The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-09-13
Mrs. MARCUS MARrIN of Toledo, o.

Mrs. MARCUS MARTIN of Toledo, o.,
is visiting relatives in town.
Miss LIZZIE BANNoN of Troy, N. Y,
is visiting Miss Josie Grennan.
Mrs. FRANK CRAWFORD is quite
seriously i'll with heart disease.
The Stark Hose Companv's house on
Pleasant street is lighted with ele trio
lights.
Miss EMMA NJ. WILCOX has conf
menced her third term as teacher of the
highest grade in the Manchester Center
school.
Mrs. F. II. BURGESS and her son
Eddie, started last Saturday for their
home in Raleigh, N. C..
Mr.. w. P. GARRISON of New York
City, and his sister, Mrs. Henry Villane,
the wife of the Pacific railroad magnate,
were in town last week.
Miss HATTIE HARDWOOD, q graduate
enters Wellesley College, going to Boston
to-day r that purpose.
j. Ed. WALBRIDGE has been absent
q few days this week, in Boston, attend
ing the National Association of Under
takers of which he is member.
THE Rev. j. d. c untermine of AL
bany, N. Y. will occupy the pulpit of
the Second Congregational church next
Sunday, Off iatiug both morning and
evening.
Mrs. ID. G. ELDREDGE of Fremont,
Neb., is visiting her mother, Ms. NJ. l..
Valentine, and her sisters, Mrs. Mary
E. Tren lyman and Mrs. Geo. Hunter.
THE five incandes"ent lights ordered
for Pleasant street are now located
all five being above Park street and
intended to take the place of an arc
which but for the trees would be placed
n that locality.
THE members of Mt. Anthony Lodge,
No. 10. +. & A. NJ, are reminded that
the evening of the 18th inst, is the
regular communication, and that there
will be work on the +. A. degree.
Visiting bretheren are always welcome.
OUR readers can see fine sight by
calling upon J. Ed. Walbridge Il Co.,
who have just opened $4,000 worth of
new goods in addition to the fine stock
which they always carry. Several new
things are displayed as well as standard
furniture.
The Battenkill Valley fair at Man
chester Center, was pO tponed yester-
day on account of the rain; and the
races and programme arranged for
yesterday will positively take place to-
day if the weather is favorable.
NJ. +. WATSON, artist, publishes sew
eral views of the Battle Monument,
taken this week, and also in connection
herewith views of the old Catamonnt
tavern, the Council of Safety fire place,
before and after the fire of March Both,
1871. These may be obtained at the
BANNER office. No other artist has
negatives of the two las, taken from the
actual objects.
T. b. FERGUSON has made an en-
gagement to enter the store of A.
Drysdale & Son, and will return here.
He will live in the "Smith house, -on
Gage street. Mr.. Ferguson is a
educated dry goods man,
one OF the very best statesmen in the
and very popular with Benning-
ton people. He will be pleased to greet
his many friends.
THE local subscribers TO Theo. A.
Ross's History and Manual of Odd
are receiving their copies
of that work. The book has $50 pages,
is handsomely bound, and being edited
by the Grand Secretary of the Sovereign |
Grand Lodge is destined TO be the |
standard historical work of that great
order. More than eleven hundred |
copies (one-half the total membership, |
were sold in this state.
IL. NJ. HARDWOOD has sold his IA m to |
Geo. Elwell, and will remove, with his
family, to Southern California this fall. |
Mr.. Harwood passed the winter in that
State and was so much benefited that
he has determined to reside there per-
Indeed, he can hardly stay
here during the summer owing to the |
climate. Mr.. llarwood is one of our
best citizens and many regret that he is
TO leave us.
THE Bishop Hopkins Hall, school
for girls, at Burlington, is to be for
mally opened next Wednesday, 10Th |
inst. by a rvice of Benediction of the
building and conservation of the chapel.
The rector of st. Peters has an invita-
ton to be present and several of his
people have for years been interested in
this enterprise which has now been !
brought to q successful close.