Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-01-11


Mrs. CHAs. E. DEWEY is in New York
Tor few weeks.
RUSSELL & MARCH's new advertise
ment will be in Tuesdays paper
Hon. j. o. SANFORD Of Stamford, has
been elected president of the Vermont
State Dairyman's Association.
THE fire department have been called
to meet the evening of the 18th, inst, to
nominate chief and assistants.
Miss NELLIE CoFFEY will give party
to some thirty on Friday evening, in
honor of Miss Nye of Montpelier, who is
the guest of Miss Fanny Walbridge.
THERE is now only one prisoner in the
County Jail, Frank Horrigan of Dorset
who was confined there for an assault
with pitchfork, having been released
on bail.
ATTENTION is called to the auction sale
of cows, etc, by the Dewey Bros, Jan.
18th. This is dairy of choice stock,
and will attract buyers from all about
this vicinity.
THE services at the Methodist church
next Sunday, will be as follows: Subject
of sermons by the pastor-mOrning, "The
Turning Point" evening, 1.-The Prodi-
gals Elder Brother"
IT is announced that Col, j. II. Could
ing, who was secretary of civil and mill
tary affairs during the administration of
Governor Fuller, will be the new treas
urer of the Wilmington Savings Bank.
THE oldest club in town is the Shak-
speare, which is composed of women
who meet every week and study Shak-
speare's works. The club has just en-
tered upon the 23d year of its existence.
WE understand that Messrs. F. NJ. Tiff
fanny and A. II. Winslow will open BIZ
cycle repair shop the coming season, hav-
ing secured a first class man in this
branch who will have charge of ali work
in this line.
THE annual meeting of the Young
Women's Club occurs Wednesday even
ing, Jan. 10th. All members are re-
quested to be present if possible, as cleo
tons and other important business will
be the order of the evening.
The regular services of last Sunday
evening at the Second Congregational
church, having been postponed on ac-
count of the storm, will take place Sun
day evening next. Subject of sermon:
''The Citizens League"
THE Vermont Soldiers Home has
membership of 100 at this date, with sew
eral applications on file. In 1884 a state
ment was made a prominent soldier in
the State, that he did not believe that
there ever would be 100 soldiers that
would need a Soldiers Home in Yer
mont. There has been up to the present
time nearly 800 different soldiers cared
for in the Home.
JOHN II. DAVIS, a well known hunter,
was on the streets of the village Wednes-
day, exhibiting the skins of twelve foxes,
and on which he secured the State boun-
ty of fifty cents each. They were all
in prime condition. Several of them
were sold to make into mats. Davis
while out on recent hunt captured two
CoOns which he brought to his home
where he is bringing them up.
TUESDAY afternoon, at half past four,
a few friends gathered at the home of
Mrs. Hewitt on Main street, to witness
the marriage of her daughter Fannie, to
Mr.. VIM. F. Ashton of Cambridge, n. Y.
The occasion was very pleasant. There
were a number of beautiful presents from
friends and relatives. The Rev. A. Mac
george officiated. Mr.. and Mrs. Ashton
will make their home in Cambridge,
NY.
LAST Sunday evening the first sermon
of the course of illustrated sermons on
''The Lost Things of the Bible" was de-
1ivered at the Baptist church to a large
audience. The sermon was illustrated
by large paintings. By very ingenious
arrangement of the electric lights, the
outlines and figures of each painting
could be plainly seen by each person
present. The effect was most satisfac-
tory. The next sermon of the course of
illustrated sermons will be delivered
Sunday evening, Jan. 18th.