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

QUITE a large party IT her friends
made surprise call on NJ IS Edith
Stewart last Friday evening.
ELISHA WADswORTH aud wife have
returned from three months visit toI
Jersey City and to their Caughtef, Mrs.J
II. Russell residing in New York.
THIRTY SIX of the working Iegion'of
the Methodist church, hy invitation of
Hiram Demo, went ~ e his hospitable
home Monday and enjoyed a pleasant
evening
THE secretary of the Safe Board of
Agriculture, w. w. Co, Ike, writes us
from Burlington, that the Bennington
County meeting of tina. bCdy will be
held at "Center" Dorset, February 9th
and 10Th.
THE pyramid of ice made by the foun.
tain at the Soldiers Home, has grown
largely in its size and attraction. Dur.
ing the last few days some nice views
of it have been made by Sipperly the
artist.
THE late "Eucebrab.' at the Second
Congregational church, vas so much of
a success that $82 was realized. The
Society, under whose auspices it was
held. gave a deserved voc OF thanks tn
Capt. r. j. Coffey for his services on
that occasion.
AT the annual meeting Of the Church
Aid Society of the Second Congregation
al church the following officers were
elected Mrs. David Carpenter, presi
dent; Mrs. Mary Kinsley and Mrs F, G.
White. vice presidents; Mrs. f. H.Scott,
secretary; Mrs. Z. A. Cobb, treasurer;
Miss F. S. futile, Miss he Penfield,
Miss Kate Atwater, Mis- Libbie Norton,
Mrs. Emory Harris board Of Managers
THE fair of St. Francis lie Sales church
has been postponed to Feb. Sth, and will
commence on that date Among the ar
ticles to be drawn, and for which a list
iG now out. is an elegan; crayon portrait
of the Rev. j. S.Michaud. pastor of that
church. This was made by Artist Jas.
H. White, and given by him towards
the fair. 1t may be seen atJ. Ed. Wal
bridge & Co. S store for few days.
AT the annual meeting Of the Home
Missionary Society come cled with the
Second Congregational church, the off
GERS were all re elected and stand as fol-
lows: Miss Sophia E. Pack. president ;
man, vice presidents; Miss Julia White,
secretary; Miss Kate Pen field, treasurer I;
Mesdames. VIM. Murphy Samuel Jew
EFT, Dwight Gates, F. C. White. E. A
Cobb. j. II. Loring, Frank Harwood, l..
D. HamleD, managers.
IT is expected that there will be quite
a large delegation of the G, \, R and
w, r. c.. attend the d, partment En-
campment and Convent, II at st. Johns
bury. Jan. 3lst and Feb. list. The dele
cation will leave Bennington at As a.
M, next Monday morniag, going viG
Rutland, Burlington. Cambridge juno
ton and arriving at St.J"hnsbury about
els p, N. The fair for the round trip
will be but SO 25 for thos attending the
meetings from Bennington.
THOSE who have signed the petition
for the organization OF Republican
club are requested to NEE at Judge Oar
ling's office on Saturday evening next,
at 1880 o'clock, for the purpose of organ
izatiop. Republicans, generally, are
cordially INVITED to be present and be-
come members, and an opportunity will
be given to all to sign the petition. Let
every Republican enroll hlmself and
work for the good of the party. Tbs
call of the State officials, together with
the constitution were printed last week
in our columns.
A DELEGATION of wei known and
prominent e. A. R. boys from Troy, N.
Y, and representatives IT GIL. Willard
Post. No. "a. Department. OF New York,
made a visit to Bennington on Tuesday.
1t was made up of Senior Vice Com
mander Chas. A. Seymour, Quarter
Master Chas. NJ. Leet, Adiutant VIM. F.
Pfeil. Comrades R. r. Richards, John
Wells. Geo, II. Campbell, Chas. II. Rem
zir. Under the escort of Comrades Chas
f. Graves and John Williams, they Wis
tied the Soldiers Home. and joined by
Department Commander Wheeler of New
Jersey, took supper with Supt. Coffey,
In they evening the attended the lecture
by Comra1e Wheeler. after which they
were bountItuIly entertained by Com
rade Graves at his residence until the
departure Of the train al midnight. Be-
fore leaving for home they voted tC
make Bennington a visit during th'
summer and bring their families ant
friends with them. They always enjoy
in trying to make il plea SAINT for old vet
eTsDe when 10 their city