The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-12-12

mas and Holiday goods.
THE W. R. c., served clam chowder to
a large company assembled in G. A. R.
hall, last Tuesday evening.
THE Methodist Sunday School will en-
Joy their Christmas tree this year on the
Eve Of that festival, Dec. Gath.
Mrs. II. L. STILLsoN has been visiting |
her sister in Rupert, for a week. Her
daughter Ruth accompanied her.
GEO. II. HARDWOOD was taken sudden
ly i'll Tuesday while at work in Adams's
shor, and is confined to his bed.
The city Of Boston Tuesday reelected
its Republican Mayor and has two
thirds voice in the Board Of Aldermen.
DOCTORS LYMAN ROGERS. G. G. R.
Jennings and L. Hemenway are the new
board Of pension examining surgeons,
recently appointed.
THE many friends of Miss Esther Por.
ter are pleased to see her out again and
at work. She is nearly recovered from
her late severe illness.
THE Ladies of S.. Peters church will
hold fair and festival on the evening of
the nth inst, at Free Library hall.
Supper will be served from 6 to 9 o'clk.
MRS. DANIEL ALLEN, nearly bled TO
death Tuesday morning by the bursting
Of vein in her foot. DIR. s. R. Wilcox
was called and stopped the flow of blood
in time to prevent fatal results.
THE Rev. Chas. R.Seymour of the Sec
ond Congregational church, announces
his subject for the evening of next Sun
day to be Righteous Anger,"s topic
at once timely and interesting.
READ Drysdale's mammoth advertise
ment in another column to- day and
then say if you can that he does not
write the best advertisement you ever
read The better portion of 1t all is that
at his store, he fulfills all he promises.
OUR readers will do well to carry their
grists TO Dayton ColYin's mill at North
Il ,nnington, If they want good corn
meal and BIckwheat -four for domestic
purposes. He separates the hulls before
grinding by the new process. We know
OF the quality of the fl Jur because we
have tried it.
Col. CHAs. s. FORBES was in town
Tuesday on business col ,ctt d with his
office as Deputy Collector of Customs,
and the Boston Journal. He has in prep
aration his annual article on the build
ing progress made in Vermont during
1889, and intends to add an estimate OF
the population.
| The Holiday announcement OF Messrs.
Squire & Rawson in'another column to-
day will not be a surprise to those who
know the firm. Their store is completely
filled with all the new styles Of jewelry
and silver plate ware. and there Is moth
ing more acceptable than a present Sc
lected from such stock.
THE elegant Masonic flag which graced
the cap-stone OF the Bennington B title
Monument as it assembled to it place,
Nov. 25th. was presented to Mt. Anthony
Lodge of Masons Tuesday evening. This
gift is from of Albert Parsons, mem
Der of that Lod ke and superintendent of
construction OF the monument.
TOMORROW evening delegation from
Post Willard of Troy, N. Y, will visit
he Soldiers Home. This Post has fur
nIshed room in this institution and they
are therefore interested IN its success
Hon. Lew" Griffith is to accompany
the party. Maj. and Mrs, Coffey will be
found equal to the pleasant occasion in
a hospilable way.
THE increasing trade of G, 3. Sibley,
merchant tailor aud ready made cloth
ing, has caused an enlargement Of his
store; or rather the two stores have
now been placed into one, occupying
the whole of the ground floor of Free
Library bnildiDg We are pleased to
note this evidence OF success and also to
remark that his prices are right every
time.
THE following Is paraphrased for the
occasion II there is such rush to the
court house this week that you cannot
get in to hear the Valdez murder trial,
it is but a step to the BANNER Office
where you can pay for your. paper an
other year and also send copy OF il
to that son or daughter out West, who
is hungering for the old home paper
more than he or she ever hungered for
the mothers doughnuts or mince pies.
WARNER RICE lays on our table three
apples OF the Northern Spy variety,
grown in 1888, and which have bee
preserved until now. No extra precau
tions were used-the apples were simply
laid on swing shelf in his cellar. By
the way, Mr.. Rice has some fine Hol-
stein cattle and among them calf which
girts fUe feet and u yearlinR which meas
ures sic feet; pretty good we should say
Mr.. Rice is farmer who makes agricul-
IuIe pay anu 10 up W ali tue improved
me pASNEK statlonery store mas an
eslsol'snc1 Ieputatlon loi CHRISTMAS
goous. rms year Ihe showing VIII sur
pass III several INES lne onerlngs Oh pre-
Vlous seasons "A very large ana unique
assortment Oh plusn ana ieatner GOODS are
now oeihg opened, oougnt Tor cash and
marked marked at exceedingly low prices
mirrors, me papers, diaries, etc. Gltt
DOCKS IN ootn cneap ana expensive oind-
,ngH, stf'ioners supplies, ana many
more 100 numerous 10 mention. Cal'
no" ana make you cnoice among the
nrSt'
THE Bennington Banners handsome
~ illustrated report OF the laying OF the
monument cap-s!one was one OF the
most creoltaple JOURNALISTIC EFFORTS or
Ine year IN acknowledgement Herald.
ms coming from our WIDE awake con-
temporary. Is hlghly priced. The Her
dtd is certainly the foremost daily in the
stare ana IL STANDS well IN comparison
with many OF the city dailies also. AS
VIII be seen by reference to another
column SUBSCRIPTIONS will be received
Tor the Herdtd and forwarded from this
Office.
Two elaborate iobs Of printinu have
recently been turned out n the RtNSpe
printing Office illustrated and eonaI IN
The best style of a c,tv office. One NJ
these was a 6rlce list ere Of "Ths nbai
lenge eylet and press, a device that is
rapidly coming into general rse and
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