The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-07-25

OohPony Vi DcuhihSOOht nos DOSh ia
town this week.
THE Rev. Chas. r. Seymour has gone
away on his three weeks vacation. AL
portion OF itwlll be passed In the vicin-
ity Of Washington. .f.s.t
MRS. j. II. RUSSELL OF New York City,
Is home for q summer visit To her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs, Elisha Wadsworth
She is accompanied by her daughte
Edna,
WILL PHALEN and wife met with Q
mishsp last Sunday while returning FRI m
church. The king bolt Of the carriage
came out, letting the box drop down.
Neither were hurt. ..
The work done in the Old Cemetery al
Bennington Center, shows to good effect
these days. And for that matter all our
cemeteries are better cared for than they
were some years ago.
The Soldiers Home buildings have
had electric bells placed in them this
week. The improvements made in the
Home from time TO time would make
quite book IL written up.
GEO. R, MATTHEW'S has moved into
the house on Pleasant street recently oc-
cupied by Dir. HOLSTER. Mr.. Matthews
purchased this property last spring, and
1t will make him a. nice home. :
DURING the following four Sundays
preaching services. will be omitted at
the First Baptist Church. The Sunday
school will meet at noon, and the prayer
meetings will be held as usual.
For three weeks there will be no
preaching services at the Second Con-
gregational Church. The Sunday school
will be held at noon, and the week day
prayer meetipgs as usual, however.
AT speciai injecting OF the Graded
school trustees last week, the Lyons"
dist let Was admitted to the privileges OF
our schools 10y the payment of $500
This IL under tie new school law and is
the right thing to do. ,", q.
ROBERT PURbY and isisler, Miss Anna.
passed the Sabbath at the Methodist par
sonsge with their sister, Mrs. VIM. ],
Chapman. Mrs Sheldon OF Perry, N.
Y, came withthem: All returned to
Manchester early in the week,
The John. S. Holden Manufacturing
Company purpose fixing up Mill street
making it as Attractive locality as
there is in town. Evidently the firm
are public.spirited men. This was
shown by the efforts made to keep them
in Massachusetts.
MRS. ARTHUR B. PERKINS has so far
recovered that she is able to sit up a lit
tie. The turning point seemed to be the
Fourth Of July. during which people
were 80 considerable that the usual noise
and rumpus did not take place In the
vicinity Of her residence.
PRESIDENT ToUzALIN Of the Burling-
ton, Chicago and Northern railroad, has
arrived in town with his family. and
have leased the fine residence Of II. 8.
Bingham for the summer. Mr. Touzalin
is in poor health. His private car ie
side tracked at our depot.
JOHN P. DALEY went TO Watertown,
Mass, Tuesday, TO visit Maj. L. s. Frost,
Dunn. His health has 80 far improved
since warm weather came that he 10
about in the day time, and change, it
was thought, might do him good.
THE Lebanon Springs railroad has
made it's annual preparations to accom-.
modate parties from this locality who
wish to attend the Troy district camp
meeting, which opens al Lebanon
Springs grove July 81. There is promise
Of very large. attendance from this
vicinity.
| The Vergennes correspondent of the
Herald says Edward Il. Moore and
wife of Bennington are passing few
days In town with Mrs. Moore's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sipperly. The families. to
gether with the Rev. Mr.. Sherman. and
family, are to camp for short time at
Basin Harbor."
THE assembly. OF teachers Tuesday
while waiting the hour TO begin the ex.
aminations, enjoyed pleasant view OF
1 the Battle Monument from the windows
OF school hall. On clear day the gliS.
ten of the trowels Of the workmen and
their movements also can be distinctly
seen from these windows. q"
W. 81. BENTLEY OF the webb" farm,
shows a stalk Of timothy which meas.
ures (roots and ally five feet three inches
in length. As the moving machine
woul cut II the measurement is juet five
feet! The head is nine inches in length.
Mr.. Bentley picked this out OF meadow
which IS cutting a large number Of toDs
to the acre.. ap...
THE Second Congregational Sunday
school and their friends enjoyed picnic
at Camp Comfort last Friday. The Sun.
day school Of st Peters parish went up
yesterday. On both days the rain inter
fered somewhat with the pleasure, but
the five hundred of both excursions pro-
nounce the Vermont Adirondscks mar
velously fine place to visit. 81. .....
WE acknowledge an invitation from
VIM. II. Sipperly, now OF Vergennes, to
come up and eat a fish dinner at his cot
tage on Lake Chsmplain. to which ref
erence is m ide in another item TO day.
Nothing would please us better than ia
accept did business permit. Basin Har-
Dor is said to be one Of the finest retreats
on the Lake, along the shores of which
are situated so many cottage villages for
summer outings.
| E. B. PATTERSON has bought out the
stock aud business of F. NJ. ThomaR, and
run as "cssh grocery store.n He will
take possession August LIST. 1t is his
intention to continue trade ct the same
place, in the Geo. A. Wood building op.
posite the Second COngrega tion all hurch
Mr.. Patterson has been in the employ Of
Henry W. Putnam for years, and is a
/ ulhu IulckFtB anu DC
will succeed in bis new enterprise.
A TROY exchange says "a large
number Of hose companies have entered
in the running race to be contested al
the field day snd tournament OF the Le-
Roy hose Company, to be held in Rene.
selaer park August Oh. Among them
are the Neptune hOse company Of GLOW
ersville. the TIFF inys OF Bennington, the
F. B. Pecks Of Northside and the Tibbits
OF Hoosick Falls, The Lewis hose com
pany Of Oneonta il also expected to be
present" Pc
AN old subscriber. RENTING for his
paper, takes occasion TO write that be
will visit this town in August. and pass
vacation amid childhood scenes. He
also adds the following, for which good
opinion our thanks are returned: BAN
NER stock il away above par in this part
of the country. No person can begin to
appreciate how valuable II is TO Ben.
ningtoniaus. that have strayed away
from the good old town until they have
had the experienced" t1lb
WITH this issue Is brought to close
the Salisbury Letters" Of a trip around
the world, r -Ehisis the very best series
Of letters We have every printed. and fol
the sake of cur readers, many Of whom
have expressed themselves In compli
meniary terpA we have to say that there
lie prospect OF another series, to begin
with the coming year. Kept'as q SCRAP
hook or on, Gle The series OF letters just
closed form a very interesting volume oil
1 descriptive information.
DR. ED @, HAYWOOD week before last
attended the 34th anniversary Of Saga
more Lodge, No. 81, Of New York City
The Indian name of this Masonic Lodge
was the occasion OF considerable mirth
and the doctor in bis speech, which We
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