The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-01-26

WASHINGTON dispatches say that Ba
. ziel Rogury of Bennington, has beef
, granted pension.
( THERE will be services as usual, morn
lug and evening, at st. Peters churcl
: next Sunday, the Rev. W. B. Walker of
ficiating.
WE notice that Jas. P. Babcock's nam,
is among the list of Vermonters who
were lately allowed pensions. In the
same list is John j. Sumner of Pownal
both original and well deserved,
AS a result of the recent meetings al
the First Baptist church, five were bap
tIzed last Sunday evening: Miss Hattie
Sipperly, Miss Dora Buss, Miss Carrie
Ball, Miss Lizzie Jepson and Willie Bur
CESS.
WE are pleased to note that E. G.Sip-
perly, whose recent visit to his parents
we mentioned, has been promoted. He
holds clerkship in the Pennsylvania
railroad Office at Jersey City.
A SPECIAL dispatch to the BANNER,
received yesterday, from Mr.. George F.
Corbiere, 81 Hudson St. New York city,
says: "Died-snddenly on Tuesday, Jan.
Gath. Della j., daughter of Della A. and
the late William A. Corbiere, Funeral
at Bennington, Saturday afternoon the
2Sth inst.
THE Eastern Star Chapter elected of
ficers last evening as follows: E. d Ben.
nett, W. P; Mrs. j. R. Pilling, w. NJ,
Mrs C. c. Kimball, A. NJ; Mrs. F, c,
White, T.: Mrs. Frank Bradford, s.; Mrs.
j. A. N. Williams. conductress; Mrs W.
H. Cady, Associate Conductress. install
lation at the next regular cOnyocation.
H. w MARTIN has been confirmed as
postmaster of Bennington by the United
States Senate. He is in Washington this
week on business connected with the de-
partment. Among the things promised
not later than July. and possibly to be
gin with April, is improved service, this
office now being entitled to be re-rated
and placed in the second class.
THERE was fine spread at the rooms
of the F. NJ. Tiffany hose company Sat.
urday evening, in honor of the election
of Mr.. F. NJ. Tiffany to the position of
second assistant engineer of the Ben.
nington fire department. About sixty
weIe present including the village eff
cials.
C. D. GIBSON has inaugurated the do.
nation plan" in selling cigars, at his
drug store on Main street 1t consists
of 80. 25. 10 and 10 cigars, to be given to
the holders of tickets when two thous
and five cent cigars have been sold. A
numbered ticket is given with each
nickel cigar.
THE present train service on the b. &
R. railway, in its satisfactory details
and enlarged facilities, is due to the su,
perintendent, Z. d. Bennett. The Sunday
night seepers were urged three years
ago and followed up by him until OBJ
tanned. For young superintendent"
said an old r4iIroader the day, Bennett
has certainly accomplished many things
and more are promised
The statistics of the work of the Rev.
w. B. Walker at st. Luke's in last
week BANNER, cover period of seven
months and one half only. We correct
because of the misleading phrase "a year
or So" used in connection Herewith.
Mr.. Walker has within few days re-
ceived official notice of an appointment
by a committee of the n. Y. Diocese,
as special agent of the claims of the
Diocese Of Albany, but has not yet de-
cided ON its acceptance. This clergy
man is one who is not long allowed to
remain without an offer of some specific
work.
TOMORROW evening the cadets pic.
mic" is to be repeated in North Adams,
and goodly party of our people are CO.
ing down to see it. The Polymnia quar- .
tette have kindly consented to give one
or two selections in connection with the
operetta. The quartette are: Mesdames
Graves and Keeseman, Misses Warren
and Hutchins. The North Adams papers
speak of the high anticipations they
have of this performance, and they will
not be disappointed. For special rail-
road rates. etc, see handDiIls and last
weeks BANNER.
A SUBSCRIBER of many years, in send
ing in her renewal for the BANNER, says:
1--WE cannot do without your valuable
paper, and allow me to say that none Of
the weeklies that | see are edited with
as much ability. Sometimes 1t is delay.
ed for several days, and occasionally
does not come at all, but | always put
the blame on the post Office rather than
you" We are grateful for this appre-
citation, and will only say to the latter
sentence, that we mail the BANNER reg
uIarly, and if our patrons do not receive
it within reasonable time, are always
glad to mail duplicate copies.
THE trouble on the New York, Rut-
land & Montreal railway for few days
past is not caused by unpaid employees
as has been ndustriousIy circulated by
come of our exchanges, but by reason of
a writ of replevin brought by the con
struction company of whom the loco
motives were leased. The pay roll is
only one month behind and but for this
litigation would have been paid by this
time, The construction company were
offered 5000 for the use one week of the
locomotives replevined, and refused.
Meantime the mail train is kept running
and today at the annual meeting of this
company the matter will be adjusted
with reference to the future operations
of this railway.
THE Y. P. U. entertainment Monday
was great success. The concert in the
Second Congregational church by the
original company of the "Flske Jubilee
Singers" of Nashville, Tenn, was great
ly enjoyed. We gave quite full intro
duction to these people last week and
will only add that their programme con.
sisted of the following pieces, one sub
stituuon only being made. We quote
from the printed order of exercises -
Part Is cal Away, with the Lords
prayer; Old Ark Moving Joseph's Wis.
ion; Selection: I'm in Strange Land
Selection; I'm Rolling. Part II-Part
Song; Look Away: Selection; Now we