Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-05-04

N. IlAhI AND OOMRAA1 dTb udNluS
a sugar sale of one week. See their adj
.vertisement in to-day's ISSUE.
Miss H. q. AAiYoT has new advertise
ment that will be of interest to every
lady of Bennington and vicinity. Read
it.
@. @. KMBALL and John H. Norton
have been improving their premises on
Union street by removing their door
yard fences and grading up their lawns.
A MISSIONARY reception and Pound
Party for the parochial mission fund
will be held at the residence of Mrs. H.
". Martin, Thursday, May 10th, from
8 to 10 o'clock, p. m.
DR.. HENRY S. GooDALL of Washing.
ton, d. c., returned to his professional
and official duties, Saturday last, after a
sojourn at his paterDal home of nearly
two months.
AT the Second Congregational church,
next Sunday evening, will begin the first
musical series to be given the first Sun
day night of each month. Subject:
"Gounod."
INVITATION cards are out announcing
the marriage of Miss Sarah BerloWitz to
Benjamin Semilnitzky, Thursday, May
oath, at p. M, at the residence of the
brides parents, ia Putnam street.
EDWARD WALBRIDGE of North Ben
nington was arrested again, Wednesday,
on the charge of selling cigarettes to
minors. His hearing is announced to
take place the 10th, before the Municipal
court.
THE Methodist ladies hold their usual
AniahIa in tho oh, 81,
ing, and in connection with it will give
their new pastor, the Rev. s. McLaugh-
lin, a reception, to which the public are
cordially invited.
A GOOD congregation gathered in st.
Peters church last evening, Ascension
Day, to hear a sermon by Rector Jewett
of st. Pauls church Albany, N. Y.
There was Celebration of the Holy Eu-
charist at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
MRS. HOPKINS and daughter of San
Francisco, CAL, are expected next week
for a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Gibson,
relatives. Miss Hopkins has been at
school in Boston, and her mother has
como east on her account. They will
find our town good place to visit.
ED. G. BRUCE is making a lengthy
visit with D. b. Haynes and family. Mr..
Bruce has been residing in the South for
long time and comes to Bennington
again much broken in health, which he
hopes to regain in few months visit
among his native hills.
The music rooms of R. o. Kelly and
Co., in the Whitney block on Main street,
have been thoroughly renovated and i'm
proved. The formal opening will take
place Saturday evening. Good music
will be furnished and general invitation
is extended. The rooms will be illumi-
mated.
THE SEMI WEEKLY BANNER is pub
lished at $3.50 per year in advance, and
the old clubbing rates continue. The
change does not affect old subscribers,
who will receive the two papers week,
when before enc was sent. We repeat
this statement in response to inquiries.
THE Marshall, Mimi, News-M Messenger
of last week, has long account of the
celebration of the 10Th anniversary of
the Odd Fellows, at Tracy in that State.
the name of F. M. Cutting, whose mother,
Mrs. Eliza F. Cutting and two sisters,
reside in this village. The Rebekahs
spread the banquet.
BENJAMIN F. LAKER, one of the
largest and best known farmers of East
Hoosick, N Y, died suddenly at his
home yesterday morning. Mr.. Laker
was the owner of several hundred acres
of valuable farming lands and was a
large shareholder in the Pruyn potato
digger mandatory at Hoosick Falls.
He was well known all over Bennington
county.
SOME hoodlums, last night, broke in
the windows of Station A., at the Centre
and, going further down the street,
threw stones smashing in the doors OF
the Pliny Crawford house. Mrs. Craw-
ford and Miss Martha Austin were alone
in the house and were badly frightened.
The tools of the water company were
disturbed, and it looks like a small
party of fellows out on lark.
THE Troy Press of Thursday says;
"About two weeks ago set of double
harness was stolen from the barn on the
farm of George l.. Marshall, near Anna
quassacoke. Entrance was gained by
breaking the window in the loft. Con-
stable. Henry Hover, was notified. He
on Monday, located the thief, Michael
Labarron, near SALISBURY. The har-
ness was found in his possession. Labar-
ron was taken into custody"
A BANNER man witnessed the drill of
the Graded School cadets for the first
time Wednesday. He was surprised at
the way in which they went through the
manual, and with their marching. Such
exercise is good for the boys, and they
appear to enjoy it. 1t would encourage
them and their instructors to have their
friends come out and see them go through
their evolutions. Drills are Mondays and
Fridays from four to five p. m.
MRS. ANNIE S. HAWKS of Bennington
was one of the great congregation that
listened to DIR. T. De Witt Talmage, in
his Brooklyn Tabernacle, last Sunday
morning. The first hymn announced by
DIR. Talmage was: 81 Need Thee Every
Hour" The preacher took occasion to
state that the authoress of the hymn,
Mrs. Annie S. Hawks, was in the audi
ence, and among other pleasant remarks,
characterized her as one of the greatest
Of modern hymn writer's.
THE entertainment given by the Wo-
mans Auxiliary in the Y. M. G. A. rooms
Wednesday evening was success in ev-
cry way, the paper by Miss Allie Clark
being quite interesting. The program
as published in the BANNER Tuesday was
carried out with the addition of an in
strumental piece by Miss Mary Rawson.
Kellar's American hymn was sung by a
quartette composed Of Mr. ]. NJ. Burt,
Mrs. Merrill, Mrs. Coffey and I. A. Hutch