The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-11-20
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

MR.. AND Mrs. E. II. MOORE have re-
turned from five weeks absence.
f. A. BOOTH, town clerk, has been
quite i'll, but is able to be to the office
to-day.
THE second musicale was held at the
home of Mrs. j. E. Merrill Monday
afternoon.
CooPER's mills have shut down for
two weeks to take an inventory and
make repairs.
o. W. HARDWOOD, employed on the
Troy Times was home over Sunday visit
ing his parents.
GEO. W. HALL. Esq, of Georgetown,
Col, arrived in Bennington Monday, and
will remain short time.
DIR. J. T. SHURTLEFF and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Shurtleff are getting
settled i'll their new home on Union
street.
Miss ANNA C. PARK is absent attend
ing the National Convention of the Nom
partisan W. C. T. u, which meets in
Pennsylvania this week.
THANKSGIVING DAY will be observed
as Harvest Festival in st. Peters
church, and there will be Celebration of
the Holy Communion at 1870 o'clock in
the morning.
ST. KATHARINE's Guild give an oyster
supper at Parish Hall, 211 School street,
Tuesday, Nov. %, from four to ten, at
which time there will be sale of fancy
articles.
SELECTMAN L. G. HoUGHToN and wife
are to leave town next Monday to pass
the winter in the State of Washington.
Mr.. HoughtOn goes there primarily for
his health, the Vermont winters proving
too severe for him.
OUR correspondents will please favor
us next week with their items one
day earlier because of Thanksgiving, as
we wish to go to press early Thursday
morning.
Mrs. ROBERT COLLINS was stricken
with paralysis last week Wednesday and
is in very precariOus condition,
although comfortable. Her left side is
affected. Later-Mrs. Collins died this
morning.
NJ. H. VETS, who for many years has
been the station agent at Eagle Bridge
for the Fitchburg and Delaware & Hud-
son railroads has resigned. Mr.. Vets
will join Hon. Hiram Sisson in business
at Eagle Bridge.
WE learn that James C. Colgate of
New York City, has purchased the
Elijah D. Fillmore farm and will make 1T
his summer home. We hope Mr.. Fill
more will not remove to California as we
hear it rumored he may.
WE are glad to know that the health
of G. Louis HARDWOOD has improved
since his return home from Mortified.
1t is a great disappointment to him
not to be able to rejoin his class in Nor
witch University, after his illness, as
stated in the BANNER last week.
AT the late meeting of Scottish Rite
Masonic Body in New York, the Rev. w.
B. Walker was chosen Grand Prior of
one of the supreme ruling bodies of the
Rite. At the banquet he responded to
the symbolism of Freemasonry' as
Grand Prelate of the Grand Commandery
of this State.
Mr.. AND Mrs. HARVEY of Constantine,
Mich, have been the guests of Col. L. F.
Abbott and wife for few day. Mrs.
Abbott gave party Saturday in honor
of Mrs. Harvey. The latter lady was
formerly Miss Steen of Bennington and
her many friends were much pleased to
meet her again.
THE annual fair of st. Francis de
Sales church will be held in the nave of
the new church edifice early next month,
commencing about the 10th. The sur
ronndings will tend to make this mem
orable event, and no doubt it will be, as
usual, well patronized The committees
will do all in their power to make the
fair attractive.
AMONG the findings handed down from
the general term of our Supreme Court
we find the following item: SIN State
Us. Byron U. Roberts from Bennington
county, found guilty of murder 1.-THE re-
spondent present in COURT, judgment
that there was no error, respondent
takes nothing by his exceptions and that
he be remanded to prison at Wind
sor to serve the remainder of his
sentence"
NUMBER VIII of Mr. Sherry's First
Impressions of Europe" appears on our
first page. 1t is but just to say that the
errors therein are no fault of the authors
because the proofs read by him reached
us too late for correction in this issue.
We mailed proofs to Mr.. Sherry as
usual but "Uncle Sam did not deliver
early for some reason hence this apology
for going to press without authors cor
rections made.
THE union Thanksgiving services of
the Baptist, Congregational and Meth
odist churches, will be held in the Second
Congregational house of worship next
Thursday at II a. m. The sermon
will be by the Rev. VIM. J. Chapman
on the subject of Character, True
Prosperity and National Greatness is the
gift of God" He will open with sketch
of the history of Thanksgiving Day, and
then enlarge upon the theme stated.
The pastors request that this notice be
extensively circulated that a large con-
gregation shall be present.
Hon. JAMES X. BATcHELDER, ex-
speaker of the Vermont House Of Repre-
sentatives. has formed a partnership
with Hon. Gilbert Robertson, jr., and
will at once commence the practice of
law in this city. Mr.. Batchelder has
been for many years one of the leading
lawyers in. Vermont, having offices in
Bennington and Arlington. In all the
important suits arising in Western and
Southern VermontfOr many years he had
been prominent. He is an able lawyer
and ready debater. and will be valuable
acquisition to the Rensselaer, county bar.
Mr.. Batchelder has many warm friends
in Troy who will give him a cordial
reception to their midst-Troy Press,
Friday.
Mrs. SARAH B. (SMITH). widow of
Emory Houghton, died Tuesday even
ing after an illness of thirty hours. She
was as well as usual Monday but was
stricken down with a paralytic shock
and died as stated. Mrs. Houghton's
age was 50. She was well known as ali
estimable and Christian woman, beloved
by her children and respected by all who
knew her. Her daughter, Mrs. c. D
Gibson, was summoned home anC
arrived just in time to see her mother
before she passed away. Aside from
Mrs. Gibson, deceased leaves another
daughter, Mrs, David Long, and two som
Fred L. and James Houghton, residents
of this village. The funeral will be helC
from the residence of David Long Frida,
tomorrow, afternoon at 2 o'clock.
THE Rt. Rev. Arson r. Graves, d. d.
missionary bishop of the jurisdiction o
the Platte (Western Nebraska), and
, former rector of st. Peters church II
this village, was greeted by large con
cation last Friday evening. His comm
here was due to an arrangement of tn
trains which gave him time as he found
to pay his former people agfying visit
4 His account of his work in the West an
reception that followed the service wa
greatly enjoyed. He was en- route t
Rutland, and of him the Herald of MOI
l day says: Bishop Graves preached a
both the morning and evening service
of Trinity church yesterday in Baxt'
. music hall. There was large attel
It dance and interesting sermons wei
delivered by DR.. Graves. He, by Il
way, passed his early days in Rutlar
and no doubt will be well remembers
by many of the older residents Of Il