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

EDDIE HUDSON is visiting friends and
relatives in Pittsford.
MRS. A. j. COOPER is visiting her par
ents in Worthwhile, N. Y.
w. l. GAVIN, the meat man, is laid up
with an abscess on his wrist.
TICKETS for the Custer Calhoun read
ings, etc., can be obtained at Shurtleff's s..
FRANK HURLEY came home this week
from a visit to the Metropolis, and to
friends in New Jersey.
E. S. MCCLURE, formerly conductor
on the Bennington and Rutland railway,
visited friends here, Wednesday
THE last meeting of the season at the
Soldiers Home next Sunday. The ReY.
G. r. Seymour will deliver the address.
THE appearance of st. Peters church
yard has been much improved by cutting
down several of the trees that have
stood in it.
MISS EDITH STEWART returned home
Wednesday evening from Rutherford,
n. j., where she has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. o. r. Bennett.
THE members of Company K, who pre-
sented a minstrel show at the annual
State Encampment at BrattleborO, have
recognized and are going to play in the
surrounding towns.
MRS. Poor, whose Parker House rolls
have become so much in demand, has
had to enlarge her facilities in domestic
bakery to supply out of the village as
well as local customers.
THE Real Estate agency of G. N. Pow
ers has sold, this week. a house on Lin
coin street to Miss Catherine Kelley of
Rutland, and the Burton house on North
street to Alfred H. Winslow.
MRS. F. w. GooDALL has returned
from Northern Vermont, where she has
been to attend the funeral of her father,
who died last Saturday night of apOplexy,
after an illness of only very few hours.
THE postoffice has just been supplied
with new furniture consisting of new
oak desk, high back chairs with leather
cushions, etc. The furniture is some
thing that has long been needed and was
procured from Walbridge.
JOHN GLEASON of this city, member
of Roberts post and formerly member
of company H, 18th Vermont volunteers,
is dangerously i'll at the hospital of the
Soldiers Home at Benuington.-Heral
Wednesday.
COMPANY K, Vermont National Guard,
Is arranging for a competitive drill in
Library Hall soon. For prize the COM
pany has had a handsome gold medal
made. This will be the only one. The
winner can hold it not longer than six
months; unless won by some other per-
son in drill. The medal is suitably in
scribed, and handsome piece of work.
Work at the Lasher Stocking company
plant is unusually brisk, and the mill is
now running until 8 o'clock evenings.
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about one cent pair on tho wages paid
their help, and about which there is some
dissatisfaction. They claim that they
are obliged to Go this because of the low
price at which they are obliged to sell
their goods
THE Young Mems Catholic Union of
Rutland give an entertainment this even
ing entitled IAN Evening with Tom
Moore" Among those who will be
present and participate is Miss Mamie
Sullivan, who will sing twice, the first
solo being entitled meeting of the Wa
ters." She will close the entertainment
with the solo, Last Rose of Summer"
WELLS VALENTINE sailed from New
York Saturday on the Atlas Line Steam
ship Alps, for trip to the West Indies
and the Spanish Main. He will be gone
about a month. During that time he
will make stop of several days at Kings
ton, Jamaica, and from there 90 to Car
thagina, Barauquilla in Columbia, and
Port LimOn in Costa Rica. The trip is
one of the pleasantest that can be made
at this season of the year.
THE Montpelier Journal of Wednesday
has the following: 'The Ladies' Must
cal Society, composed of the leading
musical talent in Bennington, gave a fine
concert and entertainment in the chapel
Of the Soldiers Home on Saturday after
noon. All the members of the Home
were invited. Mrs. Col. E. D. Bennett,
Mrs. George Graves, Mrs. r. J. Coffey,
Mrs. Mary Merrill, and Misses Adams,
Morgan and LOOMS sang
THE Brooklyn Eagle has the following:
''Ars. Margaret Custer Calhoun made
great success Thursday night at her de-
but in Brooklyn, in the Simpson Metho-
dist church. She has much of the dash.
enthusiasm and elan of her distinguished
brother. She completely captured her
audience and held them in triumph to
the close. Many of those who attended
were overheard to say that Mrs. Calhoun
was the finest elocutionist they had ever
heard. Her selections were new and
were splendidly rendered. She has ease,
grace, power and magnetism"
JAMES SILK, an old and respected citi-
zen of Bennington, died at his home,
1.-THE Locusts," yesterday Nov. 18TH,
after protracted illness, aged 76 years.
Mr.. Silk was born in Galway, Ireland,
and came to this country in 1886. He
FIRST settled in Salisbury and afterward
removed to this town where the balance
Of his busy life was passed. He made
many friends, and his sterling integrity
Of character was marked. He never had
any disputes in his dealings with his fell
low men. OF a genial and cheerful dis
position, sincerely attached to his family
and friends, his death is greatly deplOred
BY them. He was a lifelong member of
the Catholic church and died in full CON
fidence of the faith, and with the solace
Of its Sacraments. The obsequies will
be held from st. Francis de Sales church
Monday morning at 10 O'clock. Mr., Silk
is survived by his wife and six children,
three daughters and three sons: Mrs
Daniel Cunning of Troy, N. Y; Misses
Nary and Margaret of this town; Thorn
rs, Martin and James, also, we'll known
to our local readers.