The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-09-27
Local..


in this vi lage.
MRS KATIE A. MARS returns to North
Rupert this week after two weeks visit
with her sister her.
MRS GEO B. SEARS returned hcme
last week from quite an eX'ended trip to
Wisconsin en1 Illinois.
Miss SARA ]. HAWKS left last week,
and enters the well-known Bradford
Academy in Massachusetts.
JUDGE DARLING is having very long
run of typhoid fever, but no alarming
symptoms have developed yet.
DR. S, B. PIKE drove over the noun
tain this week to Nottingham 10 visit
his sister residing in that town,
MRS. CROCKETT of Cleveland, OHIO,
has been visiting Mrs. Slack Tor few
days. She is EN- route to Boston.
A, G. PATcHEN writes it grandpa
these days, son having been born to
Mr.. and Mrs Bridges the 23d inst,
THE quadrennial weighing of the mails
has begun. Edward G. GreensIet is the
weigher for the Bennington postotfice.
Miss ESTHER PORTER is home again
after three months vacation during
which she has been visiting friends west.
ORA E GIBSON enters the New York
dental college next Monday and expects
to graduate from that institution in due
time.
THE 80 days of grace on all taxes lev
led in this town expires Oct /. Remem
Der this and save your discount of four
per cent.
THE State Normal School at Castleton
is prospecting finely, One hundred and
fifty pupils are in attendance upon the
fall term and the boarding house is full.
II. c. GODFREY and wife returned
from their wedding tour Saturday.
They will keep house in a part of the
residence of D +. Squires on Main street.
THE Chautauqua circl, will hold its
first meeting this year Monday evening,
Oct LIST, at o'clock, at Mrs. VIM. Muir
phys. Al who desire to join this circle
should be present at this meeting.
WIN. E HAWKS is in New York City
this week, selling train load of cattle
from the Soda Springs Land and Cattle
Com pany's herds, notice of the transpor-
tation of which is published in another
place,
EUGENE BROWN has moved his ma
chine shop into the new building re-
Gently built by him on Beech street.
This is two story structure and will
accommodate his growing business, The
motive power to be used IS steam.
THE Boston papers have the following
dispatch from Milford, Mass, under date
of Sept. Goth wv. II. Cook, editor OF
the Milford journal, and Mrs. Georgiana
Fay of Milford were married this fore
noon here by rector j. B. Wicks of Trim
lty Episcopal church"
HERBERT w. BURGESS returns to the
Ontario Veterinary College at Toronto.
10 few days, to complete his studies in
that institution. Mr.. Burgess has prac-
ticed during the summer vacation here
IN town, where he is well known, as our
readers know, and has had remarkable
success.
THE excursion to Lake George last
q
ing the rain. Nearly 200 passengers
came up over the L. S. X. R., and these,
together with the excUrsIonists from off
the B. and r. line, made the largest
company ever going to that historic lake
from this vicinity.
WE don't know what premature
death is 1t is appointed" unto all men
once to die. 1t Is not appointed unto all
men to live like number of years
Physiology and human experience indi-
cate that death, per Sc is just as normal
at the age of 20 aS at the age OF 95.-Er-
change and RcUieU.
PROF. OSULLIvAN of Burlington, late
candidate for lieut. nant governor, on
the Democi attic ticket, was in town over
Sunday. He is to speak in several places
in the Empire state during the next two
peelss. Prof. O'SuIlivan 10 brother OF
the Rev. FIR. O'SulIivan,. now Of Mont
pelier formerly of BENNINGTON.
w. c. BULL now occupies the new
shops litely purchased from Miss Hope
Conkling-the oil Waltlas mill property
on east Main street. Mr.. Bull, by
steady apple alton to business and study
ing the needs of the trade, has built up
a very large volume of sales in the dry
ing board line for kr itting mills, as well
as in the 9th ar departments of his WOOD
working est iblishnuit. We are glad to
note this enllrgem mt of bis borders.
THE approaching marriage of John
Nash and Miss Mary E. Tracy is an
nounced. From the Troy Telegram and
the Press we quote EVERY one knows
John Nash. the popular mail messenger
on the Fuchburg railroad, and his
friends viii extend to him their hearty
ms that he is next month to
lead to the altlr one of the most charm
ing and accompl shed young ladies OF
Bennington. The ceremony will occur
at Bennington Tuesday. O;t. 2. The
bride will be Mi Mary E. Tracy of that
place" 80
The laugh seems to be on our friend,
The clerical brother OF Supt. E. d. Ben
nett, as follows A few days ago the
press noted the loss of pockelbook con-
lining money aud valuables by Rev. j.
w. Bennett, formerly Presiding Elder OF
he Burligtou district, now of Troy, N.
Y. Ga returning home Nh. Bennett was
to find the pocketbook Oh
)ureiu How IA tnat poCketbook get
IN the bureau p the preacher asked his |
wife. 1t has been there just as you left
{ ever since you went out this morning"
'epIed Mrs. Bennett.
THE Tribune of Monday published |
Yearly three pages Of notices OF Demo
rats who will vote for Harrison and |
Morton, together with the reasons they
rive in their own words. Local Demo-
rats profess that this amounts to moth
ny, and ia this they do but join the
chorus of the Democratic press, but as
lames, postoffice address, and other full
PARTICULARS are given by the Tribune, it
would be little trouble TO Obtain and
publish disclaimers, if the Republican,
lie All Dut this. Why is il not done it
4 the truth and can't be disputed.
A PoNDERoUs document has been sent
nut from Washington, evidently for
purposes, showing the pen
ions granted. These all purport to be
4 the date of last Friday. In the YER
mont lat we find the names Of LYMAN
B. Keye'. of Bennington : Benz tmin
barber Dorset ; Geo. f. Sade, b lrnum.
lille Oscar Tiff, West Arlington
)ennis Rrfter, Rupert Henry G. Camp,
all increased pensions. In
his county no one seems to have been
lcky enough to have rt ceived "origio: l.
ensions, although there are several
worthy cases held in allegiance.
WE have received from the author,
he Hon. Rush G. Hawkins of N W YORK,
monograph of the R-v. Aaron G.
hutchinson, A. NJ. Of Pomfret, VT. 1t
elegantly printed and fine pamphler
Or circulation among family descend
pts Of tho a., yprs nd non len,on nd nf