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ent which was in theshape of ten
pound boy.
THE evening subject at the Second
Congregational church next Sunday, is
as follows: "James Meredith, or Is the
Ensor Cure failure?'
THE Sunday school of st. Peters
church enjoyed their Christmas tree last
evening. There were some fifty of the
little people," besides the grown folks,
that were made happy.
THE Misses Jessie B. and M. Helen
Newton, from Springfield, Mass, where
they are engaged in teaching, are spend
ing their Christmas vacation with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Newton.
A COTTON press in full working order
is feature of the new play, "Coon Hol-
low" There is a tragedy and remQrse
scene containing acting of the strongest
order. At the Opera House, Jan. LIST.
CHAs. H. BENNETT will be organist at
the Methodist Episcopal church next
Sunday. By request THE Angels Sere-
made" by Braga, will be sung by Miss
Audria Bowen, in the evening" and Prof.
r. o. Goldsmith will play the violin OBJ
ligato.
Mrs. GEO. E. HATHAWAY with her in
FAINT daughter is visiting her husbands
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. p Hathaway
on Gage street. Mr.. Hathaway, who is
employed as foreman in the finishing
room of the Lackawanna mills in Scran-
ton, Pa, could not leave so as to come
home for Christmas, but is expected in
few days.
Mrs. LAURA CUTLER, daughter of
John G. HarwoOd, is quite seriously i'll.
The other day, in the mill, companion
pulled out chair from under her as she
went to sit down, and she fell to the
| floor injuring her spine. In another
mill the same day similar incident oc-
Cured, but without serious results thus
far. This dangerous fun should be dis
continued.
THE Baptist church was the centre of
Christmas festivities on Tuesday even
ing. All the members of the Sunday
school, gathered there to receive gifts
from beautifully laden tree The tree
presented beautiful appearance, lighted
and ornamented as it was. Previous to
the distribution of gifts, there was a
reading, several recitations and a solo,
for the entertainm ent of the large audi
ence. 1t was an event long to be remem-
bered by the little folks. The superin-
tendent, Mr.. Loomis, the Pastor and
Mrs. Macgeorge proved, beyond the
shadow of doubt, that they know just
what to do to make a Christmas tree a
success.
OUR readers will recall the Rev. W
W. Foster, Jr., and wife, whose sojourn
with us was 50 pleasant, while Mr.. Fos-
ter was pastor of the Methodist church
of this village. BefNre us, as we write,
lies handsome book, published by
Hunt and Eaton of New York, entitled:
Mrs. Mary j. Chisholm Foster, the lady
referred to above. Mrs. Fosters work
is octave, 230 pp., and retails for 81 90
per copy, for sale at the BANNER Station
cry store. Even cursory glance
through its pages shows the value of this
book. The author treats the subject I'M
der the heads of Theory and "Prac-
tice," and in her sub divisions is revealed
the scope of the work. In the Preface
the fair writer gives hint of how the
volume came to be prepared She says
The first public utterance of those ideas
the writer gave in an address before
convention of Sunday school workers in
Lowell, Mass, in 1882, which address
was published in Boston at that time.
During these years the importance and
magnitude of the work has been more
and more apparent, and the ideas call
loudly for more emphatic expression
and to larger public; hence this vol
ume, after many pressing solicitations
to extend helpful, loving hands to the
little children of the church of God, has
been undertaken in larger spirit and
for wider purpose" We predict a
large demand for this work. 1t is S
helpful to mothers as it is to teachers,
and as applicable to secular as to relig-
ious education. This Is the work, read
er, you have been looking for all these
years.
WE, note, in our Troy, N. Y, ex-
changes, the death of John Sherry, of
the we'll known firm of Squires, Sherry
& Galusha of that city. He was in his
list year, passing away Wednesday af-
ternoon, after a short illness, apoplexy
being the cause of death. The Telegram
gives quite biographical sketch OF the
deceased, who has been for generation
one of the foremost business men of
Troy. The firm of Squires, Sherry e.
Galusha has enjoyed an uninterrupted
existence and prosperous career of over
50 years, an event rarely met with in our
hurrying American life. Mr.. Sherry's
parents came from England, and died
when he was years old. In 1852 Mr..
Sherry married Miss Sarah L. Barrett,
niece of the late Mrs. Ebenezer Prescott.
Mrs. Sherry died in 1884. Mr.. Sherry