The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-03-11
North Bennington.

We have now three baker shops in full
blast. Frank Powers has lately thrown
his colors to the breeze.
The Rev. c. E. Provost has returned
from his stay in Florida, looking and
feeling much better in health.
The photograph, which has been ex-
hibited for few days pastin the village,
has been visited by many, who speak of
it with wonder.
Our old friend E. NJ. Wrisley, who has
been spending the winter with his
daughter, Mrs. Frank Loomis, in Penn
sylvania, is at his old home for time
Mrs. ]. H. Walbridge is in Albany,
caring for an aged aunt who met with
an accident, the result of fall some time
since. We learn there is prospect of
her recovery.
Miss NJ. Fl. Henry, who has been
spending several months in New York,
has returned to her home at Riverside,
her health much improved from the
vacation.
There has been so much activity in
the village in the auction of buildings on
the different corners, that the lull
brought on by the storms of Tuesday
and Wednesday, to some, really gave a
feeling of relief.
The premises now rented by Mr.. En-
dress, have been sold by NJ. G. Huling
to Mrs. Rodney Draper of SALISBURY,
and will be occupied after April LIST by
Frank Martin, who has contracted to
care for her during her life time for the
same.
The hen fever, which has from time
to time had run in this neighborhood,
L. 1 -. IL
Survival of the fittest," some verv nice
fowls are being offered by our poultry
fanciers, as may be seen in their adver-
tisement in another column.
The intermediate teacher in our
school. Miss Maude Carpenter, has &C
cepted call to teach in the school in
Bennington, and Miss Lottie Madison,
a graduate of this school, is engaged to
fill the position made vacant,
DIN G. Walbridge OF New York and
Chas. Atwood, of Brooklyn, N. Y, with
their wives, were guests respectively of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. yelling and Mrs. J.
Atwood, leaving for home on Monday.
They were called to Bennington to at
tend the funeral of their aunt, the late
Mrs. julius Norton,
n
here and donation been made to Mark
McGovern and family of over one hun
bred and fifty dollars, in view of the
expense attending the sickness and
death of the three children. 1t was
.numerOusly signed, the amounts rang
ing from twenty five cents to twenty
five dollars, each feeling willing to do
for such worthy friends.
The sociable in the parlOrs of the
Congregational church on Tuesday after
noon and evening was largely attended,
notwithstanding the rain. Miss Towsley
had charge of the entertainment, which
proved a success, though several who
were expected to take part were kept
away by sickness. The old lady givin
good advice to her class could not easily
have been outdone, and the lesson in
drawing was excellent, as well as the
different characters persOnfied by the
younger ones who took part.
Three boys living on the outskirts of
the village took notion it would be a
wise thing TO leave their homes and go
abroad to seek their fortunes. They
started on foot Sunday last, walking
through much of the night and arrived
in Troy where sister of one of them
arrested the attention of the leader and
sent him home the next day en- the cars.
The other two were thus admonished of
the good things they were leaving for
the cold embrace of the world, and have
since made their way home, it is hoped
wiser, than before the experience gone
through.
The evenings Of last week were so fully
occupied that the meeting of the Lit
erary Club was postponed to the 4th
inst, at the residence of Mrs. ]. Atwood.
The programme was an interesting one
based upon Shakespeare and the Dram
atists of his time" The roll CALI was
responded to by selection from any
fovorite author, which gave wide cir
cult for choice, and an opportunity to
select from among the best things in our
libraries. A history Of the early ''play-
house and theater," in connection with
the greatest dramatist the world has
ever seen, with critical review Of one
of Shakspeare's tales, "As you like it."
and the reading of selections from some
of his best plays, made the evenings
meeting a rare entertainment. The next
subject before the club is English
Hiatorv of the Sixteenth Centurv ~