The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-09-20


fore shown in town.
MRS. WALKER of Brooklyn, N. Y. is
visiting her son, the Rev. VIM. Bogert
Walker, for fe . weeks.
THE excursion tomorrow to Lake
George promises to be the largest ever
run to that popular place.
d. S. PACKARD and A. Wilcox are in
New York this week, going down to-
gether last Monday night.
JAMES BAssETT, accompanied by his
son Hugh, is visiting his daughter in
Washington, d. c., this week.
Mrs EDWARD KoBER OF Troy, y. Y,
and children, are visiting her parents,
Capt. and Mrs. Joseph V. Hupf.
Miss ELLA HELLING returned last
Friday from a months sojOurn at the
seaside and visit to Hoos ok, N. Y.
THE annual meeting of the Vermont
State Agricultural Society, will be held
at Burlington, on Thursday, October 20.
TRACEY j. POTTER, late of our High
school, now of North Adams, Mass, has
entered AndOver academy in that state.
MARK COLLINS accidentally severed an
artery in his right hand last evening,
add 1t was taken up and the wound
dressed by DIR. Chisholm.
MISS EDNA l.. GEORGE will resume
her class in painting some time during
next month, and is now preparing for it.
Date will be announced later.
THE family of Alanson Wilcox, con-
sisting of his wife, Mrs. d. II. Smith and
children, who have been at Cottage City
for two months, are 1T home again.
TOMORROW, St. Matthew's Day, there
will be the celebration of the Holy Eu-
charist at 10 a. m in st. p, ter's church
and Evensong, with sermon at 1880 p. m.
WE have received from little miss in
Woodford short story. Because of the
tender years of the writer and the com
position itself we shall give It place soon.
CLEMENT II. CONE, cashier Of the Ben
nington County National Bank, returned
this week from a two weeks vacation.
His trip included a sojourn at Nantucket.
POTATOES should be dug out of the
ground as soon as they get ripe and
should never be exposed to the hot sun,
says correspondent of the Ner England
Farmer.
THE Bennington delegation to the G
A. r. encampment at Columbus Ohio
Maj Valentine and others, have returned
The former the last of last week and j.
A. n. Williams Tuesday.
MASTER GEORGE FROST, son of Ma
l.. S. Frost of Watertown, Mass, has
become quite expert in amateur photOg.
raphy. Some of his photographs are
better than the average of country ar
fists
THE sslactmen and Mr.. Putnam are
doing good work grading up the stree
in front of the B. & X. depot in this vii
lage. That muddy place in the street
whenever we have had wet weather, il
at last to be filed up.
THE 90 days grace on all the taxes
levied in town and payable to the treas
urer, expire on October /. Pay you
tax to Geo. f. Graves, at the First Ma
tional Bank, and save the percentage al
well as the costs of delay thereafter.
MISSES KETCHAM AND DAVIS of Brook
lyn. n. Y, who have been spending the
summer here, returned home Monday
This is their first visit to Bennington
and like all summer visitors they arr
charmed with our Green Mountain
scenery and healthful air.
DR., WEEP and party of New York
en- route for Burlington, made a stop a
the Putnam Tuesday night. They haC
relay of horses at Manchester. TIL,
party are travelling in talIy-ho coach
with two outriders, gold plated har
nesses on the horses and everything elsC
to correspond.
THE offices of the New York Life In
surance Company in Springfield, Mass
with which A. p. Childs, Esq , is con
nected, are to he moved January LIST int
the new and handsome building now II
process of erection by the Springfield,
Republican company, Their eegan
quarters will be Immediately over tn
counting room.
THE dossal for the rear of the alter il
st, Peters church, promised when tn
chancel was reftted some months ago
was placed in position for the first tim
last Sunday, and adds much to tn
beauty of that magnificent chancel. Tn
colors Of the seasons are to be used il
this as in other portions of the fixtures
WILLIAM GRAHAM. a tinsmith, work
ing for Charles E. Graves. on the Star
House roof, fell off backward to tn
ground this morning. He was at worI
on the lowest part OF the house. and feI
into the alley by the BANNER bui 'diul
He is considerably injured, but how sci
iOusly il not now known. He fell owe
90 feet.
THE Norwich University opened j;
autumn term last Thursday. and anon
the new students therein were Chas W
Pierce, oldest son of tho publisher Of Ia
BANNER. His preparatory course ha
been so thoroughly pursued that h
takes advanced studies f.Om the star
in this old and wei known cducatiOni
Vermont institu ion, located at Nortl
field.
AN item last week was made nonsens
by several typographical errors. w
intended to say that William Lloyd GA
rison and sister. Mrs. Vbbard. were !
town. The former wrote the inscriI
ton on the tablet to the memory Of h
father, which marks the site Of I'll
printing Office of historic fame. Mr.
Willard is the wife of the railroad MAJ
nate of that name.
THE rubber shooters ought Ito GO,
This remark is called out by the fact tn,
no less than 10 panes OF glass have bee
broken or cracked in the stained glal
windows of St. Peters church since La
Friday. We are not posted as to IL
other church buildings, but the Methods
and Second Congregational churches al
a standing monument to the effects I
this pea-shOoter and rubber-stone-s shoe
-, er IN the past. The trustees should aba
, the nuisance before too much valuab
property is thus destroyed or some OF
has eyesight destroyed. There shouI
! be an ordinance against these pests
, the rubber bands.
= OUR readers should bear in mind II
excursion to New York City, Sept. 26tl
= from off the line of the FItcI
. burg railroad. The fare for the rour
trip from Pownal, North POwDal, Hoo
sick and Petersburgh Junction is SO. %
, from Hoosick Falls. Walloomsac an
North Hoosick, 81 co. good going on ~
steamboat express arriving in Troy g.;
p. M, connecting with the elegar
steamer Saratoga, reaching New Yor
early next morning. For tickets appl
e to the nearest Fitchburg railroad tick
: agent. and for staterooms on boats al
ply by postal card or telegraph TO G v
Gibson, general passenger agent. cit
zens line steamers, Troy, N. Y.
If OUR readers wish to realize no
much better Americans are here und,
> protection. from even the clergyman
the poorest collier, our outside pag'
this week will afford the mirror. o
. the fourth page is the story of the latte
! and the story gives the former-particl
, larly following the line Of stars "Fiy
years ETC." The conditions described j
the two articles never existed in ire
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