The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-04-29

THE Kings Daughters will meet with
Mrs. j. S. Holden next week Friday,
May 9th, at 4 p. m.
THE average life of coin is estimat-
ed at % years. But the average stay
with most of us is much shorter
THE Rev. J. w. Bennett began his
fifth year as pastor of the Trinity Meth
odist Episcopal church in Troy, N. Y,
last Sunday.
DIR. AND Mrs. TRULL of Manchester,
have visited the family of the editor
this week, attending the Mikado Wednes-
day evening.
THE price of the BANNER, single cop
les to all, is three cents. We place them
in wrappers for mailing when desired
without extra charge.
THE Troy Press of Monday had this
item: 'Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Sherry
start from Troy tonight on southern
tour, visiting in Washington and other
cities"
THE Rev. S. H. Archibald of Walling-
ford, will preach at the First COngrega-
tional church at the Centre, next Sab
bath. The Sacrament of the Lords
Supper will be administered May Sth.
TROUT fishers should remember the
were stocked this spring and put them
back, if accidentally caught. Read
what we said of them two weeks since.
CONDUCTOR BURT is able to be out
again and gets around with difficulty,
but hopes to be ION EARTH again soon.
He took his place in the Mikado, sprain
or no sprain, much to the satisfaction
of the manager.
S. b. HAWKS left town last Friday for
a trip of several weeks through the
West in the interest of his father s
affairs. VIM. E. Hawks has returned
from his long "Trip to New Mexico but
has not been in as good health as usual
for some days.
A CORRESPONDENT writes: "Wednes-
day, Miss Katie Roach bid farewell to
all that are dear and near to her on
earth to enter the religious life. Her
father accompanied her to Troy, n. Y,
where she entered the Mother house to
become a sister of ST. Joseph"
ALL persons wishing to have their
lots in Park cemetery, this village, taken
care of for the season, can have the
work well done at a reasonable price by
applying at once to Mrs. Eli Tiffany,
Chairman of Park and Cemetery Com
mittee. Flora NJ. Graves, Secretary.
POSTMASTER JOHNSON of Hoosick,
Falls, N. Y, was in town Tuesday in
vestigating the free delivery system.
That hourishing town is to have the free
delivery June LIST, and with live Repub-
lican postmaster the people of that
Democratic stronghold may expect a
very satisfactory service.
CUSTER Posi- announces a field day
for August 10th, the proceeds to be ap-
piled toward the expenses of the post
which is to attend the National Encamp-
ment at Washington in September.
There will be very large delegation of
veterans from Bennington on that &C.
CasiOn.
NJ. Z. WATSON has improved the
pleasant days of the past week in taking
a number of fresh views of Bennington
and surroundings. This was made nee
essary by his loss by fire, but it devel-
opes the fact that there have been so
many improvements and changes in the
past year or two that one is "'way behind
the procession" without these new
views.
THE following is list of letters adj
vertised at the Bennington, Vt, post
office, for the week ending April 23d,
1892: Frank d. Kent, Ward G.. Lewis,
esq, Edison S. Lott, HIRAM Moon, Lon
Pratt, Roger o. Woodland, Mrs. G. G.
Carleton, Miss Matte Snow. These
letters will be sent to the Dead Letter
Office May 18th, 1892, if not delivered be-
fore.
THE lecture by C. NJ. Russell on the
War of the Rebellion, before the Graded
schools, postponed, will be given in
School hall next Tuesday evening, May
Sd. These illustrated scenes from the
war history of 1876 are given free to
the schools through the lilerality of Col.
Olin Scott, for long time member of
the Board of Trustees, and after the
seats for the scholars are assured, their
parents and friends will also be made
welcome. a
THE grand lodge of Odd Fellows will
hold its annual session in Montpelier,
May 18th, which is month earlier than
last year and in accordance with a vote
passed at the last session. The grand
encampment comes May 17th Grand
Master j. w. GOodell of Burlington will
retire He will probably be succeeded
J.. J. Retting of BrattlebOro, who is now
deputy grand master. The delegates
from Stark Lodge are Fred L. Bowen
and Dr.. H. J. Potter,jr. A number of
others will also attend both bodies
THE regular meeting of the Fortnight
ly was held last Saturday, and the time
was devoted to very interesting dis
cussiOn of our current events. The la
dies went home with clear ideas con-
corning the Behring Sea question. and
the present condition of Affairs III rus
STA, as shown 10y miss Nina Morgan and
Frs. Hitchcock. Several other subjects
of general interest were discussed, and
the club adjourned to meet for the last
time this season on Saturday, the 7Uh of
May. Subject, Education by News
papers,"
THE Boston Journal says: "a whole
family of eight persons, with bags and
bundles in proportion, entered the ele-
vatOr at the Boston and Lowell station
in this city, Thursday. When the eleva-
tor boy asked paterfamilias where he
wanted to 90, ne replied: we want to
go to Bennington, Vermont When he
was informed that the car only went 70
feet, and that in a vertical direction, the
party filed out and sought the waiting
room" OF course they wanted to come
to Bennington" everything gravitates
this way now.
THE seating capacity of the new
Chapek building this summer on the
Soldiers Home grounds, will be 1914,
and it cost 81 800, of which amount 500
is yet to be raised. In many of the
States the soldiers home chapels have