Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-10-02

O'NEILL at the Opera House tomorrow
night, will draw full house.
Miss F. S. FUTILE is home again after
an absence OF CwV years Ill the West.
STARK LODGE is to work the First de-
gree tomorrow evening, and the n. G..
requests good attendance.
GEORGE COLE, who has of late made
his home at Hoosick Falls, N. Y, is a
guest of Miss Mary Benjamin.
THE Vermont Legislature opens to-
morrow. Representative Bingham will
make his headquarters at the Pavilion.
ED. CONDOR sawed off the index finger
of his right hand and cut the next one to
it, at W. G. Bulls shop, last Thursday.
D. W. HYDE is moving into one-half of
the building vacated by the Ensor Cure
Company. The Young Woman's club
will have quarters there also.
Miss FRANCES E. WILLARD authorita-
lively brands as untrue the vile assertion
she drank wine at a recent dinner at
Chautauqua. She says it was only
grape juice"
NEXT Sunday the Sunday school of st.
Peters church will be held at 3.45 p. m,
and thereafter at that hour. Beginning
with the It'll, the early Eucharist will be
at 7.30 instead of a. M, as heretofore.
F.B. JENNINGS picked apple blossoms
We have heard of strawberries that mis-
took the season this year, but these ap-
pie blossoms are the first of the kind re-
ported.
THE Fortnightly will resume its ses-
sion on Saturday of this week, October
9Th The afternoon is in charge of the
committee on Current EVENTS" Miss
Harriet Yelling, Mrs. Charles Peck, Miss
Mary Henry.
THE Kings Daughters will have a fine
concert October 9th, with Miss Bowen
soprano, from Bennington and Miles
Bracewell the favorite bass, beside some
first class city attractions.-North Adams
Valley News.
Mrs. W. G. RIDDELL, who has been
here on visit, returns to her home in
Buffalo, N. Y, Thursday. Her sister,
Mrs. L. D. Hamlen, will accompany her.
Later, Mr.. Hamlen will, also, go to Buff
falo for a short visit, and when he re-
turns, Mrs. Hamlen will come with him.
The Rev. D. Sage Mackay, pastor of
has accepted a call to the Reformed
church at Newark, N. j., and will begin
his work as pastor of that church early
in October. Mrs. Mackay is the young
est daughter of the late Governor Smith
of Vermont.
RosH HosHANAH, the Hebrew term
signifying the new year, was ushered in
Sunday night, being observed by the
believers in the Jewish faith throughout
the world Monday was the first day of
the year 5655, according to the Jewish
calendar. The day was observed by the
Hebrew residents of this village in an APP
propriate manner.
THERE was a pleasant wedding party
at S. A. Patterson's last evening, the
event being the marriage of his sister
Anna (now of Troy, N. ", and Edward
A. Slackford of Schenectady, N. Y. The
ceremony was pronounced by the Rev. S.
Mclaughlin. The presents were nu-
merous and Mr.. and Mrs. Slackford were
the recipients of many good wishes.
There were several guests from out of
town.
THERE is no change in the situation of
the strike at Braytonville. The help in
sist on the restoration of the ten per cent.
reduction. The officers of the mill say
that they cannot afford to restore the
former rate of wages at present for the
markets are yet unsettled. A concert
and dance for the benefit of the help will
be given next Friday night at Odd Eel
lows hall in North Adams. Over $50
tickets have already been sold.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Postoffice at Bennington for the
week ending October 1st, 1894: Mrs.
George E. Bennett, Miss Ellen Cullen,
Miss Edith Lawrence, Miss Mary Russell,
Mrs. E. Zimmerman, Martin Green,
Frank Lesberg, Abner Mattison, G. II.
Morse, Frank Munford. Edward Mellus,
Charles Z. Martin, George Russell. These
letters will be sent to the Dead Letter
Office October, 18th, 1894, if not delivered
before. In calling for above, please say,
advertised" giving date of list.
THE report for the quarter ending
September Both of the Vermont Soldiers
Home shows that since July LIST, 1894,
there were admitted IS, died 4, dis
charged 4, gain s. The present men,
bership is 80, the largest since the organ
ization. The prospects are that the
Home will be caring for 100 before July
1st, 1895. There are 16 cared for in the
hospital, which now has, with the new
addition, "a beds. The average age of
the members is Ga years. The Home is
open to visitors every day except Sun
days. At the chapel service September
18th there were 1855 present. The income
this year from the farm belonging to the
Home is estimated to be $1,000 more
than the expense of operating.
A RESIDENT of the village, who was
recently visiting city not far from Ben
nington, one evening visited hall where
Giving pictures were being shown by a
Salvation Army Corps. He says in de-
scribing them: "The first was repre-
sentation of a drunkard's hovel. The
husband in drunken stupor was Sleep
ing in the only chair. In one corner his
weeuing wife was sitting on box, hold
ing baby in her arms. Upon the hard
floor with only torn blanket to cover
them, were sleeping two more children,
and fourth one, the oldest, stood on
one side of the room and sung The
Drunkard's Song" He says he never
so fully realized the evil effects of intern
perance as he did when he gazed on that
scene, and thought what must the origi-
nal be.
SENAToR-ELECT BARBER was in town
yesterday. Ee was a member of the
Legislature of 1892, and with Col. AL
fred A. Hall of st. Adams, and Hon.
Philip K. Gleed of Morrisville, was one
of the Committee of Revision of the
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