The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-12-05

j. I. SAWYER will reside In A. P.
ChIlds's house during the winter.
ALEX j. COOPER occupies the house
made vacant by the removal of John w,
Flagler.
THE annual conclave OF Taft Com
mandery, X. T., will occur at Masonic
Hall, this village. tomorrow evening.
WE regret to hear OF the continued
illness of B. F. Ball, OF the Cooper
Manufacturing Company, VINO has been
confined to his bed two weeks. His
health has been trall for several months
o. w. MORRISON burned his right
hand few weeks ago with electricity,
and now gives his left hand similar
dose. The last "burn" ia not as serious
as the first one was, but electricity is
wicked"
THE first cold wave of the season
cime to us this we, k and for couple Of
days the weah her was snug" Ac-
cording to The reports the present snow
storm will be followed by another and
colder wave.
A POSTAL from Col E o. Cole, dated
Sirgeants, Colo, Nov. eth, 1889, an
nounces the death of Burr T. Cole
formerly of this place. We have no
particulars further than that he died at
Montrose in that state and Of hemorrhage
of the nose.
GEO B LAWRENCE, last Saturday
night, lost three fine fowls. The thieves
took the best of Course, and it stands
others in hand to be on their guard,
Cap. r. o Cores chicken roost, was
also visited recently, and we hear of
other depredations.
CHAs. Z. GRAVES has received the ap-
pointment OF Inspector for Vermont on
the staff Of the Commander-in-C Chief of
the G. A. R, Gen. Russell A. Alger.
Mr.. Graves has occupied several posi-
tions OF honor in this order and we are
glad to note his recognition by the pres
ent National administration.
The creamery building is up and en-
closed. 1t is modelled af er the one
which took the leading prize at the Par
is Exposition as exhibited by the YER
mont Farm Machine Company, and the
manufacture of butter therein is to fol-
low the same lines as that which took
the first prize in competition with the
world.
AS result OF the Wrestling match in
Library Hall Thanksgiving evening, in
which Michael Hurley OF Rutland, claim
ing the light weight championship of
Vermont, was defeated by Michael j
Caslln of this vi ice, thu feather weight
champion of America, Hurley has again
challenged Caslin. and second contest
will take place at L b airy Hal, s. iturday
evening, the 14:h inst.
In the race for the position of mail
carriers. under the proposed FIR, deliver y
-ystem to commence hers January LIST
1890, there were about fifty applicants
for the four places to DO filed. We learn
that the fortunate ones ale Chas. A
Kells, Dan. B. Haines, for this village
Thos. j. Hail)ran for Bennington
Ce1ter, and John Hurley substitute
carrier. We are authorized by Post
master Martin to say that while Station
A. at BENNINGTON Center will report to
this Office yet the boxes will remain and
mail continue to be distributed from tn,
old office as usual to people residing out
side the delivery limits. To those Twins
inside the delivery boundaries the posta
facilities will be largely increased.
YESTERDAY Mrs. Amelia French. on,
of the Oldest residents of Bennington
passed peacefully to rest. She was ar
excellent woman and was beloved bv al
who knew her. We are not advised al
to her age, but she had long since passed
the four.score milestone on life's iIur
ney. She had lived for over sixty year
in the house in which sh,
died, and when she went there to liv,
with her husband, the late lothian A
French, it was one of the only thre,
houses then erected in what is now III,
village of Bennington. Mr.. and Mrs
French were widely known to the PEG.
pie OF former generation, most o
whom have now passed off the stage O
life. He was shoemaker and dealt il
that line If goods near their residence
Mrs. French was longtime member o
the Second Congregational Church o
this village, and consistently bore on
the profession she had therein made
She was Mr.. French's second wife ant
leaves no children, yet there are no sin
cerer mourners to day than those VIII
loved to call her mother. She will b.
sadly missed by many OF our younge
people as well as by those of more ma
turer companionship, among whom sh
had 80 long moved. Funeral notice an
pears in another column to-day.
IT will be seen by another item to-da,
that wedding bells rang out recently Ii
New Haven, Conn.,, in honor of tn
marriage of Mis- Frederick Collins anC
Mr.. Chas, Katsch. The bride is lad,
who passed the summer here, while he
father, Mr., L. Smith Collins was mana.
ger Of The Putnam during the absenc
of Landlord Collins. From the Ne,rs o
Nov. 22d, of that city we learn that tn
wedding was full dress affair and tina
Christ (EpiscopaD church was com
pletely filled with an ultra fashionabl,
gathering, many of the guests beinI
from out Of the city. As the beautiful
Swedish marcn was played the brida
procession entered. First came the fou
ushers, Messrs. VIII IAN II. Thomas O
New York, George L Judd of Water
bury, Joseph G. Earle and Frederick NJ
Burgess OF this city. Following tn
u 'hers were the two little bridesmaids
Misses Justina, Burgess and Helen Edit
Burgess, who were dressed in whit
Q Ishmere and IICil silk and carried
baskets OF La France roses which the,
| oSiS"Su III tuO pdtu vi tue OTlQdI Couple
as they left the altar. The maid O
houor was Miss Addie R. Collins of New
York, a cousin of the bride. She wor,
white point lace. The bride entered
leaning on the arm OF her father. HeI
dress was OF white faille franchise, tuIle
veil and she carried a white PRAYER
book. The groom, attended by his hes
man, Irving NJ. Dewey of New York
awaited her at the altar. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. j. Brinley
Morgan the rector of the church. Dur
ing which the organisL played the
Traumerel, and as the bri ial party left
the church the Mendelssohn wedding
march. Among The guests were Mrs. j,
N. Collins of New York, in Lavender
silk and diamond ornaments, Mrs. Jus
tine Burgess, in white failIe- franchise,
trimmed with white fox; NJ 8. Henry
Burgess, in black lace and faille-fran
caise; Superintendent Bollmann and
Charles Katsch, the father Of the groom.
Improved Order of Red Men.