The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-08-23
Bennington, Aug. l6, 1888.
Miss MARION SIBLEY is at Nantasket

Miss MARION SIBLEY is at Nantasket
Beach, near Boston.
G. P. SQUIREs, of Burlington, Iowa, is
in town. His wife accompanies him.
Miss KATIE QUIGLEY. of Ballston
Springs, N Y, is the guest Of Mrs
Chas, Sibley,
Miss WARD of North Adams, Mass,
who has been visiting here, returned
home this week.
CHAs NJ. BLISS talks on temperance
to the Good Templars tomorrow even
ing at their hall.
Miss JENNIE w. CADY is visiting at
her uncle's IN North Adams. Mass, con
ductor S. F. Stevens.
LYMAN HARRINGTON of Bennington.
an old time resident, has been making
Manchester brief visit.
JOHN S. BRANT, not Henry S. Brant,
as we stated week, is the new black
smith on Washington Avenue.
REPUBLICANS should remember the
caucus Saturday afternoon to nc inmate
a candidate for town representative,
G. NJ. LAMBERT shipped this week a
job Of cemetery work to Wilmington
n. G. His shop is on North Street.
THE two new made graves" in the
Soldiers Home Cemetery were deco
rated with handsome flowers list Sun
day.
E. B. GRIswoLD is in New York City
this week purchasing full stock of
sporting goods, guns, ETC., Of which he
will say something hereafter,
The Democracy hold their caucus in
Library Hall, Saturday evening at 8
O'Clock, to nominate a candidate for
town representative.
If anyone has printed copy Of 1886
of the Vermont (EpiscopaD Diocesan
Journals, they can learn of purchaser
by addressing this office.
THE Methodist Sunday School had a
very enjoyable day at Glastonbury and
the Martin cottages on Tuesday. A
bout 1875 were in attendance.
MAJOR MERRITT BABBER OF the regu-
lar army, IA native of Pownal. has been
granted two months leave of absence
He is stationed in New Mexico,
THE excursion train yesterday hauled
into Rutland with nineteen cars con-
tanning $50 people, One couple got left
at Providence Island, names not known
tous.
j. w. QUACDENBUsH, of Greenwood.
Nebraska, is visiting friends here in the
East. His wife and two children came
several weeks since as noted in these
columns.
MRS. MCDONoUGH. forewOman in the
stocking mill of VIM. II. Bradford, &C
companied by her son Charles, paid a
flying visit to North Adams, over Sun
day, last.
Miss CARRIE WARREN played the
organ in St. Peters Church last Sunday
in the absence of the organist, Miss
Frances Z. Stillson. The latter is visit
ing friends in Northern New York.
THE Methodist people under the pas
torate of the Rev. Fred Widmer are
identifying their church property and
renOyating the interior of their house of
worship, especially the basement chapel
which has long needed repairs.
A LARGE number of Democratic Free
Trade lies are nailed by articles on our
outside today, Especially is that colos.
sal fib that the duty on imports is a tax
upon the workingman and the farmer
We give both sides; read the evidence.
THE excursion yesterday to Provi.
dence Island was great success. Over
300 passengers were delivered to the B.
& r. from the l.. S. r R., and from
this station over one hundred took ad
vantage of the low rates.
THE ladies Of Miriam ID. of r. Lodge,
No. 8, gave one of their members. Mrs.
Geo. R. Dakln, a reception in Odd |
Fellows Hall, Monday evening last, IN
honor of Mrs. Dakin's return from Eng |
land. There were musical and literary |
exercises, and collation. of ice-cream
and cake.
If anybody wishes to see what little
taste, and few hours work now and
then, will do. they should note the
grounds about the dwelling of Charles
Dunn, near Benningto a Center. There
s no man so poor nor one who lives in |
too poor house who is not able to have
equally nice premices.
MRS o. w. Gates of Newton Center.
Mass, corresponding secretary of the
Womans Baptist Foreign Missionary
Society. will speak at the Bap ist
Church, in this village, Wednesday
evening of next week. Allare cordi ally
invited,