The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-01-12


to a number OF her friends last Tuesd
!, evening, which was an enjoyable affa
indeed.
( JARED HOWARD, JR for some time
ranchman in Colorado, is now on
way east and will visit his parents her
WE learn that VIM. II Robertson, wi
has been i'll for several months, is
have an operation performed this wet
in hopes Of relief.
THE name of Harrison Morton, clerl
was inadvertently omitted from the Ii
of officers Of the Second Congregation
society last week.
L. P. NORTON and wife have returne
from their trip to Long Island, and "
are pleased to note that Mr.. Norton
health has improved.
LAST week was quite time for coss
ing and accidents abounded as consC
quence. Willie Greenslet suffered Gu
on the head by running into a lam
post.
OUR Woodford correspondent inform
us that Prof. Bradford is TO read in tn
church in Woodford City Monday even
ing, Jan. 10Th. He is sure to draw out
large audience.
The Trustees of the Vermont Soldier
Home will hold meeting at St. Johns
bury during the holding Of the encamp
ment Of the Grand Army of the Repub
lie, Jan. 31st and Feb. LIST.
THE house of Mr.. and Mrs. Rodne,
Davis Of Fort Edward was blessed Sat
urday with no less an event than tn
birth of triplets. a boy and two girls
weighing respectively 3, ~ and lbs.
WITH the New Year the choir OF tn,
Second Congregational church is reor
ganized and 10 composed of Mesdames
Merrill and Bennett, Messrs Bennett anc
Booth; Mrs. Keeseman continues as or
gsnist.
The sudden death of little Hope Eliza
beth, youngest daughter of Fred. N
Squire, is a great affiiction to both the
parents and immediate family relatives
She was bright child. The funeral
was attended Saturday afternoon.
ONE Of the prettiest OF winter sights is
the cone shaped mass of ice made by the
spray from the fountain at the Soldiers
Home. II is over twenty feet high and
is pierced with holes made by the Jets
of water. In the sunlight it is superb
AT Christmas, and Sunday afternoons
Rlnce, the choir OF St. Peters church
have been greatly assisted through the
courtesy of Mrs. Geo. w. Keeseman, by
taking the soprano in the quartette. The
Christmas music, which was repeated
New Years (the Feast Of the Crcumcis-
ion), at this church was finely rendered
THE current Banner has very proli1
article on the Bennington Boom" but
it forgot to give any credit to the news
paper that created much Of that boom. ;
The people, however. will mot forget to
remember. ~ Reformer.I For refined
taste and e;rtreme modesty. this claim
caps the climax.
MRS. F. l.. BOWEN has a very sweet
soprano voice, and at the Methodist
church last Sunday evening she sang
delightfully."- the old Scotch song. L am
far frae my Hame.' The congregation
thoroughly appreciated and enjoyed it.
Miss Nina Morgan will take the place in
the Methodist choir lately occupied by
Mrs. E. d. Bennett.
THE notice of the annual meeting, ban.
quet, etc., Of the Western Vermont Ma
sonic union, will be found elsewhere to
day. Those wishing to attend will find
tickets with the w, NJ. of Mt. Anthony
Lodge, which must be procured, so the
committee say, as means of Identified
ton. No formal invitations are sent
out this year. There should De a good
attendance from Bennington. Mime Host
Towne of the Brandon House will set a
supper "fit for king"
w. H. FRENCH, familiarly known as
Hen" not content with allowing his
wife to support the family while he
rambles round carousing and drinking,
now that his wife is disabled with a
broken shoulder as noted last week, has
carried sail" at home to such an extent
that he is under arrest and in Jail. He
failed to give $500 bonds for appearance
Saturday and will "languish" in the
"old barn" until that time. He should
be sent to the work house and his family
relieved Of his presence.
WE have received from the publisher,
Of The Congregationalist, Boston "a man.
ual which is just the thing for member
OF that denomination. 1t contains in
small space $40 pages, pocket size) much
valuable information regarding the Con-
gregational denomination, also list Of
prayer meeting topics for 1888, a new
story by Rose Terry Cooke called THE
Parsons Prayer Meeting and the creed
adopted by the Greed Commission oil
1888. A Multum in Parvo and wonder
of cheapness. Supplied from the Con-
gregationalist office, Somerset Street,
Boston, at cents per copy; 100 copies,
$500.
EDWARD N. GREENsLET was quite &C.
riously injured last Friday while coast
ing on South street. He was going up
the hill as two double runners came
down, the one closely following the 9th
er. Just as the first passed him q
little girl fell off the rapidly moving
sled, and in another instant would have
been struck by the one following. Ed.
sprang to pull the girl aside aud sue
ceededr but was struck himself, unioint
ing an arm at the elbow. He will be
laid up for weeks, but meantime can
console himself with the thought that
the age Of chivalry' has not yet passed
into oblivion,
A HYPERCRITICAL exchange observes
that Volapuk, the proposed universal
language, will never become popular be
cause it calls newly welded girl j.
gam, and that no level headed young
man will ever begin the honeymoon
with a j gam for steady company. AL
observations, however. show that Ibii
is a mistaken idea. When the leve
headed young man loses his heart he
loses his head also to such an extent
that he would begin the honeymoon
with the object Of his affections wer,
she twenty times a ji-gam. Nay, hi
would be proud that she was a il gam