Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-05-25

nowadays.
d. J. PRATT does not oonvalesce from
his attack of rheumatism, as was hoped,
He is quite i'll and not able to be out.
DRYsDALE makes announcement of
seasonable specialties in our columns
to-day. His stock is selected with care,
sold at the right figures, and ROB"
knows how to please as well as to adver-
tise.
TICKETS for the Mary Howe concert
will not 90 on sale until next Monday at
Shurtleff's. The programmes printed in
Boston so announce. Better secure
your tickets as soon as the sale opens,
as there will be full house.
In renewing his subscription for the
N. Y. Daily Press, to-day, a prominent
Democrat remarked, that he could not
keep house without the Press; that it
was saucy paper, but he liked it for its
general news as well. Vermont Demo
Gratis are usually protectionists.
Miss FLORA SHELDON, of Perry, N. Y,
a graduate from the Emerson College of
Oratory, will give readings at the Metho-
dist church, next Wednesday evening.
The fine programme will be interspersed
with musical numbers by local talent.
1t will be an enjoyable occasion, and all
should attend who can do so.
LAwLoR caught one of those outside
peddlers, the other day, between his
teams, and this was about the way the
circus showed: Lawlor, himself, ahead
shouting prices, the other fellow coming
down a peg, while Lawlor's boy in the
rear event him one better" Three in
row. 1t was fun for the spectators.
OUR readers should remember the Con-
gregational Conference at Bennington
Centre, next week Tuesday and Wednes-
day. The full programme was printed
in our issue of May 18th, and it should
call out many of our people to attend the
sessions. Fill the Old First church up
with large congregation.
CARDS are out announcing the mar
riage, June 18th, of Sidney o. Hunting
ton, formerly of SALISBURY, to Miss
Bessie A. Holmes, Lansingburgh, N. Y.
S. o. Huntington has resided in Lans-
ingburg more or less, for the past four
or five years, and now holds response
BILE position as book-keeper for the firm
of J. B. Madden and Company, lumber
dealers, and sash manufacturers.
THE Rev. Henry W. Hubert, A. NJ,
Phi. D., professor of history in Marietta
college, Ohio, has been elected professor
of church history in Lane theological
seminary Cincinnati. DR.. Hubert is an
enthusiastic follower of Prof. Henry
Preserved Smith. Prof. Hubert will be
remembered as the son of Rev. G. B.
Hubert, pastor of the Second Congrega-
tional church in this village from May
1S72-'75, when he resigned to accept the
presidency of Middlebury college.
ROBERT E. DAY, president of the COM
pany which brought suit against the
Monument Association, died at his home
in Hartford, Conn.,, yerterday, aged &c
years. He was a graduate of Yale, a
lawyer by profession, and leading
banker of Connecticut. Since the case
was commenced one of the lawyers in the
suit has died, and now the president of
the plaintiff company has also passed
away.
PROF. FRANK BRADFORD gave select
readings in Mortified, Wednesday even
ing, under the auspices of the students
of Norwich University. The Professor
was greeted by good audience, includ-
among the number, the faculty of the
University and the best people of the vii
lage. He read selections from Hamlet
and Macbeth; "My First Political
Speech" "The Yarn of the Nancy Bell,
kit Carson and 1.-THE Sensitive Man."
the following, clipped from the Brat
tleboro Reformer, contains lots of solid
truth to the square inch, and will apply
equally well to advertising in the BAN
NER: "a newspaper has at least 5000
readers to 1000 subscribers. A mer-
chant who puts out 200 hand bills gets,
possibly 300 or 400 people to read them.
The hand bills cost as much as good
advertisement in the home newspaper.
All women and girls and half the men
and boys read advertisements. The
merchant who uses the newspaper has
8 500 more readers. There Is no estimat-
ing the amount of business that adver-
Using does bring to a merchant; but
that each dollar invested brings a good
return, there can be no doubt"
THE finest programme we have yet
seen in print, in response to the sugges-
lions of Dept. Commander Branch, is
is to be performed on the morning of
invited to attend. The exercises are in
GOlSplOuu WIN olhSlhSS uhO hloV ny LII
being: Coward Christian Soldiers
and closing with America" There is
to be sung: rally Round the Flag"
the Battle Hymn of the Republic, etc.
Some OF the essays possess suggestive
titles: History and Description of the
American Flag" slavery in the Colo
Mes" 1.-THE Missouri Compromise"
"John Brown" Emancipation" ''The
United States or Liberia" Fort Sumter
and the Call of President Lincoln"
Sketches of soldiers who went to the
war from Brattleboro." Under the lat
ter title are three 81 numbers assigned
different pupils, and to be followed by
an address by Col. Fl. E. Taylor. The
closing exercise is assigned to seven
scholars who give: "Short quotations
from the sayings of Illustrious Patriots"
Such an exhibition by a school must be
productive of great good.
The venerable Hiel Hollister of Paw
let, writes to the GRANVILLE, N. Y, Sen
tineL of last week as follows: Leaving
Washington county early in April took
rail for bennington, to repay visits from
a valuable friend, Hon. Geo. w. Har-
map, then by the noted Trenor Park
railroad L. S. 4. Z. to Mount Lebanon,
where 1 was met by one of the elders of
the Shaker community, who escorted me
to their village. This was beautifully
located on rising ground. This com
munity was founded by Ann Lee one
hundred years ago, and has been the
pioneer in many arts and inventions now
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