The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-02-14
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ST. AGNES Guild of St. P,t.r's Church
will hold a musical and literary enter
I idment in the Parish Hall on Tue'd Y
evening Feb. 10
POTTER BUSHNELL of POwnal Center,
starts next week for his new home IN
BrOokfield, Mo. The kind wishes Of
many friends attend him, and Missouri
gains good citizen.
l.. d. HAMLIN began t. cut ice Mon
day 1t is foot thick and o! rxc" LEM
quality, We note by our tx changes
that the ice crop Is much more abundant
than was auticIpa ted and the storing Of
it is rapidly progressing,
THE people of Bennington are sur
prised to learn, through the out of 'wn
newspapers, that son of the late HO7.
A. P. Lyman is managing editor of the
New York Herald 1t is some one else,
evidently, as John S. is not in the j ur-
nalistic business.
ABOUT thirty friends of Russell G.
Graves paid him a surp' Use visit last
Tuesday evel ing. The home of hi
mother, Mrs. VIM. r. Graves va
thro 4n open and fine evening WAS en-
jnyed. Miss Collins chaperpWd the
party of visitors.
Gro. NJ. MARSH has been app,i nted
night wa Gilman at the Soldiers Home,
and has bPgur his duties. Tn Sc ldbOrs
are resi- onsible and call for the care ni
an excellent nurse for the SIX ~ wei +,
and Mr.. Marsh is eminently Il It'd for
the place, being a veteran soldier lin
/ self.
YESTERDAY, at the residence of the
brides parents in Landgrove, Miss
Mary NJ, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs ii.
p. Warner, was united in marriage to
Mr.. Geo. IL. Babbitt. The happy couple
were the recipients of many tokens OF
remembrance and the occasion was one
of much promise. The BANNER wishes
to be included among those presenting
congratulations.
A MISSIONARY meeting of the Woman I
Auxiliary has been called by the district
managers, Bennington aud Rutland
counties, to be held in S Peters Cnurcr,
this village, on Thursday. Feb 81 The
order of services will he Morning ser
vice, celebration of the Ii " COmmun-
ion and sermon at 1890 a. m COLLATION.
in the Parish Hall D. m short service
addresses, reports and business meetiI s
at 2:30 p. IN. Fare at reduced rates on
the B & r. railway,
TONIGHT the ladies of st. Peter:
Church are to hold high carnival in hon
or of the sentimental Saint St. Val
entine. A choice and rich lot of fancy
work, which cannot fail to please the
I hot Oh. l.,
patrons of this entertainment Eacl
guest will be presented at the door will
an unique valentine by CUPID. Boz
valentines English you know will bC
presided over by q few of Cupid's vic
Tins. The committee add The las
appearance this season. Come anC
you'll not regret it.
As showing the appreci alton in which
the BANNER ia held by former residents
we copy paragraph from letter wit
ten us from Jamestown, n. Y, las
week, his follows II hava not rec eiveC
my BANNER for two wet X, and hav'
a sort of home-sick fe, ling when | d,
not get it on time Will YOU klndl,
look into the matter and see that it i
sent hereafter. We have had an opel
. III CT "'u dplu Cidu2tH w lut "thlI
er, and no extreme cold weather unit,
the last two days. We are looking 70
a booming business here the cominJ
summer.
lHE ladies Of the Methodist Churcl
aIe preparing unique entertainment
r The Feast of Days" 10 be held at Fr c
Library Hall. Wednesday evening, +, b.
ruary 81. There will be seven booth
where many useful and fancy article
will be found for sale. An old fashionet
spelling school, under the direction o
Prof Wei and two captains. Miss Fiori
Murphy and Miss Kate lockwood. vii
give all who wish chance to spell down
The two who stand last will receiv,
prizes, beautiful porcelain placqr,
painted by Mrs. Widmer, and book
An elaborate supper, for which the II
dies of this church are famous. will b,
served from six until ten O'clock.
THE Cider question wakes warm il
discussions in our exchanges. The cpl
demic of opinion has not yet brOk IN on
in this county but is on it' way. 1ht
consensus of opinion seems to be tina
farmers are liable i Ist the sam me IA run
sellers II they market their apple juice
The Clipper rises to remark, N vi.w Oi
the diversity Of opinions "Who vii
enlighten the farmers of Vermont upon
this interesting subject: II the amend
ments and readjustments of our law
continue, il will be only question o.
time when our farmers will be onlIged Il
consult supreme con- Judge to find on
how they can sell their apples, harves
their corn aud milk tn, ir cows withou
violating an amended act of the legsla
ture."
THE ceiebrat ted lee ures of Prof Nathan
Sheppard were rect ived by audiences II
England, Scotland aud ireland with ex
ceptiOnal ecldt Tn lovers of Dickens
will be charmed with the Rev. MIR. Row
ley's superior presentation of the great
novelists inimitable characters. and es.
pecially with the effective reading Of the
visits Of "Marley's Ghost to Scroogs,
and the touching description Of tn,
death Of little JO To lovers Of liter
allure an evening spent with gen lsmau
who has devoted 80 much time to the
study Of Dickens will be an education
such a. months of reading in the work.
of the famous English novelist could no
possibly afford. Those who appreciat,
entertainments of high order SHOULD
not fail to enjoy this most delightful Al
well as highly instructive lecture.
THE alarm of fire Friday was caused
by the burning of the gas house owned
by Mai. Valentine This plant originally
cost about $4,000, and there was no in
surance. The woodwork of the build
ing burned and the tank full of gas wal
consumed. How the building caugh
lire is mystery, as everything was sup
posed to be secure. There was nobody
about the apparatus at the time, and thu
flames were first seen bursting out Of th,
door and windows and under the iroT
roof. The Valentine Knitting Company
The residence of Maj, A. b. Valentino
and DIN Scott. the Graded school anC
the FIRST Baptist Church were all sup
piled from this source, which IL now en-
tirelv cut off. The plant is in process o
rep .irs. The fire d, partment were quick
call for their services.
THE Hosiery and Knit Goods JOurHd
says: "E. Ii. Brown, Bennington. Vt.
has a stop-motiOn which il acknowledge
by leading manufacturers to be- the mos
sensitive, durable and handiest stop
motion invented, Ills self-oiling trans
mitter for sewing machines j., from it
many advantages, finding ready sale
The same paper, also, speaks Of anothe
Of our manufacturers Durability ant
correct shape are essential points in tn
selection Of drying boards. A chea
board that cracks and chips of after
few weeks use is an expensive article i