The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-01-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry d. Hall left for
Springfield, Mass, to visit his brother,
Charles Hall, residing there.
Cards are out for the marriage of Miss
Francis n. Colvin of this place, and Mr..
Quackenbush of HOosicll, on the 2Sth in
slant
Mr.. Shepard, the Fitchburg agent at
our depot. is the recipient of late New
Years present of son. lie was at
home in Arlington last week attending
to it.
II. B. Cunningham has been in his old
place at the desk in the depot. doing
the Fitchhurg work, while Mr.. Shepard
has been spending few days in Airing
ton.
A sleigh with three seats, filed with
young people connected with the Y. NJ.
c. A. of Bennington. came into the viii
lage on Saturday morning, to all appear
ance having n good ride and time. After
looking about for 4 little while and
getting warm, they left for home in good
spirits.
The question as to who is to run the
grist-mll here has just been answered.
1t is understood L. A. Dnlph, who has
been overseer on the Jennings farm for
several years has rented it, and will
shortly take possession. Mr.. Dolph has
the requisite, we should judge, for
good and competent miller.
The Judgment, in the suit of "Charles
Thatcher VS.. G.. W. Bradley" of Sunder-
land, on the issue of appropriatiny over
1000 crates of butter boxes, has just been
paid at the end of an execution, after
the case has been carried through the
courts to the highest tribunal in the
State, involving years of litigation, which
with the costs was nearly three Thousand
dollars.
There has been notable addition to-
the list of bloOdcd horses Owupd i'm this
neighborhnod, since that published a
few weeks since. II. c. White took ad-
vantage of the auction sales in New
York of last week and bid olfa sidney
colt, which will be two years old this
2.l04. Sidney, Jr," was bred by G.
Valensie of Pleasenton, Cal, is u hands
high, color chestnut with stripe in face
and some white on hind ankles. He is
half brother of Frow Frow, that trOtted
mile when one year old in 22s4. The
printed pedigree adds, he is sure trOtter
as he will show for himself.
The following officers were elected by
tho society of the Congregations church
at the annual m 1eting, viz: President,
II. ID. Hall; First Vice-P President NJ. G..
Huling; Second Vice-Presdcnt, w. f.
Simonds; Clerk, b, T. Henry; Treasurer,
w. G. Shaw; Collector, ii. +. Cushman:
Auditors, G. w. Roberts, w. f. SimOnds.
and S. b. Hall. Arthur II. Cushman and
Deming Hall who have so well filled the,
positions. will act as ushers for the year
Financially the year has been prosper
Gus one, and the society starts the new
year free of debt.
The reading club were highly enter
tanned on Tuesday evening at the house
of Mrs. G.. L. yelling, by an evening of
Travel by Miss II. S. yelling. The
leader had visited the foreign field and
taking the idea that "all roads leads to
Rome" she conveyed the members of
the club in various parties. by different
routes, some as pedestrians and by other
modes of travel, and thus by giving de
scriptions of places and incidents which
would occur certainly to fertile brain),
brought them face to face in the imperial
city. An introduction to the wonders
of Rome, and being guided in their wan
behring's for sightseeing, nude it an in
teresting entertainment for all present.