The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-04-28
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to Boston, Wednesday OF this week.
THE next Kings Daughters meeting
will be held with Miss Mary White.
JOHN ]. DUNN of this city spent Sun
day in nnington.-Rutland Herald.
THE stated conclave of Taft Command
cry will be held on Thursday, May 4, at
Sp. m,
Miss JENNIE BRIGGS of Shelburne
Falls, Mass, has been visiting Mrs, A. E.
Norton Of this village.
Miss LEONARD has been out of seho oil
few days by sickness and Miss Anna
Rogers has taken her place.
THE regular convocation of Temple
Chapter, No. s, r. A. NJ, will be held on
Monday, May l, at s p. IN.
FRANK A. STILLsoN, the B. & R.,
News Agent, has gone to visit relatives
in Connecticut for couple of weeks.
FRED ROGERS, a relative of the Bing-
hams, and connected with the detective
force of Troy, N. Y, has been in town
this week.
Mrs DIR. SCOTT continues i'll at heI
sisters's, Mrs. Moses Wilson's, near this
village. Her many friends wish her a
speedy recovery.
A FEW friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Z. E..
Hart gave them a surprise Tuesday even
ing. The occasion being their 10th we'd
ding anniversary.
JUST read what Chas. II. Potter has to
say il his space to-day. We looked his
stock over few days since and note
that he has very fine display.
THE Rifles spread a clam supper at
~, No1nngIo,y
and will dispense bountiful hospitality
to their friends on that occasion.
In the matter of the village sewers, as
will be seen by the published opinions,
Judge Mason scores quite a victory.
Both Mr.. Batchelder and Mr.. Baker
agree with his first conclusion as village
attorney at that time.
FRANK w. SMITH takes the position
in Drysdales lately occupied by Hugh
Bassett. Mr.. Smith is quite a popular
young man and will make good sales
man. Mr.. Bassett retires to go into
business on his own account.
THE family of W. r. Hyde have the
scarlet fever. The little boy, Russell,
Jr., was attacked first, and to-day we
hear that his little sister has come down
with the disease. Both are doing well.
We do not hear of other cases and be-
lieve there are none other in town.
THE Vermont conference closed it's
session this week. Among the appoint
ments near here, we note the following:
Dandy, N. w. Wilder; Bondville, sup
piled by R. A. Farnham; Brattleboro.
A. j. Hough; Jacksonville supplied by
Thos. Collins; LandgroVe supplied by Z.
II. Bartlett; Wilmington, R. I. q. Nc
Kenzie.
On Thursday evening, May 4, the Sec
Ond Congregational church will celebrate
in social way, the 57th anniversary of
its organization. The chapel parlors will
be open at 6 p. m. On Sunday morning
the pastor will speak with special refer
anee to the anniversary. The subject
for the evening discourse will be: "a
Good Confession"
G. c. COLE is too late for a change in
his advertisement on orr first page to-
day. 1.-THE Brownies" however, still
continue to congregate at his store in
the New Opera House block, and Cole
continues to sell goods as of old. He
will vary his announcement next week
to comply with the seasOn-spring goods
constantly arriving.
THE call for the special village meet
ing next Tuesday afternoon is quite
long, and to assist the people the Presi-
dent and Clerk have had "slIps" printed
and hungu in the postoffice. With
one of there handy little dodgers in
your vest pocket, you will be ready to
see just what the proposal is that is to
be voted fer or against.
In the Brookfleld, Mass, items in the
Worcester Spy of April "a, we find the
following: "Supt. E. w. Howe has been
unanimously chosen by the school COM
mittee of Brookfield and North Brook
field to serve as superintendent Of
schools for the coming year. Mr.. Howe
has held the position for two vcS:,Is and
has given good satisfaction. The schools
are in good condition and fully as we'll
advanced as schools in ether towns"
fHB town clerks office has been
moved this week from the Whitney block
to the West Main street Putnam build.
ing. The new Office has accommoda.
lions for the Clerk and assistants. 1t Is
provided with ample vault facilities and
in every way is a model office. The
Selectmen and Listers also have an office
in the same suite of rooms. The Board
eff Civil Authority will hold its meeting
there as well.
IN another place we print thoughtful
article entitled: Beginning Again"
which, while it relates primarily to the
Methodist Episcopal church, yet shows
the mind of all the churches. From
SEINE Ito us), unaccountable cause we
have noticed that many Episcopal clergy
men are changing this spring, and of
those several are near us-notably the
Rev. Geo. ID. Silliscan of Hoosick Falls,
who goes next Sunday to Grace church,
Albany.
WALTER A. ScoTT, son of DIR. S. w.
Scott, was married Wednesday afternoon
to Miss Daisy Tollman of Syracuse, n.
Y. Mr.. Scott has just received his de-
gree of IN. d., and entered practice.
He is promising young physician, and
his wife is one of the most respected
young ladies of Syracuse. We wish them
much joy. DIR. Scott, senior, and Mrs.
Moses Wilson attended the wedding, but
Mrs. Scott (the mother), was detained
here at her sisters, on account of the
Illness, mentioned in another item.
THE Boston Journal, the paper that is
to New England what the Tribune used
to be to the Republicans Of the country
uRder Horace Greeley, the political bible,
on Tuesday of this week celebrated its
sixtieth birthday. In so doing it issued
the greatest daily newspaper ever printed
in New England-50 pages. This is ten
pages ahead of any other. The stupen-
1.l,,o l,b s,,wa1,,oI xroo Of dana rn6afs