Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-12-25

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THE BANNER wishes its, readers
Merry Christmas.
MISS ETHEL CHILDs has returned
home from Troy, n. Y.
HAMMOND TALBOT of New York City,
is guest of Mr.. A. P. Childs.
Mr.. CHAUNcEY GOULD has been visit
ing his parents in Pittsfed, Mass.
SEND the BANNER to some out Of
town friend for Christmas or New Year
present.
Miss HENRIETTA BROWN is spending
her Holiday vacation at her home on
Grand View street.
Miss LOUISA LEvERICH will spend the
Holiday season with her grandmother,
Mrs. f. c. White.
Miss ALICE MARTIN and Miss Florence
Walbridge are spending the Holidays
with friends in Troy, N. Y.
MR. CHAs. WAITE of Bedford, Mass,
Mrs. Jas. Martin, on upper Main street
OUR readers have some out-of-town
friend who would like to know all about
Bennington and vicinity, to whom the
BANNER would be a very welcome
Christmas gift.
THE biggest camp fire ever given in
Berkshire county occurred in Odd Eel
lows Hall, North Adams, Mass, Friday
evening, given by c. d. Sanford Post, G.
A. X. Over 500 persons were present,
including members of other Grand Army
Posts in the county and large number
of citizens and associate members of the
different posts.
WITHIN the past IA years three CEN
tenarians have died in Newbury. They
were Phoebe Goodwin, June Goth, 1881,
aged lOl years l month 10 days; Mrs.
Dolly White, April 2nd, 1887, aged 1O3
years months IA days; Wells Goodwin,
Dec. 18th, 1894, aged 100 years month
days. At the beginning of this year
there were in that town 43 persons over
30 years Of age.
LAST evening, Christmas Eve, in Troy,
n. Y, there occurred notable triple
jubilee, it being that of Holy Cross
Church, the goth anniversary of DR.. Ire
land fuckers rectorship, and of the in
PRODUCTION of the choral service on this
DR.. fuckers music has been sung where
ever the English tongue is known, and
we are glad he lives in health to see this
day.
SUNDAY services in all the churches
were largely attended, the spring wealth.
er prevailed being favorable for church
goers. The various churches were
trimmed with greens and holly, and
great attention was paid to the music
which was exceedingly good in all. The
evening services were in the form of Sun
day school concerts at the Baptist
Methodist and Second Congregational
Last evening, Christmas Eve, was duly
celebrated in st. Francis de Sales church
Town school, No. II, will begin Janu
airy 2nd, Miss Jessie Smith, teacher. The
scarlet fever in that District is now con
finedutO the family of Robert Rice, anC
if nothing new occurs the quarantine
will beraised January 10th. 1t seems
very providential that with the expos
ure, the disease has been kept within 81
small compass. The school house ha.
been thoroughly fumigaUed, new tex
books procured in place of those burned
and it is hoped there will be no furthe
outbreak. 1t is quite probable that thu
scarletinl was brought from Arlington
We would suggest to town Health offer
That they keep stricter quarantine.
HENRY Roof, former resident o
Williston and now residing in California
has purchased a piece of land near tn
Williston cemetery which he proposes t.
deed to the State as site for the monu
ment of Gov. Thomas Chittenden. |
the town of Williston will now give $50
to the commission that its income ma
be expended annually on the monumen
and grounds, the preliminary details vii
be well under way. In connection wit
this item it has been published by tn
Free Press that it was Hon. II. G. Roo
of Bennington. 1t is now printed in tn
Ness niger as "Henry Root, a native G
Williston." Who is the third commi,
Bioner anyway?