The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-08-23
North Bennington.

Mrs. Whitehouse and daughter o
Springfield, Mass, are visiting at Mrs
, Horace Mattison's.
Mrs. g. S. Bradford of Gardner, Mass.
with Mrs. McIntire and Miss S. Z Parl
OF Bennington, were guests of Mrs. IL
ID. Hall Tuesday. Rev. Q. g. Mclntirt
of Pitlsford called during the day.
Mrs. c. ]. Mckay, and her sisters, an
other Mrs. Mckay and MISS Henderson
with Mrs. James Atwood left Tuesday
afternoon for trip to Burlington by
cars, thence up Lake Champlain to Ii
conderoga and through Lake George to
Saratoga. This is one of the pleasantest
trips that can be taken at this season OF
the year.
Among those beholding the jet OF
water, nearly two hundred feet at the
Soldiers Home fountain, a little three
year old girl asked the other day If they
were washing the sky.
Clayton Colvin spent two or three days
of last week with his parents, leaving
here Saturday for Lake George, where
he will stop week, Clayton has fine
position in New York and good salary,
He has the best wishes of many friends
here.
w. II. Ranney was invited by the
Young Mems Christian Association OF
Springfield, Mass. to deliver lecture on
gymnastics as connected with the cur
riculum of such societies, on Monday
evening last. The lecture which was
extempore, was highly appreciated, so
much 50 that request was extended
that he should write it out for publica-
ton. Mr.. Ranney has for years been AZ
the head of the college gymnasium in
Willlamstown, and is competent to give
instruction upon this important sub
ject.
| Carrie Simmons, young miss whose
sixth birth day came on Monday the
Goth, gave a very nice party TO come
twenty of her young friends in the after
noon. The yard and lawn, in addition
to other things, was fitted with swings
and hammocks for their amusement and
with great gee and pleasure the time
passed, the exercise preparing them for
enjoying the bountiful supper pref AIRED
in the pleasa home. We understand
plays aud games were enjoyed after re
freshments and at an early hour the
company broke up to go to their homes
| W ldlh ONGl VIC PlCooohb hihhN'
MIR. and Mrs. F. E. Burgess of Bur
lington, are giving pleasure to their pa
rents and other friends by their visit
here.
Mrs. Arthur Jones and daughters OF
North Adams, spent a day with Mrs. j.
G. Houghton, on their way TO the old
home in SALISBURY.
Robert Garfield, one of our choice
Young men whom we can hardly spare,
leaves soon to make his home at the
West, in Washington Territory.
Mrs. German Madison is still confined
to her bed, we are sorry to say.
Frederick COlvin is for the present
acting as clerk in the store Of Bangs q
Lyman.
About fifty went from here to the TX
curslOn Tuesday, to Burlington and
Providence Island.
A small boy having seen light color
ed, sometimes called Greeley hat,)
worn in the street, and observing later
that the person was wearing black one,
asked his father if the man didn't black
it with shoe backing!
Mrs, Caleb Cranston of HoUsick Falls,
N. Y, with her daughter from Rutland,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. j. q. Wright.
Miss Crandell of Winfield, N. Y, ia
stopping with her friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. E. Houghton.
Rev. Jas. H. HARDWOOD, formerly of
Springfield, Mo-; but now of San Diego,
Cal, called upon friends here before
leaving town last week.
Mrs. Waterman with her two chill
dren from Troy. N. Y, is spending
some time with her sister here, Mrs. Ii.
|. SpaffOrd.