The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-04-11
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Union Fast Day services were held in
the Congregational Church, and the ser
mon was by Rev. A. s. Gilbert from
Deut. xxx; parts of the and 10 verses.
And the Lord thy God will make thee
plenteous in every work of thine hand,
If thou shalt hear ken unto the voice of
the Lord thy God, to keep his command
ments and his statutes, which are writ
ten in this book of the law" The ser
mon was excellent, and the conclusions
reached and the lessons taught, were
such as if practiced in daily life would
raise the standard of morality and make
life the better worth the living. The
number present was small, as usual,
there being not more than half that
should have been expected.
The annual election for officers OF the
Congregational Sabbath school took
place last Sunday and resulted as fol-
lows Superintendent, II. T. Cushman:
assistant, B. T. Henry; secretary, Mise
May Howe; treasurer, E. NJ. Henry; IL
braTian, B. F. Ripley; chorister, B. T.
Henry; organist, ii. F. Lamb; assist
ant, Miss ference Towsley. The secre-
taTy's report was quite complete, giving
M "SNOuhh va "OIh vi the
school during the past year. The report
OF the treasurer, shows the fin ncial sit
uation OF the school to be quite ss;sfac-
tory, there being over eighty dollars in
the treasury, after the late addition of
hooks to the library.
We have been for years interested in
the expectation of some of the goods
manufactured here, stereuscopes and
hat and coat racks, to Australia, South
Africa and England, and of course have
watched with interest the sending by
our neighbor, Horace Madison, one hun.
dr9d and twenty barrels of apples to
England. They were carefully selected
and packed and must have cost 81 so
per barrel in New York. A return has
bee made by his agent, in which Mr..
Madison is brought In debt nearly fifty
dollars. The apples did not bring enough
to pay the freight from New York.
Mr., L. a. Dolph Is setting some very
large elms in the lawn Of F.B Jennings.
Last week one was placed in position,
with pretty sure prospect that it will
not cease to thrive, fifty-five feet tall
and over foot in diameter at the butt.
half dozen more of large ones, will
fill the grounds with all needed of such
a size. With the proper appliances and
the experience had upon these premises,
the moving of large trees is a matter of
small concern.
After examining furniture in Troy,
with reference to furnishing the parlor
of the Congregational parsonage, the
committee decided the offer by j. Ed.
Wslbridge & Co. of Bennington, was
the most advantageous, and gave them
the order The two pictures so kindly
presented by the firm the committee de-
sire to acknowledg with thanks.
The village authorities are at work
upon the roads, and improving the
cleanliness of our streets, With the
treasury well filled would 1t not be well
to Law some more marble about the
school house where it was taken up a
few years since
Mrs. d. ID. O'Brien has gone with her
granddaughter. Mrs. W. II. Burgess, to
Montrose, n. Y, to stay a short time. A
change of surroundings will no doubt be-
conducive to her health, which has been
poor of late.
Mrs. Florence Mowrey of Wilbraham,
Mass, is on a visit to her her father, W.
j. Tombs. Her sister, Miss Nettie, 10
also spending the vacation of Smith Col
lege, Northampton, Mass, at her home,
c. E. yelling and C. W. Roberts have
! dissolved their Interests in the paper and
pulp business, aud each IN the future
will continue the manufacture OF their
accustomed product, separately.
The rehearsals for the Easter concert
are developing more and more. the
choice music which ia to be rendered.
Some additions have already been made,
increasing its attractiveness.
The chapel day exercises at the Bap-
tist Church by the Sunday school, was
with credit to the school and those hav-
ing part in the exercises,
L. s. Percy's daughter Mary. who has
been in poor health for some time, is
considered in a very critical condition
with brain fever.
W. Il. WOrthiugton & Son have a no.
tIce in another column today. They are
a reliable firm and perform what they
advertise.
Ernest NorthoUse who has been sick
for the past two weeks is now better.
Bertha Gilbert returned to SixtOn's
River Monday morning.
Mrs. Rrsier is slowly improving.