Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1896-01-10

mdue, ROC9y We PUOIWeTS'
THE knitting mill OF Ii. E. Bradford
and Company, has shut down for repairs
and to take the annual inventory.
THE average attendance at the Sunday
school OF the Methodist church for the
quarter ending Dec. 3Oth, 1895, was $50.
STARK HOSE Company will serve an
other OF their famous chowders, Satur-
day evening, to which the public is in
vlted.
A.C. DEsokDA was before the Mu-
aicipal court Wednesday, charged with
;Atoxication. He pleaded guilty and
sentence was reserved.
DEPUTY SHERIFF. JOHN NASH has been
suffering, since Monday evening, from
Sprained knee, caused by falling on the
see while on his way home.
ENos ADAMS is suffering from heart
disease and is quite feeble. He has been
continually engaged in business in this
village for nearly sixty years
WM. NEVIS, who was assaulted by
VIM. Watson few nights ago, receiving
a broken jaw and otherwise severely in.
iured, is doing as we'll as could be ex-
PeCted. "a
JOHN HAYDEN was before the Munich
pal court Tuesday afternoon. He was
arrested the day before for abusing his
wife. He was fined 50 and costs for in
tOxication. He paid.
THIS evening Miriam Lodge D. of r.,
will install the following officers; Mrs.
X. b. Griswold, N. g.; Mrs. Grin W..
Davis, V. g.; Mrs. j. II. Livingston, r..
s.; Mrs. G. II. Harwood, F. s.; Mrs. M.
w. Stewart, treasurer
A CALL has beeI Issued for the annual
meeting of the Fire Department, Satur-
day evening the 18th, inst, to nominate
a chief and first and second assistants.
The meeting will be held in the village
trustee rooms.
AT the annual meeting of the Second
Congregational Society held in the
church parlor on Monday, Jan. 9th, the
following named gentlemen were elected
trustees for the ensuing year: II. g..
Root, DIN Scott, A. B. Valentine, John
s. Holden and VIM. E. Hawks.
SERVICES in the Methodist Episcopal
church next Sunday at the usua! hours.
Morning subject, The Passing Years."
c ening subject, Spiritual Profit and
Loss" Evangelistic services Tuesday,
W dnesday and Thursday evenings at
1880 O'clock.
DR.. SMITH, who few years ago, was
associated with DR.. Scott in the manage
ment of the Troy Magnetic Institute,
died recently in Central New York,
where he had been conducting an insti-
Jute. While residing in Troy he was a
frequent visitor here, where he had many
patients.
TIE engagement of John Philip Sousa
and his peerless band of 80 musicians, to
appear in the Opera House next Wednes-
day evening, has been cancelled. This
action is due to the small and losing bus
mess done by the several expensive at
fractions which have appeared here thus
far this season.
THERE will be meeting of the Second
Congregational Society in the chapel on
Monday evening, Jan. 18th, to hear the
report of the committee on lighting and
to transact other business of interest.
Of Nf tln
church and society is expected. -Harri-
son 1. Norton, clerk, pro. TEN.
THE Young Women's Club desire that
large number of members be present on
Wednesday evening, Jan. 18th, 1896, as
the election of officers for the ensuing
year occurs then. The classes at the
club are as follows: Monday evening,
dressm king, by Miss Alice WEIGH; w d.
nesday evening, cooking; Friday even
ing, writing, by Mr.. lockwood.
AT a recent meeting of the present and
past students of Vermont Academy re-
siding in this vicinity, the Bennington
Vermont Academy Club was organized.
hO lOllO"lhE hNlD OlOSlCu
Prof. Alger, president; Fred Tiff, vice
president: Miss Julia F. Wilcox, record
ing secretary and treasurer; Miss Lima
Tozer, school secretary.
THE address on Japan last Sunday
evening, at the Second Congregational
church, by Rev. Claude NJ. Severance,
was of special interest. The speaker
dwelt chiefly on work done at Hiroshima,
among thesoldiers, where he remained
four months. The descriptions were
vivid and SO. instructive that many have
expressed the desire to hear Mr.. Sever.
ance again. We trust another opportu-
nifty will be given.