The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-06-17

ONE of the literary societies of Will
liams college drove to this village
last Friday evening. There were about
20 in all.
Miss ANNA G. PARK was elected sec
ond on the Executive Committee of the
Vermont Home Missionary Union, at the
annual meeting in Burlington this week.
HARRISON 1. NORTON was honored by
the State Convention of Congregational
Churches at Burlington this week, by
place on the Standing Committee on Sun
day schools.
PROF. ]. E. VAN OLINDA of Brooklyn,
formerly of this city, was in Minneapo-
lis, Mimi, Sunday and played the organ
on trial at Gethsemane Episcopal Church
at that place.-TrOy Press
Hon. H. G. Roof was elected delegate
and Deacon Alfred Robinson alternate,
to the Triennial Council of Congrega-
tional Churches, at the Vermont Con-
vention in Burlington this week.
THE Sunday dinners at The Putnam
this wear are much better than last
season, celebrated though though they
were. The custom of taking dinner
out Sunday is becoming quite the thing
in town.
ALBERT Z. LAMPMAM, formerly OF
Bennington, now of Byron, Michigan,
has traded one of his so acre farms for a
residence in the city of Grand Rapids,
and will go there to reside, His son
carries on the home farm for him.
REPUBLICANS have learned that they
do not need to go to hostile papers for
the news. The BANNER gives it to them
fully and fairly. Besides the Weekly
Tribune goes with it, two papers for the
price of one-S1.50 year in advance.
A LITTLE excitement was occasioned
Tuesday morning by the workmen on
the cellar of the Opera House block
when they dug up soap box which
they supposed contained an infants
body, but which turned out to be dogs
skeleton.
MEssRs. j. 1. c. Cook and sons, Will
liam II. and George G., with their fami-
lies, are stopping at the Putnam house
this week. They return home to Mil
ford, Mass, Monday. They are cordial
ly greeted by many friends in Benning-
ton, where the family formerly resided.
THE chapel at the Soldiers Home is
rapidly approaching completion and will
probably be ready for dedication the
first part of July. Nearly enough has
been given to pay for its erection, and
what is lacking will be raised, SO that
when dedicated there will be no debt on
it.
THE R. A. Chapter conferred the
highest degree of its order on three can
didates last Monday evening, after
which the members sat down to a fine
spread as the guests of the presiding
officer, the Rev. W. B. Walker. This
Chapter does not meet again until Octo-
Der.
THE first excursion of the season over
the Bennington and Rutland railroad
arrived Saturday, and the excursionists
amused themselves visiting the monu-
ment other places of interest in and
about the village. Many of them pic
nicked in the grove at the Soldiers
Home.
j. E. LAPoINTE in another column to-
day demonstrates to the satisfaction of
many that it will pay you to call and ex-
anime his fine, new stock of goods. The
place is the familiar old River Street
store, and the choice is available of ar
ticles in all lines fresh from market. Note
what he says as to prices for economic
buyers and call and see for yourself.
THERE will be a meeting of the Re-
publican League in the Village Rooms,
Park Block, Friday evening, June oath.
1t is earnestly desired that Republicans
generally attend whether members of
the League or not, that the plan OF the
campaign be formed. The report of the
also be made to this meeting.
THE following is the list of letters re-
naming uncalled for in the Post Office
at Bennington for the week ending June
18th, 1892: VIM. Andrew, Henry +.
Curtiss, Mr.. Fred w. Moffett, E. A.
Rood, Mrs. A. r. Kimball Bowen, Mrs.
H. NJ. Ingham, Mrs. Mary H, Robinson,
Miss Florence Fuller. These letters will
be sent to the Dead Letter Office, June
25th. If not delivered before. If calling
for above, please say advertised"
THE 101st Annual Convention of the
Church of Vermont, was held
in Brattleboro Wednesday and Thursday
of this week. st. Peters Church was
by it's recter, L. p. Norton
and Henry O. Harwood. The delegates
to the General Convention in Baltimore
in October are: ''Rev. j. Isham Bliss,
D, D., of Burlington; Rev. William H.
Collins, of Brattleboro; Rev. Alonzo B.
Flanders, of ST. Adams; Col. Fred E..
Smith, of Montpelier; Col. Kittredge
Haskins of Brattleboro; Charles L.
Parker of Vergennes.
CANTON BENNINGTON was to have
gone to Springfield, Mass, last week but
was detained by causes over which they
had no control. The following telegram,
dated in that city, June 10th, explains
why it was just as well the Bennington
ians did not go: 1.-THE Cantonment of
the Division of the East, Patrarchs Mill
tant, closed this afternoon with the
prize drill, which was participated in
only by Canton Hebron of Fitchburg,
that body being awarded the first prize
after a creditable exhibition. Yester-
days rain virtually spoiled the success
of the gathering"
AT the meeting of the Masonic bodies
in Burlington this week, the Rev. VIM.
B. Walker was reelected with the
other officers), Chaplain of the Grand
Council, and Prelate of the Grand Com
James A. n. Williams, Grand
bearer. The Bennington Cen
tennial was duly noted in the address
before the Knights Templars' body as
follows: "After the usual opening the
Grand Commander read his annual adj
dress which reviewed the history of Ben
nington pilgrimage, paying high COM
pliment not only to the several Comman-'
deries, but to the management of the
Central Vermont Railroad for the
splendid services rendered on that coca
sion.