Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-06-04

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lows Falls with Gen. Mccullough who
gave the address there.
G. WASHINGTON BAHAN former res
ident, but now assistant secretary of the
Brattleboro Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION, has been visiting friends here.
EUGENE GRAVES and family, who have
just returned from an European trip are
spending few days here, the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Bingham, before their
return home.
THOMAS BUTLER and D. j. Healey
were arrested Saturday for selling liquor.
They were put under 5000 bonds to APP
pear for trial this week. Warrants are
out for the arrest of others.
The Troy Press in its report of the
Memorial Day exercises at Hoosick Falls,
said, 'Mr. Childs captivated his listeners
with one of the best addresses which has
been delivered here in some time"
CHAs. COOPER has just finished an adj
dition to his machine shop, and in which
he will put new and larger engine than
the one now in use there. 1t is expected
next week.
AMONG those who have been awarded
the highest honOrs at the Troy Confer
enCe Academy for the present year is
Miss Fanny Patchen of this village, whose
studies have averaged 90 and no one less
than %.
WIN. BARRETT and Elmer Ayres took
another ride day or two since, leaving
here about 6 a. m. and going to Troy.
They looked over the city some and then
started for home, arriving here before
noon. Their cyclometer registered 65!
miles.
AMONG the prominent Baptists who
will be present here at the meeting of
the Baptist Sunday School Union, will
be Gen. J. j. Estey, OF Brattleboro; Will
lard Cram, Burlington; L. W. Hawley,
Brattleboro; D. NJ. White, Rev. Gibbs
Brislin, Rutland; Rev. c. r. B. Dodge,
Bellows Falls; Rev. DR.. Baldwin, Sax
tons River.
THE summer arrangement of trains on
the Bennington and Rutland railroad
went into effect yesterday morning. Con-
ductor Andrews will have the train leav-
ing for the north at G.1j a. M, and Geo.
Wickham will do the baggage smashing,
They will return here about Ais p. m,
thereby giving another train from Troy
Conductor Geo. E. Green will do the
yard work and run the sleeper from here
D. A. Baldwin will assist him. Conduc-
tor Clark of the Fitchburg railroad and
Koran, of the Bennington & Rutland, will
run the tlers.
THE Free Press says: "While Free
Press reporter was talking with RI Rev.
John Michaud yesterday he was sur
prised to hear the Bishops watch strike
the hour of day. On the reporters ex-
pressing his establishment at the unusual
striking of watch, the Bishop produced
a handsome Swiss watch of elegant
workmanship and design which bore the
Bishops monogram and presentation IT,
scription. The Bishop informed the re-
porter that the watch struck every Is
minutes as well as the hour. 1t is of
solid gold and heavily jeweled."
THINGS are looking very favorable to
those interested in the Horse Fair at
North Bennington this week, as over
forty horses have been entered for the
races, which is third more than they
have ever had at their meetings before.
The 800 class has twelYe entries, the
2.5O class has ten entries, the 2.39 class
has ten entries, the Cart Race has five
aud the FIee-for-All have SIX entries, all
of which can go fast over half-mile
tracks. These with the bicycle races
ought to please everyone who cares to
take half days outing, and should the
weather prove fair we have no doubt the
usual large crowd will be present.
Mr., AND MRS. II. L. STILLsoN left to-
day for Danvflle, to attend the 23d au-
nual convocation of the Grand Chapter
of the Order Eastern Star State of Yer.
mont. The convocation will be held
Wednesday with Diamond Chapter.
This evening there will be reception to
the Grand Chapter, after which the
"New Work" will be exemplified by the
entertaining chapter. Wednesday even
ing there will be banquet given to the
Grand Chapter and other visitors. The
last year has been quite prosperous
one for the order in this Sta,e, as in that
time four new chapters have been organ
lied: Ramona, No. 4, at Springfield;
Wlnooski, No. SO, at Plainfield; Cres-
cent, No. 81, at Brookfield, and Tucker,
No. SO, at North Bennington. One chap
ter, Gihon, No. %, has surrendered its
charter and gone out of existance. Five
of the subordinate chapters show gains
during the year, and two or three will
report loss. At the present time there
are q chapters and 1885 members,
against l, 725 last year, making the net !
gain Ill. Since the annual convocation
in 1892 there has been gain of 3S1 in
the order, the membership in that year
having been 1,454, and in 1898, 1922.
Mr.. Stillson has filled the position of
Grand Secretary since 1888. The treas
urer will renort about Com II, I,is bo,dn