The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-10-13

THE entertainment last Friday even
ing by the New England Ensor club at
| the Ensor Institute was interesting
There were vocal and instrumental
music, Rotations and speaking
MRS. WILLIAM MCCUNE of Benning-
| ton, had tumor removed Thursday, at
the residence of her sister, Mrs. John
McAuley. of Congress street. The OPP
Grafton was successful and was accom-
plished by Drs. Mclean, O'ConnOr and
Booth.-Troy Press.
THE 25th annual convention of the
| State Sunday School Association of Yer.
mont is to be held at, Rutland October
1925. B. F. Jacobs of Chicago, w. A.
Duncan of Syracuse, Miss Bertha Vella
of Boston and other noted speakers, both
from outside the State and from Yer
mont Sunday schools, are engaged to be
present
BISHOP LAWRENCE of Massachusetts,
made his first official visit to Northern
Berkshire, Sunday. He arrived in North
Adams Saturday evening, and was the
guest of the Rev. John G. Tibbetts.
Sunday morning he confirmed class
of 30 in st. Johns church, and went to
Adams at noon, where he confirmed an
other class at st. Marks church. He
went to WilliamstOwn in the afternoon
and performed like duty there.
THE pastor of the Baptist church, hav-
ing gone to New York, the pulpit will be
supplied in the morning by the Rev. r.
b. Tozer of North Bennington. The
evening service will be under the aus
pieces of the Young Peoples Society. 1t
will be held at the usual hour, O'clock
Every effort will be made by all con-
cerned to make this meeting of special
interest. The members of the church
and congregation are urgently requested
to attend.
The acceptance of Bishop-elect Hall is
received with much enthusiasm. says the
Springfield Republican, throughout the
diocese. The papers for his confirma-
ton will go out at once to the dioceses
and his conservation is expected to fol-
low at the earliest possible day. Rutland
has asked that the conservation ceremo-
MES be held there, but Burlington is I'M
derstoOd to he anxious to have them, in
view of the fact that the new bishop is
expected to make his home there.
NUMBER of our people attended the
Wilmington fair last week Wednesday.
All had a pleasant time and are loud in
praise of the hospitality of their Yer
mont friends and of the excellence of
the exhibit The cavalcade is spoken of
especially. Wilmington is a charming
village, its residents inherit the best
characteristics of New England people,
their hospitality is unsurpassed and their
welcome does the heart good. We hope
the pleasant town may meet the prosper
ity which it amply deserves.
THE races the 10TH on che North Ben
ningtOn driving park promise to be far
in advance of the former ones this year,
successful as they were. In our North
Bennington items to-day, and last week,
we gave the purses, etc. We learn that
there are several entries from Hoosick
and Bennington for both classes, and
that the Association are trying to gel
Foggy, Pappoose, Pharos and other fast
ones for the free for all. Trains will
stop at Elwell crossing on giving notice
to the conductor. There should be a
grand rally. There will be thousands OF
spectators and the course is in fine con
dition.
CONSIDERABLE interest centtred in
the inquiry into the Shaw arson-case
concluded last Friday evening, before
Judge Darling. William Shaw had been
arrested two weeks before, rearrested
the Saturday reyiously, and the arson
case began Thursday. He was charged
with maliciously burning September ~
the livery barns of NJ. E. Burgess. The
testimony was circumstantial, except
that of John III. Burgess, who swOre that
Shaw admitted to him that he com
mitted the crime. The respondent was
held to await the action of the grand
jury.
LAST fall the "Black Crook was re-
viYed at the Academy of Music, New
, York Crowds of old-timers whose
memories were rich in "reminiscences o.
the original production gathered in cor
ners of the famous old playhouse, tt
discuss the merits of Mr.. Eugene Thorn
kins' production; one and all noted II
: superior to all former efforts, and CANT
time and again to witness this famous
masterwork of all spectacular plays
Manager Frank M. Tiffany has booked
. this splendid attraction for next Wednes
} day.
) THE Sth Annual Convention of thu
Vermont Christian Endeavor Union will
r be held at Barre next Tuesday anC
Wednesday, Oct. 18th and 18th. The
elaborate programme has been received
, and from it we learn that there will b'
| three sessions per day. In the afternoon
of the first day, the Rev. c. II. Peck o
: North Bennington, has the lead of top
} ic: "Hints for workers by Pastors,
This is the only part assigned to Ben
: nington county, although goodly dele
f CATION will be present at the State con
} vention.
DIR. S. L. HALL, who had begun thu
5 practice of medicine here in 1871, and re
moved to Port Chester few years sub
, seuuently, has been noticed in yerl
! handsome way in the current number o
The Argus, the Homeopathic quarterly
! DR.. Hall went to Cleveland, Ohio, II
1890, to take chair in the medical col
lege and recently was offered the chat
of surgery, but there came call from
his friends in Port Chester, N. Y, anC
July LIST, last, he returned there. Thu
J Argus prints fine portrait of Docto
Hall, and speaks highly of his success
full career in Port Chester from 1878 t
!, 1890. His many friends here will b.
glad to hear of him and of his profes
! sional preferment.
THE editor of an exchange has dis
9 covered that this is very peculia
: world, and describes the situation as fol
Y lows: One man is struggling for justic
;. and another is fleeing from 1T. One MAJ
9 is saving to build a house and another
y trying to sell his for less than cost to ge
t rid of it. One man is spending all tn