Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-11-16

start next week for California, where
they will pass the winter.
AT the entertainment to be given in
Custer Post Hall next Tuesday evening,
local quartette will furnish music.
THE celebrated Decker pianos and Es-
tey organs can be obtained of W. V.
Tasker. See notice in another column.
OUR readers should remember the
| Thanksgiving Eve dance of the Tiffany
Hose Company, the 2Sth, in Library
Hall.
The clothing store of Chas. G. Cole, in
the opera house block, until further no.
tice, will open Tuesday and Friday even
ings.
OLD Weatherwise gives the comfort
| ing assurance that this snow will not
stay, because it came in the new of the
moon.
MOLLY STARK, Juvenile Templars, are
| to have an entertainment the first week
in December. A fine programme is in
preparation.
ALL can afford good Thanksgiving
dinner if they buy their groceries at the
| Mill store, See its advertisement in an
other column.
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| day that will attract attention. No rea-
son to go out Of town for especial sales, :"
Drysdale leads them all at home.
FRANK B. YATES of New York City,
was in town this week, called here by
business connected with the affairs of his
brOther-in-law, Edward j. Hall.
Two hundred people between here and
Rutland went on the excursion to Mont
real Tuesday. Among the number were
Col. DIN Scott and o. D. Adams.
AMONG those who have been appointed
by the Supreme court committee to ex-
anime candidates for admission to the
bar, is Judge Darling of this village.
THE Royal Arch Chapter, Temple, No.
s, holds special convOcation for confer
ring degrees, next Monday evening at
$50 p. m. sharp. All members are cor
daily invited.
In the Rutland county court, Tuesday,
twelve persons residing in Rutland were
fined an aggregate of S4,452 for selling
liquor. Query: Will these fines be paid
or Settled"
Miss ISABEL NJ. MUM who has been
visiting Miss Lillian B. Adams, returned
to her home in Troy, Wednesday. Miss
lihLl 10 bLO 5lltCu Dluuiob vi GllO 1ulpSJJ
Concert Company, which will be
here December 18th.
GILES B. KELLOGG, who was long
prominent lawyer and leading citizen of
Troy, N. Y, is still hale and hearty ct
his home at Bennington Centre. Mr..
Kellogg is eighty-Six years old. He reads
his Greek testament without the aid of
glasses.
THE apple, in the opinion of DR.. G. R.
Searle, of Brooklyn, N. Y, is good and
healthful to eat, just before retiring for
the night, and next to the orange and
lemon is the best antidote for the thirst
and craving caused by the alcohol or
opium habit.
The Bennington BANNER never made
such an ado over the christening of the
United States cruiser Bennington as the
st. Louis Republic is making over the
naming of the new transatlantic liner st.
Louis. The muddy river city is easily
pleased Troy Press.
DESCENDANTS from rich old extinct
English estates in this country, who have
been sending attorneys abroad at great
expense to come by their own, may take
courage. John McHenry Of Rushville,
Nebraska, has just received his share of
an English estate and it netted him ST,
NEAR-sIGHTEDNEss, in the opinion of
DR.. Martin, an eminent French authority,
is caused by lack of physical exercise. In
the public schools of France "a % per
cent. of the pupils are short sighted; in
those of Germany 50 per cent, and in
those of the United Kingdom 20 per
cent.
NIT e h.
University of Nebraska, an Arlington
boy, has written for the December Forum
a striking study of the condition of the
people in his State in answer to the ques-
ton whether or not the West is discon-
tented. 1t is careful analysis of West
eTn sentiment.
Gov. WOODBURY. has appointed the
following committee to represent the
Vermont women at the Cotton States and
International exposition to be held at
Atlanta, Ca, September 18th, to Decem-
Der 3lst, 1895: Mrs. Levi X. Fuller, Mrs.
F. S. SUranahan, Mrs. II. NJ. Mansur, Mrs.
John w. Cramtop, Mrs. Edward Wells,
Mrs. Henry 5. Bingham, Mrs. w. II. Du-
Bots and Mrs. Samuel E. Pingree.
II. L. HOVER was called to Schodack,
n. Y, the latter part of last week, by the
death of his eldest brother Theodore
Hover, who died Friday, aged So years,
of pneumonia. The first that Mr.. Hover
knew of his brothers illness was a DIES
patch that he was dying. He went at
once, returning Tuesday after the funer-
al, Deceased was one of the substantial
tial and respected citizens of his town
and his sudden death is greatly regret
ted.
GRAND LECTURER NAY, of the Mason
ic Grand Lodge, has, after conference
with the several district deputy grand
masters, appointed dates on which dis
trict meetings will be held, county be-
ing a district, as follows: Grand Isle
county December 4th, Franklin 9Th, La
noble 9th, Chittenden 7th, Orange 18th.
Orleans and Caledonia 10th, Washington
2lst; Bennington January 18th, Rutland
10th, Addison 18th, Windsor 22nd, Wind
ham 23d.
ANSWERS TO CORREsP oNDENTs.-
Greenhorn: Most certainly. Make a
dive for the aisle and the door in the
middle of the last scene, act or chorus.
OF course, this spoils the effect of the
browning feature of the play or opera
But you must do it to be in fashion, for
there is no telling what eternal destinies
hang upon your getting into the street
half minute sooner or later. This Gus
tom originated with member of the
Bennington -four hundred" after taking
in one of the 81 excursions to New York |
and observing what rush there was be- |
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