Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-11-22

| of 9th Corps Post G.. A. R., will come be-
fore the meeting to be held Saturday
evening.
THE flag at the Graded School was at
half mast Wednesday, owing to the death
the previous Saturday of the author of
our national hymn, America"
A CONCERT was given to the members
of the Soldiers Home. in the chapel, on
Thursday evening, by male quartette,
Messrs. Bennett, Wood, Bingham and
Partridge. Miss Rose Blair, of fort
Worth, Texas, sang three selections very
acceptably.
CHARLES T. ELLIS and his strong com
pany presented in pleasing and accept
able manner 1.-The Alsatian," at the Ope-
IA House last evening. Their efforts
were greeted with generous applause
throughout the entire performance, and
at the close of one of the acts Mr.. Ellis
and little tot, one of his support, APP
peared before the curtain in response TO
the demands of the audience.
THE annual convention of the Vermont
State Teachers Association was opened
at st. Johnsbury last evening, with quite
large attendance. The president OF the
Association, Supt. Charles S. Davis, OF
Amsterdam, N. Y, who was elected to
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State, is present, and responded to the
address of welcome. None of the teach
ers of this village are in attendance.
THE proceeds of the F. NJ. T. A. B. So
cietys big minstrels, to be held in the
Opera House, Monday evening. Dec. End,
are to 90 into the fund which the Society
is raising for the purchase of building
lot and She erection thereon of large
block, portion of which is intended for
use as a permanent home for the Society.
No lot has been selected as yet, though
several are under consideration. The
| Society now numbers 10 members, the
largest in it's history. This organization
is most important factor in the tenn
perance work in this town, and should
receive every possible encouragement.
News was shortly since received here
of the marriage, June 18th. of Miss Ber-
tina Jewett, adopted daughter of Mrs.
Samuel Jewett. of this village, and Will
liam Wilson Ford, of Philadelphia, who
graduated from Yale last June. Mr..
Ford is now a prominent and wealthy
business man of New York city, where
he and Mrs. Ford have their home. Mrs.
Ford, before her marriage, was prepar-
ing for the stage, and had made several
public appearances with tlattering sue
cess, and successful future was pre-
dicted. She has now permanently retir-
ed from the stage. No one in town knew
of her marriage until quite recently.
goshen HILL or a Life's Broken
Pieces" is the title of a book, published
by the American Tract Society and hand
s0mely bound in cloth, which has just
been received at this office. Its author
is Miss E. NJ. Henry, of North Benning-
ton whose nom.de-plume, Howe Ben
ning is on the title page Goshen Hip
is the story of an ambitious young lady,
who brought face to face with the alter
native of abandoning her chosen profess
sion, or of neglecting her mother, an in
valid, makes the sacrifice and is richly
rewarded, in the consciousness that cir
cumstances have enabled her to do no.
bier and broader work than would have
beeu possible had she followed her in
clinations. 1t is an interesting story and
one that, especially for young people,
teaches an impressive lesson. Miss Hen
ry is the author of "Quiet Corners"
"Opening Plain Paths" and other stories
that are widely used for Sunday school
libraries and are favOrites with wide
circle of old and young readers. Gosh
Ell Hill'' may be obtained at the BANNER
Office.
DIR. JOHN p PETERS, who is to lee
ture here Friday, Dec. 9th, on "Politics
and Principles' is a man eminently quail
flied to deal authoritively and most in
terestingly with the vexed questions of
our social development. He was a char
ter member of the now famous City club
of New York, from which the movement
of municipal reform started and was par.
ticularly connected with the propaganda
of that work. Good Government Club
B, the second of these organizations
chartered and one of the most powerful
and influential among them, was organ
lied in DR.. Peters own house. Al
though as a member of the faculty of the
university of Pennsylvania, his special
ty was the ancient languages and arch
zoology of the East and he was member
of the exploring party sent by that uni
versity to Assyria, and the author of very
valuable descriptions of discoveries
there, he has always been, as well, in
tensely interested in all the movements
and questions of modern political and So
cial life. In 1882 he translated "Muller's
Political History of Recent Tines to
which he added valuable notes and APP
pendices. He has been, as this volume
shows, a keen observer and student, not
| only OF nome DuG also OF foreign COnul-
tions and problems. DR.. Peters is the
rector of st. Michaels church, New York
City, parish numbering over 100 com.
municants and requiring the assistance
of three other clergymen and two lay
workers for the administration of it's
widespread missionary and charitable
work. The Rev. Geo. S. Pratt, we'll
known in this vicinity as a summer Wis.
itor at Arlington, is first assistant in the
parish.
THE funeral services of Mrs. Edward
Lonergau were held in st. Francis de
Sales church Thursday morning, the
large number of friends present showing
the respect and esteem in which the de.
ceased was held by tile entire community
in which she had always resided. Req
uiem High Mass was rendered Rev. A. j.
Barron officiating Many from other
congregations were present At the
close Of the services the hymn "Shall
we Meet" was finely rendered by the
choir, as the large audience were leaving
the church. The display of floral trib.
utes was large and very handsome.
There were pillows, wreaths, bouquets,
etc.. OF lilies, carnations, roses, ETC., the
casket being fairly covered with them.
The interment was in the Catholic Gem
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