The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-10-28

HON. ID. u. ROOT ana wife go TO san
Diego California, to pass the winter.
MRS. WIN. B. WALKER expects to go
to New York soon to make short visit.
MRS. B. W. Burt of Castleton is spend
ing a few days with her son Charles T.
Burt.
ST. MARY's GUILD invite their friends
to an oyster supper at Parish Hall, next
Thursday evening.
VIM. E. MURPHY's name is among the
veterans who have been granted an in
crease of pension this week.
ELI TIFFANY and wife started for
South America, last Monday, where Mr..
Tiffany has large business interests.
ROBERT ELLIOTT, with E. E. Hart
and Company, went to New York City
last MondaY-absent on weeks vaca-
ton.
THE first individual contributor to the
Soldiers Home Chapel was Capt. d. d.
Wheeler, U. S. A. He was native Of
Cavendish.
THE flag at the Soldiers Home, on the
the Graded School building and all the
flags flying from private poles are at half
mast as token of respect to Mrs. Har-
riSon.
THE fire departments fair last week
closed successfully, and the boys" will
net considerably more than we stated
the gross RECEIPTS running upwards of
S1400.
BLANKS of any description ruled
and blank books made to order at the
BANNER Bindery. Magazines and papers
bound and old books rebound at the BAN
NER Bindery.
TUESDAY will be the Festival of All
Saints. Services at St. Peters church,
Celebrations of the Holy Eucharist $50
a. M, and 10 a. m, with sermon. Even
song Ais p. m.
Miss MINNIE B. PRICE of Brooklyn,
n. Y, who made Bennington an extend
ed visit last summer, has received the
position of first soprano in the State
Street NJ. E. church, Troy, N. Y.
THE second week in November, which
is to be observed through the country as
week of prayer for Young Mems
Christian Associations, will be observed
by the local association with daily
services.
THE Masonic D. d. G. Masters of Yer
mont, are in RECEIPT each of an elegant
regalia, and jewel of their office. The
Rev. w. B. Walker wore his for the
first time last Saturday, and it was much
admired.
THE last act of Mrs. Harrisons life in
a public way was to sign the charter for
the Arlington, VT, society of the
Daughters of the Revolution of which
she was the National head. A chapter
has lately been established there.
On Monday, Nov. It'll, S. H. lockwood
opens course in penmanship at Stew
arts Hall. Mr.. lockwood ha, had
classes in penmanship for several sea-
sons, and his reputation together with
his liberal offer of crayon portraits will
insure him goodly number of pupils.
AMONG the people from out-of-town
this week, whom we were glad to meet,
we note the Rev. W. j. Chapman, wife
and son Arthur, of Shelburn. who were
presea~.... at the convention. They re-
turned yesterday, stopping at Mrs. Chap
mans home in Manchester Tor short
visit.
MRS. UEL NJ. ROBINSON reaches her
ninety-fourth birthday, Oct. 2Sth, in
good health. She is the oldest person
living in town that was born in this
town. Mrs, Emily Hyde Grinnell, of
Georgia, 81, and Mrs. Sophia Walbridge
Winnie, of Albany, N. Y, 95, were born
in Bennington.
AT the annual meeting of the Vermont
Bar Association held in Burlington Tues
day, one of the speakers at the banquet
given in the evening was Mr.. Hartman,
who is now so years of age, and has
been a member of the bar over half a
century. He is yet hale and hearty and
is as dillgent and attentive to business
as he was half century ago.
G. NJ. RowELL, late in the employ of
the B. & X. railway here, has moved to
Chatham, n. Y, where he is offered q
much better position, being the station
agent at that important railroad centre.
Mr.. Rowell was the superintendent of
the Second Congregational Sunday
school and his removal from town is
much regretted by all.
THE press comments upon the Centen-
NAL History, which was printed at the
BANNER Office, have been numerous and
flattering. The Vermont journal said !:
at is one of the handsomest specimens
of typographical work ever issued in the
State" The Burlington Clipper: at is
one of the most creditable pieces of book
work ever turned out in the State" and
the Troy Press: at is said to be the
finest gotten up work ever published in
Vermont" Any book work or other
printing is executed at the BANNER office
with the same care and taste as was the
Centennial History.
PLANS have been drawn for the pro-
posed new Odd Fellows hall in the Put
nam block. These provide for the
Lodge room proper 30 45 feet, as men
toned last week. the Canton Drill hall,
banquet and social gathering room 43 x
"a; suite of parlOrs, with arched open
ing in the partition; two anterooms. an
outer and an inner, one for the hall and
the other for the use of both, kitchen,
a lavatory; a suite of reading rooms !;
four property rooms, one for each
branch of the order. These fine quar-
tiers will be heated by steam, lighted
with electricity, and elegantly furnished
The order will evidently be "at home"
to its friends.
THE Hoosick Falls correspondent of
the Troy Budget speaks of the wedding
(Oct. 1Sth), of the daughter of former
resident of Bennington, in these words:
Tuesday evening at the Presbyterian
church at 7.30 o'clock Miss Anna Roby
Wilcox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. b. F.
Wilcox, and Sidney HOrsley were mar
ried, the Rev. A. Chapman uniting the
twain. Professor A. S. Perry presided
at the organ, and Messrs. Ira j. Wood,
Charles G. Gibson, Arthur Briant and
Oliver A. Jones, acting as ushers The