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

THE fair of st. Francis de Sales church
closes tomorrow night Our readers
should bear in mind the date.
GEO. H. BURcH has been on the sick
list for week, but has got so he sits up
and is dressed. Fever was at first
feared.
CHAs. II. BENNETT returned to Boston
yesterday afternoon, having come home
to take the part of King in the Orato-
rio of Queen Esther.
THE Governor has signed the bill to
pay A. j. Pike sum mentioned and one
to incorporate the Bennington and Wood
ford Improvement Company.
FRosT's customers to-day RECALLED
themselves with choice fish that arrived
last evening. Among the assortment
was fine mackeral, fresh from the Banks.
AT the annual meeting of the Vermont
Horse Breeders Association held in Rut-
land Wednesday, Geo. F. Leonard of this
village was elected one of the directors.
THE much advertised, and postponed
game of foot ball, between the Y. NJ c..
AS of this village and the Rutland team,
will take place tomorrow afternoon at
$50 o'clock.
THERE will be meeting of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
in the G. A. R. Rooms, Opera House
Block, Monday, Nov. 10th, at 7.30 p. M,
sharp.
THE Fitchburg railroad will run spec
ial train to Springfield, Mass, Nov 9th
for the benefit of those who desire to at
tend the annual Harvard Yale football
contest.
THERE was large attendance at the
Cantata of Esther, in the Opera House
| Wednesday evening. The various parts
were all we'll taken and quite good sum
will be added to the treasury of the As
ISOLATION. Further particulars will APP
pear i our next issue.
MISS MARIE DENLEY, we'll known
musician of North Adams, is visiting her
brother, John Denley, of this village. 1t
is hoped that Miss Denley can be induced
| to sing in one of our churches Sunday.
Miss Denley has taken prominent parts
in musical festivals at North Adams and
has high reputationas, singer, in Bos-
| ton, Mass.
Mr., AND MRS. EDWIN B. ROGERS of
North Adams, Mass, will celebrate their
| golden wedding anniversary Tuesday
evening, November 9th. Mr. Rogers is
one of the Oldest residents in that town
and enjoys wide acquaintance in West
ern Massachusetts. He was at one time
proprietor of the Wilson House and for
many years was postmaster at North
Adams.
JUDGE Ross, of the Supreme court of
this State has decided that, all money in
the district treasury, when the town sys-
tenn came in force belonged to the town,
! and must be paid to the school directors;
therefore it is the duty of the Selectmen
or school directors to call upon such dis
tricts to pay over the funds, even those
who in their greediness sold their broom
and water pail and divided the proceeds.
THE Hoosick Railway Company re-
ports to the railroad commissioners for
the quarter ending September Both, as
follows: Gross earnings, 1858; operat-
ing expenses, So, 1859; net earnings, S794;
other income, $40; gross income, $S15;
| fixed charges, 1925; net income, $500.
The general balance sheet shows assets
of S120, 900, including $4,000 cost of
road and equipmentand $47,3S7 fran
chises, etc. The capital stock is $780,
900; and funded debt, 100000.
ELECTION returns were received by the
Postal Telegraph Line Tuesday night.
Manager Tones placing an instrument
III the selectmen's room, where they
were bulletined in the lower town hall,
| and few of them read up stairs at the
Episcopal entertainment. Democrats
were very prompt to conclude that the
place for good husbands and fathers was
at TRANSFORMATIONS RefOrmer. The
procession here started for home at ten
o'clock
Mr.. ALANsON HARRIS, of the firm of
Harris, Massey & Company, Toronto and
Brantford, the largest manufacturers of
agricultural implements in Canada, died
at his home in Brantford, Ontario, Oct.
25th. Mr. Harris was an uncle of DR..
n. b. Putnam of this village, being his
mothers brother, and was well known
in business way to many persons in
HOOsick Falls.-Hoosick Falls standard.
Mr.. Harris was also az uncle of DR.. Put
nam of Bennington.
THE death of Mrs. Martha Emeline
Stafford, widow of NJ. C. Morgan, ESQ,
removes one of our oldest residents.
Mrs. Morgan was born June 22nd, 1908,
in Bennington and her long and useful
christian life was passed in her native
town. She was the daughter of Samuel
Stafford, grand daughter of Gen. Samuel
Stafford of Bennington battle fame, and
came of noted ancestry. She was not
afflicted with disease, but died of old
age, yesterday afternoon, passing peace
fully away at $50 o'clock. The obse-
quies will be held from the house Sun
day afternoon at $50. A more extended
historical and biographical sketch of the
deceased will appear in our next issue.
THE young people of the Baptist So
ciety of Bennington, display very COM
mendable judgment in the selection of
speakers tor their course of entertain.
ments. Rev. r. S. Macarthur, d. D.,
who is to open the course Tuesday even
ing, November 9th, in the Baptist
church, has National reputation as
lecturer. He is conceded to be one of
the most eloquent and magnetic speak
ers in the country. He is pastor of one
of the largest churches in New York City.
The members of his church reaches in
to the thousands. The subject of his
lecture is: "The Empire of the Gar
The Great Bear of the North" This
lecture has been delivered to large and
brilliant audiences in the largest cities
of the Union. 1t is his best production
and has been very highly commended by
the best of critics. Those who did not
hear him when he was here two years
ago, will no doubt be glad to have this
opportunity.
OUR worthy Brother Medole asks and |
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