The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-11-20
BENNINGTON BANNER.
BENNINGTON:
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1891.

ing at 10 30 o'clock.
EUGENE STILLsoN of the Rutland B. &
Z. machine shops, is in Bennington for
two weeks, working here.
THE Chatham Courier says that the
GRev. G. G. Cook of Bennington, has
consented to supply the pulpit in the
Presbyterian church of Hillsdale, N. Y,
H. S. BINGHAM left town for New York
Tuesday, and sailed for Europe by
Lloyd's North German Line, as stated by
us last week. He richly deserves the
vacation he is now enjoying.
THE Methodists have commenced to
practice: 1.-THE Trial of Santa Claus"
bright new Christmas cantata. 1t is eX-
pected that it will be ready for the pub
&c the Tuesday evening before Christ
mas,
The Union Thanksgiving service of
Che Methodist, Second Congregational
and Baptist churches will be held in the
First Baptist church at II o'clock. The
Rev. Chas. r. Seymour will deliver the
sermon.
THE b. & Il. promptly suspended the
employees responsible for the accident
the first of the week. This is the way
this splendid railway line maintains its
admirable discipline. Very few acct
cents occur.
DON'T send us anonymous communi-
cations. No matter how good, they
usually go to the waste basket unless ac-
Companied with the authors name-not
TOR publication, nor for disclosure, but
as guarantee of good faith.
THE New York mail arrives now at
Il :35 a. m, the time it did before the
hot Of lac m 7
f. r. having been repaired and trains
riII ming through on nearly the same
schedule as the summer time-cards.
THERE are said to be indications
that the English sparrow is adopting
OTHER birds in the fall of the year. This
Is important, if true, and it is hoped they
may lose their way so as to be unable to
act back in the spring.
TIE funeral of Mrs. Eliza N. Blackmer
was held from the residence of Thos. A.
dutchins (where she had had a home for
an old resident and a lady greatly re-
spected large number were in attend
ance, especially of those who knew her.
The Manchester Journal says: 'Mrs.
Laura Taylor and her daughter, Miss
Miss Minnie Taylor, leave town this
week for BenninSton where thew will
mako tbair home for tbe coming vear
This is II. A. Taylor's mother and sister
and they will live in the Jennings house
ON Main street.
THE Tihanv Hose COMMANDS nrome-
made concert and hall THANKSGIVING Eve.
should he horne in mind. The executive
COMMITTEES are. w I Meacham M r
~Surnham n Fl. Stratton. Fl w. Starbird
" n TrmderCan which is sufficient
Guaranty for the nerfection of the ar
.angements.
THAT excellent newspaner the Troy
Tjmoo remarl,s yitn reGard to tLe eclinse
of the moon next Sunday niCht that II
SIC not common for tho moon IN he full
,nd pcIinsed at one and the same fine );
This is imnortont If true. The old fash
inned idea was that il is only at the time
nf the Gyu moon that an eclinse of th.t
inminarv ever occurs pIoHSb,u.oL Po-
Dublicnn,
ST. KATHARINE's guild of st. Peters
church, hold sociable on Thanksgiving
Eve, the 18th, at Parish Hall. The Young
ladies will serve supper and afterward
there will be a sale of homemade candy.
The members will receive their friends
from 6 to 8 o'clock and small admission
will be charged to nav expenses. The
public are cordially invited.
TIM Nation of tho uoo+o+. Of 1ono+bon
2arha, Unbeord Of for over fiftnem
yoarS - in anotbar col,,rr to-Jo,, MO
,ents tba case of man who has not hpnen
heard OF for over thirty years. Since he
went away West legacy of over Sl49,
has fallen to him and now the other heirs
seek distribution of this money under
The statute Such notice is very un-
common and is of interest.
THE brass doors to the Battle Monu-
fnent were returned last week and placed
in position. This COMPLETES the struc-
IRE as we understand 1t. The fee to
ascend to the "look-out'' room has been
placed at ten cents. and the public will
not be allowed to 60 up the long ladders
"ooVe that point a personal attempt
10 cllmD them the other Gay demonstrat-
ca 10 our Satisfaction the wisdom OF the
iasC eSulaCloh'
TIL total eclipse of the moon Sunday
cyeAing was a grand sight. and most peo-
ole Witnessed its yari0us stages. The
evening was clear and pleasant and very
few clouds obscured the view and theh
only Tor a few moments. These eclipses
occur at regular intervals of IS wears and
IL DAYS, and the one of last Sunday was
a recurrence of that of 1878. Some of ms
remember both that and the one of 1875,
'rbe eclipse began at 5.35 and ended at
2O3 p; m. The darkest shadow was cast
LIS O'CLOCK
DIN CAMP. postmaster at Rem Wade