The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-05-01


: NICHoLs's goods have arrived and ar
now open at the Main street store.
r BISHOP BIssELL visits Bennington
May 18th, and the confirmation servic,
| will occur in the morning in st. Peter
: church.
DRYsDALE come to the front thii
week with a notice of seasonable house
hold goods, to which the readers atten
ton is called.
, AT a special meeting Of the Vestry Of
st. Peters church John T. Shurtleff wa'
elected treasurer in place of Charles E
Graves, deceased.
NEWS comes from London, England, OF
the birth of a daughter, recently, to
Capt Robert Randall and wife. Mrs.
Randall was formerly Agnes Drysdale.
| LANDLORD COLLINS of the Putnam,
has greatly improved the halls of that
: popular hostelrie and the work of repairs
will soon be done. A fine summer trade
is already assured.
THE "Order of the Temple" will be
conferred on four candidates at the regu.
lar conclave of the Taft Commandery,
: No. 8, K. T., to morrow evening. Visit
ing Knights will be made welcome.
Mrs. CHAs. HAGADoRN and daughter,
of Troy N. Y, have been visiting rela.
tives in SALISBURY and Bennington.
Mrs. Hagadorn is sister of Col. N. NJ.
Puffer of this village.
Col. N. NJ. PUFFER goes to Rupert to.
day, and from thence will visit Burling.
ton and Montpelier, in the interests Of
Odd Fellowship. He is one of the grand
officers of the State.
A LARGE number of ladies were pres
ent at the musicale held Monday after
noon, at the residence of Mrs. A. S. NJ.
Chisholm. Among the guests was Mrs.
W. W.. Foster, Jr., of North Adams,
Mass.
ALL soldiers who are drawing pensions
from the government ON account of her
(nia or rupture, are entitled to new
truss every one and one-half years, upon
application to the examining surgeons of
their district.
THE Troy Press of last evening, says:
George A. Packer, wife and daughter,
Carrie A., will sail May 81 for Antwerp
on the Red Star steamer Waesland, to be
absent during the summer. Mrs. Jennie
Rankin will accompany them"
THE Granville, N. Y, Sentinel of last
week says: 1.-THE Rev. A. S. Gilbert of
North Bennington, Vt, conducted SER
vices at the Baptist church Sunday. It
is understood that the society will ex-
tend to him an invitation to accept the
pastorate."
THE Y. NJ. c. A. are considering the
matter of engaging Mr.. A. E. Flindt, for
managing secretary of that institution.
1t is expected that the rooms will be
opened about the 18th, inst. Mr.. Flindt
is to graduate in June from the Spring
field Training School of Christian Work
ers, and his engagement here is probable.
THE "Art Exhibition of the Singer
Sewing Machine Company, in Rock
woods art store, Adams Block, South
street, is attracting considerable atten-
ton from the ladies of Bennington
The magnificent specimens of needle
work will well repay inspection.
LAST week Hon. Chas. H. Mason was
called suddenly to Middlefield, Conn,
because of an accident which befel his
mother, Mrs. Jerusha Hazen. Mrs.
Hazen fell down stairs, injuring herself
severely, and for few days her condi-
ton was considered critical. She is bet
ter now and Judge Mason returned home
this week. ..'
THE Proctor correspondent of the
Herald, on Saturday, said: ION account
of the absence of Pastor Martin of the
Swedish Lutheran church from town, he
having gone with Commissioner Valen-
tine and the Swedish immigrants to YER
shire, no religious services in the
Swedish language will be held here on
Sunday next" ".''r
THE quarterly election of Good Temp
lars, held last Friday evening, resulted
as follows: o. W. HARDWOOD, c. T.. Miss
Lucy Cutting, V. T.. Fred. Ferguson,
secretary; Fred. Kennon, F. s.; Miss
Eliza A. Puffer, treasurer; G. F. Burt,
chaplain; Edgar Buss, NJ; Miss Gertie
Houghton, g.; Jas. Davis, sentinel
Will Gavin, assistant secretary. The in
stallation will take place tomorrow even
ing.
THE popular pastor of the Methodist
church, the Rev. VIM. j. Chapman, was
probably the most surprised man Mon
day evening, of any event in his whole
life. He had an official meeting at the
church and after it was over, invited sew
eral of the board to enter the parsonage,
they having walked up from the church.
His associates readily assented, and as he
opened the door the large company
spoken of in another item greeted his
entrance, But for preoccupation the ex-
ira lights about his home as he ap-
preached it would have been visible. OF
course the young people had something
to do with the reception-a part they are
not slow to improve on all laudable Occa-
sions.
THE Burlington Independent says;
= maj. Merritt Barber, who is visiting his
old home in Pownal, has been in almost
continuous service since the opening OF
the war in 1861. He has been for many
years adjutant general on Gen. Crooks
staff, and has seen great deal of actual
{ Washington by President Arthur, who
was schoolmate of Maj. Barber's, an6
given pleasant place in the capital city
: He grew FESTIVE under Office work, anC
again taking his old position on thu
frontier was stationed at Prescott, Arr
: iona. He is now stationed at st. Paul
5 MINI. He was at one time one of tn,
assistant clerks of the Vermont House
: and has many acquaintance in all part
l of the State"
THE members of Canton Bennington
+ as well as the Odd Fellows who atten'
Grand Lodge, will be interested in know
u ing that parade and reception is talke'
of Tuesday, June 8, the day of tn
Grand Encampment session and imme
diately proceeding that of the Gran
" Lodge, 1. o. o. F. This, it is thought
. will give a variation from the usua
:, routine and help the Order. The an
nouncement will be made soon. Mean
time, the Waterman says of the tri-ennial
!, "Canton Montpelier and other canton
u of Vermont have been invited to join tn