The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-06-05

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THE fire department contemplates a
tending the muster in Rutland, July All
IT in body.
Two houses have been commenced o
! Park street by Mrs, McDermott Wor
e began Monday.
E LOVE FEAST at $3.50 and the Lord
Supper at 1850 at the Methodist EpiscO
pal Church next Sunday.
THE Rev. Mr.. Houston and wife o
Boston, have been spending few DAY
recently with E. b. GriswOld.
5 THE arrival of son in the home o
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. II. Dewey is just nov
a subject of pleasant congratulations.
{ On Sunday evening Rev. c. R. Sey
mour of the Second Congregations
Church will speak on the Saratoga meet
7 ings.
In attendance upon the o. E. S. Crane
Chapter yesterday at Brattleboro, vert
Mrs. Frank Bradford and Grand Score
tary Stillson.
SOME folks say we had frost last
: night. 1t was certainly cold enough
: Probably we shall hear of ice in North
ern Vermont next.
J DIR. H. J. POTTER has been in attend
ance this week upon the Eclectic Medical
Society of Vermont, which held two
days session at Montpelier.
LAST Sunday evening during service
time our electric lights took short
vacation, which left the town in rather
I benighted and ridiculous condition dur
ing the intermission.
AT the State Odd Fellows meeting this
week H. l.. Hover was appointed District
Deputy Grand Master for this dist let,
and N. Nj. Puffer Grand Representative
of the Encdmpment.
The Vreeland Minstrel troupe showed
to very good house Wednesday night.
They had an excellent band and good
show, and doubtless deserved all the
patronage they received.
THE Delegation of Odd Fellows who
attended the Grand Bodies at Montpelier
this week, we're: N. NJ. Puffer, DIR. II. j.
Potter, Jr., John II. Ayres, II. L. Hover,
John P. Daley and II. L. StillsOn.
L. NJ. HoLToN & Son came by the
Office Monday with wagOn-load of flow
ering plants, 200 in all, to be delivered to
one customer. These gentlemen have a
good stock in trade and are worthy the
patronage of all this region.
SUGAR-MAKERs want to remember that
the applications for bounty must be sent
in before July LIST in order to receive any
thing next year. Better study this mat
ter thoroughly and send in your applica-
ton at once.
THE venerable mother of Mrs. Col
Hooker of Brattleboro (mother of the
late James Fisk, aged 50 years, is rapid
ly sinking and is not expected to long
survive. The difficulty in the first in
stance was la Grippe.
WORK was begun on the foundation
for the new Soldiers Homo Hospital
Tuesday. 1t is to have cottage front
40xlS, with ward 2SxSO, and will cost
s., 900. The Eagle Square Co., of South
SALISBURY have the contract.
LIST of letters advertised at the Ben
ningtOn postOfice for the week ending
May Both: Joseph Campbell, Miss Mary
Cooney, PateriO Palctoni, Mrs. Kate Will
kins Clement, George F. Turner, Jennie
Harrington, Miss Ellie Mcdonald.
o. II. CHEsBRo sends us the news that
two stray colts, one dark gray, the other
sorrel with white strip in forehead,
have come into his grounds lately, and it
, would please him to have the owner pay
charges and take them.
In the item "Col. Slmonds of Will
Jamestown, Mass" which appeared in
last weeks paper, there are two correc-
tions to be made. Col. Simonds was ap
pointed and commissioned in 1775 instead
of 1875, and the certificate Should be
signed "Charles w. Lovett," not "Col. "
FOLLOWING are the names of delegates
from the Bennington Baptist Sunday
school to the State Convention which
was held in Burlington on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of this week:
Rev. Il. Marten er-OHciO, Mrs. Edward
Norton, Mrs. L. l.. Nichols, Miss Ada
Brigham. In the absence of the presi
dent, Rev. Mr.. Marten acted as presiding
officer, and also responded to the address
of welcome. Mrs. Marten accompanied
him to the convention.
DESPITE the drenching rain Wednes-
day evening the Y NJ. c. A. rooms were
quite well filled with young people for
the Epworth League social, and the
evening seemed to be generally enjoyed.
Refreshments were served and music of
good quality was rendered by the young
peoples orchestra. The following pro-
gramme was rendered: Song Miss Leila
Mcintyre; recitation, 1.-THE Goose" Miss
Nellie Newton; song, Miss Grace Liv-
ingston; song, "Tars Farewell" John
Harris; music by the orchestra.
MEssRs. RENO AND PIERCE of Troy,
N. Y, gave a stereOpticOn entertainment
in Free Library Hall last Friday evening
They presented very complete and
pleasing collection of war views, inter
spersed with vocal and instrumental
music and Rotations by Prof. Pierce.
The views of the Soldiers Home, which
the lecturer truthfully called the "model
Soldiers Home" and of the monument,
ELECTED loud and frequent applause.
The entertainment was held under the
auspices of the Sons of Veterans.
OUR Northern exchanges have this
item: "The new train between Montreal
and Boston over the the Rutland division
of the Vermont Central Railroad, and to
New York over the same line via Rut-
land and Troy, is to leave Montreal at
a. M, reaching Burlington at about
II As a. M, and Boston at 1880 p. m.
The New York section is to run over the
Bennington and Rutland road, connect
ing at Troy with one of the fast trains
over the Hudson River Railroad, and
reach New York about $3.50 p. m. Going
north the train is to leave New York at
$3.50 a. M, reaching Rutland at A p. M,
and Burlington about o'clock" This
is an additional link in the chain of rail
road arrangements we noted recently.
The train east on the Rutland railroad
will add good deal to the already ex-
cellent railroad facilities of the MARBLE
City"
THE recently organized Congregational
Club of Bennington starts off under ia
vorable auspices. Each of the three
Congregational churches in this town is
represented. Its first regular meeting
was held in the chapel of the Second
Congregational Church last week Friday
evening, at which time the following
officers were elected: President, Rev.
Charles II. Seymour; vice-president,
Edward j. Hall; secretary, George f.
Burch; treasurer, Clement II. Cone; ex-
ecutive committee, II. l.. Hover, E. b.
Patterson, A. w. BREASTED. Rev. NJ. l..
Severance delivered an address, What
is COngregationalism?" 1t is the inten-
ton at each meeting to discuss some sub
ject on the administrative side of Chris
tian work; it is not proposed, however, to
consume the entire time in intellectual
exercises. The social life and enjoyment
will receive its share of attention and the
entire effort will be toward an enjoya-
BILE time coupled with intellectual and
religious development.
OUR village is to have the very desira-
able addition of fire alarm system,
which is to be put in on one years trial.
F. NJ. Tiffany, chief of the fire depart
ment, has closed contract with the
Gamewell Company of Boston for a sys-
tenn comprising ten boxes, one striker
for church bell, and four indicators and
gongs, one to be placed in every engine
house. This contract is made for one
vaaris trial on beLalf of the deDartment