The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-12-04

dO hauOuIB Jne IOllOWlnB morning dJ IL
O'Clock.
EACH evening of the Roman Catholic
fair music is to be furnished by the Or
ganists of the town-the large organ to
be used-each one taking an evening S
programme of service.
Mrs. J. B. PARMENTER has in prepar.
alton a splendid operetta which the Re-
bekah Lodge will bring out next month.
The first rehearsal is to be held in Odd
Fellows Hall this evening.
AN elegant box of pansies graces the
editors table as we go to press, picked
this morning from the garden of Col.
DIN Scott. These autumnal or winter
beauties break the record of flowers
grown out of doors in this latitude.
THE meetings in the Bushnell district
conducted by Misses Milton and Rogers,
are progressing favorably. The attend
ance increased from about thirty ON Sum
day, to over sixty on Wednesday even
ing, and at every meeting much interest
has been manifested.
THE Non-partisan w. c. T. U. have
issued cards to a number of ladies of the
village, both old and young, as follows:
you are cordially invited to attend a
temperance parlor social, at the Congre-
gational church parlors, Friday evening,
December 4th, at half-past seven
o'clock" The object is to organize to-
night a Y. W. C. T. U. and to interest all
in the movement. The ladies' deserve
success.
WE suggest to the B. & r. railroad
that new depot for Bennington is in
order. The building would advertise
the town if built of stone from the
blouse" quarry as we'll as be an orna-
ment to the place. The wooden apology
that has stood in the place of good
depot for some years, although improved
this season, should be replaced in the
near future by an ornamental stone
building. What do the officials say to
this suggestion? Several citizens have
recently spoken to us about this matter.
THE following officers of G. A. Custer
Corps were elected Wednesday evening,
Dec. I'd: Miss Lucy Cutting, president;
Mrs. John G. Clark, vice president;
Mrs. II. H. Allen, junior vice president;
Mrs. l. E. Gibson, secretary; Mrs. Eliza
F. Cutting, treasurer; Mrs. Harriet Pat
terson, chaplain; Mrs. NJ. W. Stewart,
conductress; Mrs. G. Fred Burch, guard;
Mrs. A. G, Sweet, assistant conductress;
Mrs. Bessie Stevens, assistant guard
Delegates, LIST, Mrs. David Long, I'd Mrs.
George Burch. The ladies of the Corps
will hold a "Shoe Social and Conundrum
Supper" Tuesday evening, Dec. Sth, at
G. A. r. Hall, to replenish Relief Fund
The public are invited.
THE Troy Times of last evening says:
"Mrs. Norton, wife of Frank E. Norton,
bookkeeper at the Troy City National
Bank and well-known member of the
Troy Citizens Corps, died this morning
at her residence No. 30 Fourth street.
The deceased was the daughter of Frank
Drake, who established the saddlery
business on River street now conducted
by Charles F. Drake. She was an ac-
complished lady, and hel death will be a
blow to many friends, who deeply sym
pathize with her bereaved husband"
Mr.. Norton is a son of the late JOS c
Norton of this village.
On Thanksgiving day Gov. Page par
doned Nelson Written of SYNDICATE, in
State prison for manslaughter. He was
serving his tenth year, having been
sentenced in June 1882 to term of 20
years. 1t will be remembered that
Written and his father got into an alter
cat on with band of gypsies and young
Written shot and wounded one of the
gypsies and also killed his father. The
Latter shooting was accidental, but as,
at the time, he was using his pistol IN an
unlawful manner he plead guilty to man
slaughter by advice of counsel, expect
ing the court would pronounce a mini
mann sentence. To the surprise of all
the sentence was the maximum time pro-
vided by statute. Gov. Page has done a
just thing in this pardon and we con-
graduated him in person upon his ex-
ecutive clemency. Many others think as
we do.
The programme for the seventh meet |
ing of the Bennington County Christian |
Endeavor Union, to be held at North |
Bennington, next Wednesday, is before
US. The Rev. Chas. r. Seymour is pres
ident, the Rev. Chas. H. Peck is secre-
tary, with Misses Flora Durham, Jennie |
A. Valentine, Grace Roberts, Martha
Mr.. E. T. Griswold, CORE
spending secretaries of the churches of |
this town. The long list of the latter
officials comprises one for each church
in union with the county organization.
The admirable order of exercises will be |
carried out by members from all parts of |
the county. The Bennington assign
ments are the Revs. Marten and Seymour
and Mrs. w. d. Newton. The committee |
ask us to announce that the Inequalities
Of the convention will be extended to all
pastors and members of Young Peoples
societies in the county; and that spec
al train will leave Bennington at ITO,
md, returning, leave North Bennington
after the meeting. There will be special
'ound trip tickets sold on the B. & r.
or reduced fare.
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