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


Mrs. Susie George Sutherland and son
Harold OF Brooklyn, spent Sunday with
Mrs. Adelaide Fisk.
a horse Of J. C. Wright driven by
Irving Wright, backed off the bank near
the platform Of the shop occupied by B.
G. Surdam, for manufacturing stereo-
scopes, The wagon was loaded with i'm
ported glass to be cut up and ground
into lenses for this purpose. The young
man finding that he was unable to keep
the horse from backing when he was
started, Jumped aud saved himself, while
the load and horse went down the en-
bankment six or eight feet, AMI would
have gone eight or ten feet further
down, but for trunk CARRYING water
from the pond to the works of II. s.
Walbridge. No one expected to see the
horse come out without broken bones. If
alive; but strange to say, a slight bleed
lag at the mouth. with the wagon, har-
ness and glass Somewhat broken, was
the gent of the damage. None CON
cerned will be likely to court another
such a maneuver, and it should be
warning intoxicating the suictest care,
at all times,
An Indebtedness of eleven hundred
dollars has been for some time resting
upon the Congregational church and So
clety mere. The ladies have been work
ing in various ways to reduce It. and
with the addition of the magnificent re-
suits of the late lawn party. were en-
abled to help to he amount of 800.
Three generous friends then came fer.
ward offering to add $500 if the other
SlOO was forthcoming, and thus close
out the indebtedness. A few moments
among the liberal citizens of the village
sut'iced TO get tie amount, and the 10.
cieiy are rejoicing in being out Of debt.
II grew out Of bul1ing the parsonage a
few years since.
Rev. &C. Cook Of Arlington, supplied
the desk IN the Congregational church
,a't sabbath. The pastor, Rev. q. Il.
II WIN, W'h his wife has returned from
his vacation of a few weeks, which has
been spent in Hartford, Boston and
towns in Eastern Massachusetts. They
are cordially greeted.
G. j. Mckay and family, with friends
from abroad, took an enjoyable trip to
Glastonbury by rail on Saturday. com
ing down the mountain in a 'dumpy'
car. Those only who have experienced
such a ride, can imagine its pleasant ex-
element.
Arthur II, son IF II. I. Cushman.
has been appoint ii Page in the Sen
ate, by the Sergeanl-at, Arms at Mont.
pelier. For SIX places, there were over
seveuty-tive applications from different
parts Of the state.
John Buckley in trimming the lawn
~ & H l. !...t
point OF II into his foot with such force
as t. produce wound rendering it nee,
e'sary to use crutch for a few days.
Rsy. Mr., Gilbert, it Is expected, will
supply the Btatlst pulpit as usual next
Sabbath. His son, Earnest, has re.
turned from his visit at Fairfax, with
his broken arm nearly well.
The health of Mrs. II. l. SpalfJrd has
much improved, 80 that her sister, Mrs.
UhIi1e OF Troy, who has been with the
family 9ince last January, is about to
return,
The Service of Song in the rooms of
the I w. &. I, u. at 1 o'clock last Sun
day, was we'll attended. 1t was con-
Quoted by Miss Mauie Carpenter.
Two daughters of Mr.. Child of Al
oAp0 litiEHl agent ul lhe Lebanon
Springs railroad, spent last Saturday
with Mrs. w. G. Shaw.
Miss Lizzie Irwin of Wiliamstuwn.
male "a short visit last week to her
friends here, spending the night with
Miss Cora Wright.
Miss Alice Ripley has gone to Troy, to
be absent during tue hurrying fall bust
ness. She is employed IN the Boston
dry goods store.
Mrs DR.. Hudson and Mrs. j. A Sip.
perry Of Hooslck Fails. have been visit
ing with VI IS Frances CJlvin and other
friends here.
Mr.. Cu-hman and Mr.. E d. Ben
nett, visited sister OF the latter at
Rome, \. Y this week.