The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-12-11
BENNINGTON BANNER.
BEENINGToN:
FRIDAY, DECEAtBER IL, 1891.


The Masonic Lodge holds its Deem
Der Communication next Tuesday even
ing. slt.T
WE. LOCKWOOD moved back to Ben
nipgton from Hoosick Falls, N. Y, yes
terday.
DAVID E. MOORE has returned from
mis- western trip looking greatly i'm
proved.
MRs. "a. J. COOPER has gone to spend
the Holidays with her parents at North
vile, n. Y.
AsNUMBER of our people are suffering
from Ia Grippe. We hope it may not
PrOYeto be epidemic.
MISS MAMIE KELLY of Bennington, is
VISITING her aunt, Mrs. Catherine Woods
Of,Fifth avenue.-Troy Telegram.
HOLIDAY goods are beginning to ar
give at Squire & Rawson's, They will
have an advertisement in our columns
next week.
The annual convocation of Mt An
<hopy Chapter. No. l, Order of the
Eastern Star, will be held next Wednes-
day evening in Masonic hall.
WELLS VALENTINE and wife left town
Monday for California, where they will
spend the rest the winter. Mr.. Valen-
fine goes for the benefit of his health.
The condition of G.. l.. Shaw is some
what improved from last summer. His
many friends hope'to see his health re-
stored so he can be about again, as of
Eore. m. ...H t.. sa
The pleasant weather this winter is
Effording the Lasher Stocking Company
the opportunity to complete their large
mill building. which will soon be en-
closed.
IT is said that the case of Merritt F.
Rudd VS.. J. E. Rounds will go to the SUI
preme Court on exceptions. We are told
that our Supreme court has never had
case of the kind before it.
LYNN ARMSTRONG Of Williams College,
Was one of the ushers at church we'd
ding in Hoosick Falls, N. Y, Tuesday.
The high contracting parties were Miss
W
THE Rifles are to hold their 4th annual
Military ball and promenade concert on
New Years Eve. The committee are c.
T. Burnham, H. D., Fillmore, E. S.
Stratton, F. P. Nolan, A. C. Crandall.
THE Singer Sewing Machine Company
are to hold an exhibition in Stewart
hall from Dec. 14th to the 10th, day and
evening. See their notice in another
column. J. G.. Harwood is the agent for
this vicinity.
SCHwARz, the East Main street shoe
dealer, has just received a fine line of
elegant Christmas slippers, which our
readers will do well to look over while
shopping. He says he has never brought
into town so fine stock. a- -e 81.
The funeral of Mrs. Frank E. Norton,
was attended from her house in Troy,
N. Y, last Saturday afternoon. The Rev.
Thaddeus A. Snively of St. Johns
church. assisted by Rev. Edgar. A. Enos
of st. PauPs church, officiated. Many
beautiful floral tributes were received,
among them being piece from the Troy
Citizens Corps. The interment was in
Oak wood cemetery.
THE North Adams, Mass, correspon-
dent Of the Troy Press, says in yester-
dy's issue: 1.-THE Father Mathew Ora
mat club of this town will give an en-
ASert linment at Bennington next Tuesday
rig it for the benefit of the Catholic
Church of that place. The society is
: trying to arrange and have a special
! ira n'run that all who wish to attend
sGn y DO so at reduced rates"
" THE ninth anniversary of Miriam
9Lodge, No. 8, D. of R., l. o. o. F., will
be celebrated in Odd Fellows hall, next
Tuesday evening. All members of that
> Order and their families are invited.
: There will be musical and literary pro-
! g1amme; and supper will be served by
{ tie ladies. AT the next meeting of this
Lodge, Dec. Dist, there will be several
initiated, the annual election will be
held, and other matters of interest will
come before the members.
~ WALLACE W. HARTwELL, one of the
, leading business men of Plattsbureh, N.
II, banker, President of the School
. Board ,letc., died last Saturday. He was
bornin Bennington, July 21st, 1921, and
has been engaged in business in Platts-
burgh since 1916. An exchange says
that at the time of his death he conducted
the largest business of any individualin
Northern New York, which included
saw and Touring mills, foundry and
machine shop and other business enter
prises, from which he had amassed
colossal fortune. Mr.. Hartwell has
number of near relatives residing in the
northern part Of fins town. His moth-t
er's maiden name was Elwell.
AT the annual election of Post Custer,
3 G. A. r., last Saturday evening, the fol.
lowing officers were elected: j. b. Nc
Namar, commander; George M. Marsh,
S. Y. c.; Geo. Wilcox, w. c.; VIM. E. |
Murphy, Q. NJ; Hiram Hall, surgeon;
Geo. E. Bruffee, chaplain; Cbas Ken
non, o. D.; Frank L. Albee, O.G. Dele.
gates to the Encampment: r. NJ. Hough
tJn and Capt. o. r. Gore; alternates.
Jno. Watson and A. j. Downs. Trus.
tees: r. M. Houghton, Maj. A. B. Val
mtine, Albert NJ. Downs. The installa-
ton will take place the first meeting IN
January, 1892, A local uuill-driyer in a