The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-09-06

EDWARD II, SCOTT was in town over
election.
GEO. B. LAWRENCE is at Newport, R. j.
for couple of months.
Mrs. j. ED. WALBRIDGE and family
passed last week at Camp Comfort" in
Woodford.
THE Defamer's victims all 'gOt there. y
Why could not ell" have secured some
of its abuse?
FORTUNATE PIKE. He rece we'd the
cordial support() of our village con-
temporary.
HERBERT u. ALLEN is sick with ty.
phoit fever. He Is the village bill
distributor.
TAFT CoMMANDERY, K. T., meets ia
regular couclave tomorrow evening in
Masonic Hall
Mrs. GEO RAYMOND, of Grand
Rapids, Mich, a sister of Maj N. NJ.
Puffer, is visiting here.
Miss FooT and Miss Whitman, of Still.
water, N. Y, have been visiting the
family Of Josiah Burch.
WE shall all know how to get elected
hereafter: we have only to make sure of
the Defamers comparatively
C. j. FUTILE and wife of Hoo.ick
Fails, N Y are whiting here, Mr. Tut.
ties native town, for few days.
MISSES LoTTIE AND JENNIE BoUTELLE
of New York City, are visiting in town
after an absence of several years.
H. S. BINGHAM came home to vote,
for the first time in many years at a
State election. John H. Flagler, also.
Mrs. SANFORD BLACKINToN, of North
Adams. Mass, and Mrs. Ingalls, of the
same place, are yisl ing Mrs. VIM. R.
Graves.
MRS. RoLLIN II. FISK Is convalesc-
ing. There was no truth IN the pub
Iished report OF her alleged critical
condition.
ANDERSON WOODWARD returns to
Pawlet tomorrow, alter a visit to his
daughters here, Mrs. DR.. Streeter and
Miss Woodward.
FRANK WEAVER is at work painting
the fine residence now building for Col.
DIN Scott, Pleasant street. 1t is to be
an elegant and artistic jpb.
w w. White, of Keeseville, N. Y, a
pharmacist and graduate, entered the
drug store Of @. ID. Gibson this week.
He is a valuable man for Mr.. Gibson.
THos, S. HoYT and wife of Troy, N.
T., have been visiting in town for few
dave Tho, t-nly ip ha ,,ln -
short sojourn at Camp Comfort"
II. l.. HOVER and wife have returned
from a several weeks visit TO Dorset.
They report the health of II. n. Will
Jams much improved, Mr.. Williams is
able to walk about
"THE half million OF sheep upon the
hillsides of Vermont send gret ting to the
5000, 900 sheep that voted for protection
in Oregon last June is the way the
Tribune puts the election.
THE clean sweep in this town is prob
ably owing to the 'pernicious activity"
Of the two Democratic postmasters of
the town, The Republican one was
quiet, as becomes an official.
The Sunday evening services in the
Baptist, 81 Congregational and Episco-
pal Churches will be held at 7 O'Clock
instead Of 1880 as heretofore The Meth
odist continues to be held at six O'Clock.
AT the w. II. C. sociable last evening.
Miss Jennie. Patterson won the silk quilt.
holding the lucky numl err 1856. The
quilt netted the society over $50 after
paying for its making, The door re-
ceipts we're SO &C..
MRS MARY j. HITCHCOCK, of Morris,
Ill.,, has just returned home after a visit
to her aunt, Mrs. Eliza +. Cutting. This
was her first visit TO Vermont and she
expresses herself charmed with Green
Mountain scenery.
MRS. FRED L, HoUGHToN gave a
neighborhood picnic to 81 on Friday
last. The handsome tables were spread
under the trees in front of her dwelling
on Grove Street, ana the occasion was
enjoyed by the large company present.
Mrs FRANK E. NORTON recently en-.
tertained about forty young people.
giving them and herself very euinya-
bic afternoon. The party was we
understand, given in honor of her little
niece who had been paying her visit
Of several days,
In connection with the National q. A,
r. Encampment at Columbus, Ohio,
next week, the w. r. G. hold National
Convention. From Bennington Mrs. c.
D. Gibson. an aid on the national staff,
and Mrs. Il. F. Cutting, dtlrgate, will
attend. Jas. A. N. Williams attends
the National encampn ent.
THE Rev. DR.. Seymour of Winchen
den, Mass, who has been supplying DR.,
Newman's church in Washington. u.
for several months, will preach at the
Second Congregational Church next
Sunday, both morning aud evening,