The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-16

house and Office in the rear of his mill on
Main street.
ALEX. j. COOPER is in Chicago this
week looking up business for the Cooper
Manufacturing Company. say
The Rev. NJ. L. Severance preached in
the Second Congregational church, Sun
day, in exchange with the pastor
MRS. e. L. NICHOLS is in New York
making extensive purchases in dress
goods, trimmings, wraps, jackets, etc.
MRS. CHARLES SHELLEY will shortly be-
gin the erection of a new house on Depot
street, and Mrs. E. A. Donnelly one on
South street.
THE death of Annie A., daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Vail, Tuesday, is a
sad affection. The little girl was d
bright and promising child.
Mr.. AND MRS. CHAs. COOPER visited
Mrs. Cooper's brother last week. He is
superintendent of the Union Manufac-
turing Company of Norwalk, Conn.
THE religious interest in the Baptist
and Methodist churches continues and
daily evening meetings are held. A
large number have protested a desire to
lead Christian life. Let the good work
go on.
THE Degree Staff of Miriam Rebekah
Lodge have gone up to Manchester to-
day to assist the Grand Master of Odd
Fellows in the institution of lodge of
this degree there The work will be ex-
emplified this evening, the visitors re-
turning on the late train.
The official weighers of maple sugar
for this vicinity are: Jas. d. Way of
Manchester, A. G. Gibson of South Lon
nonderry, NJ. Houghton of ReadsbOrO,
aud j. r. Pritchard of West Pawlet
We should Judge from the list that this
part of our county did not care much for
the government bounty.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Pestoffice at Bennington for the
week ending March 10th, 1894: e. Al
len, Lewis Mcintyre, W. A. Rhoades,
Miss Kate Dryer, Miss Mary Patterson.
These letters will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office March oath, 1894, if not de-
livered before. In calling, please say
advertised" giving date of list.
WE are glad to annouce that Mrs. Gen.
Geo A. Custer, will lecture in the Opera
House, on the 205h of this month, her
subject being: Garrison Life in Win
ter" While in town she will be the
guest of A. p. Childs. Our readers will
recall the notice we gave of this lady, and
her lecture upon the same subject at ST.
Johnsbury. recently. The opera house
will be filled.
"DoN'T mail your letter or package
without having your name and address
printed or written on the upper left hand
corner" is the admonition sent out by
the United States Postal Department.
This insures the return of the matter to
you in case it fails to reach the person it
is designed for. Over seven million let
tiers and packages went to the dead let
ter Office last year.
THE senior Young Peoples Society,
Christian Endeavor, of the Second Con-
gregatiOnal church, gave pleasing en-
tertainment and reception in the church
parlors Friday evening. The Smith
family (vocalists, etc., from Michigan
were present and rendered well select
ed programme Supper was also served.
The entertainments by this society have
been quite pleasant events the past
season.
THE Bennington Graded School was
the first one to include military drills in
connection with usual studies. For
several months a company has been
drillmaster. This company was COM
posed of the oldest boys, and at the re-
quest of many, another company has
been formed of the younger ones, who
appear to take as much interest in the
matter as the older do.-Sunday Budget.
A CONVENTION of the Christian En-
deavor Societies of this county will be
held in South SALISBURY, next Tuesday
afternoon and evening. An interesting
programme is prepared for both ses-
sions. The Rev. Frank F. Lewis of Yer
gennes, delivers the principal address of
the afternoon. Mr.. Arthur j. Holden of
this village, will lead an open parlia-
ment for all Christian Endeavor workers.
Among the speakers in the evening are
the kev. Messrs. Lewis, Macgeorge, Sew
erance and Thomas Rogers, the pastor.
The society in South SALISBURY extends
a cordial invitation to all interested in
this work. A special car will leave Ben
nington at 1885 for the afternoon meet
ing. A special evening train will leave
at seven O'Clock, returning at half past
nine Fares on this train will be col
lected by the committee.
THE Y. p. S. G. E. of the First Bap-
| fist church, gave social last Friday
evening, which was largely attended.
There was musical and literary pro-
gramme consisting of Rotations by Guy
and Grace Livingston, Mary and Florence
Hollister and Florence Walbrldge; a
piano Duet by Misses Alice and Belle
Smith; trio, Misses Middlebrook, Loomis
and Durham; solos by Miss Andria
Bowen, Miss May LOOMS and Mis- Lena
Middebrook, gave the usual pleasure and
satisfaction these voices always render.
The i've minute address given by the
Rev. Alex. Macgeorge, touching upon
the necessity of sociability in the church
and its societies was attentively listened
to and appreciated by all present. At
the conclusion of the programme, light
refreshments were served and the even
ing was pronounced thorough success
in all points.
WHEN it was known that the vestry of
st. Peters church had let the contract
for decorating the chancel and nave of
that house, of worship, to Charles
Barnes, the BANNER predicted that a
nice job would be done. The result is
even better than the promise, as that
congregation will say when it assemblies
Easter morning. Mr.. Barnes has been
assisted in the work by Mr.. Martin OIL
son of the New York Decorators Union
and an experienced workman. The cell
ing is in the Rocco style of Louis XVI.
1t has border, style and centre, with
| elaborate corners. There is. also, an in
| eide decoration that sets off the soft and