Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-08-30

week in New York.
Miss LILLIAN FORD has returned from
visiting friends in Rutland.
E. D. BENNETT has purchased the res
idence just east of the one now occupied
by him on Main street.
THE Misses Lizzie. Lucy and Maggie
Butler of Schaghticoke, N. Y, are spend
ing their summer vacation at the Put
nam.
The season of 1S05-'9G opens at the
Opera House this evening, with Joe OFT
and his company of comedians as the at
traction.
NEXT Sunday Mr.. Seymour will preach
morning and evening and at the evening
service will touch on his recent impress
sions of Old Ocean.
THERE arrived at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. c.. H. Emmons of Minneapolis,
Mimi, Edward Lincoln Emmons, who
will be one year old August 2Sth, 1896.
F. NJ. TIFFANY, chief engineer, who
has been confined to the house by illness
for several weeks, was on the street
Thursday for the first time.
Miss ELLA BINGHAM, who has been
spending several weeks in Cleveland,
Ohio, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Graves and Miss Graves, has returned
home.
LIEUT.-COL. MERRITT BARBER, assist
ant adiutamt general U. S. A, who has
been visiting in this section some weeks,
returned to his post of duty in Chicago,
Thursday,
Miss CLARA r. DEFREEsT, daughter
of Engineer J. E. DeFreest of the Wash
ington Volunteer Steamer, of Troy, n.
Y, is visiting the family of Geo. II. Har-
wood.
FIFTEEN couples of young people
drove to Williamstown Wednesday after
noon, where they had supper, followed
by dancing. 1t was well towards the
"wee sma' hours" when they returned.
THE interior of the store of c. G. Cole,
the "One-Puce- Cash Custom and Ready
Made Clothier and Furnisher," has been
made bright and clean in appearance
through the efforts of painters.
The funeral of the six months old
son of MI. and Mrs. John Wolfe of Gage
street, was held last Monday, the Rev.
Chas. r. Seymour officiating. The cause
of the child's death was cholera infan-
tum.
An excursion party of 112 persons
from Petersburg, N. Y, arrived here
Thursday noon over the Lebanon
Springs railroad. They visited the Bat
tie Monument, the Soldiers Home, the
Casino, and returned home on the $40
p. m. train.
SERVICES next Sunday in the Metho-
dist Episcopal church as follows: Morn
ing at $50, Love Feast; 1885, baptism,
reception of members and sacrament of
the Lords Supper. Evening subject:
MAY Those Accustomed to do Evil
Learn to do GooI.'
THE members of Mount Anthony
Chapter Order Eastern Star, together
with those of Tucker Chapter of North
Bennington, had an excursion and picnic
to the Casino, Thursday. The party
left here in the morning, returning late
in the afternoon.
THE Rev. Franklin Gaylord of New
York, preached at the Second Congrega-
tional church last Sunday morning. Mr..
Gaylord is a fine illustration of Christian
manliness. For six years he labored in
Paris, France, in behalf of young men,
and superintended the erection of a cost
ly Y. NJ. C. A. building.
THE Celia Bradford Trio Concert Com
pany gave a pretty entertainment in the
Putnam House parlors, Wednesday even
ing. They had been stopping there a few
days. There was a good large audience
present and the affair was much enjoyed.
The troupe left here Thursday for Sara
toga, where they gave an entertainment
in the evening.
THE musical service last Sunday even
ing at the Second Congregational church
was an interesting occasion. The choir
was equally happy in rendering the diff
ficult and eXacung selection from Rosi-
mis- Staba Mater and the touching gospel
hymn: "Are You Coming Home To-
Night?" The Rev. Charles H. Merrill
and the pastor united forces in present.
ing different features of the recent ex-
pertinent IN Vermont of placing woman
missionaries in the country parishes.
A COUPLE of weeks ago, Olin Scott re-
ceived an order to fit up large pulp
mill in st. Cloud, Wis, and had begun
making the machinery required. Tues
day he received telegram stating that
the president of the company and prin-
cipal owner of the works was dead He
was riding, when his horse baked on
bridge and backing off, threw the man
into The the river where he was drowned.
Mr.. Scott was instructed not to 90
ahead with the work until further no
tice. The contract price amounted to
several thousand dollars.