The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-06-07

Miss JULIA WELLINGTON returns frol
I her visit to her mother in Erie, Pa, an
to friends in Ohio, next week.
/ THE Methodists observe the Secon
( Sunday in June rs Children's Day an
IN accordance Herewith the service
D will be in harmony with that idea
t THE Rev. Parsons s. Pratt has com
pleted the 34th year of his ministry wit
the Congregational Church at Dorset
r This is probably the longest passionate
J late years in Vermont,
FRED BURCH and wife are visiting
here. Mr. Burch is employed in tn
Schenectady car shops, and we hear, by
the way, that his Yankee genius j
handy TO have and is appreciated by hi
employers.
THERE is a petition in circulation tol
the pardon of Tom. Stewart, who II
serving term in the work house fol
selling intoxicating liquor. He pledges
to go to work and has a situation wait
ing if his prayer is heard.
The Hon. Charles Thatcher, WIN. E.
Hawks, E.q end Maj A. B, Valentine
will comprise the Bennington visiting
delegation to the Republican National
Convention. The Bennington delegate
at-large, Gen. j. IT, Mccullough, will be
in attendance.
MRS. NELSON THAYER reached here
eighty seventh birthday on Saturday
last. She is often seen upon our streets
and, with her erect bearing and few
gray hairs, would pass for matron of
sixty rather than the grandmother OF
men and ladies.
THE Rev. VIM. b. Walker had ex
pecled to attend the Diocesan Conven.
ton at Montpelier yesterday until the
last of the week. He will go to Michi
gan instead 10 be absent two weeks.
There will be one service in st, Peters
church next Sunday-Morning Prayer
THE house of VIM, Warn in "Shirk-
shire" was struck by lightning last
evening. Everyone in the house receiv
ed she ok and a dog under he'd was
killed Mrs. Warn was rocking cradle,
and the bolt came out of the stove, ran
under her and the cradle splinteIing the
iOice and floor underneath, but did not
Injure the child. The lights were ex-
and the air was suffocating
for few moments. 1t was a narrow
escape.
THE E litor of the Granville, IN, Y,
rises 10 explain as follows:
Brook truuting has been very good ever
since the season opened, judging from
the strings of splendid trout we have
seen, as well as tasted, through the
kindness of Messrs. Lincoln and Gran
dali. May they live thousand years,
and their shadow never grow less
This is said of North Rupert. We know |
he said Rupert trout are splendid, and |
have to thank an old schoolmate, M. E.
Mars, for the knowledge.
THE monument was begun just one |
year ago last Monday, and the contrac-
or has two years more from that date in
which to complete it. The State gives
he association five years from June 4th
1887, that is to say, the $4,000 which
he State furnished for site was ap-
Dropriated on condition that the monu-
nent should be begun in SIX months
rom the time the site was ready, and
in five years. A bond WIS
igned by citz ms of Bennington, not
III of them members of the association,
W IuG DIdIC TIC NlObOOO III
.ase these conditions are not complied
With.
FROM letter written by John NJ
Harris to a friend, we learn that the
Wesleyan University Giee Club of which
lie is a member, gave IA concert in the
metropolitan Opera House. before the
General Conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal church at its late session in
Jew York The immense building
Vhch has five galleries, eighty boxes,
nd seats comfortably 3 500 people, was
lacked full, and mole than 1000 were >
nable to gain admission. The boxes
we're trimmed with Wesleyan cOlUrs,
nd the Club had TO sing twenty five
ines, although the programme was
Of only thirteen numbers.