The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-10-18
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THE engagement of Mr.. Trenor L.
Park to Miss CatlIn of New York City,
a lady well known here, is announced.
AT the five O'Clock Evensong next
Sunday the rector of st. Peters is to de
liver a sermon on tho subject OF ITEM
pcrance."
PENSIONS have been granted as fol-
lows : Original, Michael Ryan, Benning-
ton Catharine, widow of Michael Ryan,
Bennington.
MRS. ]. II. LoRING is confined TO her
house with what is hoped to be nothing
more serious than the epidemic colds,
now so prevalent here.
Miss MINNIE SNYDER of Troy, N. Y,
who has passed the summer with the
family of Joseph Schwarz, has returned
to her home in that city.
H. M. HARRIS is slowly convalescing
from his severe attack of iuflammatory
rheumatism. John II. Kelso is temper
arlly in charge of his store.
WIN. H. LAKE has the credit Of shoot
ing the first fox in this vicinity this fall,
as far as heard from. In company with
II. G. Sheldon ON Tuesday this capture
was brought into town.
MRS. R. j. CoFFEY has just returned
from three weeks visit on the east side
OF the Green Mountains-Win Wat
erbury, Montpelier, etc. She attended
Gov. Ormsbee's reception at the capitol
October 3rd. .l'
THE death notice OF Mr.. Charles Arm
strong, in another column today, will
call to mind genial gentleman, former.
y a resident Of this town. He died at
his residence in West Springfield. Mass.
last Sunday. Deceased was a nephew
OF Mr.. h, s. Armstrong Of this village.
THE Putnam Hose Company are to
have the finest rooms in the State when
the building on River street Is completed.
II is to be 20x40, two stories, with an
ornamental tower Thrir annual dance
and reception will be held in Library
hall Nov. 2, and banquet will he served
in connection Herewith at tbs Putnam.
The continued illness OF Mr.. w. G. T.
Wright is the occasion OF the notice
elsewhere today Of the sale of his house
hold furniture. 1t also necessitates the
temporary REIMBURSEMENT OF the posi-.
ton he has held for so long with the
Messrs. Putnam. MIR. Wright is with
his sister in Vergennes, and many with
US will hope for his complete restoration
to health.
THE Prohibition Voice is in great trib-
ulation over an alleged ELECTION fraud
in Vermont" and the Bennington cor
respondent of that sheet rises in wrath.
full indignation thereat. Mr.. Yelling it
representing this town in the Legisla.
ture, and we have yet to hear of his seat
being legally questioned in that body
This is sufficient answer to the vitupera
tive Especial despatch referred to
above,
SUNDAY and Monday, Oct. 81 and %,
will be observed by the Episcopal
Church in England and America as
Days of In'ercession for Sunday schools
At st. Peters Church, this village, the
Early Celebration of the Holy Commun-
ion on Sunday will be specially for
teachers. In addition to the regular
services of the day, there will be a de-
votional service for the teachers at p
m. On Monday, service at s:l5 a. m ,
and at 1880 p. m, meeting for teach
ers, members Of the Sunday school, par
ents and the congregation generally.
THE Bennington friends of Mr.. s. B
Sanford are crngratulating him on his
nominal on to Congress in the Eighteenth
N. Y. district. or Mr.. Sanford's per.
sonal character and business qualifica.
tions for the place there can be- no ques-
ton, but we are sorry he is running on
the Democratic ticket, The BANNER
thinks he will get eft this year, on q
free trade platform, but there is not a
Democrat in the Troy district we should
rather see honored than Mr., Sanford
who was born in Bennington in 1888,
and who has many relatives here as well
as a summer residence at Bennington
Center.
In the front windows of the BANNER
stationery store this week, there have
been displayed four cartoons OF the
Presidential campaign of 1874. These
were found by John s. Lyman IN the
garrett of the Lyman residence. He has
mounted them on cloth, and through hi
courtesy we were enabled to display
them as stated. These cartoons are
study, and demonstrate that later efforts
in this line have no patent on either the
wit used or the talent displayed. They
will not remain long, but our readers
are welcome to examine these relics OF
past day while they remain in our
possession.
PLINY CRAWFORD gave a birthday
party recently. This incident is notable
in that 1t was family gathering and
the 21st OF a series of annual reunions.
For 81 years in succession the family,
consisting Of the parents, four sons and
a daughter. have gathered yearly to Gel
ebrste the birthday anniversary of the
revered head Of that household. Thus
far there have been no missing links.
The mother, with no abatement OF her
vigor, spread feast, cooked with her
own unaided hands, which would have
done honor to any occasion. We hope
this household unbroken, will live to en-
Joy many returns OF this family reunion
day.
BY general orders, No. 3, OF this de-
partment Of the Patriarchs Militant,
Maj. N. NJ. Puffer commandant, we
learn that an election will be held at
Rutland, on the Goth inst, to complete
the regimental organization of Vermont.
The Green Mountain jurisdiction is one
of the last to do this. but the chevaliers
will not be to the rear when it comes TO
active duty in propagating the princi-
Piles Of Odd Fellowship. At the recent
session Of the Sovereign Grand Lodge,
held at Los Angeles, CAL, Ex-Gov. John
@. Underwood, of Kentucky, was elect
ed Grand Sire and head of the |. o. o,
:, and by unanimous vote was retained
as active commander OF the Patriarchs
Militant branch. We gave the statistics
of this order last week.
OK Friday evening last Camp Ray. S.
o. ". gave a reception to visiting mem
bers of that order. The exercises CON
sisted Of a camp fire in G. A. r. Hall,
followed by a social hop il Apollo hall.
There were 80 present from Camp, No,
80. OF Hoosick Falls, N. Y. 10 from Lin
coin Camp, No. 8, OF North Adams,
Mass, 8 from Camp Wood, of Lansing
burgh, N. Y, and one member of the
Post system. The Hoosick Falls visitors
gave an exhibition drlll in Apollo hall
four sets of fours, commanded by Capt.
Byers. The fancy movements were
cross, star, triangle, square, etc. The
occasion was very enjoyable. The North
Adams Valley NeiCs highly compliments
Camp Ray upon the reception, and the
members of the L. A. s., Mrs. C. E.
Graves, PRESIDENT for tie fine supper
served,
Mrs. Il. s. CAswELJ, for II years a
Home Missionary to the Indians, a large
part Of which was with the Choctaw
nation, gave very interesting address
n the Second Congregational Church
asst Sunday evening. She also spoke to
he children at 8 o'clock in the chapel. |
Mrs Caswell's subject was the Home
Pioneer Experience, and |
vas graphic delines ion Of the life led |
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