The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-07-26
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club rates for the campaign in anothe
column.
Mrs. FALINA HASKELL. aged Oh, @
Wilmington, walked from her home
church and back Sunday, a distance @
two miles. Her husband, aged SO,
the towns Oldest resident and is in goo
health.
The Sunday school class taught b.
Mrs. Eli Tiffany in The Methodist churcI
and other invited guests are indebted t.
that lady for an excursion to Glasten
bury today, Mrs. Tiffany did the hon
ors even to the elegant lunch spread il
the woods. The party returned earl.
this evening.
THE social given by St. Agnes guile
of St. Peters church in Parish hall las
evening was we'll attended and finan
cial success. Ice.cream and other thing
were served and sales table attracted
much attention. This guild of younl
misses is under the direction of Mes,
danes Walker and Abbott.
AT the Bennington County Prohibit
ton Convention, held at North Benning
ton on the 18th inst, Geo. j. Bond o.
Searsburg, was nominated for Judge Of
Probate, south district. This movement
is pretty sure in our opinion to give the
county to the Democracy in the Septem
Der election Brattleboro Phoenix
The Phoenix lapses into sarcasm it APP
pears at times as in this instance.
In reply to many calls we now an
nounce that Photographic views Of the
Battle Monument at its various stages OF
construction and other pictures in and
about Bennington, may now be obtained
at the BANNER stationery store. These
are "Walson's best work." which Is am.
pie guaranty of their truthfulness and
excellence. Also campaign badges OF
both parties.
THE Young Mems Republican club
raised an elegant Harrison ADD Morton
banner Saturday evening, There was a
large crowd to witness its going up, and
not many towns can boast of 80 fine a
campaign banuer, The candidates por-
traits in oil grace both sides, and one Of
the late views of Bennington" show
the "corners" with this banner suspend
ed in front of the post office.
The Young Mems Republican club
have now opened rooms in the first
floor of the Park Block (the McEowen s.
Wood store) which will be lighted and
used daily from Z to OPP. m. Campaign
literature, the daily papers, several
weeklies, etc, will be on file, and they
invite their friends and the people gen.
orally TO give them a social call,
THE excursion to Glastonbury last
Saturday, given by the friends of Mrs.
John Merchant and her daughter Miss
Jennie b. Merchant, was very enjOya-
bic affair. There is no more attractive
mountain trip to he found than this, and
for days outing into the woods, the
easy access by railroad of this locality
ccmmends it to all those who know the
way to Glastonbury and what can be
enjoyed while there. This is hint for
other summer visitors.
THE BANNERS statement last week
that John GunshannOn had some money
laid up to build house with. was based
upon information it deemed reliable,
but we are sorry to learn that such is
not the case. The murdered man left
his wife and nine children entirely des-
titute. After being out of work for
some months, Mr.. GunshannOn had OBJ
tanned permanent employment and was
in hopes to earn enough TO build on the
lot he had leased This gave rise to the
story as told by us, probably.
THERE is to be musicale in the
Methodist Church next Monday evening.
A grand time is anticipated and the pro-
ceeis are for the Aid Society under
whose auspices the entertainment is
held. Miss l.. B. Adams will sing, also
the promising conlralto NJ iss Alice Bates
of POwnal, and others. Prof, Bradford
will read some of his choicest selections.
Anyone missing these attractive features
of the proposed musicale will forego
one of pleasantest events of the summer,
The lawn party spoken of recently has
been postponed.
THE improvements Henry w. Putnam
has been making on Gage Street demon
slrates one thing and that is the Old
style of houses in this village will soon
become part Of the past. The attrac-
tive cottages, with notifications to suit
family circumstances, afford a pattern
with which to succeed the dTy-goods
box, and cheese box, both united with
a piazza, 80 common as a style of dwell
ing here. Judge Shelley, the Messrs.
Dewey and others have already varied
the monUtony.
THE FUrepaugh Wild West combina-
ton, under the personal direction Of the
veteran, Adam Forepaugh, comes to
on the l4ih prox., with the
prestige of having played TO larger re-
ceipts on the New England circuit than
any tented exhibition ever did. The
palm of superiority is generally award
ed manager Forepaugh's present aggre-
cation. The Troy Telegram, in long
and flattering article, reviewing the
Forepaugh Wild West performance in
that city May 30, summed up the case
in three little words 1T beats Bar
num-"
THE New York Attorney General has
begun an action for dissolution of the
Troy and Boston railroad company and
for receiver to wind up the affairs OF
the company. The complaint alleges
that the company has suspended ordi-
nary and lawful business for at least a
year; that it was solvent at the time of
its consolidation with the Fitchburg
and that it made itself insolv.
vent dividing property among it's stock
/ olders that was needed to pay it's debts.
The Fitchburg is made a defendant as a
necessary proceeding, but no claim is
made the company.
FROM Saturday to Monday the follow.
ing ladies and gentlemen camped in the
edge Of pine grove, short distance
above The Elbow" on the east noun
tain: Mr.. and Mrs. Wells Valentine
Miss Valentine; Mr.. Russell, their guest
from White Plains, N. Y; Miss Rock
wood of Saratoga; MIR. E. j. Hall, Mr.. E.
NJ. Hayden; Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison l.
Norton and Miss Lillian Valentine. The
name given to their camp was: "Bide-
a-wee," and the light of their camp
fire was noticed by many persons in the
country.
THE town safe has arrived. 1t weighs
besides being commodious and ca.
pecious enough to hold the town records
and valuable papers for many years to
come. The Town Clerks office is now
moved to the store in the Whitney
Block, lately occupied by John II.
Kelso, and is used for town purposes
only-the Selectmen's, the Board Of
Civil Aulhorltys use, with the regular
Clerks office and not jointly with the
village as first reported. Two large
tables have been provided upon which
to lay books while making examinations
Of records, a convenience which will be
appreciated. This Office with Its furni-
ture is one of the best in the State.
ROAD MASTER A. G. CooMER of the
and Rutland Railway bad
out his "calio" car last week and gave
some OF the officials and three invited |
guests, to the number of seven, an en-
joyable and exciting ride Saturday
afternoon, from Rutland to Manchester
running The Ri milas in an hnnr and a |