The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1894-01-05

mere ana moved TO New YORK ClCy.
THE First National Bank declares its
semi-annual dividend of per cent.
The Vermont Bee Keepers Association
meets in Burlington the oath and 25th of
this month.
THE quarantine has been raised in the
case of John Harland and family, and
there are now no contagious diseases in
town.
CHAs ADAMS has moved this week
from Pleasant street into the new house
lately completed by Chas. II. Dewey on
Putnam street.
e. G. BENNETT attends the annual
banquet of the Boston Alumni of Nor
witch University held this evening at the
American House in Boston.
THE Fortnightly meets on Saturday
January 9th. Subject: Current
Events" The committee in charge are:
Mesdames E. D. Bennett, j. e. Merrill,
Fl. L. Hover.
G. j. HOYT, secretary, Y. NJ. c. A.,
will lead the young peoples meeting at
the Methodist church next Sunday even
ing at 5:45. The subject is 'Begin-
nings," special service.
w. S. HARDWOOD has been spending
the holidays at his home. He returns
the last of this week to Detroit where,
for the past six months, he has been rep
resenting the firm of w. and j. Sloane of
New York
THE next civil service examination for
the rank of clerks and carriers in the
| Bennington postoffice, will be held Feb
ruary 10th, 1894, and the time to file
blank applications expires Monday, Jan
uary 22nd, inst
OUR readers should avail themselves
of the opportunity to secure the BANNER
and Weekly Tribune for $3.50, or the lat
ter paper free. The two make combi-
nation that cannot be duplicated. You
may not always have this chance offered.
At the installation of officers of the
Eastern Star Chapter, Mt. Anthony, No.
1, some changes were made in the Off
GERS as printed last month: Mrs. ]. H.
Norton is W. NJ; Mrs. G. G. Cole, con-
ductress; Miss Edna Clark, associate
conductress. The others are as an
nounced. The Chapter voted to spread
the banquet and lunch for the Masonic
District convention to be held here the
10th.
WHILE most kinds of business here
abouts appear to be curtailing their adj
vertising expenses, the general agency of
w. H. S. Whitcomb of Burlington for
the reliable Equitable life insurance COM
pany does not appear to feel the hard
times, but takes the advice in another
item and let's people know what that
company can do for our readers. We
have known Mr.. Whitcomb for years and
can vouch for his reliability.
A MAN eats bucketful of food week.
Make him eat half bucketful on Mon
day and half on Wednesday, and no
thing between, and he'll starve to death
or die of the stomach ache. In the con-
tinuity of everything is the success of it,
particularly of advertising. This is why |
the most successful business men keep |
an advertisement running every week in
the year. Have your advertisement in
this paper every week this year.
Mrs. SEYMOUR found, on coming to |
the Young Womens club Wednesday |
evening, an audience eager to know of |
the best books to read. She met the |
question of the evening in most practi |
cal and helpful way, emphasizing the |
Importance of reading and the value of |
method, and suggesting we'll chosen
list of books of our American writers. |
All felt enthused and grateful for the |
picture thus presented to them of the de-
lghtful companionship of books.
The annual meeting of the First Bap-
fist church society was held last Monday. |
The following officers were elected: Asa
F. LOOMS, clerk; Will G. Bull, treasurer;
Edward H. Moore, collector; DR.. f. S.
Pratt and Edward L. Norton, auditors.
The trustees are: L. NJ. Holton, A. Buel
Sibley and Dewey Durham. Musical
committee, d. McEowen, Mrs. F. L.
AGO T1o oh l.
raised the past year about $1,000 and is
in good financial condition.
Two weeks ago we noted the continued
sale of the Columbian stamps by order
of the Postoffice Department. The Ben
nington Office has just received 100000
two cent stamps of this variety. The
Department have sent these Columbian
stamps to all the Postoffices and issue
no Others until the large stamps are
gone, so our readers will not be able for
some months to purchase the small red
stamps, issue of 1890. The government
have not been printing the small stamps
for some time, the Columbian series tax
ing their place.
THE Savings Bank. Wednesday even
ing, reelected the officers named in their
business notice, in another column.
This bank carried to surplus the statute
amount, which has now reached, in
round Numbers, $4,000 and declared a
two per cent. semi-annual dividend.
This bank is one of the sound and con-
sentative financial institutions of the
town, and its existence and prosperity
we believe has been the means whereby
many now have dollars saved for "a rainy
day." when, if the bank had not been
here, the money would not have been
saved for use in time of this need.
AT the Masonic District meeting, to be
held the 10TH here, the plans include the
presence of the Grand Master and other
Grand officers. The first degree has
been assigned to Arlington, at the regu-
lar meeting Tuesday, Bennington volun-
teering to work the second, j. M. Burt,
S. w. in the chair, and the third degree
will, no doubt be conferred by staff of
Past Masters. The Eastern Star will
furnish supper at p. M, and lunch at
midnight. There will be reduced fare
on the railroads, and good attendance
is expected.
PARTIES who refuse to obey the orders
of health officers are liable to pay dear
for it. Dennis Sullivan of White River
Junction would not have notice put on
his house to warn people that diphthe-
ria was there, and at the last term of
Windsor County Court, he was heavily
fined. The people in every community