The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-04-21

MIR. AND MRS. FRANK B. EDGERToN
have returned from visit to relatives in
Cohoes.
WE notice that Geo. B. Prentis is
quite feeble and good deal out of
health.
HENRY G. CAMP has received notice
that his claim for an increase of pensio n
has been allowed.
Mrs. w. D. NIvER of Poughkeepsie,
NY, is visiting her cousin, Miss ii. j..
Morgan of this village.
THE Hon. H. G. Root and wife, who
have passed the winter in California, are
expected home nextmonth.
MRS. ROBERT DRYsDALE went to New
York Tuesday for weeks visit. Mr..
Drysdale goes down tomorrow.
CORNELIUS HoLNBECK has been i'll for
a long time, and his condition is mat
ter of solicitude to his friends.
GEO. MCMAsTER has arranged to open
new street through the property for
merly known as the Weeks estate, in the
south part of the village.
HEREAFTER the test stroke of the
electric fire alarm, will be sounded at
1905 instead of 11.55 as heretofore and
since the alarm was put in.
MRS. A. E. NORTON has returned from
her visit to New York City. Mrs. Albert
Norton is to move back here shortly, for
the summer. Mr.. Norton returns also.
THE remains of Miss Helen o. Rogers,
placed in the receiving vault at BenDing-
ton Centre few weeks ago, were buried
in the family lot Tuesday afternoon.
CHARLES LOCKWOOD has purchased
one of the latest improved road machines
which arrived on Tuesday. As soon as
possible he will begin work on the high
way between this village and North Ben
nington.
THE Father Matthew T. A. B. society
turned out to the number of sixty, last
Sunday morning to attend Mass, making
their Easter-tide Communion. This
society is prosperous and is continually
adding to its list of members.
WM. SHIELDS of Troy, N. Y, was here
Tuesday arranging for the opening of
his summer residence. The summer
homes of Seymour Van Santyoord,
John Wool Griswold, Mrs. H. L. Shields
and others are also being put in readi-
ness for the summer season.
THE Union church at Woodford has
just been presented by the Baptist
church of Waltham, Mass, with Fifty
nicely bound hymn books The gift
was through the instrumentality of Rev.
Fred Beaman of Boston, who preached
in Woodford several times last summer
B. A. CADY, postmaster at Armstrong,
Mimi, has written to Cashier Clement
III. Gone for samples of the bills issued
by the Bennington county National bank.
He says he wants them as keep-sakes
because his mother was Bennington
lady, daughter of John Pitney. Like
other VermOnters he also wants to see
the BANNER which has been duly for
warded.
THE city of Montreal has commenced
preparations to receive the International
Christian Endeavor Convention to be
held there in July. No less than 1920
delegates are booked, and fifteen states
are yet to be heard from. The st. Johns
bury Republican says: "Of this num-
Der $50 will be from Vermont. Quar-
tettes are to be secured from each of
the As states and five territories Of the
Union.
THE Platte Missionary, the Diocesan
paper for Western Nebraska has the
following extract from Bishop A. r.
Graves's diary: March 23-In the even
ing baby boy came to us with the APP
parent intention of staying. This makes
Four boys and two girls TO ueloor-~ ~
Bishop home on his flying visits tc that
interesting spot" Bishop Graves was
formerly rector of st. Peters church in
this village.
FAT the annual election of officers of
the Second Congregational Sunday
school the following were elected: ou-
perintendenr,S B. Hawks; vice superin-
tendent, f. G.. Madison; secretary, T..
l.. Thomas; assistant secretary, VIVA.
Barron; treasurer, II. d. Fillmore; aud
itor, DIN Scott, librarian.E E. II. Thomas
chorister, H. l.. Hover; Organist, Mrs.
G. w. Keesman, assistant organist, Miss
Mary RawsOn.
THE following are the commencement
appointments in the senior class at Nor
witch university: ValedictOry, E. W.
Gaynor of Mortified salutatory, w. 4.
Hurlburt Of Georgia; orations, F. A.
Manuel of Richford f. d. Holbrook of
Newport, G.. L. Andrews of Goulds-
vile. The annual commencement will
occur June 26. The Sheldon prize speak
ing will be held June 81, and the annual
trustees meeting and alumni exercises
June 2S. The gradu Ating class is large.
THE appearance of the new Masonic
Handbook for VeTmont,is announced in
few days. 1t has been prepared by
a committee of the Grand Lodge, of
which Col. Alfred A. Hall is chairman,
and We predict that it will be satisfac-
tory to the Fraternity in this state. The
Handbook is framed to accompany the
new floor work, and, both in this respect
as well as in dicuon is far in advance of
any similar publication of which we have
knowledge. The brethren here are anx.
iously awaiting this book.
WE have received pamphlet entitled
"a List of Desirable Vermont Farms,
etc, 48 pages and gotten up in good
style It is issued by the Board of Ag
riculture and contains the statistical re
port of its statistical secretary, Hon
Victor |. Spear, that appeared in the
BANNER few weeks since. The towns
in Bennington county that advertise
farms for sale in this pamphlet are: Dor
set, Glastonbury, Landgrovs and Sand
gate, and that the LandgroYe farms are
largely owned by men, non-residents Of
that town.
THREE pOstoffices in this State have by
arecent order, been designated as depos
itOries for surplus money order funds
They are Burlington, Rutland and Brat
tleboro. There are more money orderi
presented at this Office for payment thar
there are orders issued, consequently thu
postmaster has had TO draw on the New
YOrk Office for money twice per week