Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-05-01

as Dookkeeper with j. 5, Lindley.
A NUMBER of good things prepared for
this issue, must, on account of space, go
over until Friday.
G.. B. SHELLEY has marked prices down
to hard pan, as will be seen by his
change of advertisement elsewhere to-
day.
THE blue stone have come for the post
Office walk and the work of laying it hes
gan this morning. The excavation nee
essary was done some days ago.
THERE are now on the pay roll of
Holden, Leonard & Company, 252 diff
ferent persons. The total number con-
nected with the plant is now over 260.
MISS JENNIE DRYsDALE leaves here
Thursday, and Saturday she will sail
from New York for visit to relatives in
Scotland. She will be absent about six
months.
WILLIAM CAMPBELL stated to a
B ANNER man Monday, that he had as
many orders booked now as he had a
year ago, and that his business was as
good as usual.
g. G. KIMBALL, Earnest Patterson,
John II. Norton and others of our local
Isaac Waltons' started early this morn
ing for the trout brooks in Glastonbury
and WoOdford.
TIE North Adams Saturday Herald
says: "Mr. Allen, Bennington, manager
of telephone exchange, rode to this town
on bicycle, yesterday, and reports the
roads to be in wretched condition"
Col. E. L. BATES of the staff of Gov.
Fuller, may be considered a probable
candidate for the position of Judge Ad-
vocate General. which it is expected will
be vacated by Gen. F. E. Alfred of New
port this fall.
FRIDAY night, the bicycles of Chas. Fl.
Bennett and Geo. Donnelly were stored
in barn for safety. During the night
the horse broke from his stall and in the
course of a nights practice on the ma
chimes, made nearly a wreck of both
wheels.
Mr.. AND MRS. CHAs. BARNES spent
last Sunday in Hoosick Falls, N. Y, and
attended services in St. Marks church.
They were conducted by Bishop Doane
who was assisted by three other clergy
men. The rite of confirmation was
administered to fifty persons. This was
the first visit of the Bishop to that par
ish in three years.
AT the Second Congregational church,
in view of the coming Fifty eighth An
niversary, which is to be observed
Thursday, the sermon of the pastor at
the morning service, Sunday, was mainly
in the form of "reminiscences. The at
tendance was unusually large. In the
evening the subject of the sermon was:
'Playing at Politics."
THE Rev. Samuel Mclaughlin, the
new pastor of the Methodist church, was
greeted with large congregations at both
the morning and evening services. The
audience at both were much pleased
with the reverend gentleman's first APP
pearance. In the evening the offeratory
was bass solo by Charles II. Bennett.
Ex-LEUT. Gov. WOODBURY. and
Charles S. Forbes of st. Adams, went
through North Bennington, Saturday.
They were en- route to Washington.
where they go as delegates from Yer
mont to the National Convention Sons of
the American Revolution which assem-
bled there yesterday.
THE Putnam House has issued neat
four-page circular setting forth the adj
vantages of Bennington as summer re-
sort, and that popular hostelry as stop
ping place in particular. We shall copy
in some subsequent issue of this paper.
the part of this circular relating to Ben
ningtOn and its history.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the postoffice at Bennington, for
the week ending April 9Oth, 1884, ]. D.
Butler. VIM. Carpenter, G. R. Chadwick,
Michael Cook, A. j. Cook, Luie Fisk,
George Frazer, G. ii. Richie, Smith Shell
don, Miss NJ. Areson, Mrs. Mary Clark,
Miss 1. M. Harwood, Myrtle Knapp,
Mary Near, Sophia Scarbo. These let
tiers will be sent to the Dead Letter Of
fee May 14th, 1894, if not delivered be-
fore. In calling for above, please say
advertised" giving date of list
THE Fortnightly held its last meeting
of the season last Saturday. The asso-
citation numbers some one hundred and
thirty members, and the officers for the
coming year are as follows: Mrs. Chas.
R. Seymour, president; Miss Nina Nor
gan, vice-president; Miss Mary White,
secretary; Miss Hattie Sibley, treasurer.
We have not been furnished with the
names of the committees. These are:
Art, literature, education, social science
and current events, history and travel.
THE election of Bennington Lodge of
Good Templars occurred last Friday
evening. The following were elected:
C. T., W. E. Frost; v. T., Miss Frances
Durham; Secretary, G. A. Wattles;
Financial Secretary, G. w. Collins;