Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-12-14

Press, only $500.
RAIN is needed to swell the rivers
which have been very low the last week.
MRS. HORACE WooDMAN is visiting
her parents in Brandon.
Mrs. II. S. BINGHAM has been spend.
ing portion of the week with Mrs. D.
Il. Lewis, in Vergennes.
THE annual election of Miriam Lodge,
No. s, D. of R., occurs next Monday
evening, in Odd Fellows Hall.
PROBABLY it would be impossible to
stop children from sliding and skating
on the sidewalks, but they should at
least be careful and not run into pedes-
trians.
THE ladies of the Second Congrega-
tiolal church will hold supper and sale,
in the church parlors, on the evening of
Forefather's Day, Friday, December
twenty-first.
TEMPLE Chapter, No. s. will held a
special eonvocation, in Masonic hall,
next Monday evening, for work in the
degrees, the Royal Arch being one of
them. The meeting will be called to or.
der promptly on time.
SECRETARY HOYT has issued a circu-
lar giving particulars of the proposed
evening school of the Y. NJ. G. A. of
which we gave notice last Friday. APP
plicatiOns to join the classes should be
made before the 18th, inst. The terms
are within the reach of all.
THE corrected time table of the Fitch
burg railroad, including the arrivals and
departures of all the Bennington and
Rutland trains, will be found in this is
sue. There is very little change, except
the taking of of the trains noted last Fri
day.
FRED SMITH, the North street tailor,
has fine show window, that has attract
ed wide attention since Tuesday. One
window is fitted up the usual display
fashion, while the other has the well,
the sweep, the ''old oaken bucket" true
to life, and all made up of gentlemen's
furnishing goods. You should see this.
THE BANNER Bindery is ready for or
ders for sets of blank books to begin the
new year, and will have all such orders
ready, promptly. 1t is the season, now
that the December issues of the maya
ziues are in hand, to bind up such period
icals in time for Christmas. The mark
ing of nice books in gold will be special
feature of its work for the next ten days.
Present your orders as soon as possible.
THE Postoffice Department has ruled
that the postage on Christmas presents
must be fully prepaid or the articles will
be sent to the Dead Letter office. This
is fact that should be borne in mind by
those who are about to send such articles
through the mail. A little care in this
respect may save great deal of annoy
ance and disappointment.
OUR obituary columns to-day contain
a notice of the death of Aaron Hulet of
White Creek, N. Y, well-known resi-
dent OF that town. He had been a sub
scriber to the BANNER for over forty of
his nearly sixty years of life. In chroni-
ealing the departure of Mr.. Hulet we al
most seem to have lost personal friend,
so many times have written his name in
the years agone. MAY he rest in peace"
The proceedings of the late D. D. G.
M. meeting of Masons, in Burlington,
have been printed, and DIR. Eugene S.
Weston, Grand Lecturer, fayors us with
copy. 1t was an interesting event and
DIR. Weston gave fine address. We un-
derstand he will be present at the Dis
trict meeting, January 18th, next, in
Masonic Hall, this village, that Mt. An.
thony Lodge will exemply the Third de.
gree and that the Eastern Star will pro.
vide the banquet.
THE funeral of Mrs. P. L. Robinson
was held from the Putnam House par
lors, yesterday forenoon at 1920 o'clock.
the Rev. M. L. Severance, officiating.
There was quite good attendance of
our people, personal friends of the family,
aside from the relatives, and the remains
were laid at rest in the Old Revolution.
airy Cemetery at the Centre. Among
those present from out of town we no
ticed the Rev. Jas. l.. Harrington, a
nephew of deceased, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of Middle Granville,
N. Y.