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


ing lot this week.
HENRY s. BINGHAM is expected home
this week from Europe. g.. .s
WILL. SHBLDoE has been in town dur
| ing the holidays. He returned to-day.
Mr.. AND MRS. ED. L. BATES enter
tanned party of relatives on Christmas
Day.
THE ball of the Bennington Rifles last
evening was most successful affair, a
large number being present.
F. H. ORvIs of Manchester, a we'll
known hotel man, is spending the winter
| in Everett, Wash, and contemplates To-
eating there.
JOHN TEMPLE, who has fine situa-
ton in Fort Plains, N. Y, was home
over Christmas. His family will remain
in Bennington until Spring.
OTTo r. BENNETT has had vacation
during the holidays. He spent Christ
mas with his parents in Manchester, and
a part of this week here. He returns
Sunday evening.
Mrs. JAS. p. SHELLEY has returned
! from several weeks sojourn in st. Luke's
Hospital in New York, and is improved
in health. This is good news to her
many friends.
JOHN H. DwYER of Troy, Alabama,
has been in town for a week. He passed
Christmas with his family here and re-
turned in time for the beginning of bust
ness with the New Year.
JUDGE ALFRED ROBINSON was called
to Brooklyn Tuesday to see his cousin,
Miss Helen NJ. Robinson, who is at the
homeopathic Hospital, and whose con-
dition gives no hope of her recovery.
Mrs. A. B. PERKINS is improving.
| She was taken suddenly worse last week
after her long illness, and her condition
was considered critical for several days,
making sad Christmas in that home,
but she is now better, although very
weak.
THE marriage of Joseph f. Clark in
Denver, Colorado, on the 23d of Deem
Der calls for congratulations from many
| friends here, in his former home. The
BANNER wishes to be included in the
New Years greetings sent to Mr.. and
| Mrs. Clark.
THE following is the list of letters, adj
vertised at the Bennington postoffice for
the week ending, Dec. Goth, 1891: Mr.. H.
NJ. Cole, Mrs. John F. Gates, Joel Gates,
Esq, Miss Kate Grace, Mr.. James Kel-
leher Mrs. Albert Newton, Mr.. Charley
A. Synden, Miss j. May Smith. H. W.
Waite, Miss Lillian Weldin, Mr.. Chas.
Warner, Esq.
OK Christmas night the Methodist
chapel in the Northeast part of the town
was the scene of a joyous occasion. The
Sunday school, whose leader is John
Bradlsh, held a festival followed by an
oyster supper, the proceeds of which
were for the benefit of their leader. The
house was too full for utterancen and
the Christmas cheer to the children was
as bOuntiful as that of their parents and
friends present.
The Vermont Registers have been re-
ceived and are for sale at the BANNER
stationery store. The business directory
of the several towns has been corrected
by the town clerks with the exception of
some of the larger towns which have had
a personal canvass. 1t is the purpose of
the new publishers to extend this
personal canvass next year and al m 20
make the work of more value each shio-
ceeding year. The present issue is greatly
in advance of former years.
THE annual Christmas party of st.
Peters Sunday school was held on Holy
InnOcents evening In the Pa ish hall.
After bOuntiful supper had been served,
medals were given, Edith Stewart and
Fremont Barnes receiving gold medals.
The guilds of st. Mary, st. Katharine
and st. Agnes presented Rector Walker
with S25 in gold. This was handsome
thing to do. Mr.. Walker received other
testimonials appreci ltive of the estima-
ton he is held in by his people. A num-
Der of the tea chers received Christmas
gifts.
CAPT J. II. MINIS of st. Adams, was
here Monday evening to visit the Ben
nington Rifles as noted last week. lie
remained in town until Wednesday.
Capt MImms explained the plan, of
small and regular deposits towards a
fund to transport the company to
Chicago during the worlds fair, that has
become so popular wherever placed in
motion, and the result was that nucleus
of Sll.25 was subscribed on the spot.
Capt. Mimms will in turn visit all the
militia of the State and no doubt the
National Guard of Vermont will be fully
represented The boys will go in good
shape and never feel the expense.
Mrs. ANNA READ, wife of the Rev. E.
e. Read, now of Somerville, N. j., died
at about o'clock Christmas morning.
The news soon spread here as de-
spatCh was received during the forenoon
but too late for mention in the BANNER
that day as we had gone to press. Mrs.
Read had not been we'll for some time,
as our readers know, but was taken
worse the day following Thanksgiving
and rapidly grew worse until the end
came. The burial was in the Old Gene
terry at the Centre, Wednesday morning,
where repose the remains of other mem
bers of the family and family friends
Mr.. Read and eldest daughter, Miss Net
tie, came to Bennington with the re-
mains, Miss Elsie and Master Richard
not being able to come. Mrs. Read was
ono of the loveliest women that ever
blessed this earth as many friends here
know, and her departure has left many
sad hearts both in Vermont and New
Jersey. Her kindnesses were shown to
all and none were beyond her tender
sympathy and care. The poor and suf-
fering will never forget her. Since Mr..
Read left Bennington, nine years ago,
his father and mother and sister have
passed to the better life, and now his
loved wife has been called to Paradise.
Her remains repose in the shadow of the
Old First church with her kindred. In
his loneliness Mr.. Read will receive the
sympathy of many Bennington friends.
THERE have been lively times at the
Second Congregational chapel for ten
days past. The Forefathers' Festival by
the Ladies' Aid Society was of exceeding