The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-04-19
North Bennington,

There was no service at the Congrega
tiOnal church last Sunday evening, Rev.
Mr. Hewitt having a severe cold.
The Chautauqua circle met with Mrs.
s. B. Hall Wednesday evening. next
session will be held with Mrs. G. j. Nc
Kay,
M. G, Huling has commenced the i'm.
provements about his tenant house, the
addition of piazza and some inside
changes.
The piano which has been kept in
Bank hall for nearly year, for the &C
commodation of the public and the own.
er has been removed.
Miss Lanning OF New York and a dy
friend ale spending few days at the
Bennington House. where she can be
near her mother who is residing in the
family of Z. d. yelling.
Miss Fairchild of Hartford, c nm. a
sister of Mrs. Hewitt, who is still out of
health, is staying a while With her.
Our village trustees are doing good
work on the roads, and in cleaning up
the streets. The work with the road
machine fills the ruts aud this supple
mented with the rake and shovel gives
the village Il healthy look,
The prostration of business in shirt
and collar manufacturing, the result
principally of the tariff agitation, brought
about by the presentation of the matter
in our Democratic Presidents last mes.
sage, has resulted in the closing of the
shirt fantnrN hara anantpinngIu RI
ed a few months since. 1t is only the
fate Of such enterprises in other places.
Walter r. Madison, under the guard
ianship of Charles Thatcher, has leased
the farm lately occupied by his father
and will carry 1t on the coming year.
He will supply a nice quality of ice to
all desiring it during the warm wealth
err
A correspondent writes: The sermon
Of Rev. Mr. Gilbert last Sunday evening
was a plain and earnest statement OF
Bible truth from the text, Rom. 5; 8,
But God Commendeth his love toward
US, in that while we were yet sinners.
Christ died for u.s." and was closely
listened to by the audience which was
enlarged by there being no service in
other churches. There was a spirit of
restlessness or rowdyism manifested by
some in the entrance, which, it is said
may end in the making of several ar
rests.
We notice our neighboring village is
rejoicing in the prospect of something
second class. We have been so long
favored with receiving our post office
matter from a first class office, we
should hardly feel contented to adopt
any lower grade,
Mr., Pearson and family have returned
to COhoes, N. Y, to reside. We feel
that the business he came to establish ia
not our only loss. but from the pleasant
growing up that socially
we are great losers. The junior partner
Mr.. Jones had not taken up his residence
here.
A portion of the high wall supporting
the pant shop Of il. S Walbridge, on
the west side has fallen down, whether
from the action of the frost, or the wall
not being bedded upon the rock it has
been worked under is not known. 1t
fell into the paper mill pon J, being built
beside it.
The McCeary place on Bank street,
lately purchased by b g. Surdam, is be-
ing improved by shade trees and repair.
ing of the rear addition.
The wife of James Laurette died this
m orning, leaving six children, the oldest
about thirteen years of age. She has
gu ffered from rheumatism for years,
which was now complicated with pneu.
monia, and has left babe but a few
days old,
Mrs, NJ, C. Huling has returned from
Burlington where she has been visiting
for several weeks. her daughter Mrs.
F. E Burgess ~ with her to remain for
some time,