The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-03-02

have visited in Troy, n. Y, the Hon.
and Mrs. c. E. Patterson.
CHAs. H. RICE has moved to the east
store in the new Opera House block, to
his growing business in the
jewelry Inc.
ca. HoUGHToN & COMPANY of North
Bennington, announce a special cash sale
from March LIST to the 10th. For partic-
ulars see small bills.
FRED SMITH opened his new store, OPP
posite this office, last evening. He had
a crowd to see his handsome show win
dows, ablaze with electric lights.
TAFT Commandery is to have series
of rehearsals in the new and universal
work. There is considerable enthusiasm
expressed by the officers of this body.
DIR. W. A. PARKER, who is eye and ear
surgeon to North Adams hospital, will
hereafter be in Bennington every Wednes-
day, at the Putnam House until further
notice.
THE Fortnightly meets Saturday,
March Sd. Subject" History and Travel"
The committee in charge is: Mrs. W.
G. Hitchcock, Miss B. M. Sibley, Miss II.
E. Harwood,
Mr.. AND MRS. FRANK HEWITT are in
deep affiiction by the death of their lit
tie son. Raw Winslow, who died the
morning of the 2Sth. The little boy was
ten months and 10 days old
THE Rt. Rev. John S. Michaud, D. D.,
will be in Bennington over Sunday.
There are many people in town, aside
from the Congregation of st. Francis de
Sales church, who will be glad to greet
him.
WE learn that Geo. Barber of Mime
apolis, Mimi, has been critically i'll for
some time, and as to his present condi-
ton we are not informed. Mrs. Barber
is a daughter of Augustus Galusha of
SALISBURY.
AT last accounts, Congressman-at-
Large Crows plurality was 10000 and
still increasing. Taking him all in all,
the venerable statesman is about the
most impressive protest against The Will
son bill that has ever been sent to Wash
ington.
Col. OLIN SCOTT gave treat to the
primary department of the Second Con-
gregational Sunday school, on Saturday,
in the shape of sleighride with a candy
supplement-. About fifty little people
participated with delight which words
fail to express, in spite of the cold
weather.
N. B. SQUIREs of Troy, N. Y, sends us
a parody on THE Old Oakcn Bucket"
suggested by the article in the BANNER
of February 10th, on the old Church
choir in Bennington Centre and the mem
bers of that choir. 1t is from the pen of
Mrs. Clarence w. Waters, and will be en-
joyed by our readers. 1t will appear in
our next issue.
THE lecture in the interest of the
United American Mechanics, in Apollo
Hall. Monday evening was rot numer-
ously attended, but the Manchester, n.
H., Mirror and Farmer has an item about
the institution of council in Concord
by E. e. Hill, one of the speakers. They
have Gen. Stark degree team in Man
chester, and the meeting was great sue
cess.
SIXTH CORPS PosT, No. 112, will dedi-
cate their new hall, in the Putnam block,
on Saturday evening, March 10th. De-
partment Commander, G. f. Branch and
staff will be present and other notableS
of the G. A. r. Supper will be served
at 6p. IN. The camp fire and entertain
ment to follow, will consist of war songs
by glee club, Rotations, speeches, etc.
A cordial invitation is extended to all
veterans, and ladies of the w. R. G.
THE Revision Committee of the last
Legislature Hons. 0. NJ. Barber of Ar
lington. Alfred A. Hall of st. Adams,
and p. X. Gleed of Morrisville, have been
in session at st. Adams for number of
weeks. The revision of 1880 is taken as
basis and the work of the committee
consists in determining if any of the SEES
sion laws passed since have changed or
repealed former laws. If such are found
they are embodied in the revision. An
other part of the work is the condensa-
ton OF many of the session laws. The
clerk of the committee, f. G. Fleetwood,
is preparing q schedule of all the
changes. which shows where everything
changed by the committee has gone to-.
This schedule is prepared so the com
mittee which the next legislature will
appoint can see if the revision is correct
and report on it's adoption. At the be-
ginning the work was divided, each
member having third. This work has
been completed and the entire commit
tee is now going over the laws. The
work is all to be in the hands of the
printer by June and to be completed be-
fore the session of the legislature next
fall.
THE Junior Y. P. S. c. L, connected
with the Second Congregational church
gave George and Martha Washington
reception in the church parlors
Friday evening. There was a
good attendance of older people
and a programme was delightfully."-
carried out by the members of the So
ciety, who were dressed in an appropri-
ate manner to represent the different
characters: D. Edward Moore person
ated George Washington, and
Mollie Chids Martha, VIII lie Nellie Gus
tbs, Dorothy Quincy, Dollie Adams, Lem
uel Adams and John Hancock were rep
resented, respectively, by Ella Bingham,
Cecile Powers, Bessie Sibley, Kenneth
Richie and Martin Love. Twelve of the
little people had something special tc re,
port about the Father of their Country,
including Rotations by Addie Kelley
and Valentine Perkins. Twelve stood
trial as history class, under the direc.
ton of Lena Smith, Grace Sibley, the
president of the society, taking the prize
| Light refreshments were served
and the event was a red-letteI
one in the annals of the Junior Y. P.
S. G. Z.
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over a city paper, that while his publica
ton cannot in the nature of the case Sc
cure so wide circulation, every copy
that is distributed has a closer and more
attentive reading. Thousands of copies