The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-19
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MRS. a. NlLMAkIH HAS ObSA NOlJ
much worse for few days.
THERE are two notable weddings
''down on the cards" for Thursday, June
first.
THE Hon. H. G. Root and wife have
returned from their winters sojourn in
Southern California.
G. A. CUSTER w. r. c., will hold a
strawberry and ice cream supper next
Tuesday evening, May %.
C. L. SHAw's condition for few days
has not been as comfortable as formerly
He is now confined to his bed.
HARRY WILLoUGHBY is not TO be I'M
dersold nor underadvertised as will be
seen in another column to-day.
MISS CYNTHIA B. GARDNER was
called home from school in New Jersey,
by the illness of her grandmother, Mrs.
Wilmarth.
Miss MINNIE B. PRICE has been re-en-
gagged as soprano in the quartette OF the
State street Methodist church, Troy, for
another year.
DIR. C, A. PERRY and wife of Reads
boro, were in town this week EN- route to
Burlington, to attend the Grand Bodies
of Odd Fellowship.
THE sleeping trains were cancelled
north of Rutland, Friday and Saturday,
because of the breaking down of the
railroad bridge at Middlebury.
THE Elm Tree House in this village is
undergoing extensive repairs, prepare
tory to a possible occupancy by Mr..
Healy himself. We hope he may return
to bennington to reside.
THE Sunday Sun of Chicago, edited by
Henry Preston, formerly of Bennington,
saws: 1.-THE Bennington BANNER, that
was burned out, is building new home.
Fire can't burn down enterprise and en-
ergy."
JEREMIAH OLEARY, veteran from
Middlebury,ls the last arrival at the Sol
diers' Home. He is II years of age. There
are now GA members of the Home. Fifty
four being present and ten absent on
furlough from ten to thirty days.
THE "Chimes of Normandy for the
benefit of the City band did not prove a
financial success, the expenses being
some $50 more than the income. AS the
band is in debt it is pity that some
thing handsome should not have been
realized last Friday.
THE Free Press says. "Prof. W. W.
Cooke, director of the Agricultural Elk
pertinent station ard professor of agri
culture in the University of Vermont
has handed in his resignation, to take
effect the first of next October" Does
this mean the surrender of the Agricul
tural college by the U. V. NJ?
THE letters advertised for the weel
ending May Is, 1898, at the Bennington
postoffice are: NJ. Barnard, E. E. Beck
Miss L. E. Blanchard, Miss Thomas Blu
chairman, Mrs. DR.. M. II. Streeter These
letters will be sent to the dead lettel
office, May 27, if not delivered before
In calling please say advertised" Civ
ing date of list.
Now that Memorial Day is approach
ing, would it not be well for those having
lots in the cemeteries to see that things
are in good shape. In some cases thu
headstones are leaning, while now ant
then some are down. This should be
matter of pride and we have no doubt
now that attention is called to the fact
they will no longer neglect plain duty
THE friends of Wagner Car Conducto
Lewis j. Tunney will regret to hear o
the death at Milton Wednesday of hi
WlIe, lHOlT CiIll uItu IL lew luOulll'
ago and Mr.. Tunney has not yet fully re
covered from the injuries he received il
the railroad accident at Rutland, Janu
AIRY 20. He will have the sympathy of
large circle of friends and acquaintance
IN his bereavement.
THE first of series of services to b
conducted at the Soldiers Home Chape
was held Sunday afternoon. The Rev
u. Marten of the First Baptist church
ofiiciated and the quartette choir ren
dered the music. Next Sunday, the Rev
Chas. X. Seymour of the Second Congre
pational church will Officiate to be fol
lowed the 2Sth, by the Rev. A, D, HeaX
of the NJ, E. church,
A COPY of 1.-THE Maple Leaf" Sa
Francisco publication, issued for tn
Pacific Coast Association Native Sons o
Vermont, has been received. 1t give
the programme of an entertainment hel
en- the evening of May 5, including
farce by the recently organized we
monters' Stock company" Ex-Senatc
Edmunds was expected but he wa
obliged to remain in Monterey on az
count of the illness of his daughter.
THE Troy Press of Saturday in il
Musical Mention" says: 1.-THE larg
audience that attended the organ reciti
Of Miss Clara Stearns at the Fifth Avenu
Presbyterian church was delighted wit
the singing of Miss Mamie Hutchins, til
eontralto from Bennington. She is I'll
possessor of pure contralto voice of IL
sympathetic quality and good calibr
and uses excellent judgment in ht
phrasing. Miss Hutchins is an apt pup
and her sp1ectionS Mt the recital wei
most favorably received. Her frienC
are well pleased with her success"
A HoosICK FALLS CoRREsPoNDEN
says: Seventeen members of the Be
ningtOn Bicycle club took dinner at Il
Fitchburg Sunday. Several local whee
man accompanied them on their retul
as far as North Bennington.-Ne
Sunday the Rev. George d. Sillims
will preach his last sermon as rector u.
st. Marks church. He has been pr
sented by friend three ancient bead
supposed to be fourteen hundred yea
old. They are of Saxon manufactu
and were excavated in Kings field,
Faversham, near the ancient city of Ca
terbury, County of Kent, England.
WE are in receipt of an advance COZ
Of a neat pamphlet setting forth the q
fractions and industries of Vernon
published by the Vermont State Boa
Of Agriculture, edited and prepared
Victor l. Spear. 1t contains short hi
tsrical sketch of the State from its ear
days, and then describes its varied i
dustries and manufactures, illustrat,
with more than thirty half-tone cut
On the cover is the word Vermont
large letters, embossed and bronzed.