The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-12-18

our advertising columns as a guide for
Christmas shopping. Those who thus
invite you to trade are thereliable deal
The Herald and NetUs saws that the
Rev. q. A. wilkins, formerly of Shafts
bury, now of Bethel, has concluded to
decline the parish offered him in the
Diocese of Albany by Bishop Doane.
THE large and elegant pictures of the
Bennington Battle Monument Suitable
for farming), are just the thing for a
Christmas present to people out of town
The only edition of the kind can he OBJ
tanned at the BANNER Stationery Store.
H. NJ. JOHNSON has invented and
makes an attractive hall rack. He is
meeting with quite large sale in these
goods as he deserves to. One of these
and may he seen at his residence on
North street.
THE annual fair and sale of St. Mary's
guild of st. Peters church, was held last
evening in Free Library hall. The at
tendance was large and the display very
fine. We have moi been advised as to
the receipts but presume these will
reach if not surpass the usual limit. The
ladies served bOunteOus supper.
THE price of General Grants Memoirs
is 81 per set. Many of our readers have
bought the work at that price. We are
able to announce that we have made an
arrangement by which the Memoirs can
be obtained for fraction of the usual
price. This paper $3.50, the CosmOpoli-
tan Magazine, 50, and the Memoirs ST. to-
gether we offer for $500, and 4S cents
for postage additional, an offer not to be
equaled. The combined price on the
three is $11.50.
THE applications for maple sugar
bounties by the farmers of Vermont have
been classified by counties and show that
there were from Addison, SO; Benning-
ton, 2S; Caledonia, All; Chittenden, 140; ;
Essex, So; Franklin, 3S7; Grand Isle, 1
Lamoille, 1914: Orange, 1859; Orleans
55l: Rutland, Al; Washington, 1899;
Windham, 146; Windsor, 100; total in the
State, 25l4. Of the whole number of ap-
plicants, l349, or more than one-halG,
come from the three counties of Orleans,
Caledonia and Franklin.
On Tuesday evening quite a large
number of the friends of Mr., and Mrs.
II. l.. Hover made them surprise visit,
it being the 22nd anniversary of their
marriage. Mr.. and Mrs. Hover had been
to prayer meeting, and when they re-
turned at about half-past eight, found
their apartments somewhat transformed
and filled with gay throng. The WISH
tors brought beautiful easy rocker,
which F. G. Mattson presented, in be-
half of the company, in comical speech
that elected much applause.
Tur f,,noroI &c NJ, c,,ao. n na1:..
widow of Chas. S. Colvin, was held yes.
terday afternoon, the Rev. H. Marten
officiating She had been ill with typhoid
fever and on Sunday rapidly grew worse
until the end came. Mrs. Colvin was
always deeply interested in the welfare
and progress of the First Baptist church.
She was generous and devoted in all her
church relations. In former years she
was foremost in active church works.
and, though in later years her age would
not permit her to enter as fully as in
former years into to the more active
labOrs of Christian life. yet her lnflu-
ence was always stimulating and gener-
ally helpful. She was strong, consist
ent and sincere Christian, in word and
deed a witness for her Master The
First Baptist church most deeply feels
hSA WOO 40 OliO VI ITO DCoU anu llOoJ ldlIH-
full members.
THE ladies' fair of st. Francis de Sales
church has been in progress during the
week as noted in our last issue. The
time, however, has been extended to in
clude Tonight and close with the grInd
awards tomorrow evening. The pros
poets appear to show now that a much
larger sum will be realized than on any
former occasion. Last Saturday even
ing the cadets from North Adams, Mass,
gave very ii exhibition dill. This is
one of the finest drilled companies that
has been seen in this place since the
West Point cadets were here at the Cen
tennial in August last. Monday even
ing the Baptist choir, under the leader
ship OF Prof. Squire, gave concert that
was heartily applauded. Mrs. Parmen-
ter presided at the organ. The solo by
Miss Mamie LOOMS We have heard
spoken of in very complimentary terms,
as well as that OF the others. On Tues
day the C,x and Kelley combination
were immense in Capt Dudley" and
other acts. Wednesday evening Miss
Warren presided at the new organ, and
the duets by Mrs. Geo. +. Graves and
Miss HutchinS elected much praise
Last evening, Mr.. Cooper was not in
town, and Miss Stiilson again presided
at the organ This evening is The clos
ing as far as the musical programmes are
and Mrs. Geo. w. Keeseman
will give an organ recital, assisted by
Miss Lulu futile, Mrs. Merrill, soOist.
IL is safe to predict that this evenings
musical feast will be very enjoyable.
AT Odd Fellows hall, Tuesday even
ing, the anniversary of Miriam d. of r.
Lodge, No. 3, was celebrated. 1t was Q y
taOlisned Dec. 18th, 1882, with A charter
members. The membership soon III up
to over one humd. ed and has continued
to exceed that number for several years.
One notable feature of the anniversary
this year was the number of young peO-
pie in attendance, and it was decidedly
a brilliant occasion. The history of this
organization is quite unique in the an
mails of the great order of Odd Fellows,
now nearly 1900, 900, in Eng
land and America. The great impetus
given to the Rebekah branch during the
past decade began with this Lodge in
historic Bennington. Although Miriam,
No. &, wits organized in the latter part of
1882, yet the" Beautlied work" had been
i'll progress for nearly a year at that
time. fhe term "Beautfied," as applied
10 the Re6ekah ceremonial, is techni-
cal term that was accidentally attached
to the ornate additions; but, like many
another ndme. has become permanent
feature Of the [. o. o. f. vernacular
Miriam Lodge began to confer the degree
III costume, with elaborate floor-wOrk,
and made an Evolutionary study of the
delivery of the parts assigned tO various
officers. This soon attracted attention,
and committees from other Lodges came
here to Witness The work with view OF
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