The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-02-16

much better than he has been.
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us with one copy of the BANNER of Now
10, 1893, No. 43, to complete our Office
files?
BEFORE ordering your printed bust
ness stationery, examine the BANNER
samples and prices. 1t will pay you to
do so.
AN item last week relating to postof-
flee notes" should have read "orders"
as intended With this correction the
item makes sense.
THE Rev. VIM. J. Chapman was in
town on business Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week. He is pleasantly sit
uated with growing church at Shell
burn.
THE Father Mathew T. A. B., Society
give supper and entertainment on st.
Patricks Day evening, for the benefit of
St. Francis de Sales church. The prep
arations for grand time are in pro-
gress.
Miss FANNY BENTON gives reception
tonight at George Clark's, on Beech
street, in honor of Miss Mann of Lam
beth, Ontario It will be nice occa-
sion. Miss Mann returns home next
week,
THE Junior Endeavorers of the Second
Congregational church give their second
reception. q Washington's birthday
party, on Friday evening, February 23d,
at p. m. Light refreshments will be
served.
THE 18th anniversary of American
Odd Fellowship, April Goth, next, will
be celebrated by the local fraternity
with an opening of the new Odd Fellows
hall in the Putnam Opera House block,
and dedicatio services.
MRS. C. w. JONES, the we'll know lady
evangelist, will conduct the revival SER
vices inIthe Methodist Episcopal church
in this village, every evening next week,
beginning on Monday evening. The SER
vices will begin promptly at 7.3O o'clock.
You should be sure and read the adj
vertisement of L. P. and L. S. Norton in
another column, setting forth the mer-
its of the old and always reliable North
western Insurance Company. There is
no safer or more desirable company in
existence.
SEND in or leave your orders for 1.-THE
History of Methodism in Bennington,
w.t." so as to be sure of the number you
desire. The edition is limited, but we
shall probably be able to fill all orders.
This work should be in the homes of all
who belong to the Methodist church
here, as we'll as those who have gone out
from Bennington. Every one will be III
terested in the narrative, as it is told in
a very entertaining style.
AN attempt is being made to organize
a night school in this village. The idea is
to reach those persons, deserving an edu-
cation in the business sense of the word,
employed during the day and unable to
attend our Graded schools. The branch
es to be taught are: spelling, reading,
grammer, arithmetic and writing. The
purpose is to m Ike this permanent in
stitution. All persons DESTROYS of join
ing this class. address Chas. A. Maurer,
of this village.
THERE seems to be no prospect of a
resumption of work for some time to
come, at the large knitting mills of
Charles Cooper & Son, Bennington. The
firm has no orders in hand that would
warrant star ing the establishment. Mr.
Cooper will soon make a canvass for or
ders among the old patrons of the mills,
but he does not express much confidence
in making success of the trial. A new
dye house will be built this spring if
business warrants the outlay.
THE announcement that Rev. A. Mac
george has received and accepted call
to the Bennington Baptist church, is a
mistake. He has, upon request of the
church. been released by the State Board
of directors of the Baptist convention,
for eight months, to take charge Of the
important work now under progress in
the Baptist church at Bennington. lie
win continue his connection with the
! w a T..
tend to the clerical and ministerial de-
partment of the State work.
G. A. CUSTER Posi-, will, in obedience
Washington's birthday, February 22nd,
hall, commencing at s p. m. The Rev.
Mr.. Tozer of the North Bennington
Baptist church, will deliver the
address. The public are cordially in
vited. The General Orders referred to,
suggest that these services be of patri-
otto nature, illustrative of the life of
Washington, Lincoln and other great
names, and that the children of the pub
lie schools be invited as we'll as the peo-
pie generally.
ST. VALENTINES DAY was royalty
observed by the Young Women's Club.
The rooms were gaily and appropriately
decorated. Songs, games, valentines
and dainty refreshments all helped to
make the evening very festive. The
members are finding much to take their
time and interest now. Miss Holden
continues the gymnastics with larger
class and new work. There will be con-
siderable practice with Indian clubs the
coming months. Miss Rogers has for
several weeks been conducting class in
English, which is thoroughly enjoyed by
ma of the girls. Miss Ball has just
commenced to give writing lessons
which promise to be very helpful.
THE Duff Opera Company, which has
won first class reputation for good
deeds done, will fill an engagement at
the Opera House, next Monday, which
really promises to be of rare attractive
ness. In the first place the Duff Opera
Company seems to have maintained its
highest standard of excellence, judging
from the good reports circulated through
out the country and especially in New
York city where this Company produced
the same programme which they pro-
pose giving here. 1t includes two
works by the most famous composers
known to the world: Jacques Offenbach
and Charles Gounod.
THE New York Tribune of last Friday
said: "Dr. w. Seward Webb, who has