The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-10-14

| Christian Association.
EUGENE FARNHAM, for several years
clerk in Drysdale's store, and late of
Boston, has accepted a position in the
store of J. E. Lapointe and company.
PARDON A. RUSSELL and mother, Mrs.
| Cynthia S. Russell, who have been in
Minnesota during the past year, have
returned to their home in Bennington.
THE managers of the new opera house
hope to secure an engagement with
Annie Pixley, the well-known New York
actress for the opening entertainment.
F. B. KURTZ, superintendent of the
Boston branch of the Selma Hesse pub
fishing company of New York, is in town
for prolonged stay, to recuperate his
health.
THE Hon. II. G. Root has presented
Free Library with copy of memoirs
of Abraham Lincoln" by L. E. Chitten-
den. This is one of the most valuable
and interesting books in the language.
C. DART GREENsLET returned home
last week from trip out of town, and is
ready for business. He has card in
another column. Mr.. Greenslet is fine
workman and does all kinds of painting.
THE water was let into the Soldiers
Home fountain Tuesday, and hereafter
the water will be kept running. This
will probably cause repetition next
winter of the famous ice cavern of few
| years ago.
CONGRATULATIONS by us are little
late, but none the less sincere, on the
marriage of Mr.. Burnside G. Slade and
Miss Jennie E. Hathaway, which &C.
CURED September 23d They will re-
| side in Bennington.
MRS. l. E. GIBSON, N. g., of Miriam
Rebekah Lodge, requests us to urge the
attendance of all the members of the
Degree staff at the regular meeting next
Monday evening in Odd Fellows hall.
Business of importance will be con-
| sidered.
CHARLES Earring, express messenger,
has returned to Bennington and takes
the Branch run" between here and
Hoosac Junction. During the summer
he has run between Rouses Point and
New York city. We are glad to have
Mr.. Earring return to our village. He is
an enterprising young man.
MRS. NICHOLS has class of bright
little boys in the Baptist Sunday school.
They are about five years of age. Re-
Gently she asked them what they would
do when they became men? One spoke
up quickly: 81 shall go out into the
swamp and fight bearsm Evidently
there will be successor to the Union
street hunters of Bennington.
THE ladies connected with the church
of the Sacred Heart French Catholic),
have been holding fair in Free Library
Hall this week. 1t opened Monday eve
ming, and there was quite large at
tendance. Many handsome things were
offered for sale, and supper served. The
festivities closed last evening and the
occasion was most successful affair.
LAST Tuesday about thirty friends and
neighbors gathered at the home of Mr..
J. W. Warner, 204 Grove street, it being
his 10th birthday, and presented him
with beautiful plush easy chair and
elegant foot rest. There were also other
useful gifts. The presentation was made
by Mrs. L. L. Stearns and Ms. Frank
Norton was prime mover in the
pleasant exercises. Prof. l. S. Browne
Of North Adams, Mass, was present and
gave some fine selections on the banjo.
1t was very enjoyable occasion.
THE truth of the matter of the suit
against Hi Henry is that an old and
| obsolete statute imposes a fine for
''daring another to fight" The crowd
that makes disturbance was out in force
and had been disturbing the meeting.
Mr.. Henry took hand in telling them
to desist. In doing this he technically
violated the statute as above and plead
guilty and was fined. The police were
out in force the next evening of the show
and no more disturbance was raised.
These rowdies should have been COM
planned of too, the statute against dis
turbing assemblies of people, though
obsolete also, are very strict.
MONDAY morning just after John
Rickart and Harry Fradenburgh had
gone to work on house building for
John Kroning, an accident occurred that
laid Mr.. Rickart off and the escape of
both men from death was somewhat
providential. A bundle of shingles had
been thrown upon the roof, the frost
caused it to slide rapidly down, it fell
upon the staging which broke and pre-
cipitated the men to the ground. Frad-
enburgh escaped with few bruises land
ing on his feet. Not so Rickart, who
struck on his shoulder. Mr.. Rickart was
unconscious a good part of the day, and
it was feared he was injured internally,
but since then it has been found that no
bones were broken and he is in fair
way to recover His neck, shoulders
and one hip presented bad appearance
being swollen greatly.
On Tuesday of this week Judge Mason
rode in state through South and North
streets, astonishing his friends. The
span of horses he drove were on keen
run and in a two seated blackboard they
drew, were seated the Judge, who was
driving, and three ladies hanging on for
dear life. Judge Mason's hat had blown
off and he had firm grip upon the
reins and was the only cool person in
the crowd. The horses were held up at
the foot of North street, and when they
were turned into Depot street started
again and ran until gotten under control
in front of Hon. Luther r. Graves's
residence, Here the party alighted and
a couple of NJ. B. Houghton's men took
the Ieins. By this time quite crowd
had assembled at various points. Judge
Mason had hitched up his own carriage
horse with one of Houghton's spirited
steeds and the span had been fed too
many short oats.
QUITE good sized audience attended
the concert in the Second Congregational
church Monday evening by the Madame
Fry Concert Company. The entertain
ment was given under the auspices Of
the Y. p. S. G. E., and the programme
was as follows: Andante and allegro
from 'The Mill" Raft, Madame Fry and
daughters; cUntralto solo, Love is Like
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