Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1896-01-17
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
Narth Remington.

At the Congregational church next
Sunday morning, an address regarding
missionary work amOrg the Freedmen
and other races in our country, will be
given by Mrs. Ida V. Woodbury., of
Maine, president of the woman sassOcia-
ton for this work. Mrs. Woodbury. is
also expected to speak at the evening
union service.
Miss Mabel White visits Troy regular
ly every week, in the interest of the &C
cOmpliShment of music, in which art
she is making rapid progress.
George Stafford. of Fast Arlington, is
filling the position of his father in the
II. T. Cushman Mfg Co.
Miss NJ. II. Henry, of Riverside is
three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. yelling and daugh
ter, Miss H. s. yelling, visited in Troy,
on Wednesday of this week.
Work in cutting ice on Lake Paran is
being pushed by our enterprising ice
dealer, w. j. Hurley. 1t is about twelve
inches thick, and its purity from every
thing which would cOntaminate, there
being nothing on the banks of the stream
above for two miles, makes it very de-
SlIdDl6 LOT ldTID6IS OuISluOs
H. C. White is in New York to attend
to business in the line of sterescopes for
the eastern trade. His son Harry will
visit Chicago and other western cities
later.
Ralph Reed is enjoying his winter trip
so far as the busy occupation of sales
man will allow while ON his tour through
the South.
The socIable on T tuesday, in the Con-
gregational church paTlOTS, was enjoyed
by goodlJ number, and the exercises in
the evening consisting of papers and ! e.
marks on current events were highly in
teresting. Rev c.. Ii. Peck spoke upon
the troubles in the Transvaal, S nth
Africa, which so nearly involved Eng
land and Germany in war and which are
yet in an uns ettled condition; Miss
Maude Carpenter. upon Armenians and
Turks; e. W. Shaw, upon the Venezue
Ian question and Mrs. II. Cole, upon
Woman. Mrs. Peck read the paper by
Mrs A. b. Valentine presented at the
Bennington FurtnighGy which was very
entertaining. Music upon the piano by
several of our artists and a song by Miss
+. q. TOwsley we're great addition to
the evening entertainment.
Inc IlUuluR Vi bl6 udJ6 vi Ju6 u6uf'd-
ton of the Methodist church in Benning
ton, as August 18th, 1888, is a matter of
some consequence in the records of the
church, and satisfaction to many out
siders who have known that it was IN
,ubt. Naturally the readers as they
see the name of Wright Hazen, attached
to the notice from the old Vermont
Gazette, in behalf of the committee,
dated July 20. 1888. will inquire who
subscribing person is. By reference to the
jennings Memoirs of a Century, 1T will be
seen that the church was organized in
1S27and the meeting house was erected in
1888 and that Rev. Wright Hazen was
the third pastor who had been stationed
over the church, the terms of serving at
that time being by the year.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Burgess gave de-
lightful dancing party last evening at
their residence on South Willard street
to a number of young people, in honor
of Miss Huling OF Bennington, Mrs. Bur-
CESS sister, who is their guest. The
rooms were very pretty and opened into
each other in Slch manner as TO render
dancing very enjoyable. The ladies
were all very pretrily gowned and with
the decorations made very gay scene
The dance orders we're very prettily
hand decorated hearts and called for II
dances, after which an elaborate cola.
ton was served. The affair was delight
fully informal, which greatly enhanced
its galety and attraciivrness
Burlington Free Press, Thursday.