The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-02-05
BENNINGTON BANNER.
BENNINGTON:
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1892.
Mrs. E. w. BRADFoRD is seriously il

A MUSICAL and literary entertainment
was given ut Charles Harbour's Wednes
day evening.
L. P. NORTON has been i'll with L
Grippe or something of that nature dur
ing the week, but is better.
THE Rev. Geo. d. Silliman, the genia
rector of st. Marks church, Hoosicl
Falls, N. Y, was in town Wednesday.
THE next meeting of ST. Peters GuilC
has been decided to be held Feb. 18th.
literary programme with another parish
reunion Is talked of.
Mrs. DIR. S. w. SCOTT, says Green
Wich, N. Y, item, has been visiting hel
friends in Bennington. She is sister
Of Fred l.. Bowen and Mrs. Moses Wilson
THE BANNER binder, Phi. II. Chew
returned this week and that depar tment
Of our business is again in running order
Mr.. Chew was called home by the death
of his father in Troy, N. Y, a stated re.
Gently in our columns.
THE pastor of the Second Congre ga.
Gunal church will preach the last of Il
brief series of sermons next Sunday
evening. Subject: "i}ed Rock" An
other series will soon begin upon sub.
Iects of immediate local interest.
The Supreme Court meets in the
Court House here next Tuesday. Judges
Ross, Taft, Mursnn and Thompson will
hear the sixteen cases to come before
Hem. One of these is Jerry Bradley's
State case and another is the Reform err
libel suit.
JUDGE ALFRED ROBINSON has received
a letter giving the intelligence that our
Friend, William s. Montague, while on
his way South, was taken i'll 1T Old POin
Comfort, and is now in st. Luke's Home
at Richmond, Va. His early recovery is
expected.
THE list of letters remaining uncalled
for at the Bennington, VT, pOstofIice for
tie week ending Jan. Both, 1892, is as
tonows; Mr.. Grin N. Nudge, Mrs. X.
n. Stien. These letters will he sent to
the dead letter Office Feb. 18th, 1892, if
not delivered before.
THE Fortnightly Club hold their mex
regular meeting in the parlors of the
second Congregational church, ON Sat
urday, Feb. 9th, at 3p. m. The subject
for the afternoon il Education" A
particularly tractive programme has
been arranged for this meeting.
THE Troy Press of Monday has this
item: REV. A. J. Chaplin, for fifty
years BtptIst minister in this State
and New England, is dead in Ith loa at
the aye of Is years." Deceased was
castor of the Fist Baptist church in this
village in 1855 and is still rem 9mbered by
some of our people.
JOHN W. FLAGLER of Brooklyn,N. Y,
"a quitei!l with la Grippe and pneumonia,
but his condition is hopeful. Mr.. Flag
der came to Bennington on business and
stepped with VIM. II. Bradford, and is at
the 8 Hne place now. The day he expected
10 away he was attacked. Mrs. Flag
ter came on from Brooklyn Saturday in
&nswer TO 4 telegram informing her of
her husbands illness.
Mrs, CHARLES Haywood. formerly
Miss Daisy Park Bradford, daughter of
tue late Gen. George 5. Bradford of
Bennington, died at her home in Boston,
Hass., last Wednesday. Mrs. Haywood was
hurried in April, 1891, .nl leaves an ill.,
FAINT son week old. Much sympathy is
extended to the bercaved husband, |
mother and relatives. Frank Bradford, |
brother of deceased, attended the funeral. |
Owing to illness in the families of Ed |
yard w. Bradford and W. II. Bradford no |
other relatives attended the funeral
THE Bennington Branch of the Mer-
chants Retail Commercial Agency held
1 meeting on Tuesday evening. 1t was
largely attended and reports were made
Is to its workings 10y our business men.
All agreed that it had increased the case
With which collections had been made,
md great satisfaction was expressed
llat the new association starts off so
iuspiciously. The organization is rapidly
itself and will soon include
very stOrekeeper and business man in
his county.
THE unusual press of advertising in
mr columns this week crowds out
communication from N. NJ. PulTer, giving
h account of Ii. l.. Preston and his
'aper, the Kansas City Sun, which in JUS
ice to Mr. Preston aud his friends here
re purpose to give in our next issue. A
lumber Of other local mltters, also, have
D give way to the New York Life Insur-
nee Company's statement. With all en-
rise that is character site Prestpn's Sun z
ONES up smiling from Chicago last q
jock, and 1t is said he intended to move 8
lfre when the Kansas City movement |
suppress the SUNDAY Sun was IN lde. a
Ir. Preston was educated ut Mt. An I
lony seminary, is nephew of Prof. L
ates AMI both himself and wife are +
ell known here and have IN my friends.
lis side of the story will appear in the .
AF6Et next week.
TIE fifth entertainment of the YIN.
. a. course was given on Wednesday
7ening by the Kellogg Concert Company :
} \ larHeGDd highly appreci tive audi !.
ice, Miss Annie Russell having been q
ken sick. her place was supplied by
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