Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-07-03


and Mr.. Arthur Ellis of Monson, Mass,
have been visiting w. G. Hitchcock.
THos. A. HUTcHINs, after protracted
visit in Hoosick Falls, n. Y, has re-
turned to Bennington. He will live with
his son, Harry B. Hutehins.
j. S. HOLDEN and E. E. Hart, with
their families, attended family reunion
at Charlton, Mass. (the birthplace of
the Holdens), last Friday.
CARDS are out for the marriage of
Miss Minnie Lemily and Geo. W. Otis,
at the home of the brides mother, Main
street, Wednesday, July 18th, at 2
o'clock, p. m.
FRANK WEAVER is home again, after
an absence III Johnsonville, N. Y, where
he has decorated fine hall. His church
job, earlier, at Melrose, N. Y, is, also,
highly spoken of.
MR.. AND Mrs. EUGENE HowLETT, of
Cambridgeport, Mass, has been the guest
of Mrs. F. G. White and daughter sew
eral days. They left Tuesday for Tyson
Furnace, where they are to spend the
summer.
WILL BARRETT has procured a
Stearn's 'yellow racer'' bicycle, through
John II. Ayres. 1t weighs III pounds,
and is beauty. Mr.. Barrett is booked
for several races, and has record of
pretty fast time in practise.
THE Junior Christian Endeavor So
ciety of the Baptist church, will serve
their friends to lemonade, cake and ice
cream, Wednesday, July 4th, from 4 to
o'clock on the church lawn. Your
patronage is solicited.
THE alarm of fire yesterday noon was
caused by blaze in the ''picker room"
of the lockwood mills. The sprinklers
put out the fire and the services of the
department were not needed, although
the "boys" were on hand Immediately.
THE Methodist Episcopal church de-
cided month ago to use individual
cups for their communion service in the
future, and will have them ready for the
next service. This method is being rap
idly introduced all over the country,
and viewed from sanitary standpoint,
the plan is said to be most excellent.
CAPT. ADRIAN N. BELcHER, who died
Saturday after two days of unconscious
ness, suddenly attacked, was buried this
morning. Interest in this sad event at
taches here in that Rector Richardson,
of ST. Peters church, was soon to wed
his daughter. He was an old resident
of Troy, N. Y.
THE Stark Hose Company are to re-
open their rooms on Friday evening,
July 9th, and invitations have been ex-
tended to a number of our people to at
tend and take supper with the company,
at o'clock. No pains will be spared by
the committee to make this event not
able one in the history of that organiza-
ton.
LOUIS LowENsTEIN of Troy, n. Y,
has been engaged to take a stenographic
report of the proceedings of the annual
convention of the Vermont State Fire
mems association to be held in Benning-
ton July IS. Mr.. Lowenstein has acted
in that capacity since the association was
formed. The tournament will occur the
following day.
A PLEASANT tennis party was given
on the grounds of John. S. Holden Sat
urday afternoon. There were five coup
les participated, viz A. j. Holden, Col
Inns Graves and friend, Mr.. Hazelton,
Misses Mabel Norton and Bickford, g..
H. Bickford, Misses Lulu and Florence
Holden, Mr.. and Mrs. G. j. Hoyt. The
| prizes were won by A. j. Holden and
Miss Mabel Norton. .
| AT the close of the communion service
last Sunday, at the Baptist church, Pas
tor Macgeorge proposed the use of the
innividual communion cups as being in
every way superior to the present
method. A sufficient number for use
would cost eighty dollars, seventy of
which was at once pledged, so their pur-
chase is assured. Pastor Macgeorge is
good leader, and his people seem very
willing to follow him.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Postoffice at Bennington, for the
week ending June End 1894: Joseph w.
Bently, Henry M. Bradley, John Con-
nors, w. f. Grant, Chas. Macon, 1. E..
Simpson, Mrs. Celestia Aldrich, Mrs.
Betsy Woodwork, Miss Mary Cooney.
These letters will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office July 10th, if not delivered
before. In calling for above please say
advertised" giving date of list.
AT the Division Encampment, s. o. V.
held in Morrisville last week, Andrew
Maurer of this village was elected one of
the Vermont delegates to the National
Encampment of that order. Past Col.
E. T. Griswold of Bennington introduced
resolutions asking that delegates be en-
powered to present resolution at the
National Encampment making radical
changes in the place of division inspector,
making it possible for salaried division
inspector and organizer, who will make
visit at each camp. These officers
were unanimously elected Commander,
Frank L. Greene of st. Adams; senior
vice-commander, Frank w. Sault of
West Randolph; junior vice-commander.
H. l.. Colegrove of Underhill and a Di-
vision Council.
The funeral of Dea. Albert W. Har-
wood was held Saturday afternoon, from
the home, at o'clock. The Rev. M. L.
Severance officiated, and the large circle
of relatives, neighbors and friends who
assembled, attested the regard in which
Dea. HARDWOOD was held. The floral Of
ferings were suitable to the time and
place and the loving hearts that prompt
ed the gifts. The bearers were: Messrs.
Waldo S. and S. Everett HARDWOOD, sons
of the deceased; Dea. John p. HARDWOOD,
DIR. S. B. Pike, Clement II. Cone and
Samuel L. Robinson. The remains were
''laid at rest'' in the Old Cemetery at the
Centre, in the shadow of the Old First
Church that is so sadly bereaved by the
loss of one of its longtime Office bearers.
Indeed, the sympathy of wider circle
goes out to the family so sadly afflicted
by the sudden death of the husband and
father. He had been protesting Christ
ian from his very childhood, and with
his maturer years ne brought to the Old