The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-06-02
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P"A'y'
MRS. ]. K. MILLER and daughter,
Maud, have been in Berlin, n. Y, few
days recently.
NEXT week the Masonic Lodge meets
Tuesday evening and the Eastern Star
Chapter Wednesday.
JOHN TOWER has removed his repair
shop from the laundry on North street
to the fruit store opposite.
THE side walk in front of the new
Opera house block is completed. 1t is
of blue tlagstone and and is fine i'm
provement.
MRS. II. w. MARTIN Is out again after
several weeks illness. The family go
up to Camp Comfort for the summer
June goth.
CADET E. W. GIBSON of Norwich Uni
versity, is visiting his cousin, g. w.
Pierce. He returns to Mortified to-
morrow.
FRANK NJ. TIFFANYs house on Gage
street has been nicely painted, and his
grounds enlarged; making fine i'm
provement.
Mrs. w. G. HITCHCOCK entertained the
Shakspearean, Dickens and Round
Table Clubs, at her home, last Wednes-
day afternoon.
CHAs. HUTCHINs of Burlington, Iowa,
reached here last Saturday afternoon.
He came on to attend the wedding of his
sister yesterday.
MEssRs. FRED O., AND L. A GRAVES
have purchased the lot, corner of Hall
and Elm streets. This will make an ele-
CANT building site.
E. D. MOORE and wife returned from
hal nj SATURDAY.
They will reside for the present with
Mr.. Moore's parents.
IT is said that the annual picnic of tie
Second Congregational Sunday school
will probably be held ON the Bennington
battle ground July A.
ARTHUR G. SHERRY has returned from
Washington, where he attended the gen.
eral assembly as a delegate from the
Troy presbytery,-Troy Press.
THE annual diocesan convention will
be held at st. Paul's church, Burlington,
Wednesday, June I, but it is expected
that it will Immediately adjourn to meet
on the 21st day of June, 1898.
THE stock of Prayer Books at the Ban
ner Stationery store is now open. These
are the Cambridge edition, printed on
the celebrated India paper, and bound to
suit the taste of the purchaser.
THE Father Matthew Total Abstinence
union gave social and dance at their
hall Monday evening. Some fifty couples
were in attendance. Music was fur
nished by Goldsmith's orchestra. =
THE date of holding the fourth an
nual convention of the Vermont State
Firemen's Assoc alton, has been changed
from July 26, and q, to July 10, and 20.
Will our exchanges please note this?
MRS. OSCAR L. SKATER and daughter
of Boston, are visiting at Mrs. L. d.
Hamlen's. Mrs. Skaters husband was
the Hon. T. w. Parks law partner, and
during his lifetime enjoyed National
reputation as lawyer and jurist.
On page will be found notice of the
next Opera house entertainment, Neil
Burgess's County Fair. There will be a
matinee in the afternoon of Monday,
June ~, followed by the evenings en-
tertainment. Manager Tiffany has made
arrangements for reduced fare ON the
railroads.
A MILLION dollars in gold coin will
weigh 3,695.8 pounds, and million dol
lars in silver coin will weigh So, 8
pounds. A ton of pure gold is worth
1908, 1921, and ton of pure silver is
worth $37, 704.S4. Boys who are starting
out to make their fortunes should re-
member these figures.
THE ladies of the 9th Corps W. r. c.,
would acknowledge their gratitude to
all who so kindly gave flowers for dec
grafton; and special mention is due,
Mrs. Hamlin, Mrs. Putnam, Mrs. Coop
er and Mrs. Cushman. In the scarcity
of flowers in bloom their generous favor
hioh
THE late Cashier A. o. Marshall of
Brattleboro, had $4,000 life insurance,
$4,000 each in the N. Y. Life and Equi-
table companies. His widow gives s., 900
of this to the Village Improvement So
the author and advocate in the
Legislature of 1890 of the present ballot
law of Vermont.
THE firm of Russell & Marc h are en-
ploying thirty carpenters and workmen
in their building and lumber Operations.
This is "big'' showing for firm. but a
month old in this place. If this was not
a booming village how could strangers
like this firm come into town and &C
quire such trade as commencement?
We wish this enterprising firm much
success.
MRS. CHAs. ADAMS was Gale d to Cen
treville, N. Y, Saturday by the critical
illness of her mother, Mrs. Chas. Matti.
son. On Tuesday Mr.. Adams and Mrs.
Enos Adams, also, went to Centreville.
The latest report is that Mrs. Madison
is very low, and no hopes are entertained
of her recovery, 1t will be recalled that
Mr.. and Mrs. Madison passed a part OF
the winter with their daughter. We are
not advised as to particulars.
THE Rev. Geo. Sheppard, formerly Of
North Bennington, now of East Nassau
N. Y, in paying up his subscription tc
the BANNER says; 81 sail this montf
by the big Cunarder, the 'Campania,
for a summer vacation in Europe
Speaking of our paper he writes: 81
grows in my favor, and when l return
hope to continue its reading" Mr.
Shephard's friends here will be glad h
know that he is to visit his native lanC
nnder such favorable circumstances.
On Sunday the services at st. Peter
church will be held as follows: a. m.
Holy Eucharist; 10 a. m, Mathis; 1913
a. M, Litany, Holy Eucharist and ser
mon. Subject, as per resolution Of tn
diocesan convention: 1.-THE work of tn
church in this State, what it has done
and what, under Gods blessing it can d,
in the future" The special offering vii
be the memorial designed for the 25tl
anniversary of the conservation o
Bishop Bissell, viz: the formation of