The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-01-05
THE BENNINGTON BANNER, FRIDAY JANUARY g. 1894

SUPT. E. d. BENNETT is recovering
from his relapse.
MRS. JOHN II. KELso entertained thu
Ladies' afternoon club, oDlTuesday last.
MISS MILDRED CITIZEN of Rutland
was guest of Miss Nellie COffey recent
ly.
The Rev. II. II. P. Roche has decliped
the call to st. Peters church in this
village.
MISSES ETHEL AND Lucy CHILDs have
gone to New York City to visit theil
friend, Mrs. Stolt.
THE annual ball of the Bennington
Rifles was held in Library Hall Friday
evening. 1t was success in every way
MRS. B. G, JENNEY entertained a mum,
Der of her lady friends last Saturday and
served an elaborate dinner at 8 O'Clock
in the afternoon.
CHAs. II. BENNETT, organist of St.,
Francis de Sales church, is arraying a
| Vesper service for Sunday afternoons.
on the same plane of his late Christmas
efforts.
q. E. PATTERSON and wife of Troy,
whose summer residence is at the Cen
tire, have recently given the church in
which they worship in Troy, 81 800 for a
memorial window in honor of their son,
who died a few weeks ago.
The Sixth Corps post, G. A. R., has
leased part of the third story in the
Opera House block and will fit it up for
post headquarters as soon as possible.
The main room will be % by 30 feet and
the ante room adjoining will be hand
somely fitted up and equipped,
THE residents of Montreal are evident
ly not hungering and thirsting after an
nexatien to the United States. Alta ban
quet in that city the other evening the
guests refused to sit down until the
American flag, which had been placed
with other flags over the speakers chair,
had been hauled down.
BENNINGTON Lodge of Good Templars
will go to South SALISBURY January s,
when District Deputy E. T. Griswold
will organize a new lodge. January 10
the lodge will go to Pownal to visit In
dependence lodge, when there will be a
literary and musical entertainment.
January 10 the local lodge will entertain
the county lodges, when the district
meeting will be held here.
H. S. WILLIS, known to some of our
people, although resident of New
Hampshire, has been re-appointed post
Office inspector for the district of Yer
mont. During the past year Mr.. Willis
has made 81 arrests of persons for viola
ton of the postal laws and 81 of them
have been indicted. In that time he has
put in 292 days work, Investigated and
reported on 225 cases and travelled 3d.
SS5 miles.
THERE are number of people III this
vicinity, interested, who will be glad to
note the following, from the Brat ;leboro
Phoenix of last week: "In these times of
alarm about investments, particularly
those in the West, it is gratifying to
know that our home concern, the Yer
mout Loan Trust company, has paid
to the holders of its securities since No
vember |, sol 900 of interest and $33, 1000,
principal of matured loans"
A PRIVATE letter from the Rev. Mr..
Marten, now of Asbury Park. N. j.,
says: THE church is coming up nobly
to the work, and all seems to indicate
prosperous year" 1t may be of interest
to many friends here to know that on
the arrival of Mr.. Marten and family,
they found one of the furnished cottages,
warmed and ready for their use until the
parsonage is completed. We are glad to
know that such fine welcome greeted
their arrival in Asbury Park.
THE Springfield, Mass, Republican
urges its readers to begin the annual
house renovating now, and thus set at
work the paper hangers, the painters and
Others who are so much demanded i'll
the early spring, and whose services
some housewives are obliged to wait for
far into the summer. Why not? We be-
lieve the defeat of the Wilson bill would
set all at work, yet many will starve if
not assisted before Congress acts-hence
the suggestion is a good one to start in
on repairs and house renovations now.
WILLIAM e. HAWKS, well-knOwn
Bennington capitalist. probably travels
more miles annually than any other Yer
mont man who looks personally after his
business interests. Although he stays
in Bennington fair portion of his time,
yet his trips to the West and South and
to neighboring states aggregate more
than 10, 900 miles each year. Mr.. Hawks
has been an extensive traveller for more
than twenty years, yet he has never re-
ceiyed the slightest injury in railroad |
accident, though he has been in some
pretty bad smash-up s.-Tloy Times.
H. c. LINDLoFF, treasurer of the Val
entine Knitting Company, told the Sun
day Budget correspondent Saturday that |
there were at least 500 wage-earners in
Bennington who were now out of en-
plOyment. This, at low calculation,
would affect POO persons. He also said |
that lie knew of number of cases where |
heads of families had not earned a dol |
lar in weeks. Clergymen and others in |
terested in charitable work say that it is
hard work to find out many cases where |
charity is needed, and on the other hand |
the circle of Kings Daughters, who are |
largely interested in charitable works, |
say that they have never before seen the |
time when there were so many people |
who were willing to give their time and |
money for charitable purposes as now.
THE Christmas tree of Miriam Rebekah |
Lodge, Monday evening, was most en-
jOyable occasion. The large tree was |
brilliant with lights and laden with
host of good things. The hall was full |
Of happy children, and it was hard to |
tell who enjoyed the exercises the most, |
they or their parents. Songs were sang,
were said and other exercises |
out the hour, until the finale, |
when the tree was dismantled. N. NJ. |
Puffer acted as Santa Claus, without !
costume. Several surprises were in |
store among which we note an elaOant |