The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02
IN THE LOCAL FIELD,
NORTH BENNINGTON.

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Arthur Mattison is visiting friends IN
Boston, Mass.
LYMAN Tombs spent Washing6ons
birthday with his sister.
Mrs. DR.. Putnam of Bennington, was
at the sociable on Tuesday evening, the
guest of Miss Maude Carpenter.
Mrs. f. f, Hall and son Clinton, who
have been on an extended visit to TRENDS
n Troy and near New York, Will be
home this week.
We hear of improvement in the health
of Mrs. DR.. Newton, who has been some
four weeks with her aunt III Bridgeport,
Conn, her former home.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Colvin were very
pleasantly surprised at their home,
Tuesday evening, by party of friends
from Hoosick, N. Y, and this village
also. Twenty-Five couples were present.
Edward Essex is in town, after an alb
sence of ten years in the West. His
visit brings wildly to mind his fathers
active business life among us. and the
change which time brings to every
home.
Six Young gentlemen from Burlington,
friends of Ed. H.. Burgess, who is at
present confined by sickness to his bed,
came down from Burlington and made
him a call. They arrived on the one
o'clock train and returned at 200.
Mrs. w. H. Burgess and her little son
of Lakewood, n. j., is spending short
time with her friends here. Mr.. Bur
cess was up and spent Sunday, returning
Monday to his business, as now IS the
busy time in this ''winter Saratoga"
A party of young people proposed
sleigh-ride for Friday evening, February
23d, and were to meet at the Baptlst
parsonage. Bat on account OF the zero
weather, the ride was postponed, ana
the young people concluded TO remain
with the pastors family, decidlng CnaC
it was better to treat the girls to the
sweets of candy and oranges, rather than
the mercies of the weather.
We learn the pulp mill of G. v. Rob
erts. at Bennington Falls, has not been
Obliged to shut down this winter, as the
white board which has been made proves
to be kind of speciality, yielding him a
run of business. His new patent, IN
connection with the pulp machines
mostly in use is proving great success,
AS from one-fourth to one-half greater
product is being realized from the same
power. He is shipping them into Maine
and other pulp producing States, from
Cohoes, N. Y, where they are being
manufactured. He spends much of his
time at present, among his customers,
looking after this important improve
ment.
The surprise party of some of the
friends of S. B. Hall, on the anniversary
of his birthday, tie 18th, inst, was one
of the pleasantest of the kind. 1t was
arranged and gotten up so as to be in
reality what it pretended to be, he wait
ing upon the bell which signitied the ar
rival of the company bearing all that
was necessary for the wants of the most
fastidious, as also some mementoes OF
friendship. The evening was spent in
merry conversation, lnterspersed with
MANY thrusts of wit and humor, and a
letter dictated by his venerable and es-
teemed friend, Capt. w. E. Hawks, who
is nearly deprived of the use of his eye
sight, was read and listened to with in
terest by ALL Such demonstrations al
most make one wish to have the year
come around oftener.
The last of the series of social gather
ings for the season, of the Congrega'
tional Ladies' Aid Society, was held on
Tuesday afternoon and evening. The
attendance was full, and large amount
of sewing was accomplished prior to
supper, which was furnished promptly
on time, and enjoyed by nearly hun
bred before the entertainment The
programme was quite extensive and well
carried out, with the exception of sing
ing by Prof. Long who was obliged to
cancel his engagement, to the great dis
appointment of all. The reading by
Mrs. w. r. White, and her singing which
came in as conspicuous part of the Sc.
lection, was one OF her best efforts and
was greatly appreciated. The male
quartette consisting of Bottum, Cush-
man, Gooding and White was highly en-.
joyed. These young men are pupils OF
Prof. Long,
There will be an entertainment at the
Baptist church, Tuesday evening, March
9th. Supper will be served by the
Lad es' Aid Society, from to o'clock.
Admission and supper. 80 cents. Pro
ceeds to go towards repairing the
church. This is the programme for the
entertainment: Overture, Messrs. Park.
er, Dolph and Phillips; solo and chorus,
Were Sailing" choir; piano duet
"Through Valley, Through, Forest,
Miss LOOMS and Mr. Phillips; recita.
ton. "Brier Rose,' Miss Lima Tozer
"Little Boy Blue" Jesse Dunham and
Junior Society; cornet solo, Mr.. David
Parker; chorus, Songs that Mother
Sang" choir; overture, Messrs. Parker
Simmons and Phillips; solo, Dream
Faces" Ernest Bottum; recitation, "The
Queen Scholars" Frances Blanchard
piano duet, "The Wilder Hunter" Miss
Loomis and Mr.. Phillips; recitation
"Kitten," Lena Percy; cOrnet solo, Mr.
David Parker; solo, Selected" Alice
WalwoI tn; recitation, 'His Mothers
Song" Mabel Leomis; overture, Parker
Simmons and Phillips; Good Night,
choir. All are invited.
WOODFORD.