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

Miss Hutchins, IN three weeks from TIN
last one.
PROF. FRANK BRADFoRD gave read
ings in Claverack, n. Y, and Waterbury
= Conn, this. week.
|. liz. GmsoN and wife have gone t.
Camden N. T., this week to visit Mr.
Gibson's mother.
j. II. WHITE has been confined to his
house with an attack of the prevailing
: epidemic of colds, closely resembling
Ia Grippe.
Miss ALLIE CLARK will form class
in dancing for children and beginners at
the Putnam House, Saturday, Dec. 10th,
at $50 p. m.
IT is Pdrn-elI not Par-neH, so says one
of our citizens who heard the correct
pronunciation from the famous mans
ownlips.
AT the Monday evening meeting of
the Rifles, VIM. A. Barron was elected
quartermaster's sergeant and Merritt
Burnham corporal.
A. P. ChILDs's family leave town
next Tuesday stopping in Troy for the
holidays, and in Springfield, Mass, for
the rest of the winter.
THE w. r. c. next week postpones
their meeting to Friday evening on
account of Christmas Eve. Members Will
please note the change.
THE b. e r. railway will add to its
rolling stock, early next year, two mogul
locomotives and a large number of fiat
cars, to accommodate their increasing
freight business.
Mrs. L. S. NoRToN and daughter
Dorothy, go to Washington, d. c., to-
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Norton will reside
at the National Capital Mr.. Norton is
well pleased with his new position.
Miss CLARA RICHARDSON leaves Ben
nington this week for her home, after
visit here with her brother, Ensign
Richardson at the Fairbanks place. Miss
Richardson has fine voice and has
charmed many with her singing at the
last two musicales.
SOME men are so stingy they expect
you to pay rent on the place you occupy
| in their esteem.-BdngOr Neics. If that
was all the income some had to live on,
they would starve to death, as they
esteem nobody but themselves. ,.!
BY urgent request the Rector of st.
Peters church will repeat his sermon
on 1.-THE Limits of Labor" at the Even
song Service rs o'clock), next Sunday.
All engaged in labor, employers and
employees, shoppers and shop keepers,
the busy and the idle, should hear this
presentation of the interests of work.
NEXT Thursday will be the Feast of
| the Nativity, commonly called Christ
mas Day. 1t will be ushered in at St.
Peters Church by the usual Choral
Festal Service at midnight. First Gel
ebration of the Holy Eucharist a. M,
Mathis, High Celebration (ChoraD,
and Sermon at 1890. Evensong at 4
O'Clock.
THE fair of st. Francis de Sales church
closed Tuesday evening after week, it
having opened on Wednesday of last
week. The interest in the annual sale
and other exercises continued undated
| from the suspicious opening. The net
proceeds will be more than $1,000, which
| is handsome result. The pastor, Rev.
J. S. Michaud, and the several COM
mittees return thanks to a generous
public for their expression of good will
and substantial benefits conferred during
the weeks festivities.
THERE seems to be question about
the salaries of the county school COM
missioners whose offices were abolished
| by the last Legislature. Many of the
men accepted their offices and arranged
their work with the expectation that
their offices would continue until next
July. Now the Office is discontinued,
and the question arises as to whether
the salary stops now, or runs until the
time specified by the law of 1888.
| Our advice to the commissioners is to
drop everything else, but cling to the
salary. -BrliHJton independent
IT will be gratifying to many friends
here to know that the official board of
the Methodist church in North Adams,
Mass, recently waited upon the Rev.
w. W. Foster, Jr., and informed him of
their unanimous action asking for his
return to that charge next year. Mr..
Foster has done good work and by this
it would appear that he is appreciated.
We are in hopes this may happen here
in the case of our Methodist church Ia
former charge of Mr.. FOster's), and
its present popular pastor, the Rev. VIM.
j. Chapman.
| CHRISTMAS lis a season which should
especially be made happy for the chill
dren, and it is an excellent reminder to
remember the pODr.' We learn that the
usual arrangements are in progress TO
suitably observe the festal occasion in
the churches, in the homes and Sunday
schools of our town. There are many
poor families to whom cord of wood, a
ton of coal or u barrel of -four would be
a gift much appreciated. In all the joy
of the season do not forget the example
of Emmanuel who went about doing
good.
THE Star pays the following we'll
deserved compliment to Col. Abbott in
its Christmas humber: Senator Abbott,
president of our board of education has
returned from his legislative duties at
Montpelier. If Vermont had elected
more Senators like him, she would not
be as she is to-day, the laughing stock
of the United States for her crab-like
disposition to go ahead backwards,
Senator Abbott is to be congratulated
on the good political record he has
made"
I GALL AROUND THE YEAR." this is a
charming calendar for the coming year.
, A gem of artistic beauty, tied together
with white silken cord and hung from
a silver chain. The months, as illustrated
r by handsome children with the umbrella,
in the possession of which children SO
delight, is charming conceit. Nothing
more dainty, more artistically beautiful,
was ever conceived of by even these
publishers, who excel in all such work.
Let those who are looking for something
, that is perfect put "All Around the
. Year" at the head of their list.-Chris
g.. tidn at Work. For sale at Banner Sta
! tionery Store.
N. NJ. PUFFER of this town is the
5 head of both the Patriarchs Militant
: and Encampment branches of Odd Eel
! lowship in Vermont. He is the first mar
t to hold these positions at one and the
same time, and we think the first in
n stance also in the history of the order t.
i hold so exalted a station. He visited
|, the Lodge at Rutland Monday evening
!; and the Her aid Of Tuesday has the fol
: lowing Mention: 1.-THE third degree wa
! worked upon two candidates, afte
!. which Mr. Puffer made a few remarks
He said he enjoyed the work and that h,
!, had seen the third degree worked grea
y many times, but never saw it worked a
. on this occasion. He considered it wa
4 as fine conception of the degree as III
q had ever seen. At the conclusion o
4 his remarks the speaker was warml,
applauded.'
THE Troy Press is frank enough t,
, say (see our outside pages for the full
: article), that ''the Nc Kinley bill in it
Z collar, cuff and shirt provisions has don
Z no injury to the millions of consumers
y while it has afforded additional proteC
y ton to the manufacturers and tens o
y thousands of employees engaged in thes
y great linen industries. AS large pro
i portion of the laboris. kI1ale, its pre-
" lection from degradation IS matter o
e general congratuiauon, without regar
3 to party lines Coming from a Dem
ocratic source no wOnderlt moves the Re
re publican Boston Journal to exclaim
IT "Well. il this result is matter of cor