The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-03-31
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
NORTH BENNINGTON.

NORTH BENNINGTON.
Fast Day service will be held in the
Baptist church, it is expected, next week
the 7th, inst.
P. H. Mccarthy has received the ap-
pointment of postmaster at this office, in
place of J. o. Bangs. Where the Office
will be located is not known at this
writing.
Recent letters from Mrs. E. G. Hough-
ton in southern California state that Mr..
HoughtOn is very low, and fears are en-
tertained that he cannot long survive.
Later.-News is received of his death
and that his remains will be brought here
for interment.
Easter services will be held Sunday
evening in the Baptist church by the
Junior society of the Young Peoples
Union. They will be assisted by the
Sunday School, The weather permit
ting pleasant time is expected.
H. c. White has closed contract for
making $4,000 worth of stereoscopes
for firm who have the exclusive priv
lege of selling such goods on the Colum-
bian Fair grounds at Chicago. With his
facilities for manufacturing them the
order will be promptly filed that there
may be no delay in supplying the thou
sands of customers.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. L. Hawks and
daughter, tender their thanks to neigh
bors and friends for their sympathy and
many acts of substantial good, and for
the beautiful floral offerings on the occa-
sion of the funeral services of Mrs. A.
w. Hawks, whose obituary appears on
page two to-day
At the school meeting, in the basement
of the school house last Tuesday even
ing, the following officers were elected:
Moderator, Il. ID. Yelling; clerk, G. d.
Phillips; collector, p. II. Mccarthy;
treasurer. S. B. Hall; trustee for three
years, Chas. H. Houghton; auditors, w.
&. Shaw, S. L. Ranney, G. +. Houghton.
With balance in the treasury at the be-
ginning of the year and five per cent.
more raised Oh the grand list, the district
is now in debt S400. Another five per
cent. is added this year to meet expenses.
A peculiar case of shooting occurred
on Monday, of this week. Deming Hall
ana John Cushman had been shooting at
a mark In the yard of S. B. Hall, with
rifles. Some boys had been attracted to
the place and while John was standing
with his piece in his hand with the muz-
zle pointed to the ground, a little brother
of Deming, seven years old, stepped be-
hind, and balancing it down fired it off,
the ball passing through the flesh of an
other boy, Parker Cole, just above the
knee. DR.. Ranney was called and found
the bone was not touched and hoping
very little trouble would be experienced,
which is proving to be the case. Thus
we have another instance, teaching that
with firearms it is almost impossible to
guard against accidents
Our village on Wednesday welcomed
for a second time the delegates of the
Christian Endeavor societies of this
County by Convention. Young people
wearing the Christian Endeavor badge
began to arrive shortly after noon from
the vicinity of Bennington, from the
stations to the North, and from Rupert,
till eventually more than hundred from
without this village were registered.
Endeavor songs, earnest prayer, stimu-
lating addresses, ard cordial hospitality
and Christian fellowship combined to
make the two session, afternoon and
evening, to be pleasantly remembered.
Words of welcome were addressed TO the
visitors by the pastors of our two
churches to which responses was made
by the President of the County Union,
the Rev. r. Campbell, Rupert. The Sec
retary's report returned at present, 10
Endeavo. societies in the county and six
Junior societies. The last society added
to the Union is that of West Arlington
with membership of 30. An open par
lament in the discussion of practical
work was opened by Miss Carrie l..
Heaxt. In the hour devoted to the
Juniors, children from the societies IN
South SALISBURY, Bennington and North
| Bennington participated. Mrs. e. i.
Nichols read paper on the Junior En-
deavor Idea. Mrs. Peck conducted a
number of interesting endeavor exer-
cises, one particularly worthy of men
tion-The Gospel Alphabet recited by
the children. Hints were given as to
the conduct of the Junior EndeavOr
meeting. Miss Towsley assisted in the
music. The Rev. Chas. r. Seymour in
troduced the members of his society.
Four of these read cemmendable papers
on topics of interest to the children.
The hour closed with the answer of
questions and brief prayers. In the in
teTmission the guests of the convention
were rendered hearty reception and
twice filled the places at the tables in the
Chapel. Grace was sung to the tune of
"Beulah Land" The evening exercises
were led in song by Mr.. II. T. Cushman
and a choir with Mr.. Robinson Hall at
the organ. A quartette consisting of
Mr.. Cushman. Mr.. NJ. B. Morgan, Miss
Florence Tossley and Miss Worthington
rendered: Nearer My God, To Thee"
Scriptures were read by the Rev. Mr..
Pinkerton, of East Dorset Prayer was
offered by the Rev. VIM. Even of Rupert
Mr.. Hoyt Secretary of the Bennington
Y. NJ. q, A., spoke earnest words fOl
endeavOr among young men, and was
followed by the Rev. Thos. Rogers Of