The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-15
North Bennington.

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spent last Sabbath with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Phillips.
Unlike our usual Fast Day service, the
union meeting will be held in the vestry
of the Baptist church this evening.
Roberts of Bennington, is engaged in
moving Columbus Huling's barn and
wagon house, which he intends to con-
vert into a dwelling house.
We learn that Mrs. II. |. Spatford is
getting along nicely, under the treat
ment at the institution in Albany, where
she went last week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Cushman joined a
party from Bennington last Monday. to
take tea with Mrs. A. G. Stone in Wal
lingford and to cut warm maple sugar in
the evening.
Mrs. C. J. Mckay came Tuesday from
New York to spend few days with Mrs.
Jennie Atwood and to look after her
house preparatory to coming for the
summer
The suit of Eugene Green VS.. Loren
Green, his brother, for striking or kick
ing his young son, has been adjourned
the second time, and will come off about
the first of June. NJ. c. Huling is the
justice.
Palm Sunday was pleasant, and the
service at st. John the Baptist church
was largely attended. The custom of
bearing away branches of green, was par
ticipated in by many or all of the wor-
shippers, "in cOmmemOratiOn of the tri-
umphal entry of our Lord into Jerusa-
lem"
Miss Edith Sherwood was kindly in
vited to visit New York with Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Reeve last week, but was call
ed home by the sickness of her mother
and grandmother, Mrs. Newman. We
understand they are better, but the dis
appointment must have been great all
around,
Mr.. Sheldon is doing a large amount
of work on the 'Fairview' premises this
spring. More and larger trees for the
shade and grove about the Jennings
mansion, are being transplanted into the
lawn which requires large amount of
help, and gives good satisfaction to those
employed.
Rev. C. H. Peck, who has been troubl-
ed with rheumatism, was able to preach
at the morning service last Sunday. The
sermon, from the command of Christ di-
Tecting the Apostles to go and prepare
the Passover in an upper room, was full
of interest and received the undivided
attention of the audience.
We were invited by II. G. White to
look at an elegant track harness, he has
been having made by G. H. A. Morse, to
be used upon his blooded colt, "Sidney,
Jr." The sulky weighs forty pounds,
and the harness, which is gotten up of
the best oak leather, weighing but eight
pounds, is so proportional and mechan-
ically made, as to apl ear genteel and of
sufficient strength.
The collection at the Congregational
church at the morning service, next
Sunday, will be for the Russian suf-
ferers," in conformity to the appeal in
the Fast Day Proclamation of Governor
Page. for aid for that starving popula-
ton. At the union meeting in the even
ing, which will be an Easter Brookfield
service with special music and singing,
there will also be contribution taken
for the same benevolent object. Hon.
Henry f. Field, State Treasurer of Rut
land, has kindly consented to receive
and forward any funds that may be con-
tributed for this laudable purpose.
The members Of the literary club were
entertained on Tuesday evening last, at
the pleasant home of Mrs. G. Z. HOugh-
ton. The members present were less
than usual on account of sickness in the
village, but the programme was not less
interesting, made as it was from the
History of England In the 18th Cen
tury," with a review of the life and
character of Jonathan Edwards and the
PRONUNCIATION of the Declaration of indie
pendence. There was time for but brief
notices of some of the many marked
characters of the period, Pope, Addison,
Deloe. Goldsmith, Cowper, Burns,
Goethe, Schiller, Voltaire, ETC., but
excellent arrangements had been made
by the leaders, Misses Mosher and
Wardell, for filling the time with inter
esting matter.
The dwelling and two barns of Louis
f. Lille, formerly tie Richard Henry
place, about mile west of here, were
destroyed by first last Friday, the fire
taking in barn in an unknown way
about noon. Mr.. Lille was away and
the little help that was at hand made il
impossible to save but little of the con-
tents. Two cows with their calves, were
burned in the barn. and but little of the
furniture was saved from the house
His son, Murray, had lately moved into
the front part of the house, and most OF
the rescued goods belonged to him
There was an insurance of $3l00 on the
whole, only $500 of which was on the
barns. About eleven tons of hay were
burned. As soon as the alarm was giver
the fire engine was sent down, but il
was too late even if there had beer
water and help to man it.