Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1896-01-17


THE annual election of the directors of
the Y. NJ. C. A. occurs at the rooms to
morrow evening. .,... 10.
THE wood part of the roof of the
Richie building is on and the timers
are at work covering it.
NOTHING is at present dated at the
Opera House until Feb. 4th, when at
AL. Fields Minstrels will appear.
The stock of calendars for 1896 has not
vet been exhausted at the Office of j. V.
Hall q Son. They may be had on appli-
cation.
ABOUT the 27th inst, the Bennington
Bicycle Co., will occupy the vacant store
in the Opera House Block with line of
1896 bicycles.
TUE second annual field day of the
Catholic Total Abstinence Unions in the
Albany diocese will be held in Hoosick
Falls, probably some time in August.
VIM HAY, a carpentt r, was before the
$40 and costs, for being drunk and dis
turbing the peace. He arranged to pay
THE subject for Sunday evening at the
Second Congregational church will be,
"Tbe Dissipation of Force" The singing
of the gospel hymns will be led by cor
net.
CHAs. BURT, son of Luther r. Burt, of
School street, and Edith, second daugh
ter of Merritt Rudd, were married, We'd
Oesday evening by Rev. c. R. Seymour,
at Mr.. Burt's home.
MR., AND MRS. E. d. BENNETT and j.
NJ. Burt have resigned from the COngre
gational choir. The other member, Mrs.
J. Ed. Merrill will remain with the re-
Gently organized chorus choir.
G. c. THOMPSON e Co., have on exhi-
hilton in their market, eight April pigs
that are as fine specimens of pork as
were ever seen in the village. The pigs
were raised by Thomas Xenney in the
west part of tho town and weigh 1850
pounds.
OWING to the giving way of a staging
in the upper part of the new Richie
block, one OF the workmen, Mclaughlin
by name, employed there, had one leg
considerably bruised Wednesday morn
ing. In falling his leg scraped some of
the supports and considerable brick and
mortar fell on him. He was able to walk
home, but will be laid up several days.
A NUMBER OF the younger business and
professional men met Tuesday afternoon
for the purpose of organizing a social
and literary club, and voted to form a
permanent organization. The matter
was placed in the hands of a committee,
to report at meeting to be held the last
Monday evening of the month. The club
will meet once each month to listen to
papers and discussions on subjects of
general interest.
PROF. P. r. LEAvENwoRTH, of the
Caitleson State Normal School, was ia
ken quite seriously i'll in Brooklyn, N.
Y, last Friday where he was visiting.
His father, A. +. Leavenworth, who is
well known through this county as the
head of the Normal school, has been in
vary poor health for several years. Up
ON the receipt of the telegram annOunc.
ing the illness of his son, Mr.. Leaven-
worth had severe attack of heart dis.
ease and Saturday and Sunday was in a
very critical condition. He has not fully
recovered yet.
THE Bennington kindergarten Asso-
citation are happy to announce that they
have so far perfected plans as to be able
to open school about Feb. 18th, in Park
Block, over Y. NJ. G. A. All parents
wishing to send children are earnestly
requested to leave their names with Miss
Hutchinson, at Nichols store, or al
Miss II. j Morgar's Millinery store, be
fore the 25th of January. The Associa
ton, has secured the talented lecturer
Mrs. Lucreta Willard Treat, to deliver 2
lecture on "Kindergartens," Feb. LIST
Notice of,the lecture will appear later.
TIE residence of Rev. DIR. Geo. N
Weber, at Northampton, Mass, was to
tally destroyed by fire, Tuesday morning
with its contents. The loss is s., 900, in
surance $4,000. The members of thu
family narrowly escaped from the burn
ing'house. The blow falls all the harde
as Mrs. Weber is quite ill and DR.. Web
ber's health has of late been poor. DR.
Weber was for several years profes
sor in Middlebury College and later wa
fors time, pastor of the First Pres
byteiiau church IN Troy, N. Y. He ha
preached in the Second Congregations
church here.