The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-03-13
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Miss HATTIE FOSTER has returned from
six weeks visit with her sister In
Yonkers, N. Y.
MRS. CHAPMAN's Sunday school class
were entertained by their teacher at the
Methodist parsonage Tuesday evening.
AYREs, the tailor il ION deck" with
-pring goods. Orders for custom suits
re coming in and business is booming
MRS ERR ALLEN is critically i'll. Yes.
erdav two doctors were in attendance
nd her condition is a matter of much
1olicitude.
NJ. MoRRIssEY, employed at the
Bennington Machine Works, burned hi
and quite badly the other day, and Ii
aid up in consequence.
THE winter term of Norwich Univer-
,,ty closes the Goth, and the Bennington
ounty cadets, five in number, will be
rome for the spring vacation.
A FULL complement of electric lights
ave been placed in Odd Fellows bal
uring the week and the rooms were
wholly lighted by electricity last evening
PRESIDENT BARNES of Fargo College
made an appeal, in behalf of that insti-
ution, to the congregation of the Sec
nd Congregational Church last Sunday
morning.
SUPT. CHARLES GREEN, late Of The j.
:. Holden Manufacturing Company ,goe'
ext week to assume the management Of
is mill in New Hampshire, having
nken an interest in an old and established
business.
G. B SIBLEY comes to the front this
week, with a very large line Of spring
,ats. Remember the place, the Free
Library clothing store, and look out 9
hange of advertisement next week.
FRANK s. HYDE has returned from
New York, where he has been attending
he plumbing department of the New
York trade school, for the past three
months.
THE approach Of the village meeting
mas developed the usual number OF can
iidates for the several offices. The fact
that there is opposition to several OF the
nominations will make the event all the
more interesting.
YESTERDAY morning, early the watch
man at Bradford's mill observed bal
OF fire on the electric light wire just out.
Idle the mill. The wires we're found tC
| nave been melted when examined after
wards. Who can explain the phenome
nonf
]. T. Sawyer is the loser of a hand
ONE cutter smashed into "Smithereens'
by a runaway horse Sunday, The riG
was empty and tine animal ran from thu
electric light station where 1t became
Dose, a fortunate accident in that no ont
was hurt.
THE Graded schools close the 21st fo
| me week, after very successful winte
erm. The teachers training class to thu
lumber of nineteen have also received
he advantages offered at this excellen
institution. The faculty next term will
probably not be changed,
ii. NJ HUNTER. general agent of thu
United States Mutual Accident Associa
lion of New York, was in town ye-ter
day and established an agency for hi
company with Messrs. Booth and Harris
This completes fair complement of in
surance lines with this new agencv-
fire, life, accident, etc. This Association
i. highly spoken Of.
THE god, inst, Mrs. Eunice B. North
rup sells at public auction the home
stead lying north Of this village, de
ached lot and quantity of farming
tools, etc. As part can remain Oh
mortgage some young man with littl
'apital has here an opportunity to pur
chase at home. The sale takes place II
the afternoon on the premises.
THE annual Sea Shore Supper" of tn
Methodist Episcopal Church, will b
given in the parlors of the church oil
Wednesday evening, March 10Th, unde
he auspices of the Ladies AID Society
No pains will be spared 70 make this on
If the most enjo, able occasions OF tn
-eason. A cordial invitation is xtendet
all.
MONDAY night was the first drill o
he Bennington Rifles, under the newl.
elected captain, James E Weld; ther
was a good attendance, Al men beinl
present. The captain will have schou
for non-commissioned officers eacI
week. The company has been drilling
al winter and is In good condition.
THE Father Matthew T. A. B. Society
celebration of St. Patrick's Day, mex
Monday evening promises to be yer.
successful affair. Goldsmi'h's orchesir
and the Citizens Band will furnish tn
mu ic. The concert begins at O'Clock
During the evening the elegant eas
hair will be presented to the holder q
he lucky number. The ladies wi
serve nice supper from 8 to II O'Clock
: THE Missionary concert at the Baptis
J Church last Sunday evening was one G
he finest in the history of that society
The music was furnished by Mrs. j.
Parmenter at the organ, with an orchet
IRA composed Of Miss Addie Marsf
Messrs. E II. Worthington, F. d. Raj
nev and Hubert w. Downs. A choru
# 40 voices from the Sunday schoc
4ang splepdidly. The programme col
listed of responsive readings, music an
recitatatioDs; the whole illustrative {
missionary efforts in the foreign fell
, The hymns and recltations were explal
j. atory of the opening of the doors {
China, Japan, India and the Islands {
: the Sea to the spread of the gospel, an
= the effect was very pleasing.
OUR readers will remember the itel
d OF the burning of one Muffat's barn
+ Sandgate, January LIST, by the wife
, Mr.. Moffat. 1t is the old story Of an o.
. man with a young wife and a quarre
= in which the husband turned his wi
out of doors, and in revenge she burnt
l. heir barn, The woman was arrestt
u and lodged in jail here, provision beir
made for the care of her three sms
children. Yesterday she plead gull
and was sentenced to the house of CO
r rection at Rutland. being taken there
A Sheriff Pike in the afternoon. Mr.
!" Moffat is now 90 years old and her bu
, rand is 81 years of age. The woman
,e respectable but is alleged to possess I
h, ungovernable temper. The husband
disposition is not in issue.
WORK was begun on the new Y. NJ.
i A rooms Monday in Park Block. T
u fret fitted up will be the reading roc
%, N the first and the gymnasium m t
u second story, while the chapel and 9th
p rooms will be completed in due cOurl
" The General Secretary has not yet be
n engaged. but will probably be nam
J. Don. He will live in the building
II suite of rooms for him being in I
plans. When completed there will Z
xisl a finer or more convenient quartz
J., for Y. M. G. A. anywhere unless il
E" building specially erected for the pu
pose. The General Secretary will be
.alaried officer and will devote his VIII
time tn the work.
THE Young Peoples Society of Chri
an Endeavor OF the Second Congrel
lonal Church have made arrangeme
for and invited to convention here
h. he societies in the county. The me
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