Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-12-06
G. D. GIBSON is making extensive al
terations in the interior of his store.

DR.. SWEET remains in North Adams,
Mass, short time longer. See adv.
BRICK for the Richie building is ar
irving and work will be resumed at once.
THE mill of VIM. Campbell, which has
been closed for couple of weeks, will
resume operations Monday.
STARK HOSE Company will serve a
chowder in the Hose rooms tomorrow
evening. The public is invited.
THE annual convocation of Temple
Chapter, No. s, r. A. NJ, will be held at
Masonic Hall, Monday, Dec. 9th, at 1870
p. m.
THE Rev. Geo. L. Richardson gave the
pupils of the High School half hours
talk on Good Citizenship" Wednesday
afternoon.
NovEcK, 437 and 430 Main street, be-
gins tomorrow a big two weeks reduc
ton sale. Everything in his store is in
cluded.
E1CALVIN, not George, was the first name
of the Hathaway arrested Monday for
aiding in the escape of Thomas Lunan,
of the Cottage Hotel.
TUESDAY evening Stark Hose Com
pany voted to give supper in the Hose
rooms, next Wednesday evening, to the
ladies who helped them during the re-
cent fair.
THE Rev. Geo. T. Smart, of Manches-
ter, will occupy the pulpit of the Second
Congregational church next Sunday,
both morning and evening, in exchange
with Mr.. Seymour.
The Board of Health reports that
there is not a case of diphtheria in the
village and that there was no foundation
for the reports in circulation the first of
the week, that there were two cases on
School street.
SERVICES in the Methodist church at
the usual hours next Sunday, Morning
subject. 1.-THE Seven Christian Graces
considered Experimentally;" evening
subject, "TheBlessed Consequences Of
Acquaintance with God"
ST. MARY's GUILD, connected with st.
Peters church, gave turkey supper in
Sixth Corps Post G. A. r. rooms, last
evering. On account of the storm the
attendance was not as large as usual. An
elegant supper was served.
THERE will be an important meeting
OF the Bennington Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals, at the G.
A. r. Post rooms, Opera House block,
Tuesday evening, Dec. 10th, at 7.3O sharp.
A large attendance is hoped for.
THE Electric Light Company has a
dozen men at work putting up the cleo.
trio wire and poles for the new lights
and will probably have them in working
order within couple OF weeks. The
poles are already in position
THE Fay Foster Company was favored
with very small audience last evening,
made up almost wholly of men aud boys.
With the exception of some good spec
ialties, the entertainment was tiresome
lot of nonsense.
FRIENDS" presented Monday by Ed
ward Milton Royle and his company. is
the next attraction at the Opera House.
This will be the second appearance of
this company. Everyone was pleased
with its work last spring.
THE following priests from abroad as
sisted Father Barron in the Forty Hours
Devotion services that have been held in
st. Francis de Sales church this week:
Revs. Goffeny and Brown, Rutland; Car
mody, Bristol; Barrett, Fair Haven;
Glynn, East Dorset; Plommondon,
Readsboro; LaChance, North Benning-
ton.
THE special village meeting called for
the 18th, inst, is to authorize the Trus-
tees to dispose of the surplus $4,000 sew.
er bonds now in their hands, thereby
closing up the sewer accounts to date.
The Trustees were authorized to dis
pose of S31 200 of bonds several months
ago which was done. The 81, 900 now on
hand are as good as sold to New York
parties at premium of 500, all that is
necessary being a vote of the village au-
thorizing the sale.
THE olergymen of the Episcopal
churches of Bennington county held their
"Clelicus'' with the rector of Zion
church, in Manchester Centre, on Tues
day. A service with the Holy Commun-
ion was held in the morning in the
church az which the Rev. James Carna-
han of ST. James church, Arlington,
read morning prayer, the Rev. Geo.
Lynde Richardson of st. Peters church
Bennington, preached and the Rev. Chas.
Smith Lewis of Zion church, Manches-
ter Centre, celebrated the Holy Com
munion. A dinner was served them at
Thayer's Hotel.
The funeral of Mrs. Emily Morgan
Harris was observed from the residence
of her brother, VIM. r. Morgan, Wed.
nesday afternoon. A large gathering
was present to pay the last tokens of re.
spect The services were conducted by
Rev. S. Mclaughlin, who was assisted
by Rev. Or. Clymer of Pittsfield, Mass