of the Northern
Pacific railroad magnate,
THE Boston Journal says Bishop
Bssel of the Vermont Episcopacy con-
tinues dangerously ill. In case of his
death the Bishopric, it is said, will prob
ably rest between Rev. j. Isham Baiss,
d. D, Of Burlington. and Rev. DR.. AT
well of Toledo, O." Possibly the State
of Vermont may have voice in Bishop
Bissell's successor, and 1t may not be
entirely as Burlington shall say.
THE selectmen have la d out the road
from S liver to South streets, past the
new residences OF Messrs. Bingham and
ChIlds. We hear that the road or street
will be worked at once. This is in &C.
cordance with the advice of the BANNER, |
and should have been done without de-
lay the fist place. 1t is in order now
to convert the Gibson grove into vi
lage park, and next summer light it |
with electricity.
THE Second church and society Con
gregAtional) have united in calling TO the |
vacant pastorste the Rev. Chas. r Sey- |
mnur of Winchester, Mass. This Is the |
minister we spoke ot few weeks since |
as having supplied DR.. Newman's church |
in Washington D. q during the vaca-
ton of that noted divine. Mr.. Seymour |
bias been in Winchester nine years, is an |
able, scholarly and genial gentleman,
and we hope he will accept this call.
THE elegant carpet and the rich paper
On the walls and ceilings in Good Tenn
plar Hall, we. all furnished by r bert
Drys dale at the River street store. There
IS not finer lay out" in the State for
The money. We learn that the Good
remplars expect 20 celebrate the Goth
of Their lodge OcC. %, Civ
ng reception to those who have con-
rihuted 81 generously toward refur-
lishing their hall. 1t will be opened and
'eady for that purpose on that date.
THE Rutland people have built
new school building on Pine street in
hat liage. They issue neat invita-
ion for Opening Day Saturday, Goth,
nst., 81 Ened by the building committee.
The invitation gives this information
lside from the names of the several
irmS, etc, who have had contracts
The architect and others who have had
o do with the building and furnishing
will be present." AltO some one to ex-
plain the new system of heating and
ventilation. This is sensible idea.
THE A. NJ. Palmer Company played
Jim, the Penman,' here Monday even.
ug to small house. The seats were
placed at so cents, IS cents ana 81, and
IS this ia not dollar town nor our hall
much above the 10 cent variety in point {
# accommodation, this troupe shared {
he usual fate of the best shows. 1t
las been long time since so fine COM
ANY have been here, and the play is
me of the very best. The Rutland,
SrAit'ebOro, Burlington, and papers OF
ther places all speak in highest terms :
4 the A. M. Palmer Comp"ny.
Mr.. l.. C. ALDRICH, the editorial writ
r OF the proposed history of B nnington
ounly, is now at the Putnam House
n this village, engaged in writing up
he work. he AXIS us to request the
antilles who were here prior to 1900 to :
urnish him with the family records that
hey may be printed in the volume. We
rust our friends will take a little pains u
D do this as tie history is to be the most
laborste one ever printed and all should {
ontribute to make it of as high stand
rd and complete as possible. What is I
sked for is a brief family record Of
antilles resident prior 20 1900, to be
laced in the volume. =
SHE walked into the dry goods store r
With stately step and proud
She turn'd the frills and laces DER,
And pushed aside the crowd L
She asked to see some rich brocade,
Mohars and grenadines, r
She looked Ut silk OF eyery shade,
And then a. YelveteenS
She sampled jackets blue and red, 1T
She tried on nine or ten,
And then she tOssd her head and aid
Sns "guess'd she'd call again" /
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