The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-01-31

Miss FIDELIA FUTILE expects TO go
vest next week to be absent two or
three months.
G. X. MORSE had the misfortune the
other day to dislocate one of his should
ers, while leading horse. He is doing
well.
ELISHA WADswoRTH is to visit his
daughter, Mrs. A A. Norton, in North
Adams, Mass, soon and remain several
weeks.
THE rector of st. Peters Church, at
Evensong next Sunday will deliver the
fourth and last sermon of the series on
"Ritulism and Worship"
THE delegation to the Grand bodies OF
Odd Fellows next week from Benning
ton are |. E, Gibson, E. S. Harris and
N. NJ. Puffer. These meet at Montpe-
lIer.
G NJ. CHAPLIN exhibits fine assort-
ment Of Florida fruit in his windows.
This is received fresh weekly and he is
working up nice trade in southern
luXuries.
The NEE ing of the Woman's Auxil-
larry set down for Feb. 6. has been post
poned until later in the month. This is
missionary organization of the Epis-
copal Church, which is doing great
work.
THE farm of Robert Bailey is to he
sold at auction Feb. 18th, at 10 a. m.
This is the Levi Nichols" farm and
comprises 1856 acres of land, situated two
miles south of this village. Also, lot
of personal property.
WE were amused the other day to see
1t stated in cold type that the Rev
Lynn Armstrong" of the L. C. A. Off
ciated in school house in Granville, n.
Y. He went down there probably to
assist in series of meetings and hence
the item. Titles are cheap nowadays.
WHILE the new school law requires
census of the school children in June
| it does not do away with the
registry of the births and deaths re-
quired in January. Blanks for this have
been sent to the town clerks as usual
and the registration must be completed
before February |.
The annual meeting of the Benning-
ton Fire Department was held at Stew
arts hall Thursday evening, Jan. "a.
+. b. Daley was elected chairman and
G ii. Burch, secretary. The following
were nominated to the fire wardens
Robert Drysdale, chiefengineer Frank
NJ. Tiffany, first assistant w. Russell
Hyde, second assistant.
CADET CHAs. w. PIERCE has been APP
pointed one of committee to award
prizes offered for the best defamation,
second and third in merit, etc. Some
f,;nt,I nc Nnr,,,;,b IT,., L.
ously placed the means at the disposal
of this committee, composed of MEM
Der of each class, to award TO members
of the Freshman class.
1T is computed that barber in shaw
ing a customer makes 67S motions with
his hand. Nobody has attempted to
give how many motions the barber
makes with his tongue. Troy Press
Bennington can beat that record. We
could once boast of bar Der who said he
gave shave and a common school edu-
cation, at one sitting, and for ten cents.
The Good Templars elected, last Fri
day evening, the following officers G..
+. Burt, G, 7. !; Mrs. S. A. Patterson,
V. I. ; Mrs. Eliza A. Cutting. S. o.
W. Harwood, +. S. Miss Z. A. Pufer,
L. +. WadswOrth, G.. L. I. Girls
void, NJ. Miss Gertie Houghton, G. :;
b. f. Smith, S. The installation of
officers will take place tomorrow even
ing.
SATURDAY is "Cand 'emas Day." the
Feast of the Publication b V. NJ"
and will be observed in all Episcopal
and Roman Catholic Churches through
out the world. At St. Peters there will
be services at 10 a. m. This is also the
day the old bear comes out traditionally
to see his shadow with results known
to everybody. We are hopeful that the
said bear will stay out as that means
continued mild weather.
The scientific lecture advertised for
last week Wednesday,, by the Rev. Fred
Widmer IN the Methodist Church, was
postponed on account of the Lotus Glee
Clubs concert. The date has again
been fixed, and tomorrow evening is the
time. Mr.. Widmer's subject will be
The Great Wide Sea-" As we have
before stated this is most instructive
and interesting lecture, and one our
people will be glad to hear.
THE following list of patents we're is
sued from the United States patent
office, for the week ending Jan. 12, for |
the State of Vermont, by Messrs Milo B |
Stevens & Co., solicitors of patents, |
Glover building, Washington, d. G. Il
William A, Chase, assignor of one-half |
to F. b. LiYington, MorrisvilIe, indicator
for lamps, lanterns, etc. William 8. |
Davenport, st. Johnsbury coin con-
trolled weighing machine. Joseph A.
Sancier, ROLAND, planning machine.
F. Rollin smith, Bennington, mop
wringer. Elmer b Tufts, Springfield,
pedal for velocipedes.
The Bennington Minister'S meeting
met with Rev. u. Marten on Monday a.
m. The attendance was good. Rev. u.
Marten gave an exposition of part of
LIST Cor. 18th chapter, which brought out
a lively discussion. Rev. Mr.. Hitchcock
read carefully prepared paper on
Conditional immortality. The writer
brought forward the arguments in favor
Of that position in fair treatment of
he subject. Voted to mold next meet
ing with Rev. Mr.. Severance in two
weeks. That Rev. Mr. Seymour furnish
1 paper on social life in our churches.
and an exercise in Greek reading.
JUST listen to the poet of the Wells
ooro AdCocdte. He ought TO be doused
n the old oaken bucket
How dear to my heart is the old speckled rooster,
Which fond recollections bring back 20 nv view
With spurs long and pointed and curyiug, he
used ter
10 Growing around till he made the air blue
Una when some strange rooster would come to
do battle,
How quick the old chap would get up on his
guard
He'd make the eyeballs of the strange rooster
rattle,
md scatter his feathers all over the yard,
ter,
The fifty cent rooster that scrap fed in the yard
AT the regular encampment meeting
n Odd Fellows hall, Monday evening,
me OF the most interesting parts of the ,
occasion was an account of the late trip ,
# f. Nj. Tiffany and Emory S. Harris to
'outh America. The former opened the
eport and the latter followed in an
ours address descriptive of the Jour
icy. In going out a terrific storm was
ncountered, Nov. 90 to 25, during :
Which their steamer was driven some
OO miles out of her course, but, fortu-
ately, they were saved from shipwrcck.
he comments upon matters and things =
! the tropics, life on sea and shore, on
ne lsthmus and in the interior, the Gus
pms of the people, etc., was graphically !
elineated. This would make an enter
lining lecture for the public.
In answer to some of the many cues /,
ons asked concerning the new school o
wv, Superintendent Palmer makes the a
answers : "O Under the new a
w the office of town superintendent of h
,hools is continued until the first day a,
July next, (2) Hence you have pow