The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-11-13
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
North Bennington.


Monday, we publish list of the articles
and the names of their generous donors
as follows: F. B. Jenning, $40; help of
Fairview cottage, costly table; P.
Mccarthy, barrel of flour; ]. Ed. Wal
bridge, rocking-chair; H. S. Walbridge,
graphoscope; H. T. Cushman, easel; w.
II. White, writing-desk; B. Morrissy,
painting; Ella Collins, chair; Maggie
Griffin, set of silver spoons; Miss Mary
j. Harvey, carpet rug; b. G. Surdam,
stereoscope; Jubilee Crucifix with
mosaic attachment, donated by G. E.
Provost; cord of wood by the committee;
Ed. and John Daley live pig which will
come good for Thanksgiving; tea kettle,
Thos. Leonard, and others; a winter suit
between the altar boys, w. Mooney, n.
Fisher and G. Steen. There will be
songs and solos by Master c. McNally of
Burlington with instrumental music.
Special train Saturday and Monday even
ings leaving Bennington at o'clock, to
cOnvery the helpers of good cause.
Come ALL Work begun this week i'll
connection with frescoeing the church.
The Rev. A. S. Gilbert moved into
E. c. Houghton's house and William
Whitman of Arlington into the house
vacated by Mr.. Gilbert.-The sociable
at the Baptist church Tuesday evening,
was attended by a large company. The
rooms were we'll filled and the entertain
ment well received, the several parts be-
ing acted out nicely. A programme is
being arranged and parts have already
been assigned for another entertainment
in two weeks.-Edmund Brown closed
years work for Bangs & Lyman and is
attending the business college in Troy.
Mrs. Columbus Huling has been sick
for over four weeks, and some of the
time very critically, but is now better
Frank Powers has forwarded his
''tonsorial chair and cups" to East Ar
lington, where he has opened barber's
shop. Success to his undertaking.
William Coulter of Arlington, who has
been in South Ashburnham, Mass, at
work in chair shop, is about to COM
mence work for the H. r. Cushman
Manufacturing Company.--The large
dry house of G. w. Roberts of Benning-
ton Falls, is progressing rapidly. When
completed he expects to be able to much
more nearly fill the large orders which
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special quality of board he is manufac
turing.-We notice L. A. DOlph is
about the Streets after siege of several
weeks with the bilious fever. He says
he has hardly been sick enough to be
contented in the house, but so that it
seemed necessary by the advice of his
physician to do so.-Mrs. Farnum of
Arlington has moved into the residence
so long used as a parsonage by the Bap-
fist society. She comes to take advan-
tage of our good schools in the educa
ton of the children. Mrs. Huntington,
sister of G. j. Mckay, with her children
Charlie and Florence, is visiting here,
also another sister, Mrs. Leonard, and
her son.--Mss Bessie Mosher and Miss
Frances Colvin are in Boston, attending
as delegates the National Convention of
the w. w. c. T. U. They intended to
call on their way at West Springfield,
Mass, upon a former pastor here and
his wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. r. Hewitt.
Our manufactures were never buster
than at the present time. The product
of the mills is large, and more goods are
being shipped at the depot than ever be-
fore. If this is the result of the McKn-
ley tariff bill, why not continue Republic
can legislation--Att the annual meet
ing of the Congregational Ladies So
cial,' held in the parlors of Mrs. S. b.
Hall, the following board of officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
Mrs. G. ii. Peck; vice president Mrs. w.
G. Shaw; treasurer, Mrs. H. d. Hall;
Secretary, Mrs. Florence l. Hall; eXecu-
tive committee, Mrs. j. II, Walbridge,
Mrs. c. E. Yelling Mrs. HID. Hall, Mrs.
Hiram Hall, Mrs. II. T. Cushman, Mrs.
ii. G.. White and Mrs. George Hinsdill;
committee on entertainment, Mrs. j. A.
Atwood, Misses II. S. yelling, Allie
Mattison, Aggie Wardell, Mrs. L. D.
Whipple and Mrs. Florence l. Hall. The
first social of the season, one being post
poned on account of sickness, will be
held in the parlors of the church on
Tuesday evening next, at which there
will be a supper, and after it an enter
tainment. The afternoon will be occu-
pied by the ladies with sewing and the
gentlemen are particularly invited to be
present at o'clock to the supper.