The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-01-26
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Truman Howard short time since,
lid out his meat market to George
NJ irtin, who had been his assistant in
the business. Martin has since sold a
part interest to George Stanley. with
whom he will conduct the trade. They
run a cart for the accommodation of
customers out of the village, and we be-
speak for them good business.
Charles Woodland has gone to Pepper.
ell, Mass, to live. II is expected his
family will follow IN the spring.
A leap year dance was attended bv
several couples last week in Bank Hall.
Supper was served for them by W. II.
Reed at the Bennington House.
Sunday evening the runner of a pair
of Traverse sleighs run against the lamp
post opposite the store of Bangs & Ly'
man, breaking it off near the ground,
The thlll straps broke, letting the sleigh
upon the horse when gong down the
hull, starting him into fast gait. The
sudden jar moved the two passengers
out into the road, sitting in the seat,
without injury. the horse and sleigh go
ing on few rods when they came to
stand still.
In the BANNER of the 18th. in the no
tIce of the death of the late Leland Fair
banks, it was said, with his decease
the mantle of age falls next upon Hi
ram Waters who is nearly three years
younger" In looking up the ages of
the old people we find that Mrs. Nancy
Richardson, of our village, will be 80
years old the 9. h of April next, if she
should live to that time, and she is quite
wei, cOnversing freely and lntelligently,
and going about her accustomed duties.
She was older than MIR. Fairbanks, as he
was born the same year, 1898. but seven
months after. Mrs. Electa Winslow. we
think, is next on the list, having been
born March 28th. 1894, while our much
respected friend, MIR. Waters, was born
Dec, 3. 1896. 1t has been pleasant to-
meet Mr.. Waters for so many years, as
he has been going to different parts of
the town 10 the prosecution of his trade,
always full of good cheer, and we hope
the injury from the fall this winter will
not debar us the pleasure of again see
ing him upon our streets.
Miss IntL Russell, who has been on an
extended visit in Brooklyn, N Y, has
returned to her home.
Mrs. H. |. Spafford has gone to Troy
to spend few weeks, with the hope of
recruiting her health. Her sister, Mrs.
Uhline, in the meantime, will attend to-
her household affairs,
Mrs. McCeary. is sending her goods
to Watervleit. N. Y where her hus-
band has purchased a place and they
are intending TO live there.
At the annual meeting of the Baptist
Sunday school the following officers
were elected for the coming year: II. E
Durham. superintendent Chas. Percy.
first assistant; Mrs, j o. Bangs, second
assistant; A. H. Phillips, secretary; G, E.
Knapp, treasurer, Jay Loomis, librarians;
L. NJ. Loomis, ASSISTANT librarian; Harry
Phillips. organisl; f. d. LOOMS, leader
of the singing. The report of the secre
tary represented the school ss being IN
prosperous condition, while the treasur
er showed all bills paid, periodicals Sc
cured for the ensuing year and over five
dollars in the treasury in favor Of the
school.
The young ladies Mission Band will
meet at Mrs. j. o. Bangs on Friday
evening.
A. j, Matteson has put up over five
hundred tons of ice for next summers
trade.
been living in the house owned by Mrs.
D. p. Thomas have concluded to board
and are at present with Mrs. p McCar-
thy near the depot.
1t is pleasant to note the success of
the young men who go out from us and
with noble purposes push with energy
into the active business of life. An in
stance is that of Wells Wrisley who for
some years was with W. II. Frear of
Troy. and who il now at the head, and
has charge of the retail branch in all its
in the store of Daniels &
Fisher of Denver, Col. with business.
of much larger proportions.
The "Scribner Towel Racks" manu-
featured here by H. T. Cushman, are
being sold all over the country. The
patentee is Introducing them in the
larger towns and cities and the largest
dealers acknowledge them to be the
best thing of the kind ON the market
The present Accommodations are not ex-
tenslve enough to supply the demand,
The death of Mrs, Edgar Taft in North
Adams last week was not an unexpected
event as she has been suffering from a
cancer for long time, About a year
since she underwent an operation which
al the time it was hoped would perma
nently relievesher. She was daughter
of Thomas Buchanan who has resided
here for the last twenty years or more
and sister of Mrs. Herbert I, Walbridge.
who with the other members of the
family have the sympathy of our com.
munity.
H. Clayton Simmons is happily en-
joying the gift of little boy, kindly
TO him day or two since by
his good wife, We understand he i'm
medately accepted the present, as there
will be no need of a new sled for year
at least.