Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-12-20

| MIS-. EDWARD MCGulre, OF COunJy SJreeC.
BETTER be wise than rich, says an
old proverb, but the majority by far
would rather advertise and get rich.
THE young people of North Benning-
ton are making preparations for dance
to be given in Bank Hall, that village,
next Friday evening, to the young peo-
| pie of this village. The arrangements
are in the hands of George Yelling and
Arthur Cushman.
THE carnation party given by Prof.
| Riley's dancing class. Tuesday evening,
was an enjoyable affair. The grand
march was led by John Morrissey, Miss
Tina Daley, Joseph Evans and Miss Eliz-
abeth McDermOtt. Refreshments were
served. Dancing continued until mid
night.
GOVERNOR WOODBURY. inspected the
| Jail here, Wednesday, in response to the
petition recently sent him, asking that
Mrs. Wetherbee be transferred to the
House of Correction, on the ground that
| the Jail is not proper place in which to
confne a woman. The Governor has
not yet rendered a decision. He was the
guest of Col. and Mrs. Coffey while here.
Thursday morning he left for Cortland,
N. Y.
BEGINNING with Tuesday the sun sets
about a minute later instead of earlier
each day.. The turning point in the
time of rising will not be reached for sew
eral weeks yet. The three shortest days
in the year are to day, Saturday and Sun
day, which are only eight hours and 81
minutes long. Then the days begin to
lengthen, although the increase is hardly
nerceptible until about the beginning of
the new year.
The, BANNER in its Tuesdays write
up of the Christmas preparations, over
looked two important concerns, the Te-
cumseh Greenhouses and l.. M. Holton
and Son. rhe latter firm has ready a
large quantity of pine mistletOe, holly.
ETC., for decorations, choice lot of palms
and plants for table decorations, and car
nations, lilies, hyacinths etc., etc. A
choice display of flowers of every kind is
made. Mr. Richardson, of the Tecum
sch Greenhouses, states that his firm is
prepared to furnish carnations, violets.
roses and other flowers, also holly for
decorative purposes and lettuce and Gel
cry for the table!
THE services at ST. Peters church on
Christmas day will be as follows: =, 40
73O a. m Celebration of the Holy Communion.
1870 a. m. Pro. Hymn 81, ''Sing, o Sing This
Blessed Morn ........'''t koper
Henite. ...''.'.... .....'.. Cnant
TIE Deum ..-..-............ Buck inc
introit Anthem, Arise, shine, for Thy Light IS
Come. .........:: ........ ........ ,...L Lloyd
..,,. Kvrie. o.. .'.'' Pc" !.
Gloria ibi, .,,I,
Hymn 50, 20 Little Town of Bethlehem"
Ofrartorv Apthem. 'He Shall REIGN Forever"
...........:. 80. ,...,, shipper.
81" Holy Communion. ~;
Communion Hymn 81, "Hark the Herald Angels
Sing"
Gloria in Excelsis,
Nunc DimitUis, .
RecessiOnal Hymh,-"At Christmas Tide Let Love
Abide" 20, Words by Rev. e. l.. Richard
sen and music by r. o. Goldsmith.) ...,,
SYLVESTER DEMING, formerly of Arl-
ington, has been appointed treasurer of
the Panama railroad company, one of
the wealthiest corporations in New York
City. Mr. Deming is brother of Martin
H. Deming of Arlington, and his mother
is also a resident of that village. He has
been in the employ of the Panama Com
pany most of the time since january
1875 when he accompanied the late f. C.
White to the Isthmus and took the posi-
ton of telegraph operator and train des-
patcher at Colon. He remained there
until 1883, the last three years being
cashier and paymaster, when the pay
rolls amounted to nearly $4,000 per
month. Upon his return from there ne
was connected with tue Pacific Mail
Steamship company a few years but fin
ally returning to the railroad corpora.
ton. He is we'll known in this vicinity
having held the position OF station agent
at Manchester some time before going
South. His friends here will congratu.
late him on his well earned promotion.
THE Christmas services at st. Francis
de Sales church this year, will consist of
the celebration of High Mass at midnight
and 10 o'clock a. M At the Midnight
Mass which will commence promptly at
quarter of twelve, the regular choir of
twenty five voices. Miss A, E. Clark, or
ganiSt and director, will be assisted by
Chas. II, Bennett who will conduct the
service, by Geo. L. DOnnelly with bis
violin, and by Messrs. &c. Bennett, L.
d. Bingham, G. ID. Partridge and James
H. Donnelly, The following will be the
programme
Organ Voluntary, Grand March in fiat, Lachner !
c. Fl Bennett
Carol, The Night has Thousand Eyes, Nevin
Quartette with violin oblgato.
Solo, Cantique De Noel ..........:.......Adam |
Mrs. E. B. Daley.
kyTie EleisoD .............. Charles II. Bennett
Chorus, Quartette and Solo, f. .. Bennett
Domino Fill by Chas Gouhod J
Chorus. Solo and Duet by f. Z. &, II. Bennett
Credo :.;:...,,:.:.. Flske
Chorus & solos by Misses Sullivan & Murtha
Adeste lCeles ............ ....Novello
Quartette and Chorus.
Slnptug mad
Solo. e. c. Bennett and chorus; violin obligato
MIR. Donnelly. "
Benedictus. ....... O.. ......... seq. Gounod
Solo, Foley and Chorus.r
Solo, Miss Hurley and Chorus.
Ave Maria .............. ...... ....'......PiZZi
Chas. H. Bennett; violin obligato, Mr. Donneily.
Vem creator. .:..,.::........:....... IL. Willard
Miss Sullivan, E. {. Bennett, Mrs. Daley, c. II
Bennett. %
Postlude March ................ .Gounod
Charles II, Bennett.
count" MAX SHINBURN, "the king
of burglars" all over the world
now in the Schoharie n. Jail for attempt
ed robbery of the Middleburg bank, made
desperate but vain attemp to escape
Wednesday afternoon. He has been the
most successful crook in the world, in
the past, in breaking away from iails and
prisons and giving officers the slip.
When Sheriff TOveland went into tha i5;l