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NORTH BENNINGTON.

NORTH BENNINGTON
eB-Will our readers tell their friends that the
EMI-WEEKLY BANNER will cost them only ten
ents for three months il they are not already
eaders thereof. See notice in another column.
The residence of H. I. Spafford looks
fine after the new coat of paint.
DR. Gale was called to Townsend, on
Friday last, by an accident to near rel
alive.
Miss Fanny Corey left for her home in
Owego, N. Y, via Albany and Bingham
ton.
Dr. and Mrs. Aiken of Troy, N. Y,
spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs.
G. f. Houghton.
Miss frances Ranney of New York,
spent Sunday with her parents. She is
always welcomed here by her old friends.
The little son of Thompson Niles, who
has been sick nine weeks, has so far re-
covered as to ride out little. His i'm
provement is slow.
Miss Edith Gates of East Aurora, N.
Y, who has been teaching in North Car
DINA, is visiting Mrs. e. ID. yelling and
other friends.
The asphalt sidewalk on Bank street,
is being laid by parties from North
Adams. The construction is different
from that laid last year. Time alone will
Sove which is the best.
I'm. c. Hakes and wife of Worthwhile,
h., are visiting friends here. Mrs.
" Walworth is their daughter, and
s. Hakes has other kindred in this
lneighboThood.
Tie Rev. and Mrs. @. II. Peck are at
tending the General Convention of Con-
gregational ministers and churches of
Vermont at st. Johnsbury. Mr.. Peck
will speak upon the Present Day Iniiu-
ence of the Holy Scriptures" Mrs.
Peck is a delegate to the Vermont
branch of the Woman's Board of Mis-
sions.
Children's Day was observed at the
Congregational church in the morning,
Sunday, by a sermon to the children by
the pastor, the baptism of two of the
children and the presentation of four
Bibles to as many of the baptized child
rem of the church who had arrived at
seven years of age. The church was
decorated with potted plants and flow
ers, and birds suspended in the room
were merry with their sweet songs.
The Sunday school concert at the
Hinsdillville Methodist church, at 3
O'Clock, Sunday, was well attended, and
the interesting programme well carried
ovt. The singing and Rotations were
excellent, rejecting credit upon the SUI
perintendent and teachers of the school.
The Rev. Mr.. Webster, the pastor in
charge, spoke we'll on the future of the
Church of Christ.
The two parties in company, eight in
number, occupying two carriages, under
the chaperOning of G. E. yelling of this
place, and Charles Hall of Springfield,
Mass, who spent last week in a pleasant
ride to Lake George, returned here on
Saturday afternoon. The weather was
charming, no dust and no rain to dis
commode them, and several, if not all,
with superior conversational gifts, the
time was gaily spent, not only upon the
lake, but in visiting the towns on the
different routes going and coming. The
last night was spent at Manchester,
where the Equinox House, not yet open
for the summer, was kindly offered for
their accommodation and entertainment.
A journal of the incidents and events of
the six days would, no doubt, be very
amusing.
The Children's DayrSSunday school
concert at the Baptist church on Sunday
evening, was very successful. II was
unique in that the programme was car
RED out without being called by any Off
Ger of the school. All the parts had
been so well prepared, showing atten.
ton and faithful care on the part of the
ladies of the school, that the singing,
recitations, addresses and other exer-
cises followed each other in such regu-
larity that no break occurred during the
whole. The parts were we'll committed,
and the delivery even to the youngest,
deserved and received the commenda-
ton OF the large audience. The church
was tastefully decorated with flowers,
and twenty-five of the children were
seated upon the platform. Mrs. Jay
LOOMS, Mss Addie Loomis and Mrs
Albert Hathaway had the exercises in
charge.