The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-01

much for one to accomplish alone.
Business is rushing with the Eagle
Square Manufacturing Company now.
Contracts lave already been awarded,
others are being estimated on. Every
thing looks like year of business.
Received too late for last week.
lone Eddy visited her cousin, Mabel
Loomis this week.
A little daughter gaces the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Parker.
Ray Woodruff is taking lessons ON the
fife of Prof. Goldsmith of Bennington.
w. j. Hicks has moved into apart
ments over the Hawkins Brothers
store.
Orniel Pierce spent Sunday at home.
He returned to WilliamstOwn Monday
morning.
Mrs. Anson Hawkins has been very
i'll. She was attended by DR.. Potter of
Bennington.
Mr., Lemay of Queechy, has recently
come to work for the Eaglo Square
Manufacturing Company.
Herbert Rice of Bennington, has been
in this place this week. He is selling the
Pan American Washer"
The Misses Flora Woodruff and Mary
Hastings are taking music lessons of
Miss Allie Clark of Bennington.
Little Archie MattisOn, son of Mr.
and Mrs. c. S. Mattison, has been very
ill of cholera infantum. He is convesc-
ing at this writing.
Messrs. Miller and Barber of Whining
ton, gave phonograph entertainment
at Grange hall on Tuesday evening of
this week. The curiosity in the machine
interested those who attended. The re-
productions were wonderful.
Francis Rice has made beginning on
his new house. The foundation is nearly
completed, and under the hands of Con-
tractor Carpenter and his workmen, we
shall soon see the structure rising. Mr..
Rice builds on the lot adjoining Chas.
Hasting.
Lots have already been staked out for
buildings to be put upon property for
merly owned by AlonZo Taft.A. b. Haw-
klns, G. P. Montgomery and son and
Will Cole are about building themselves
homes on these lots. This will enlarge
the border of our village and make very
pleasant places.
Clark Bartlett has exchanged his little
home place here for one owned by Mrs.
Dean. They will have quite cOmforta-
BILE home now, as the house they go into
is in good repair. Mrs. Dean will soon
have a new house for rent on the old
site, which will be nice improvement of
that street
Will Bryant of Chicago, visited this
place last week. He is employed as a
travelling salesman for some New York
firm. He found geod many changes
since his last visit here. Several years
ago the Bryant family moved from this
place, and they have made nice homes
for themselves in the west, and have
been prospered ina financial point of
view.
An occasional correspondent writes
The stewards of the NJ. E. church re-
Gently voted to have the seats in the
church free. The immediate cause of
this action is that many people
who attend church, or who would do so
more or less regularly, have no seats,
because there are not enough in the
building to rent to all, while there are
always plenty to seat the congregation.
A manifest injustice is thus done to
those who are unable to rent seat be-
cause they are all previously rented. At
the same time all are expected to con-
tribute TO the support OF Ine CnurCn,
whether they happen to be able to Sc
cure the rent of seat or not, thus some
will pay and have a seat and others pay
as much and not have seat. AS saliva
ton is free to all on the same terms, so
will all the privileges of our church be.
First come, first served, but remember,
there is abundant room for all. When
the church fails to seat the congrega-
tions that assemble, it will be enlarged.
May the day soon come when the en-
largement is necessary. This new ar
rangement will commence with con-
ference Sunday, April 18th, 1892. The
preachers salary is in arrears as usual at
this time of the year. The stewards are
making an effort to arouse the people to
the unfalrness of Withholding most of the
salary until the end of the year. The re-
sponse so far is all in favor of monthly
payments. Let us all take hold of this
matter and see that $50 is ready every
month to pay oar paster, and thus
promptly discharge an admitted duty.
A little each month from all and the
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