The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-05-30

Miss H. A. WOODRUFF of New York,
is visiting for two weeks with the family
of II. L StillsoD.
Mrs G. A. ROBERTS of Monrovia, Cal
is visiting in Bennington, after an all
sence of nearly four years.
l.. p. NORTON and wife returned from
Europe Tuesday evening. The former,
for whose benefit the trip was under
taken, is much improved in health.
GEORGE COOPER Of this village, an in
ventor of note, has recently received
another patent for Shirt S.retcher,"
which promises to revolutionlze some
portions of the business.
The item in our last issue about the
Rev. DIR. Wickham OF Manchester, was
inaccurate in two particulars. The D &C.
tor is in his 90 year instead of as stated
Dist, and does not expect to be present
at the Yale College commencement. He
was in town this week attending the
Congregational conference
THE ladies of the V. l. S. request the
owners of lots in the cemetery while
identifying the lots to leave no refuse
in the walks and driveways. Several
heaps of weeds, stones, ETC., have been
left in such manner as to make very
unsightly appearance and to cause much
extra work for those in charge of the
cemetery.
THE Baptist State Sunday school con-
ventiOn, the programme of which we
gave recently, promises to be a largely
attended affair. It is to be held here on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of
next week. and already great interest is
manifested in the proposed doings. The
BANNER will contain good report, and
We hope our people generally will attend.
THE public installation of G anton Ben
nington was postponed Monday evening
on account oil the Absence from town of
Capt. Tiffany and Lieut.. Harris. The
former was summoned by telegraph I'M
expectedly and the latter did not arrive
home on schedule time. The collation.
by the d. of r however, was a success
and social evening was greatly njlyed
by the guests of the Canton.
COLE & BURT, the Main street clothiers,
were Just too late these week for
change in their advertisement. They
will next week describe those all-wool
suits they are selling for 81 80 and up.
1dIS, Cdpot GlC dIC very Cutdp dI WIS
store. Also there is drive on summer
weight underwear at 25 and 35 cents,
such as were sold for 80 and 80 cents
These goods are going off fast, so "now
is the time.
THE Good Templars are about to COM
mence a series of public entertainments
in their Hall, hoping to make a moder-
ate sum of money out of them. This
will be expended in furtherance of their
temperance work. The firtt one is set
for Friday evening, June 7th, when
the ladies' will spread ff-
teen cent collation. of rawberries and
cream, cake and coffee, from 8 to $50
O'Clock. These sociables, held occasion
ally through the season ought to be well
patronized by the community.
TIE prostration of her mother, Mrs.
John BuSs, by paralysis, called Mrs.
Chas. r. Seymour away Monday of last
week. Answering the telegraphic sum-
mons she sped as fast as steam could
carry her to the homestead in Hudson,
Ohio, where she arrived Tuesday even
ing, and was just in time to witness the
peaceful departure to the better life Of
her loved mother Mrs. Buss could not
recognize he daughter, which added
muh to Their sadness of the meeting and
parting. Mrs. Seymour returns this
week.
THE State Chronicle of Raleigh. N c.,
dated April Goth, ult., has long editor
Ial artic e, entitled An Object Lesson
to Farmers" which is of local interest
from the fact that to Frank Burgess
late of this town, is some of the credit
due for the results, the wonderful prog
ress made on this farm, owned by Capt
B. p. Williamson. The Chronicle says
that in the beginning Capt. Williamson
secured the services of Mr.. Burgess Of
Vermont, who had been bred on a stock
farm and who understands how to raise
fine horses" Then follows a list of the
stock on the farm and its production
also of small fruits.