The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-04-04
Local..

this week.
THIS Union ought to be able to bear
az States with forte-tude.
c. @, KIMBALL is building a dwelling
on the east half Of his home lot on I'm
ion street.
Miss HATTIE HARDWOOD is home from
WELLESLEY during vacation. also Miss May
Sanford from Vassar college.
MRS. GEO. B. SEARS has been confined
to her bed with inhammatory rheuma-
tism for few days, but is better.
THE grand military ball of Canton
Bennington, 1. o. o. F., April %, prom.
Uses TO be the event of Easter-tide this
year.
GEO. w, KEEsEMAN and wife have
moved into the second floor of the J. q.
Norton house, corner Of Main and Will
low streets.
Col, ANDREW POTTER of North Ad.
ans, Mass. was in town last week, look
ing after his residence here. The fam
lily will occupy it a portion OF the sum-
mer.
WARREN BLACKMER, who has been i'll
a long time and who was Frustrated at
the first with a shock, has been worse
TOR several days, probably never to be
better.
The Union Fast Day services will be
held in the Second Congregational
Church tomorrow morning at IL o'clock.
The sermon will be delivered by the
Rev. Fred Widmer.
NEXT week we shall print the first
effort of Oliver Wendall Holmes, THE
Autocrat of the Breakfast Table, which
we find, with other good things, in an
old copy of the ~ E. Magazine, pub
lished in 1891,
THROUGH the Hon. John V. Carney,
Chas. Adams has purchased building
lot on North street, of Miss A, NJ. New
ton, and will erect thereon a fine cot
tage home the coming summer, We
hear of several others.
The D. Of r. Lodge, l. o. o. f., are
drilling for their proposed Merchants
Carnival" but the date of its presenta-
ton has not yet been definitely fixed.
II IS not probable that the date will be
the same as the Canton ball, April IS.
A. b. PERKINS has rented the rectory
OF st: Peters Church FUSED the past year
as Parish HalD and moves in this
week. The ladies of St. Peters Church
have engaged rooms in the Adams block
in which to hold their meetings during
the six months the rectory is rented.
THE pleasant weather has induced
Supt. Parsons to begin taking off the
temporary Ioof Of the Battle Monument
today, and the laying up of the masonry
Will soon commence. Should the season
prove as promising as the opening there
will be no doubt as to finishing the walls
this season.
THE tickets will soon be on sale for
Wallace Bruce's lecture May II. Mr.,
Bruce 10 an old favorite here in Benning.
ton and will, no doubt, have large an-
dience. The committee will, with dia-
gram OF hall, either canvass, or else re-
served seats will be on sale at different
places in town.
The alarm OF fire Sunday afternoon
was from the Elm Tree House livery
barn. The fire department were out
promptly and little damage was done.
With any sort of timely warning fire
here stands poor show with our pres
ent department and facilities for putting
out CONGREGATIONS.
WE have received notice frcu Dr..
Ohao' L. Allon, seCTeLdEy, GOdL lrb STATE
Board Of Health will hold itsnezs quar-
terly meeting at the Van Ness House in
Burlington on Thursday of next week,
April IL. II any one has any subject
which he would like to bring to the no.
tice of the Board he can present it in
person or by letter at that time.
THE unanimous reelection of Mr.. II.
NJ. Tuttle to the Office OF street commis
sioner of this village is a recognition Of
services which should be noted. Under
his management our streets have great
ly and permanently improved. The
good work will now go on, and each
year makes the repairs of the succeeding
term less and less arduous.
THE rector of st. Peters Church is to
discourse next Sunday at Evensong on
1.-The Free Church System" His excel
lent historical sermon last Sunday after
noon ON 1.-The Church in the United
Ststes," was 80 broken up by the alarm
of fire, that several requests have been
made for its repetition. We learn that
Mr.. Walker will comply with the request
some Sunday after Easter.
LUCIUs COLLINS and con, of The Put.
nam, have leased the Green Mountain
View House at Willsboro Point, on the
west shore of Lake Champlain, and will
run it as well as their house here during
the coming summer season. This il one
OF the finest locations on the lake. and
the Messrs. Collins will run a steam
yacht in connection with the trains al
Burlington to convey guests to and from
their house at Willsboro Point. The
Green Mountain" was built in 1887,
and occupies a commanding site.
THE Hon. John N. Hills having been
mentioned as candidate for mayor Of
Lake View City, ILL.,, we notice by the
Record of that place, he declined the
honor because of pressing business en-
gagements. As the gentleman is so
well known here, we can fully concur
in the sentiments of the Record, which
said "a popular man is john N. Hills.
He has long been regarded as one among
few embodying the qualities of one
fitted to be the chief executive of great
city like Lake View" Reluctantly an
other standard bearer was found.
THE bi-weekly ministers, meeting met
with Rev. A. S. Gilbert at North Ben
nington, Monday a. M, March 25. The
ministers present were Martin, Hitch
cock, Severance, Seymour, Wilkins and
Gilbert. Mr., Seymour, who was to fur.
nish the review, had not been able to
finish the article and presented sermon
that was well received. The scripture
reading was from the first chapter OF
Philippians. 1t was voted to hold the
next meeting in two weeks with Rev. 2.
Martin, and that Rev. f. Widmer fur
nish the paper and continue the scrip
ture reading in Philippians.
Mr.. PAUL BLUMB OF St, Paul, Mimi,
was in DR.. Shurtleff's Saturday evening,
last week, talking over old times with
schoolmates OF 20 years ago. Since he
attended school at Prof. Yates, Benning
ton Center. in 1857, he has been the wide
world over, and Is now advance agent
for Miss Florence Bindley, who with her
well selected company Of actors, will ap-
pear in Library Hall in the play OF dot"
Saturday afternoon and evening, April
9th. Mr.. Blumb claims this to be one |
Of the best companies now on the road. |
The same company will soon fill a four
weeks engagement in New York City. |
We copy from the Chicago Times 1.-The
merry voice of Miss Florence BABY
Bindley and her agile patters evoked |
round after round Of applause at the
Academy last evening from large and
delighted audience. The petite star lie
local favorite, a clever commedienne,
and winsome, fascinating lady. Mrs.
Frank, the ever pleasing manager ofthe