The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-01-03

Y, have been visiting the family of
Joseph Schwarz.
THE lecture at st. Peters Church to-
morrow (Friday) evening will be a
Choral Service"
ALL who contemplate awaiting them
selves of our club rates must do so at
once. The time is short.
MRS SARAH j POTTER has bought the
Dennis Martin place on School street
and is fitting II up for her home.
IT is said that Prof. R, G. Nichols,
late of Boston, is soon to arrive in town
to open singing school for the winter.
THE contemplated fair to be held by
the ladies of st Peters Church will take
pace about the third week in February.
A PARISH reception for all the MEM
bers of st. Peers parish will be held at
the Parish Hall on Thursday evening,
January 10.
The notice of the auction sale nf per-
sonal property of the late Mrs. Barber
Chase is in another column, and your
at ention is called to it.
A TON OF silver is worth Just $37, 7O4. 81
Prin ers should make a note of this. 1t
will probably assist them in estimating
profits at the close of the year.
SOME idea of our open winter may be
galh ered from the fact that plowin Z was
done all day New Yeais OF the "B ng-
ham farm" just south OF this village.
MRS. E. FROST of Smiths Falls,
Ontario, is visiting in Williamstown,
Mass, and will be intown awhile before
she returns. She has mi my friends here
who will be glad to Welcome her to old
Bennington once more.
The rector ofSt. Peters Church, with
his estimable wife received calls on
New Years day-a goodly number hon
oring the pleasant custom. The boun-
tiful collation., artistically arranged,
was fully appreciated by the callers.
G. V. S. QUACKENBUsH & Co. write
us that their store will be closed all day
on the occasion of the Centennial Troy
celebration on Saturday, Jan. 5th, and
that the other principal stores of the
city will also be closed to honor the day.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
association of EX-prisOners of War is to
be held this year February 18th, at
Brattleboro. The G. A. r. encampment
follows on the l4th and 18th, and there
will be half fare over all Vermont rail-
roads.
THE Savings Bank held their annual
meeting last evening which resulted in
the reelection OF the old board of offic
ers, list of which will be found on our
first page. This reliable institute IN de
clares and pays its semi annual dividend
OF two per cent.
PROF. l. w. DUNLAP of Schenectady,
N. Y has become associate editor of the
Gazette of that city. He is also n bu j.
ness at his old home. Prof Dunham's
success will be hoped for by hundreds
here who remember him a. \ TEACHER as
wella in other relations in life.
THE annual meeting of the Western
| Vermont Masonic Union will be held at
Rutland on Jan, 90. The business meet
ing will be held in the afternoon, and in
the evening there will be banquet at
the Bardwell House, followed by a
dance at the Town hall. Last year the
union met in Brandon.
NEXT Sunday will be the Feast of the
Epiphany, commemorative of the visit
of the Magi to Bethlehem. At St. Peters
Church there will be celebrations oftbe
Holy Eucharist at 8 and 10 80 a. m.
Evensong at p. m. will be full choral.
The music will be rendered by double
quartette. The sermon will be the first
of series on "Ritualism and Worship.
OUR friend, J. ]. NrviIs was surprised
New Years day by the deposit on his
plate of an elegant gold watch The
case bears handsome m )nOgram j
N" and the case is engraved "Piesen .
ed to James j Nevis by Charles Tn ltct.
er, January LIST, 1882 This token o
appreciation is all the more valuabl,
because of the ASSOCIATE Jns connected
Herewith.
NEW YEARS EVE Patrick Mcclure anC
Edward Gunshannon were arrested fo
intoxication and disturbing the peace
The municipal court heard the case
Tuesday. Mcclure was fined $50 ant
costs, with the alternate sentence of 8
days in the work house. Gunshannol
was convicted of a third offence ant
will go up for two months and SEQ fin
and costs, in all III days.
d. l.. MORGAN completed last weel
20 uniforms for the Tiffany hose com
pany of Bennington, The uniform is O
Kersey cloth, and the color is Gale,
"Coachman's drab," and makes YER
handsome outfit. The coat is double
breasted sack, with gilt trimmings an,
brass buttons The trousers of the sam
material and cap completes the suit
The cost of the entire outfit was $400.-
Rutland Herald
THE festival of the Sunday school O
St. Peters Church was held, as an
nounced, on the Eve Of Holy lnnocents
Day. A short service and address wa
followed by collation. and distribution
of gifts, boxes of candy, and Christina
cards. Old Santa Claus made his ap
pearance for short time to tho deligh
of the Ii tie ones During the evening
the rector was presented with twenty
five dollars in gold, a remembrance
from the members of the school.
MONDAY, Dec. 3lst, was duly celebrat
ed at st. Francis De Sales Church. A
our readers know, it was the final cere
mony of finishing the jubilee of the 50tl
anniversary Of the priesthood of Lei
XIII. A large congregation was preseu
and all seemed to participate with
great deal of devotion in what was tax
ing place. During the week the piety O
the people had plenty of chance to SHOW
itself. Christmas, st. Stephen, St. Johl
and the Holy lnnOcents, with the feas
of the New Year, were all kept in thi
church.
THE postoffice doors were shut abou
two hours in the afternoon
of New Years day, and it wa
amusing to see the numl ers of peopl
who tried to get in. This is the frs
time these doors have been closed sine
July LIST, 1887, and the occasion was tina
of Cleaning house" Sundays and all
opportunity is given for holders of loci
boxes to go in and get their mail, ant
since last July when the office becam
second class the stamp window an
money order departments are not close,
during office hours.
FRED BERRY die y sterday IT o ~
III has been a mote d character here TO
years and his barber shop the II sort Of
large number of people. For years h
occupied the "historlc post Office" build
ing which came down from Bennington
Center one night behind ten yoke o
oxen with the Bennington { flee insid
and is postmast' standing guard
Later hIs shop was mo, ed to the Put
nam. His wife. an eslinable woman
,, died some months ago. HIS son "Will
survives and continues the business
There is also an adopted daughter
Fred was Of genial dispositi m, grea
fellow for fun, but with all his struggle
for livelihood he managed to give hi
son good education. and his daughte
also, who is now aged about fifteen
The funeral will be held tomorrow.
THE first annual ball of the r ifs wa
an enjoyable event Of New Years Eve
There was a very large after dance an,
the net profits VII aggregate 800
This is fine showing The w. r. c