The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-10

VIM. c. Bull of this village.
Hon. H. G. RooT and wife returned
from Florida this week.
L. c. HAsCALL of New York city, wa
in town a couple of days this week.
THE Rev. Charles r. Seymour preached
at the Union church in WOodford, Sun
day afternoon.
THE G.s will furnish the supper fol
the Ladies' Aid Society at the Methodist
Church parlors Friday evening.
Miss HATTIE NJ. SPPERLY of Yer
gennes, is visiting relatives and friends
in Bennington, and will remain abOu
two weeks.
Mrs. JAS. WHITE and Mrs. Mary
Hawley of Perry, N. Y, are visiting rel
atives at the Methodist parsonage in this
village.
THE leaders in crockery by Nichols
Main street, are attracting great atten
ton. Read his advertisement in another
column.
THE oldest of the two sons of the late
Frank Knapp, now in the Reform school
is soon to be released on parole, at the
age of Is. Good behavior counts in the
penal institutions of Vermont.
MRS. Heller, the wife of the Unitari
an clergyman of Manchester, N. H..
whose body is to be buried here to-mor
row, was the granddaughter of the late
Lewis Cady and daughter of Hon. Chas
Hall of Springfield, Mass. Her mother
was Jane Cady.
A DISPATCH Monday from Pittston
Pa, to Mrs. Kate Rouse, announced the
death of her father, c. NJ. Rouse of Lu
zene, Pa. The members of the family
here have gone there, and no particulars
are known. Just before this dispatch
came another was received telling of the
serious illness of Mrs. Rouse's mother.
The good words" below, from the
st. Adams Messenger, sample of many,
are highly appreciated: "The Benning-
ton BANNER is to be congratulated on
its appearance last week in new dress
throughout. The BANNER has attained
to the age of more than fifty years, and
increases in strength with its growth.
Long may it wave"
CHAs. G. COLE of Cole & Burt, cloth
iers, has just returned from New York
and Boston, where he has been looking
up specialties in their line of trade. A
part of these are called attention to in a
business local elsewhere, and further
mention will be made by the firm next
week. This reliable house always fulfill
what they promise to perform.
THE Easter collection of the Methodist
church cleared that society from debt,
and we suggest that they now proceed to
build the Norman tower, etc., that has
been long contemplated and which will
make their edifice look like an Old Eng
lish house of worship, picturesque and
grand. The fact that the Church is free
from indebtedness gives additional point
to the favorable showing published last
week.
DRYsDALE, the irrepressible dry goods
merchant of Bennington, is out this
week with notice of his spring opening,
an advertisement that can be seen and
read of all men, to say nothing of women
and children. In fact, Drysdale has had
two or three special sales already this
year in which his stock was nearly
cleaned out, and of course he eplenishes
it and adds new lines each time. His
emporium is the largest in Southern
Vermont and Mr.. Drysdale deserves the
immense trade he has built up by years
of fair-dealing.
THE Sunday school of the Second
Congregational church elected officers
Easter as follows: Col. E. D. Bennett
superintendent; F. G. Mattison, assist
ant superintendent; Miss Ju liza A. White,
lady superintendent; c. w. ,McDonough,
secretary; E. J. Hall, secrt 'tarv; H. d.
Fillmore, treasurer; E. Il, Patterson,
librarian; Mrs. Mary Kinslty, H. D. Fill
more, Z. II. Thomas and c. F. Burnham,
assistant librarians; H. /. Norton, cho.
rister; Mrs. G. w. Keesem an, organist;
Miss Carrie l.. Warren, assistant organ
list. The secretary's record shows that
the school numbers $50, and that the
average attendance during the past yeal
has been over 200.
THE reception given by the members
of the Eastern Star Chapter in Masonic
hall Wednesday evening was pleasant
affair. The music both vocal and in.
strumental was very fine. The quartette
composed of Mrs. Geo. Graves, Mrs. Geo.
Keeseman, Misses Hutchins and Warren,
rendered some delightful songs, and re-
ceived great applause. These ladies de-
serve much credit for the careful manner
in which they render such fine music
The Goldsmith orchestra gave some ex
cellent selections and the guests present
voted the entertainment frst-class. COT
fee, sandwiches, cake and ice cream wer'
served during the evening About S5(
was realized, and the same will be, useC
towards defraying the expenses of re
pairing and refitti ng the Masonic rooms
THE thief who stole the horse, car
riage, harness, robes, ETC., of Clarl
Stone of South salisbury, recently, haC
not been captured at last accounts. HI
is tracked almost everywhere, and it i
thought will be captured. The robbie
took in the situation deliberately. HI
got off the sleeping train at North Ben
nington and was about an hour doing tn
job. He walked to the barn, run out
carriage to get at the best one, selected
new harness which was not owned b
Mr.. Stone, sorted the robes and blankets
taking pair of the best of each, found
new whip and took it, and when he ha
helped himself to the very best the hous
afforded, drove down the road toward
North Adams. The fellow went dow
crossroads, but apparently lost little b
this means as his course was all the tim
straight ahead. Mr.. Stone offers a libe
al reward, and there is rumor that I'll
rascal has been found near Holyok
Mass, but we do not credit the report.
Miss MINNIE PHELPS of Canada, III
been engaged to lecture here Wednesda
evening, the 10th. inst, at the Bapti
church, She is a non-partisan tempe
ance speaker, that is, she does not lab
e for the Third Party. The Watchmdn
e Montpelier, says; "Miss Phelps of S
: Catharine's, Ont, gave temperan
a lecture under the auspices of the W
s mans Christian Temperance Union
+ the Church of the Messiah on Sundi
: afternoon at four o'clock. The char'
A yvas filed with an Interested audienC