The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-01-26


spruce, pine and ceder shingles.
THE Boston journal has notified MS
that they will accept no more subscrip-
tons at the low clubbing rates, from sub
scribers living outside Of Vermont.
Miss BELLE RUSSELL of Lake George,
N. Y, and Miss Effie LeBarron, of Pot
ter Hill, N. Y, have been visiting with
Mrs. Geo. H. Burch.
THERE are some people who cannot be
fooled. Such is the woman who re-
turned, the other day, volume which
she had received from a bookseller by
mail. Her complaint was this THE
edges are gilded only on top. and the
pages are not even cut. | want fin
ished copy"
Col. PARKER of the Bradford Opinion
has been fooling with Celery Compound,
and editorially vouches for its curative
powers" This is not an advertisement
for Celery Compound; it is simply no.
tice to the brethren that that tired feel
ing'' in Harry's case has been erased
Hardwick Gazette.
THE insurance agency of John V. Hall
& Son has been removed from the Court
house or South street to the store build
ing on Main street, recently vacated by
~
sued, and mailed by the firm to many of
our citizens. The office is 459 Main
street.
MISS KATHARINE SMITH of Union
street, who has for month been visit
| ing friends in New York and New Jersey,
starts this week on an extended trip
through the West, expecting to visit
friends and relatives in Ohio, Michigan,
|
to the Pacific coast.
TIE Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance
Company. through Its agent here, Emory
| S. Harris, has paid $4,000 on the life of
the late VIM. j. Tombs of North Ben
ningtOn. The policy was paid in fuu
within one week of the completion, of
proofs of death. Mr.. Harris is doing
quite business for this company in this
vicinity.
THE firm of Sheldon and Cushman
was dissolved the 10th, the day that Mr..
Cushman took his position as county
clerk Mr.. Sheldon will continue the
| law business as usual alone. He is one
of the leading members of the bar, and
has for a long time enjoyed lucrative
practice. Note his professional card in
another place in this issue.
SEATS have been reserved in st. Paul's
church, Burlington, for Bennington peo-
| pie, equal to one tenth the membership
of st. Peters church, to be present at
the conservation of the bishop-elect, the
Rev. A. c. A. Hall, D. D., February End.
Our exchanges state that the interest is
so great that though there are only 800
seats there have been over 5000 applica-
tons for them, largely from out OF the
State.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
| in the POstoffice at Bennington, for the
weeF ending January Goth, 1894: Chas.
Bradford, Robert Brown, j. W. Carpen-
ter, Geo. Esterly, E. c. Norton, John B.
Yetter Mrs. Albert S. Smith, Miss Mary
E. HoOford. These letters will be sent
to the Dead Letter Office February lst
1894, if not delivered before. In calling
for above, please say, advertised" Civ
ing date of list.
THE New York Tribune says: Rev.
Frederick Widmer, who was pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal church at
Jonesville, Saratoga county, in 1868, was
another Of the clergymen who were
drafted during the war. On the follow
ing Sunday after his draft was made
known his congregation raised $500 to
pay for his Communication. Mr.. Widmer
afterward went into the service of the
Christian commission. He died in 1891.
ONE of our oldest subscribers in Ar
| lington. who has taken the BANNER
since its foundation more than half a
century ago this is volumn 54th), writes
and renews his subscription for 1894. He
is pronounced protectionist, and re-
marks: "Is it not heart-rending to know
that we have class of officers who are
determined to destroy the prosperity of
the most prosperous country in the world
! twel ye months ago?" This is the ex-
preston of Vermont farmer.
WE are told by his physician, DR.. F..
| W. Goodall, that Earnest Whitman, er-
rOneously reported cOnvale~ cling from
injuries received in the recent railroad
accident near South SALISBURY, has raj
lied from the shock and is doing well.
Besides injuries of the head and face his
left leg was terribly scalded, half or
more of the surface of the cutire leg is
undergoing suppuration and gangreen-
GUS slough of uncertain depth covers
nearly the whole calf of the legs" We
hope to hear Of his recovery.
MRS. GEN. GEO. A. CUSTER, who was
booked to lecture here on one occasion,
has recently been in st. Johnsbury.
Why not get her to come here? Her
subject in the Vermont village was :
Garrison Life in Winter" The lecture
was given under the auspices of the
Woman's Club, and the speaker was in
troduced by Mrs. Henry Fairbanks.
Mrs. Custer chose a bright subject and
delighted all her hearers by her charm
ing manner. This may be suggestion
to the Young Woman's club of Benning-
ton.
AT the ladies' society of Miriam Re-
belah Lodge, Wednesday evening, after
supper, there was presentation of four
elegant Past N oble Grand regalias and
jewels. These were purchased by the
popular subscription methods of the or
der, and over one-hundred persons were
interested in the matter. The regalias
were for Mrs. l. E. Gibson, Mrs. N. M.
Puffer, Mrs. Mary Hathaway and Mrs. f.
L. Houghton. The Rev. Thos. Rogers
acted as master of ceremonies, making a
few pleasant remarks to each lady. The
committee to purchase was II. L. Still
son.
WE have been called crank on names,
because we always intend to spell in
print mans name as he writes it. Some
Of our brethren catch it occasionally, as,
witness the following apology: "There
are two unrelated families in town
whose names, as spoken, have the same
| sound. We refer to the Rogers and Rod