The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-12-18
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

S. NJ. BowLEs lectures at the chapel i
"Shirkshire," Saturday evening.
HENRY BURGESS who has been yer
i'll for several months is now able to rid
out.
THIS issue of the BANNER is
pretty complete directory for holida
shoppers.
Mrs. DIR. TRULL and daughte
Bertha, of Manchester, visited in tow
this week.
CHRISTMAS goods at Walbridge's de
light the children as well as well as tn
older people. Call and see them.
THE Ladies' Aid Society of the Meth
odist church realized SIS7, in rOunt
numbers, as the result of their lat
fair.
HTHE ladies of st. Mary's Guild, las
Thursday evening, cleared about $500
This was the annual fair of st. Peter
church.
JOSEPH SCHwARZ's store on Eas
Main street is headquarters for Christ
mas and holiday slippers. See his adver
tisement to-day.
THE auditors of the Battle Monumen
Association have been at work this. weel
on the books of the association, pre-
paratory to the annual meeting to b'
held here next month.
MR.. AND CALVIN KLINE gave al
REMOVABLE party to about twenty invited
guests at their home last Friday evening
A collation. was served and terpsichor'
was INDUCED in.
THE Myers & Wylie knitting mills have
started up under full Roadway. Inc
firm have orders ahead for many months
md we are glad to note this evidence OF
their future business prospects.
THE new officers of Miriam d. of r.
Lodge, elected last Monday evening. are
Mrs. ]. H Ayres, n. G.; Mrs. David E.
Moore, V. c.; Mrs. j. II. Livingston,
Sec. Mrs. Mary S. Hathaway, Perm.
sec. Mrs. NJ. W.Stewart, Treas. lnstalla-
| ton next month.
WE are sorry to hear of the severe i'll
ness of c. L. Shaw. He has not enjoyed
his usual vigor for several months, but
has kept up and attended TO the sick of
his own family. This makes his condi-
lion one of solicitude.
THERE is opening for an apprentice
in this Office The young man should be
lbout II years of age, a fair scholar in
the English language, capable and hon
est. To the right kind of boy good
opening to learn the printers trade will
be given. Address by letter the pub
Usher of this paper
AT J, Ed. Walbridge & Co.'S there
will be found sleds and many other
yhings which will suit the boys and girls
to have Santa Claus bring around Christ
mas morning. The older people will
find hundred things they want. No
better place in town to look in on and
select a holiday present The building
is literally packed with desirable goods
WE are told that there is a strong
probability of Maj. l.. S. Frosts return
to Bennington. Should he conclude to
do so it will be to take charge of the
mills at Bennington Falls. Maj Frost
and his family were greatly missed when
they removed down East seven years
ago, and will now be heartily welcomed
back again to their old home.
THERE will be two more numbers Of
Mr.. Sherry's articles on "First impress
sions of Europe" after this week. Our
readers who have followed him along
through his interesting trip will, we
feel sure, be sorry to have the papers
stop. A file of the whole series made
into a scrap-book would afford valuable
volume of European travel.
THE Graded schools close tomorrow
for the Christmas vacation. The exami-
nations now in progress show that COM
mendable progress has been made during
the term, the results of which will be-
come more apparent later on. Each
grade is in good condition and the
schools will close with the usual exer-
cises in several of the rooms.
A FINAL announcement of the fair to
be held next Monday and Tuesday at the
Second Congregational parlOrs, would
be incomplete without referring to an
Indian squaw of the st. Regis tribe, who
is expected to be present and to exhibit
her skill in basket weaving. This is
sure to be an interesting feature Of the
fair. For a full list of attractions see
posters and small bills.
The express business has so increased
in Bennington that another wagon is to
be put on. Mr.. Allen of North Creek,
IN. Y, is to become the new employee.
He will be furnished with an entire new
outfit and will collect freight. Mr.. c. II.
Earring will do nothing but deliver. II
is hoped by this new departure to better
serve the public. The company begin
this by raising the salaries. Mr.. Ripley
expects to be here q few days longer
Express Agent Warren is improving in
health and hopes soon to be at his place
again.
THE eighth anniversary of the lOca
Rebekah Degree Lodge of Odd Fellows
was observed last Friday evening. A
part of the contemplated programme
was unavoidably given up, but a pleasant
evening was enjoyed by a large company
The improptu drill of the Underwood
Guards of Miriam Lodge, com
manded for this occasion by
Miss Bertha Griswold, was a very
pleasant feature of the affair. TIL,
singing and instrumental music, as wei
as the collation., was good.
THE Christmas (double) number o.
The Star has made its appearance, re
plete with good things chosen from thu
school papers, and an editorial and loca
page especially prepared. The exhibi
is certainly complimentary to the editor
as well as interesting to all those having
the success of our Graded schools a
heart Several copies of The Star hav,
OceD W ltdIllCl III
ton County and the editors request tina
they will distribute them to any of thei
pupils who may be interested in schoo
work.
SANTA CLAUS is established at III. NJ
Harris's. He has very large and com
plete stock of skates, sleds, carving sets
pocket knives, vase lamps, banks, games
cuspidores, brush and comb sets, musi
boxes, children's knife and fork sets
shaving and meerchaum pipe sets etc
There is an endless variety of these an
other goods purchased expressly for tn
Christmas trade of 1890. Our reader
will do well to recollect also that Christ
mas candles for trees are kept, assorte
colOrs. See change of advertisement mex
week.
A PROMINENT business man of BostO
writes as follows regarding the actio
= of the Legislature in killing the bill t
c Advertise the Resources of Vermont.
, 81 never saw such evidence of shor
sighted folly as they manifested in tn
E matter. If Vermont had live commits
5 sion that would issue good pamphlets
| tastily illustrated, as Western States dc
and send it all over the country the
would be frightened at results. Peopl
] are actually ignorant of what Vernon
h is. Many think it deserted howlin
wilderness, instead of the most beautifl
=, spot in America"
THE Bennington Il Rutland Railwa
, Company, which recently purchased I'll
u Glastonbury Road, running eight mil,
up into the mountains, from Bennington
has, it is understood, not decided VIII;
will be the future management of Il
road. If it is run, considerable none
will have to be laid out in repairing Il