The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-12-04
BENNINGTON BANNER.
BENNINGTON:
FRIDAY, DECEMBER !, 1891.

SAIrH COLLINS mas returned after q
visit to New Haven, Conn.,, and New
York.
The annual fair and sale of ST. Marys
Guild of st. Peters parish will be held
on Dec. 18th,
TINS evening will be held the Annual
Conclave of Taft Commandery. The or.
der,of Malta will be conferred.
BENNINGTON celebrated Thanksgiving
day by partial suspension of business
services in the churches, and family and
social reunions.
THE Rev. w. b. Walker attended the
conclave of Knights Templars at Rut-
land, Tuesday, the occasion being an Off
ciai Grand Visitation.
THE key to the monument is at Martin
Cones and either himself or son will
wait upon people who may desire to
ascend that superb structure.
DURING Advent, services will be held
at st. Peters Church on Wednesdays at
20 o'clock a. M, and 4:15 p. m. On Fri
days at $3.50 a. m. and 1870 p. m.
MRS. CHAs. S. DAVIS and daughter
Zilla, returned home last evening. The
uittle girl has not fully recovered from
Sie measles, but is convalescing rapidly.
Mrs. N. NJ. PUFFER is seriously i'll and
has been confined to her bed two weeks
0so. 1t is thought now that the worst
d over and that she will convalesce rap
tfly.
THE Baptist church is Readsboro, was
dedicated yesterday. the Rev. Il. Marten
preaching the sermon. The dedicatory
address was by Rev. f. H. Rowley of
forth Adams, Mass.
THE regular quarterly meeting of the
Woman's Auxiliary to the Y. NJ. c. A.
will occur in the Association rooms on
Thursday afternoon, Dec. 10th, at three
o'clock. All members of the Auxiliary
Te invited to attend.
TEN members of Mohegan Tribe, No.
6, I. o. II. attended the opening of Tribe
no. 7, of Red Men at Rutland, last Tues
day. Jas. E. Curran, deputy organizer
for Vermont was the instituting officer,
assisted by several Great Council officials
of Massachusetts.
On Monday next, the It'll, inst, as al
ready announced, the District Meeting
of the Chapters R.. A. M. will be held
at Rutland. Temple Chapter No of
Bennington will confer the NJ. E.. NJ.
Degree. There should be a good attend
ance of companions.
THE condition of VIM. b. Sheldon is
such that he is unable to attend county
court. 1t is a long time since we have
had a term of court in which he was alb
sent. We hope for his speedy recovery,
and are pleased to add that Mrs. Shell
don's health is improving
The BANNER of last week, containing
= history of st. Francis de Sales church,
and a description of the new edifce.
easily distanced all its competitors. The
large extra edition was quickly taken up,
and the article was quite satisfactory to
the people most interested.
THIS week the finishing touches are
being made to the interior of ST. Francis
de Sales church, and the work of setting
Gp the large organ goes rapidly forward.
This instrument will be in place to use
for the organ recital that is to open the
proposed fair of this parish, to be held
in the nave of the new building
THE Rutland Weekly Herdld the pro-
spectus of which appears in another
place, is making an energetic canvass for
news and circulation. The pages are
aow full and entertaining, but will soon
become better. We congratulate our
contemporary upon its deserved prosper:
ATTY as tioe newspaper. The daily edi-
Vermont newspapers.
- IT is understood thst some of the
lodges of Odd Fellows in Vermont will
assist in comforting the degrees at
meeting of Oneco Lodge, No. 100, of
North Adams, Mass, the latter part of
December. There will also be degree
STATS from Connecticut, New York and
Massachusetts,, and prizes will be given
for. the best working staff. There will
DE twenty Or more candidates to take
Che dt grees.
A New HAMPSHIRE exchange says:
''Cspt. r. Smith, wife and daughter
Gnmmandant of the New Hampshire Sol
diers' Home at Tilton, were the guests
Cd Superintendent Robert j. Coffey at
the Soldiers Home in Bennington, Vt,
during the past eek. Captain Smith is
&veteran of the LIST n. II. Cavalry, and
has good war record, and is making
popular and efficient superintendent of
the New Hampshire Soldiers Home"
SEoRRTABY FIINDT of the Y. NJ. C. A.,
Is to remain with the Association until
the new year under an arrangement with
the directors. His resignation, which
was accepted, was to take effect the first
Of this month. Why not continue the
arrangement and recall the resignation?
Since the above was written we are in |
formed that the directors have asked |
Secretary Flindt to reconsider his resig-
nation, and he has consented to do So if |
he can see his way clear to remain.
THE Rutland Herald gives an account
Of a strong Incident that recently hap
peDed in that village: "a skunk was
killed by Rollin Williams in F. NJ. Hew-
cts yard on Main street, Saturday after
ternoon. He was big black fellow, and
those who saw him say his coat shone