The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-06-16

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THE subject of the sermon at the
Second Congregational church next Sun
day is: what to forget
WALBRIDGE's house furnishing de-
partment and furniture store will close
each Tuesday and Friday evenings dur
ing the hot weather.
AMONG those registered at the Yer
mont building, Worlds Fair, Chicago,
June IA, we notice Miss Katharine J.
Penfield, Bennington.
Miss SARA COLEMAN, who has been at
school in Boston, the past few months,
has returned, and is visiting her grand
father, Mr.. S. N. Sibley.
THE crowded state of our local col
umns to-day forbids our annual epitome
of the Masonic Grand Bodies, in session
this week at Burlington. We shall give
summary next week.
A NUMBER of the Ensor people paid a
visit to st. Adams, Wednesday. 1t ISM
tended to bring the merits of this liquor
cure to the attention of all the people in
Vermont and New England.
AMONG others we note that the Hon. II.
G. Root will exhibit his grey mare, Pearl
at the Breeders meeting to be held IN
Hydeville next week, also at the meet
ing to be held in Rutland the first week
in July.
THE pastor of the Second Congrega.
tional church, the Rev. Chas. r. Sey'
mour, will address the young people es.
pecially, for brief succession of Sun
day evenings. He will begin by telling
them, what not to remember.
WALDO S. HARDWOOD, for the past few
years with the importing house of Ores
field & Eddison, New York, has been
spending few days with his parents
He has just accepted a responsible po'
sition in the wholesale department OF
the firm of w. & j. Sloane.
NELSON D. MoLDs, on the occasion OF
his recent visit here, presented Mohegau
Tribe, No. 6, with an elegant "regula-
tor clock, in quartered oak frame
This favor is highly appreciated by the
Red Men, many of whom were Mr.
Molds's associates when he resided in
Bennington several years ago.
AND still the Argus and Patriot has
another candidate for Bishop of Yer
mont. Witness the following: "a Con
cord, N. H., clergyman well informed il
ecclesiastical affairs in Vermont, says
that as things now look, Rev. Daniel G.
Roberts, D. D., of Concord, now in
Europe, has the best prospect of being
chosen Episcopal Bishop of this State. y
AT the annual communication of the
Grand Lodge of Masons in Burlington
yesterday, John H. Whipple of Manches
ter Centre, was elected Grand Master
and Rev. w. b. Walker was appointed
Assistant Grand Chaplain. The election
of Mr.. Whipple is very gratifying to bis
many friends here. We are confident he
will "wear the honors of his high Office
with credit to himself, and we know
with the confidence of the brethren.
THE letters advertised in the post
office at Bennington for the week ending
June 10, are: John Garfield, George
ellison, A. H. Gilbert, Edgar Griffin, S
A. Hause, E. S. Humphrey, James B
Merideth, Mrs. S. NJ. Bracket, Mrs
Paterna Eddy, Miss Marcia Baker
These letters will be sent to the deaC
letter Office June "a, if not delivered be
fore. In calling please say advertised
giving date of list.
AT the farewell banquet to the class o
'93, Phi Delta Theta of Williams college
given at the PHtnam house, Friday eve
ming, the toasts were as follows: "rht
Chronic Kicker" Charles e. Buell.; "Yt
Danes of We Ancient Towne," william
S. Elder; 81 and My Piano." Robert J
CULVER; Farewell to 49," Frederic w
Carey; response, Arthur Oliver. Rus
sell Il. TarDox acted as POSTMASTER
Committee in charge: II. o. SpaldiRg
w. Doherty and G. A. Hichey.
fpur Vounc, IUoyoo,is Cluh uiva n ra
ception this evening TO those who hav'
in any way assisted the organization. l
will be a very happy occasion for tn
members as their beautiful, new piano
has Just been placed in their room. FO
this instrument they are largely indebt
ed to the business men of the town witt
have SO generously aided them. Tn
president, Miss Harriet d. HARDWOOD
tells us that special thanks are due t.
Mr.. J. S. Holden who has been most in
defatiguable and judicious in the selec
ton and purchase of the piano.
The summer meeting of the Rutlant
Driving Park Association is to be hell
July 4, and 6, prox. Two Thousand
| dollars in purses are offered for trotter
and PAGERS. Two purses are offered eacl
day: first day, class No. 1-2.5O. Purse
$780, Trotters. Glass No. 2-Free fo
all, trotters and PAGERS. Purse, $500
Second day, Glass No.3- 237. Purse
$500. Glass No. 4-235. Purse, $500
Both races for trotters and PAGERS
Third day, Glass No. 5-2.27. Purse
$780, Class No. 6-2.42. Purse, $500
Both for trotters. Entries close to-day
SINCE the item on page 2 was printed
we note the following from an exchange
''The Hoosick Railway company o
Rensselaer, county was incorporates
with the Secretary of State on Saturday
The object is to operate a street surfac
electric railway from the Fitchburg rail
roam depot to WallOomsac village. TIL
capital stock is $50, coo, divided into go
shares. The directors are: Walton NJ
Holmes, Joseph Buckley, Sylvanus D
Locke, Timothy Hector, Chas. B. Storey
Levi E. Worden, Hoosick Falls; Franz
l.. Stevens, North Hoosick; Galen c
Moses and Fritz IL. Twitchell, Bath
| Me-"
The Troy Press says: John Carmod
was killed by special freight train a
the old Troy and Boston depot at Hoo
sick Falls, Saturday night about
o'clock. The train while pulling up tn
grade near there, broke into two parts
Mr.. Carmody having waited for the frs
section to pass, and not noticing tb
other part of the train, started to eros
| the track and was struck. Drs. Hudso
and Harmon attended the injured mar
but his condition was beyond medics
aid. He received scalp wound, extend
ing from his nose to the back of hi
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