The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-11-17

MRS. CHAs COOPER is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Mears, at ALBANY, N. Y.
OUR readers will not fail to notice the
advertisement of bargain sale, at the
Centennial House, in another column.
THERE will be the usual services in the
Methodist church next Sunday. the Rev.
A. d. Heaxt having returned from a
brief absence.
THE venerable mother of Mrs. Chas.
Cooper has recovered from her late seri-
GUS illness, which is gratifying to her
children and friends.
AT the recent session of the Vermont
Young Peoples Society of Christian En-
deavor in Barre, Miss Prudence Durham
of this village was elected vice president
of the association.
C. V. L. Plato, of HoOsick Falls, ".
Y, who represents the Troy Daily Times,
Troy Budget, and Rensselaer, County
Standard, was in town few days ago
and called at this office.
Mrs. JAS. HARRINGToN, who is past
the age of three score years and ten, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Luther r.
Burt She is remarkably well-pre-
served woman for one of her age.
Miss FANNIE REED of Castleton, whose
father has resided here over year, has
accepted position as pianist in Oh nd
ler's female orchestra of Boston, of which
Miss Zitd Mcdonald is leader.
LAST Thursday Miss Nav Sanford, and
the following evening Mrs. S. Huling
Blackmer, gave receptions in honor of
Miss Wallace of HOOsick Falls, n. Y.
Both occasions were very enjoyable.
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road leading to Grand View terrace in
shape so that it can be used 1t is to he
fixed up in first class manner, as well as
the extension leading To South street.
Mrs. A. G. HALsEY goes to Boston
next week, to reside. Mr.. Ialsey has a
position with a good firm in that city
hence this move. We are sorry to have
Mr.. and Mrs. Halsey leave Bennington.
ALBERT Downs attended the annual
reunion of the Fifty-seventh New York
infantry in New York Wednesday. Mr..
Downs, in company with twenty three
others from this town, enlisted in com
pany raised here in 1861 by George Conk-
lin. There are two other members now
residing here, George Jepson and Henry
Benjamin.
WHEN the repairs on the Methodist
church are completed, the steep.e and
exterior will have become much improv-
cd. The interior will have donned very
attractive form of decoration, and our
friends of that denomination, no doubt,
will greatly enjoy the fine surroundings.
1t will be some time before all the work
is completed. w. q. Bull is the archi-
tect.
The Rev. A, Snyder, pastor of the
Congregational church, and the Rev. j.
Rhodes, of the Universalist church, Bid
defoId, Me-, have been at The Putnam a
portion OF this week. They were sent
here by that city to inquire into the
workings of and the results achieved by
the Ensor cure located here. They made
thorough Investigations, and went away
feeling satisfied with their visit. A
branch of the cure is soon to be opened
in that city.
The Vermont Officers Reunion Society
and the Vermont COmmandery, Military
Order of the Loyal Legion, held meet
ings in Burlington Wednesday afternoon
with Joint banquet in the evening. 1t
was the annual gathering of the Officers
Society and at the business meeting, held
at the Van Ness House at 2:30 o'clock,
officers were elected for the ensuing year.
About go were present. Josiah Grout OF
Derby, president of the society, presided.
1t was one of the notable occasions i'll a
long list of gatherings of the Vermont
Union Officers of the Rebellion period.
From this town Majors Valentine and
Coffey attended and Major Valentine
was elected president the Officers So
ciety. Instead of the usual set Grafton,
President Grout read a poem that was
well received.
THE Rutland correspondent of the
Poutney journal, whites this item to
that paper last week: Under the recent
edict of Bishop de Goesbriand of the
Catholic diocese of Vermont, fOrbiddlng
Catholic parents to send their children to
the public schools, the parochial schools
are crowded. Rev. Father Hal, the new
ly elected Episcopal Bishop, entertains
the same views in regard to the public
schools" We are not advised rs to the
truth or otherwise of the reference tn
Bishop de Goesbriand but we do know
that the inference as to the views OF
DIR. Eall are mainly gratuitOus. 1t is
lust such filings that have caused the re-
fusal of the Standing Committees of Vir-
ginia, West Virginia, Western Michigan,
to consent to Dr. Halls consecra.
ton as Bishop of Vermont, while con-
sent is freely given by the long list of the
larger dioceses published by us last
week.
WASHINGTON papers of the 7Sh, inst,
have an account of the death, in Phila-
delphia, the day previous, of Chauncey
Giles, the leader of the New Jerusalem
Society in this country. The reputation
of DIR. Giles as writer on religious top
les is world wide, his discourses having
been translated into nearly all languages
He was born in Charlemont, Mass, IL
1913. Early in life he was teacher,
/ aud was assistant principal OF Mt An
| thony Seminary, when Mr.. Ballard was
/ the principal. In 1858 he became clergy
| man of the Church of the New Jerusalem
For ten years he preached in CINCINNATI
then for fifteen years he preached i'll New
! York, after which he became pastor OF thu
| First New Jerusalem Society OF Phlla
| delphia. In 1875 he was elected presl
dent of the general convention OF thu
| Church of the New Jerusalem in thu
| United States, and this Office he con
tinued to hold up to the time OF hi
death.
MISS LYDIA HARTIG has enjoyed
most cordial reception at the various
points in this vicinity, which she ha
visited during the week. On Sunda,
morning she followed the admirable ad
dress of the Rev. Chas. II. Merrill at tn
Second Congregational church, with
brief presentation of some features o
field-work in Vermont. At @ o'clock
| varv large andience of EndeavOrers from