Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-12-10

land; so full of novelties is his store for
the holidays that every available inch OF
space is in demand.
THE Fortnightly will meet on Satur.
day, Dec. 18th. Subject, The Kinder
garten and Children's Rights, y under the
direction of Committee on Education;
Mrs. c. j. Hoyt, chairman.
THE Woman's Auxiliary to the :. M.
G. A. will hold its quarterly meeting at
the rooms of the Association on Thurs
day, Oct. 18th, at three o'clock p. m. A
full attendance is desired.
DURING the past week there were four
deaths among the residents Of the vii
lage, the average age being 81
years and l month. Two died from can
,cerous trouble, and one from old age and
one from a complication of diseases.
THE ladies of the Second COngrega-
tional church will hold their annual SUP
per and fair on Friday evening, Dec. Goth.
There will be an attractive array of fancy
articles for sale and some novelties which
will interest everyone.
A LARGE delegation of Bennington
Sunday school workers is expected to at
tend the annual County Sunday School
convention in South SALISBURY, to-mor
row afternoon and evening. The regular
Train leaves at 2:4O and a special train at
ITO p, m.
A PETITION is being circulated in Man
chester, to be sent to the Governor ask
! him to order Mrs. Mary Wetherbee, now
confined in the Jail here for the murder
of her child, to be taken to the House of
Correction in Rutland, for keeping, as
the Jail is not considered suitable for
her. ''''
THE eight annual New Years ball of
the Bennington Rifles will occur in Ii
brary Hall Tuesday evening, Dec. 31st,
the committee of arrangements being E.
j. Stratton, Chas. F. Burnham and Nor
timer Downs, "A feature of the evening
will be an exhibition bayonet drill by
the company. The invitations will be
issued shortly. .
"JACK" MASON, the actor, who with
his wife, Marion Manola, has appeared
here twice in Friend Fritz, was arr ested
Thursday night, in Boston at
the instance of one of his
creditors and is now in the Charles
Street Jail. He recently filed petition
in insolvency in which he said he had no
assets, but this has not yet been passed
upon. ..,
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Post Office at Bennington, for the
week ending Dec. 9th, 1895: Mrs. Let
tie Aldrch, Mrs. Willard Bradley, Mrs.
Mary E. Davis, Mrs. S. Graves, Mrs. B.
W. House, Signor Papa Dominica, Ed.
ward Everett, Norman MunsOn, VIM.
McKinnon, L. E. Rupert H. Schumway.
These letters will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office, Dec. 23d, if not delivered
before. In calling for above, please say
'adVertised," giving date of list.
THE following were elected last even
ing as officers of Temple Chapter, No. s,
Il. A. NJ, for the ensuing year: j. T.
Shurtleff, H. P; j. S. Niles, King; E. S.
Chandler, scribe; G. B. Sibley, treasurer;
G. NJ. Lambert, secretary; j. L. Finn,
c. of H.; E. B. Niles, p. S.; j. A. N. Will
liams, r. A. c.; j. C. Clark, NJ. Sd v;
j. H. Norton, NJ. End "; f. G. Kimball,
NJ. LIST "; NJ. II. Chandler, tyler; finance
committee, j. T. Shurtleff, J. S. Niles,
E. S. Chandler
SIXTH Corps Post, G. A. r., has elect
ed the following officers for the ensuing
year: commander, c. H. Sibley; senior
vice commander, C. M. Lambert; junior
vice commander, Chris. Friender; quar-
termaster, G. D. Gibson; surgeon, j. w.
Buckley; chaplain, W. Z. Murphy; Off
Ger of the day, B. G. Barber; officer of
guard, Martin Briggs; delegate. T. A.
Carpenter; alternate, Chris Friender;
trustees, "A. B. Valentine, l. E. Gibson,
n. NJ Puffer
THE following officers of Sixth Corps,
W. r. c., were elected Dec. 4th, for the
ensuing year; Mrs. Bessie Stevens, pres
ident; Mrs. Fannie Sweet, senior vice
president; Mrs. Fannie Friender, Junior
vice president; Mrs. Lucy Gibson treas
urer; Mrs. Harriet Patterson, chaplain;
Mrs Martha Burch, conductor; Mrs.
Carrie Harwood, assistant conductor;
Mrs. Martha Stewart, guard; Mrs. Sarah
Burch, assistant guard; Mrs. Ruth Girls
void, delegate to dept conventions; Mrs.
Martha Stewart, alternate.
THE churches of Castleton have be-
gun work preparatory to the coming of
Evangelist VIM. E. Cell. The town
has been divided into districts, each dis
tuct comprising six or seven families,
and under the charge .Of an appointed
leader Cottage prayer meetings will be
held in the various districts every Wed
nesday evening, beginning this week
and continuing until Mr.. Cell comes
the last of January Mr.. Cell finished
his work in West Troy, Sunday evening
Services were held in two churches, and
many persons were turned away, He is
said to have made 800 conversions in
that city,