The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-02-05
LOCAL INFELLIGENCE.

| cry tomorrow (ffluly) evening" ""AN
Drill and rehearsal.
Miss BUGBEE of the High school has
news of an accident by which her father
was severely injured recently.
Mrs. L. F. ABBOTT gave card party
Tuesday evening February 3rd. Among
the guests were Mrs. Charles A. Mcleod
of Troy and Miss Cox of Springfield,
Mass.
Mrs. FoNDA, late of Hoosick, N. Y,
has moved into the stone house on the
corner of Union and Silver street. Mrs,
Fonda is mother of our citizen, MI
Henry Fonda.
LAWRENCE MTITER has returned to
Troy, n. Y. He had .'hard luck" while
a resident of Bennington. We hope he
will experience a change of fortune on
his return to his old home.
ALL correspondence for the Secretary
of the Dairymen's Association should
be addressed to j. X. Curtis, Georgia
vt. State papers please copy TINS par
agraph.)
The health of Expressman Warren
continues to be somewhat iiuctuatlng'
but with assistance in the Office and the
needed rest taken he, on the whole, is
improving.
THE ashore supper at the Methodist
church Friday evening was a great sue
cess. The bill of fare was tempting, the
attendance good, and the financial result
satisfactory. ....
MAJ. L. S. FROST las been at work
for the Roberts mill, Bennington Falls,
as manager. several weeks. We hope the
arrangement may be a permanent one, as
is now the promise.
WE hear of several who have been in
town to look over the projects of going
into trade in the Drysdale store when its
affairs will permit of a sale. 1t is an eX-
cellent opening for an enterprising wide
awake merchant.
JOHN McINTosH of Williamstown,
Mass, an expert workman, has rented
the Burgess blacksmith shop and Will re-
side here. He has a word to say in an
other column, to which the reader is re-
ferred. s.......
THE Rev. W. B. Walker was unable to
ofiiciate in ST. Peters church last Sunday,
ON account of Illness He is partially
restored. Capt. and Mrs. Walker have
been i'll for more than week, which fol
lowed the sickness of Mrs. w. B. Walker
makes quite hospital Of that home.
D. f. MOORE, superintendent of the
Harder Knitting Company's mill OF
Hudson, y. V, had the misfortune to
fall at the mill the other day, injuring
himself quite severely. 1t will be some
| time before he can resume work, al
though Mr.. Moore Is doing as well as can
be expected.
IN common with the schools of the
county, the Graded schools will closed
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday OF
next week, to attend the last teachers
institute held under the law of 1888. ON
teachers will all attend, and by reference
to the programme printed last week, sev
eral have leading parts in the institute
assigned them.
NEXT Wednesday will he Ash Wednes
day, the first day of Lent. Services dur
ing Lent will be held at st. Peters
church on Tuesdays and Thursdays a
4:l5 p. m. Wednesdays and Fridays
$50 and 10 o'clock a. m. and 1870 p. IN.
with sermon or lecture. The usua
mems meetings on Thursday evenings il
Parish Hall.
In ordering number OF extra cOpie!
of the BANNER of last week well-knowi
clergyman takes occasion to say com
Iplimentary word after this fashion: 20
q month have sought leisure to write
you my continued high appreciation o
your paper. When at home
never fail to examine each number.
commonly find not only assing news o
interest, but also articles of substantial
and permanent value"
THE friends here have received new
of the death by accident of Mr.. Parks,
wealthy banker in Auburn, Ill. He hat
started to mail a letter on the cars anC
was killed by them in.some way, the par
ticulars of which have not yet been re
ceived Mr.. Parks's son, COnant Parks
now of Leander, Wyoming, marie,
Clara, daughter of John n. Hills o
Chicago, and with his bride visited her
last year. Their Bennington friends ar
panied to hear of this sad atiliction.
WE are told that after the sermon
which was delivered by Rev. Mr.. Sey
mour of the Second Congregations
church, Sunday morning, he introduce
. Mr.. Aiken, missionary of China, who's
station is near Pekin, and about lively
: or fifteen miles from Rev. Mr.. Beechers
station, vino formerly lived in Vermont
and preached last summer at this place
4. Mr.. Aiken gave brief description {
p the place, and then went on telling abor
!. the floods in China, and said that ever
: dollar that was sent to China would say
p a man.
= THE Rev. Il. and Mr.. Marten invite I'll
|, members of the churches in this villag
and Bennington Centre, as also member
of their respective congregations to a r
) ceptiOn to be given on Monday evening
n February 9th, at the new parsonage (
the Baptist church. 1t is the desire
Mr.. and Mrs. Marten to join with I'll
L members of their church in manifestin
by this reception, their most hearty al
II probation OF the substantial aid render6
- them in the erection of their cOmmod
D. Gus and comfortable home by friends n,
of their own church membership.
ED. S. CHANDLER of Bennington Ce
ire. is one of our most enterprising cit
zens. In many ways he has been a lea
ing spirit in identifying and improvir
the village of 'old Bennington on Il
hill" His purchase and removal of ii
Scott store to his grounds, and TetittiI
the store into a first-class business hOu
is a fine thing. The interior is to
fitted up in natural wood and the a
pointments are all in excellent styl
Edgar Boyd and his wOrkmen are d il
the work in a capital manner The stO
l. will be ready for occupancy in ft
weeks. Mr.. Chandler has many frien
y and customers in this village, who co
[. graduate him on his improvements.
n IT is only question of time when t
In plan outlined below by the Plattsburg
IL n. Y, Telegram, and copied into the
n Adams Messenger under the approvi
- head of Quite to the Point" will
III come the setted policy of every newsI
n. per in the land. The Telegram says
a us always ready to lend a hand to
III worthy public enterprises. 1t is rea
e, to aid the cause of charity, and to fl
Sc ther religious work, but it might just
well be understood now, that it is l
n. willing to do it at an expense to itse
No Hereafter, all notices, of any name
~ nature, must be paid for at advertise
I'm rates, when the object is to make mon
Al, no matter for what purpose. 1t has
I'll long been the custom to use the coluH
II. of the Telegram, and patronize other
n fees for Job work. Other offices get
Ut money, and we get--well, sOmetin
Oh thanks. We are tired of doing busin
mn in that way"
III THE first presentation Of the "Chin
a of Normandy by home talent (assis
by four from out of-town), was app
ciated last evening by full hou
Ever since the sale of tickets opened
the 26th ult., the rush for seats has b.
unprecedented. All the seats were s
for the first night, and two-thirds for
night, the last presentation OF this pc