The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-02-12
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
MRS. WIN. R. PErRsoN is suffering from

MRS CHAS. COOPER gave receptl'
Tuesday evening. a large number
our people We're present.
DIR, B. C. JENNEY had the misfortul
the other day, to slip and sprain an ank
which lays him up for time.
I Miss MARY HOWE sings in RutlaT
the 10th of next month, and alreao
many of our local musicians are talklI
of going up to hear her.
Miss II. J. MORGAN has gone
lPoughkeepsie, n. Y, to be absent
month. She viii visit Mrs. j. r. Pillinl
C in Nutley, N. j., before she return
: Her store is in charge of Miss Jessi
Stewart during her absence.
=. Miss JULIA PATcHEN is visiting he
: great-aunt, Mrs. Betsey Woodworth l
Mlddlebury. Mrs. Woodwork has II
: Gently lost her husband. The decease
was quite well known in Bennington an
=, Troy,
Mrs. e. E. LARABEE and son, hav
arrived in Bennington. As we state
when Mr.. Larabee took charge OF til
Electric Light system, this family vii
be cordially welcomed to Bennington
society.
JAMES j. NEVIS, the contractor, i
building house on Putnam street
This is the first new house that we hav
noticed this year. Many predict NOR
building in this village this season thai
any heretofore.
WE note with pleasure the compli
ments paid Miss Libbie Griffith by thu
metropolitan musical critics. She is t.
Iappear soon and the prediction for he
dc6m is that she will score n phenomena
success. She should be credited to Ben
nington.
| PARISH HALL Monday evening, despite
the unfavorable weather, was festive
place. The "Girls friendly society OF
St. Marks church, HOosick Falls, N. y,
came up and enjoyed an oyster supper,
accompanied by their rector, the Rev.
Geo. ID. Silliman.
HARRY T. CUsHMAN of the firm of
Sheldon & Chushman. made two pleas
before the Supreme Court at Manchester
Tuesday. This beng his first appear
ance before that august body, it is pleas
ant to be able to say that he acquitted
himself with credit.
TIE rector of st. Peters church has
printed Lenten issue of the Parish Mon
itor. 1t gives not only the services of
that church during the season commenc-
ing yesterday, but large amount of eN-
celent reading, and helps to a more holy
living.
The Rev. T. A. Snively's tenth ami
versary of his rectOrship of st. Johns
church, Troy, n. Y, Monday evening
was celebrated by a reception at which
gathered a large and brilliant company.
Rev. and Mrs. Snively were the recipients
of many hearty congratulations.
THE Auditors of the town of Benning-
ton are hard at work auditing the town
vouchers and officers reports preparatory
to the annual issue of these i'll pamphlet
form. The figures are not yet Inaccessible,
but enough is known to say that the eX-
hibit will be very satisfactory one.
THE January issue of The star, No. 3,
Vol. l., made its appearance last week
little late but full of good things. This
publication is very Creditablc to the
pupils in our Graded schools, and, con
Sidercring its object, ii appears TO MS that
our business men should patrOniZcd its
advertising columns more literally. The
merit of the publication speaks for itself.
THERE was a notable gathering of
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine at Rutland,
Tuesday. A number of Masons from
Bennington attended and n large dclcga-
ton went up from Troy, n. Y. Mt. Sinai
Temple of Montpelier worked. This
convocation was called to celebrate the
festival of "Moolid of the Seyyeedeh
Ieyneb." whoever he may have been.
Several members of the Imperial COun-
eli were present
THE following named gentlemen are
announced as the executive committee of
the Vermont State Y. NJ. c. A.: Col. j.
j. Estey and w. H. Fuller, Brattleboro;
Col. Franklin Fairbanks and L. n. Fol
som, st. Johnsbury; w. J. Van Pattcn
ana John Gibson, Burlington; G. w.
Osgood. Bellows Falls G. f. North, Rut-
land; c. A. Smith, Barre; Col. f. 5.
Stranahan, st. Adams; Prof. George A.
Williams, Saxton's River; L. j. Hall,
Bennington.
TIE Vermont Temperance Herald is a
new conner among Vermont publications.
It is issued from Montpelier by the Order
of Good Templars of the State, and is
edited by W. Arthur Jones. Its first
number is very readable sheet and it
ought TO do good The Temperance
societies of the State have had no organ
since the demise of Atwater's Vermont
FITNESS, and the want of some such me-
lium of exchange of ideas has been seri
ously felt
TIE annual festival of the Rutland
Musical Festival Association will take
place in Rutland, May u, Is and 20.
These solOists have been engaged to
Issist: Soprani, Mile. Clementine We're,
Mrs, Jennie =. Walker and Miss Rose
stewart: contralto, Miss Gertrude Ed
wards: tenor, Geo. j. Parker and VIM.
Reiger: bassi, MyrOn W. Whitney and
Gardner S. LamsOn; violinist, Felix
Winternitz, pianist, Fraulein Adele Aus
ler-Ohe; celhst, NJ. Victor Herbert.
THE attention of Selcctmen is called to |
our facilities for printing town reports
We have already received the copy for
several towns. and our experience is that !
when the Selectmen once print the Off |
GERS reports it becomes an established |
cusso n. The facility with which the |
taxpayers can acquaint themselves with |
town expenses, etc, is reason sufficient
why reports should be printed in cheap
form. Try it and see. First come, first
served
The multiplied services of Lent at st.
Peters in this village calls forth the hope |
hat this revival season will be of great |
good not only to the church but to the
community. During the Sundays i'll
Lent the Rev. w. b. Walker will preach |
zach afternoon n sermon on Church |
History" Next Sunday at EvensOng the |
subject will be: "The church; a city |
set on hill" Wednesdays, the subject |
will be "Repentance;" Fridays, sketches
If Church History. The public generally |
are cordially invited by the rector and
people, to be present at any of these SER
vices.
THE Vdlley Neus, North Adams, Mass,
Of Saturday, says: "The Bennington |
papers speak in the most laudatOry
terms of the manner in which the Chimes |
Of Normandy, was presented in that vii
Iage. EncOres were the rule, the soloists |
recall after recall. The same |
will open the new Opera house
ut Amsterdam, n. Y, in about two
weeks and will also appear in North
Adams at an early date. The evening |
has not vet been determined upon but |
will depend upon the time which Wilson
Opera house can be engaged"
THE reception held at the Baptist par
sonage Monday evening was very nice
affair. Rev. Il. Marten and wife received |
the guests, assisted by Mrs. Edward Nor
ton and Mrs. S. $. Pratt. DR.. f. S. Pratt
and Mr.. Edward Norton were ushers.
The handsome new parsonage, opened |
for the first time since its completion, is
IN elegant home well furnished and .
lighted. 1t presented fine appearance.
Choice refreshments were served. Cold
smiths Orchestra rendered fine selec-
lions and large number of guests were
present representing all the churches in
town.
JOIN B. YATES of New York was in
Troy this morning Mr.. Yates is son
Of John w. Yates Of Saratoga, principal