The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-01-12


| Ign, n. Y.
MRS. f. H. SCOTT has been in New
York City for several weeks.
N. M. PUFFER, an officer of the Ensor
Institute, has been "down East for a
week, on a business trip.
MRS. ELISHA KENYON has been i'll a
number of weeks, and it is feared she
connot get relief without hospital treat
ment.
THE Wilmington Times reviews the
year last week, publishing II births, p
deaths and "a marriages in that town
| during 1893.
PAST COMMANDER A. J. MOVES, act
ing as installing officer, installed the
newly elected officers of Custer post last
Saturday evening.
ADDISON BARBER has bought the
| Stephen II. Jewett farm and will take
possession soon. His son Joseph will
| live on the home farm.
HENRY DlETEL, who has been en-
ployed at the Worlds fair during the
past year, has returned here. We hope
he may remain permanently.
THE Graded School cadets have re-
ceived the thirty-five guns and accontre-
ments mentioned few weeks since,
loaned them by Norwich University.
EUGENE Moon has leased the Stock
farm, south of this village, for three
years. Lemuel Bottum, the present oc-
cupant, will return to SALISBURY to re-
side.
WE understand that James II. Habber-
ley has been re-engaged as tenor of the
First Presbyterian church of Cohoes, N.
Y, the position he has held several
years.
THAT fine quality of domestic bread
can be obtained daily at Mrs. Poor's
North street bakery; she has been able to
resume the personal supervision of her
business.
j. ELMER AYREs has been busy this
week taking the annual account of the
births and deaths for the clerk of the
Graded School District. The census will
be taken later
G. M. RowELL, for some time station
agent at Chatham, N. Y is to succeed
Frank G. Madison as freight agent at
this station. Mr.. ROwell lived here for
a while and made many friends. We are
glad he is 10 return to Bennington.
The many friends of Capt Jos. z.
Frost, formerly of Bennington, now of
Waldwick, N. j., will extend congratu-
lations when they hear of his marriage
New Years day to Miss Anna NJ. AEder-
son. Mrs. Frost visited here few years
ago and became known to some of our
people.
A RESIDENT of this village while going
up Grand View Terrace last week Friday
picked quantity of wintergreen berries
l,oH hi yht in, l,o
spring. In many parts of the village the
grass and lawns are as green as they
would be in the summer. The oldest in
habitant can hardly recall the time when
the winter has been as mild.
AMONG the society events of the wi
ter will be the Knights Templars ball,
which is now under advisement, date
not yet fixed. The 22nd of February
has been suggested and may be decided
upon. TIE event will take place in Ma
sonic hall, and fortunate will be those
who receive the handsome invitations to
participate.
JUDGE DARLING has just added to his
fine law library about 200 volumes of re-
ports comprising the U. S. Supreme
Court decisions from the foundation of
the Government, down. The new books
fill one side of his Office, rear room, and
few law offices have as good library as
he now possesses. We are glad to note
this evidence of prosperity.
Col. E. L. BATES and wife attended
the annual banquet of the Vermont Asso-
citation of Boston, Tuesday evening
Among the VermOnters present we no.
ticc Hon. John w. Stewart, Governor
Fuller and II. o. Houghton.. The latter
is the retiring president of the associa-
ton, being succeeded by Chief Justice
Walbridge A. Field. The banquet was
spread at the Vendome.
MAJ. L. S. FROST finds that his winter
trade, in the kinds of fish not usually
kept outside the cities, to be more than
he expected The standard varieties of
fresh fish are also kept in stock as WELL
Salt fish in any quantity can always be
procured at the Opera House block mar
ket of Maj. Frost He supplies several
families out of town, who traded with
him while here during the summer
months.
THE New England Ensor Company
have issued an edition of several thou
sand pamphlets this week, setting forth
the advantages of the Ensor Institutes
oOobtOlCu wow az
cOmpanied by testimonials. 1t is neat
handbook and we happen to know that
the statements therein are absolutely
reliable. Send for a pamphlet. The
headquarters are at Bennington. The
book is printed at the BANNER job
office.
THE date of tine Masonic District con-
vention for next week, Tuesday, was set
by the Grand Officers for the purpose of
convenience and to save expense, that
for Rutland county being held the next
day at Brandon. But in our case the fire
at Manchester Centre, the sickness of
Col. Bennett. w. NJ. and others, seems to
interpose 80 many obstacles that Deputy
Phillips has postponed it to Wednesday
February IA. This will suit the con YEN
fence of many and is the proper thing to
do.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Postoffice at Bennington, for the
week euding January 9th, 1884, Andrew
Armstrong, VIM. P. Atwood, VIM. Booth,
Geo. Brant Eugene Deitze, Albert New
ton, r. B. Weynan, Geo. Woodward,
Mrs. David Fulton, Mrs. j. w. Town
send. These letters will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office, Jan. 3D. 1894, if not
delivered before. In calling for above
please say, advertised" giving date of
list.
The First Baptist church Sunday
school, last Sabbath, elected these Off