Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-04
sEMEWEEKLY BANNER, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1894


QUITE number from here attended
the field-day at North Adams, Mass,
Monday.
MISS BURT of Fitchburg, Mass, sister
of Conductor j. NJ. Burt, takes the posi-
ton of book keeper at E. E. Hart &
Company's.
Mr.. AND MRS. JAMES TALMAGE
BIRDsALL of Somerville, N. j., are guests
of their aunt, Miss K. j. Hubbell, of
Bennington Centre.
CORP. VIM. E. SHELDON, our old time
Chicago correspondent, after stay of
about a year in Rochester, N. Y, is to
return to Chicago next month.
WILLIAM WEIGH and M. Cronin leave
to morrow for New York City, where
they will spend week viewing the sights
and scenes in the metropolis,
CARDS are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Elsie II. Cross, daughter of
l. n. Cross of White Creek, N. Y, to
Myron j. Harrington, Wednesday, Sept.
18th, at 2. 80 o'clock, p. m.
THE hearing in the cases of those ar
rested July Goth, for violations of the
prohibitory law was originally set for
Saturday, September list. On that day
the hearings were again postponed for
| two weeks.
MRS. Jos. Fl. WooDMAN, and her two
nieces, Misses Hope and Ruth Graves,
returned fast week from protracted
trip to theseashore. They visited at sew
eral beaches, and friends in Massachu-
sets and Maine.
G. N. BACON and wife, former resi-
dents of this village, were here Monday
visiting friends. Their furniture which
has been stored here for several months
has been shipped to Albany, N. Y, where
they are to reside in the future.
AN adjourned annual meeting of the
Bennington Historical Society, will be
held at Batchelder & Bates's office,
Thursday morning, at 10 o'clock. The
election of officers and other important
business will be the order of exercises.
IT is understood that the village clock
i'll the Court house steeple is kept at rail
road standard time and is sure guide,
| the correction being made daily from
| Washington. The Graded school bell
will ring hereafter by this time, instead
of by the mill clock and whistles.
The Union Temperance meeting of
Sunday night called out an immense au-
dience, and was addressed by the pastors
of the village churches and by Rev. Mr..
Severance of the Old First church. The
Sentiment to promote law and order was
most pronounced, and another meeting
is to be held next Sunday evening to de-
wise ways and means to put in effect the
laws that are so easily violated, and of
which so much has been said of late.
A BUSINESS meeting of the Bennington
| Tha nf tho no,1nhtarc of fhn A oa1,i
| can Revolution was held at the residence
of the Regent, Mrs. Harrison l. Norton,
Friday afternoon. Thirteen members
were present. 1t was an enthusiastic
meeting, each member showing a patri-
otto spirit. An unanimous vote of
thanks was given Mrs. Norton for the
enjoyable entertainment given the Chap
ter at her home, August 16thooG
CURTIS E. WooDARD, one of the old
residents of the village, died at his home
on School street, Friday. iHe had been
in poor health some time and recently
had shock of paralysis from which he
did not rally. He was "a years of age.
He buried his wife about year ago and
never recovered from that blow. His
Rev. Samuel Mclaughlin officiating.
| liz luIGElIl6uJ w do DIT NOl III
the bearers being r. NJ. Houghton, John
II. Warren, Lyman n. Evans, R. j.
| Crawford. III
THE Rev. D. S. Phillips, D. D.,
preached in st. Peters church last Sun
day and was the celebrant at the Holy
Communion. The Doctor and his wife
will return to Kankakee, ILL.,, this week.
In his remarks, Sunday, DR.. Phillips took
occasion to present some "reminiscences
that were of interest to the large congre'
cation present. In this church he was
baptized, here he was confirmed, or.
dained to the ministry and this was his
first pastorate, following DR.. Manser as
soon as he took orders. He has been
rector in Kankakee p years, going from
st. Peters to that field of labor. These
remarks made it a sort of farewell dis.
course, as it is probable DR.. Phillips will
not now return to Bennington, as for.
merly, the death of Mrs. Manser remov,
ing the last member of the family.
THE North Adams Valley News has a
good word for Capt. Eddy, the head OF
the Kirmess now in progress in the Tun'
mel City: 81 asked him the other day
how he came to enter the Kirmess work
and he said that incidentally he attended
a Kirmess in New York and thought that
he could get up better one. He began
to figure and plan and his knowledge Of
tactics helped him in organizing marches
and evolutions. Then he struck out in
business. His first Kirmess was in Ben
nington and his second was in this town
From that time to this he has been busy
constantly and his reputation now is
second to none in the country. The ele.
ments of his success are patience and
ability to clearly convey his ideas of evo
buttons to the young people who are un
der his charge, and also excellent judg
ment in producing spectacular effects
which are attractive and beautiful
The News, also, has pleasant word fol
Leila Mcintyre, the child-artist of Ben
nington.