The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-02-09
NORTH BENNINGTON.

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Miss S. E. Park of Bennington, spent
Wednesday with Mrs. H. D. Hall.
Harry c. White has been on business
trip to Chicago and other places in the
west, returning Thursday.
The Baptist Junior Society is flourish
ing under the leadership of Mrs. j. Fl.
Loomis and Mrs. B. S. Hathaway.
Meetings are held every Thursday after
noon at o'clock.
John H. Cushman took a little outing
last week Thursday, going to Pittsfield,
Mass, from there to Springfield, where
he visited friends, and returning Satur-
day via, Southampton and Greenfield.
Rev. c. II. Peck was in Dorset last
Sunday, and extended his visit over
Monday. There was no prea ching ser
mon at the Congregational church, but
Sunday school as usual.
A large congregation met il the Bap-
fist church, last Sunday morning, to
listen to the Rev. Mr.. Severance of Ben
nington Centre. The sermons of both
morning and evening were highly APP
preciated.
The Riverside mills have just been
putting in line of patent Touring ma
chinery, scourer, and buckwheat shucker
and bolt. These Improvements are made
notwithstanding the hard times and Mr..
B. T. Henry says it pays.
Rev. Geo. F. Pay. of Enosburgh, who
has been badly afflicted with difficulty
with his eyes, has been among us for a
week in the interest of Rochester nur-
sery company His acquaintance seems
desirable in all particulars.
The ladies Aid Society will hold a So
cial on Tuesday afternoon and evening
of next week. There will be supper at
six o'clock, after which an entertainment
All are invited, and the ladies at two
o'clock for sewing.
About fifteen ladies met in the par
lors of the Baptist church, Friday of
last week, to sew for the PASTORS wife.
They came at 900 a. m. Dinner was
served, and a pleasant social time was
enjoyed, BESIDES great deal of work
accomplished.
A very pleasant wedding was wit
messed at the Baptist church, on Wednes-
day afternoon at 400 o'clock, when Miss
Ruth Edith Sherwood and Arthur H.
Phillips, were made one by the legal
ceremony performed by Rev. r. b. Toz-
er, pastor of the bride. The church was
darkened by the use of heavy curtains
and the platform had been literally COW
cred with banks of ported plants and
flowers, which being brilliantly lighted
with large banquet lamps, made the
scene one of much beauty. A general
invitation had been given, and in good
time large audience, of the friends of
both, who have been favorites in the vii,
lage, had assembled to congratulate the
happy couple. AS the parties entered
the door, she in light brown travelling
dress and hat and gloves to match. with
a bouquet of willie roses on her east,
followed by F. w. Endress as best man
and Miss Myra A. Phillips as maid of
honor. and the four ushers, II. II. Falk-
enstein, E. j. Hodgkins, n. II. Bryan
and E. S. Merchant, the pastor stepped
in front of the desk while the organist,
Harry Phillips, brother of the groom,
struck up a march. After the proper
positions were gained, short service
with a ring as the seal was had, accom-
panied with the subdued tones of the
organ, and then prayer, when it was
time to go to the train leaving for the
west Their friends had pleasant
time of lie We taking at the depot, and
the happy twain left with the best wishes
of the community for their prosperity.
1t was a singular fact that the grand
mother of each the bride and groom,
Mrs. Sherwood, was present and yet
they were of no blood relation, she be.
ing such to the groom by marriage. The
ushers were from Troy, and were his
brother members of the Trojan Hook
and Ladder Company No. 8, of that city.
The parents of the groom were present,
and a brother, Edward, of Greyloek, Mass,
Charles and William and wife of Ben
nington, and the mother and other rela-
tives of the bride, among them Miss
Smith of Troy, N. Y. The presents
were numerous and valuable as follows
Decorated china tea set, by Hook and
Ladder Company; Singer sewing ma
chine finished in antique oak, by groom
nickle plated carving set, by w. G. and
j. A. Jesty, Rutherford, N. j.; hand
some embossed clock, by j. r. Prentice
& Company, Troy; one dozen solid sill
yer tea spoons, one-half dozen knives
and forks, cut glass water bottle and
one-half dozen glasses, cut glass water
bottle, one-half dozen hand painted china
plates, silver desert spoon, gold bowl
silver fruit spoon, silver sauce spoon,
silver salt set, solid silver butter knife
one-half dozen silver tea spoons, silver
sugar tongs, one pair of Royal Worstei
statuary, plush rocker, silver salt spoon
silver salt dish, two decorated china cake
plates, china pitcher, olive dish witt
gold pick, cup, saucer and plate, china
fruit DISH decorated china plate, one
half dozen napkins, table linen, one three
fold screen, foot rest, book, damasl
linen towels, turkish vase, pillow covers
with lace, fancy stand, flower vase. cloth
ing, embroidered tray cloth, embroidered
centre piece for table, and $50 in money
wooDFoRD.
Sufficient signatures have been OBJ
tanned for Good Templar Lodge.