The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-05-05

this week.
THE time of beginning the Sunday
evening services IN our churches changes
next Sunday from 7 to 7.30 o'clock.
THE fish market trade of Maj. L. S.
Frost in the new Opera House block,
last week, probably assumed q volume
equal to any four weeks of the combined
trade of Bennington in this line hereto
fore.
THE ''city'' water is to be extended up
Silver street and to Grand View terrace,
and the trenches are already in progress.
Shortly the water system is to be ex
tended west so as to accommodate Dewey
and Harrison avenues.
THE Rector of st. Peters church has
been invited to deliver the annual ser
mon on Ascension Day before the WASH
ington Commandery, Saratoga; also the
Memorial Day sermon on May 2S, before
the combined G.. A. R., organizations OF
the village.
THE Pastor of the Second Congrega-
tional church will preach a series of
three Temperance sermons beginning
next Sunday evening. The subjects will
be as follows: First, "Rum and the
Citizen;" second, 1.-THE Ensor Cure"
n NUN 1uuNobiOh'
HOLDEN, LEONARD & Co., have a new
house we'll under way on West Main
street, which, when completed, will be
occupied by their superintendent. Dur
ing the coming season they will also tear
down several of their old tenement
houses on Mill street and erect new
ones.
THE Tiffany and Stark hose companies
have appointed committees to purchase
uniforms. This is matter that has
been talked about for some time but not
until now assuming concrete form. We
hope the "boys" will not be disappoint-
ed in their efforts to procure the best set
of uniforms in the State.
THE work of rebuilding the chimney
at the wooden mills, blown down during
the recent gale, began this week. Since
the disaster occurred only two of the
boilers connected with the engine have
been used, the remainder of the power
being furnished by water, of which
there is an abundant supply.
ROBERT ELLIOTT, for the past three
years with E. E. Hart & Company,
closes his connection with them this
week, and will go to Connecticut to en-
gage with his father in nursery and
small fruits business. Mr.. Elliott is
popular young man and many friends
wish him success in his new field of Ia
Dor.
THE Savings bank corporation have
procured the deed of the lot corner of
North and Main streets, and the ruins of
the old building have been cleared away.
A building committee has been appoint
ed, and the plans Tor the new building
are being drawn. The building will be
three stories and basement, with an Or
namental tower at the corner.
AT the quarterly election of officers of
Bennington Lodge, No. 81, l. o. G. T.,
held last Friday, the following officers
were elected: Z. p. Niles, G. t.; Miss
Gertrude COLLISION, V. T., E. r. Goss, S.;
Miss Eliza A. Puffsr, T.. Mr.. Clifford,F.
s.; Edward Freeman, NJ. G. F. Burt, G.
The installation occurs this evening, fol-
lowed by a supper.
NEXT Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day will be the RogatiOn Days, observed
in the Episcopal church with abstinence
and prayer for Gods Blessing upon seed
time and harvest and in preparation for
Ascension Day. Thursday next will be
Ascension Day or Holy Thursday. Ser
mon on all of these days at st. Peters
church at 10 a. m, and 4.15 p. m.
Ar the postprandials Wednesday even
ing, following the Rifles banquet, Col.
Olin Scott IA past captain of the COM
mand), stated that The would give one
tenth of the total cost of an armory cost
ing from $1,000 to $4,000. This gener-
our starter ought to inspire others as
we'll as the company to acquire the much
needed armory. This is public-spirit-
ed proposal on the part of Col. Scott.
FRANK DOYLE died at the Soldiers
Home Sunday. He was member of
companies NJ and +, LIST Vermont caval-
nv, enlisted November rs, 1862, taken
prisoner March 2, 1863 He was must
cred out in August, 1865. He was first
admitted to the Home June 6, 1889, from
Montreal, P. Q. He was buried in
Vermont Soldiers Home cemetery. His
death was No. 81.
THE Rev. NJ. d. Jump officiated last
church, West Troy, n. Y. A reception
will be rendered to Mr.. and Mrs. Jump
next week. The affair was to take place
this week, but owing to illness of the
PASTORS wife was postponed. Mr.. Jump
was assigned to West Troy at the recent
session of the Troy Conference, having
been stationed at Greenwich, n. Y, dur
ing the past five years.
THE collection for the Columbian bell
at the Second Congregational church of
$5.47, has not been acknowledged, but
Mrs. Norton tells us it was received and
forwarded with the other contributions
from Bennington, amounting to over S45,
besides the relics. The recitation "COl-
umbus Bell,'' recited by little Lulu
Frost at the Odd Fellows anniversary,
and which was so well received, was the
poem sent out by the Daughters of the
American Revolution with the circulars
relating to the bell.
THE Hon. w. p. Baxter of c hicago, ILL.,,
who has the largest collection of V ermOnt
phamplets MSS, etc. Originals, in exist
ence, has sent us the headlines of an old
"Vermont Gazetteer published in Ben
nington, August II, 1900. and which is
now in his collection. There are four
lines-the large one of the name and
three sub-tites as follows: "The Yer
mont Gazetteer. Wepublish Facts,-Grat-
tude impelrd shall the Truth
Though painful, be Withheld. Vol. ~
Bennington: Printed by Anthony Has
well, for the Proprietors, Monday, Au-
gust IL 1900 (No.22 Contains Poem, en-
title the odds in New Englands maners
between 1869 and 1900.
THE entertainment to be given on
Wednesday evening, May 10, beginning