Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-12-28
CHAs. NJ. BLISS is away for couple of

Fress, only $500.
CHAs. NJ. BLISS is away for couple of
weeks.
THE merchants and shopkeepers all
report that their Christmas trade was
unusually good.
NOTE Lost in another column. A
liberal reward will be paid for the artI-
Sle's return.
THERE was no jingle of sleigh bells
Monday night, but the jolly saint reached
his destination just the same.
ARTHUR CHASE, twelve year old lad,
had an arm badly shattered while play
ing a game of foot ball, Friday afternoon.
ONE well known young society man
was the the recipient, Christmas, of a
check for 500, from his father, well
known manufacturer of this village.
THE agency of the Equitable Life and
Standard Accident Insurance Co., Bur
lington, VT, w. II. S. Whitcomb, mana
ger, paid Policy holders last week $S,-
9D1. Oh"
WHEN you hear VermOnter casually
mention "Our City," the chances are that
he has his washing done either in Montpe-
Tier or Barre. A case of proud fesh.-
Hardwick Gazette.
THE company of local talent artists
from Hoosick Falls, who are to appear
in "a Lies Revenge" will present the
play in the Opera House, January 18th.
and not January 10Th. The play will be
produced under the auspices of the F.
M. T. A. B. Society.
IT has been an established fact for
some years that the mercantile station
cry, as regards quality of paper, execu-
%on of workmanship, and prOmptness in
delivery, turned out by us has no supe-
rtor, and, further. the prices are always
Cow for good work. Try us.
STATES ATTORNEY BATES and County
Senator |. E. Gibson, presented County
Commissioner R. B. Godfrey with a
handsomely framed artists proof etching
representing a hunting scene, for Christ
mas gift. 1t was suitably received and
hung in the rooms recently fitted up by
the Commissioner.
THERE was very large attendance at
the midnight Mass in st. Francis de
Sales church, many from the other
Shurches being present. Mass was cele-
brated by Rev. FIR. Cunningham, it being
the first time he officiated as priest. The
music was very elaborate, the different
solos, quartettes, ETC., being finely rem
dered.
NORMAN B. SQUIREs gave a dinner in
honor of his 18th birthday, at the resi-
dence, No. ia Second street, Saturday
evening. Those present were: Martin 1.
Townsend, Allen II. Graves, Chas. w.
Tillinghast, William Kemp, Chas. A.
Mcleod and William G. Young. Matters
Appertaining to the city were discussed,
and an evening of enjoyment d.-Troy
Press.
RICHARD S. BAHAN, organist of Trim
ity NJ. E. church, Troy, N. Y, has re-
signed to accept moe lucrative posi-
ton. Mr.. Bahan has been organist and
ehoirmaster at this church for several
years, and not in its history has the must
oil service attained such degree of per-
lection. He has many friends, who wish
him success. His resignation takes eff
feet January LIST.
FRIDAY, of last week, Secretary Gresh-
am selected the design of John Craw-
ford & Son of Buffalo, N. Y, for the
monument to mark the birthplace of
Washington at Wakefield, Va, from SO
proposals submitted in competition.
The moDolith is to be similar in all re.
spects except size to the smaller mOnu-
ment erected by the same firm at Freder-
icksburg, Va, last spring, in memory of
the mother of Washington. 1t will cost
$1,000.
THE Massachusetts Board of Agricul-
ture issue an annual catalogue of aban-
doned farms for sale in the State. This
years catalogue shows that of the 400
farms listed in the catalogue of last year
$50 have been purchased for farming pur-
poses. The average price was $3.50 an
acre, and they average 100 acres in ex-
tent. Most of the abandoned farms sold
in New Hampshire and Vermont were
purchased for use as summer homes.