Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-04

Press, only $500.
WIN. r. GRAVES has been quite i'll for
a couple of days.
THERE were 90 old veterans at the
Soldiers Home New Years day.
Col. AND MRS. r. j. CoFFEY of the
Soldiers Home, are in Chester for few
days.
VIM. Z. HAWKS goes West this week to
attend to some of his extended business
interests.
MAJOR AND MRS. VALENTINE leave
soon for trip to California. They
will be absent several weeks.
COLLINS AND RUSSELL GRAVES have
returned to Brown University. The for
mer completes his course there at the
end Of the present year.
SKATING on Benton's pond is fine, and
the same is greatly enjoyed by the young
people, who are there in large numbers
afternoons and evenings.
THE Sisters of Mercy have been offered
gift of 100 acres of land near Saranac
Lake, N. Y, by DR.. W. Seward Webb
for the erection of a Roman Catholic
sanitarium.
THE dancing class that has been going
on here for several weeks, was closed
Tuesday night with social in Library
Hall, at which there was large attend
ance of young people.
THERE was a pleasant reception at the
rooms of the Y. NJ. C. A. Tuesday, at
which time quite a number of friends
called and paid their respects to the off.
GERS present.
THE installation of officers by the 0. E.
f. Chapter here, occurred Wednesday
evening. Col. R. j. Coffey was the IN
stalling officer and there was large
number out. The New Year with this
society starts off very promisingly.
Doctor AND Mrs. S. w. SCOTT of
Troy; Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wilson and
family, of Hoosick Falls; and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred L. Bowen and family, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Wilson on
New Years Day.
Upon proper complaint and proof,
John Bent was taken by Officer Godfrey
to the Insane Asylum at Waterbury. OF
late John has been quite trouble to his
family and neighbors, until it was
deemed best to have him taken to a safe
pace.
BAPTISM and the monthly Communion
will be observed, Sunday morning at the
Baptist church. In the evening the pas
tor will begin course of sermons on
"The Last Things of the Bible" The
sermons will be illustrated by large
paintings exhibited from the platform.
Monday evening Jan. 9th, the annual
business meeting of the church will be
held, after which a banquet will be
srved by the ladies of the church.
THE Troy Times has an item of inter-
est to many of our readers. The veneer
able Rev. George G. Baldwin, D. D.,
whose son was for many years pastor of
the First Baptist church in this village,
who is also the honOred pastor emeritus
OF the First Baptist church of that city,
olficiated during the year 1894 at fifty
marriages. raising the total of the num-
Ter of times he has performed the mar
rage ceremony during his residence in
Troy, nearly ifty-one years, to 2,635.
OUR readers will recall the fact that
the efficient services of Gen. Theo. S.
Teck, as adjutant and inspector general,
was fittingly acknowledged by the Legs-
lature of 1894 in a unanimous reelection.
Not only this but the fourteen years of
loyal service was recognized by an ad-
vance III rank by action of the governor
In the Free Press of Wednesday, we no.
tice that cognizanGe, has been taken of
these facts by the people of Bennington.
1t says: GA number of his personal
friends among our leading business men
recalling his untiring devotion to the
city and its best interests determined to
take advantage of the New Year to pre-
sent him with an elegant uniform and
equipments beftting his new position as
brevet major-general. Gen. Peck was
surprised, but it is one of the qualfca-
tions of good military man to be pre-.
pared to meet emergencies, and, on this
occasion as usual, he acquitted himself
with credit"