The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-08-16
MRS, FRED. WINsLow is spending o
few weeks at LYNN Beach.

MRS. FRED. WINsLow is spending q
few weeks at Lynn Beach.
MR.. CHARLES RIDDLES glandular
tumor is slowly going, and he VIII soon
be about again,
EIGHTEEN new passenger cara have
been added to the equipment OF the
Fuchburg Road thus far this year, and
10 or l2 more are to be built.
THIS (Thursday) evening the Metho-
dists hold another of their pleasant lawn
parties. No one should miss this agree
able occasion.
A NUMBER of first rate tariff articles
appear on our outside pages to day. No
reader should fail to peruse them, es-
pecially the one entitled $50 salute"
THE Rev. Mr.. Marten takes a three
week 8 vacation, making his headquar
tiers at Burlington, and from there will
visit points of interest in that locality.
He takes his bicycle with him.
THE encampment of the State militia
at West Derby, the 21st, will be officially
known as Camp Governor Ormsbee. The
Bennington Rifles leave on the night
train next Monday to attend this muster.
f. DICKINSON, who occupied portion
OF H. r. Cushman's house on Main
Street has moved to Rutland to carry on
the farm of MIR. j. G., Dunn. This leaves
vacant a very desirable tenement re-
Gently thoroughly retitted.
CHAs. NJ. BLISS is to lecture on tenn
perance before the Good Templar's
Lodge, on Friday evening. August oath.
The lecture will be public to Good Tenn
plars and iRvited friends only.
MBs. GEO. r. DAKIN reached home
this week having passed couple of
months in England, her former home,
She is glad to get back to America again,
but enjoyed the visit greatly.
JACK ROBERTSON and wife, for the
past fifteen years residents of Oregon,
are visiting relatives here. Mr.. Robert
son is also accompanied by his brother
WILL They formerly resided in Cam
bridge, n. Y.
DIR. ALBERT NJ. WRIGHT and wife OF
Troy, N, Y, were in town last week and
called upon friends here. They passed
the Sabbath at North Bennington. The
Doctor is taking needed vacation and
enjoying it by carriage drive through
western Vermont.
THE Irish World is pretty good
authority and has a large circulation.
In another column we copy two edi-
torial articles on the tariff and another
on the Boston discussion OF "Indul-
gences"-all Of which our Irish readers
will do well to consider, as well as those
of other natiOnalities.
EVEN the servant girls in this country,
under the American protective system,
are enabled to provide for themselves
and from their "surplus earnings to
furnish means of escape to their kindred
unable to keep soul and body together
under the effects Of England's policy Of
free trade.
I 4 FEW weeks since we noted that J.
q. Birmingham, a worthy citizen Of
this village, had fallen heir to so, 600 IN
England, left him by an uncle. Since
then he has been 10 New York city and
Consulted with the English consul and
is assured that there ls no mistake about
his legacy. The whole estate 10 about
5000, 600, but as to the remainder we are
not informed.
w. G. BULL has purchated of Hon.
John V. Carney, the agent of the estate
owned by Miss Hope Conkling, the site
of the burned mill of Geo. A. Wattles.
He will build an addition to the store
house, still standing, of 55x2i feet and
relit the whole for the occupation Of hIs
wood. working establishment, mill dry
ing boards, etc,