The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-10-16

Ohio, is in town.
F. NJ. TIFFANY has had electric lights
placed OH his piazza this week.
The many friends of Edward Hayden
were glad to greet him in town this
week.
THE Baptist young people have an en-
joyable entertainment this evening at
the Chapel.
FRANCIS GUILTINAN is out again after
his recent illness of several days, which
kept him partially confined to the house.
NJ. E. WATSON goes tomorrow morn
ing to Townshend for weeks visit to
his mother who resides there. His
Photographic gallery will be closed until
his return.
G. NJ. LAMBERT has received orders
lately for some fine pieces of cemetery
work, and is placing them in our ceme-
teries. j. A. N. Williams is his assistant
for few days.
MELVIN WADswoRTH goes to Broad
head, Wisconsin, this week. to visit his
oldest and only surviving sister and her
family, who reside there. He expects
now to remain during the winter, but
may return before spring
E. c. HOUGHToN and wife are pleas
antly located for the winter in Los
Angeles, California, and will remain
there until Spring. Mr.. Houghton
found the Puget Sound country too
damp for him in the winter, having been
at Seattle since his arrival on the Pacific
coast.
NORTHERN VERMONT had the first
touch of winter Monday in snow storm
Snow fell during the night and covered
the ground to depth of several inches.
The fall season up to within a few days
had been exceptionally warm, and last
week Monday the mercury rose to go in
the shade.
THE delegation from Bennington
Lodge, in attendance upon the Grand
Lodge of Good Templars at Rutland this
week, were w. A. Austin and Geo. A.
Wattles, the latter a past grand officer.
The D. D. c. T., Ernest T. Griswold, sent
in fine and encouraging report of the
Order in this district.
THE Forty Hours Devotions this
week in st. Francis dc Sales church, be-
ginning Monday morning at o'clock
and closing Wednesday, was u season of
great spiritual revival in that congrega-
ton. Bishop de Goesbriand was pres
ent, and among the priests assisting
Father Michaud were: Fathers Provost,
Barrett, Glynn, and Pocquet. Nearly
one thousand communicates presented
| themselves, making it a most notable
event in the history of this church.
THE 10Th annual meeting of the Yer
mont branch Woman's Board of Mis-
sions at Montpelier last week was
largely attended. The reports showed
a very encouraging condition. There
has been large increase in membership,
! there now being 12S auXiliaries and 81
mission circles in the State. The dOna-
! tons of the year amounted to over $4,000,
an increase of 81 per cent over the pre-
vious year, and legacy of over sd 600
! from Miss Hubbard of Bennington
| Montpelier Exchanges.
The State non-parusan w. C. T. u,
| Miss Anna c. Park, president, are to
hold their annual session Wednesday and
| Thursday, October 2Sth and Goth at
| Waterbury. The executive board are to
meet on Wednesday morning and the gen
| eral session opens at o'clock in the af-
/ ternoon. Mrs. W. p. Dillingham; of
| Waterbury is to give the address of well
come, and Mrs. II. S. Hagar of Weybridge
has been invited to give the response.
/ Mrs. A. l.. StanwoOd of st. Adams is to
| conduct devotional exercises, and Mrs.
5. Ii. Wheeler of Waterbury the Bible
reading
! THE North Brookfield, Mass, journal
of the 9th says: Our school superin-
tendent, Prof. E.W. Howe, has improved
at least one thing in school management,
| by having the scholars march in two by
two from their play at recess. The
teachers speak in high terms of the as
sistance they are receiving from Prof.
Howe in his official capacity. He is in
love with his work, and being one of the
most genial men we meet, makes friends
in all the villages of his district" This
commentator will be pleasing to Prof.
Howe's many friends here, where he was
resident for nearly twenty years.
THE excursion this week to New York
! from off the line of the Fitchburg rail
road took down about 200 people. The
B. and r. run one to New York from
Rutland and intermediate points, on
Tuesday, October Goth. Fare from Rut-
land, round trip, 50. Train, will leave
Rutland at 33j p. m, arriving in Troy at
655, connecting with the elegant steam
er, Getty of Troy" No stop-over privil
eyes will be granted. Tickets good only
on train 80, leaving Rutland at 3.35.
! Tickets good to return on any boat of
the Citizens Line up to Monday even
ing, October 2Gth, and from Troy to
Rutland on any train up to Tuesday
evening, October 27th State rooms can
be secured by making early application
to IL. w. Spafford, general passenger
agent, Rutland.
THE reports from cOunty-seat pOstmas-
ters, says a Washington dispatch, are
| now coming i'm. The reDorts from the