The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-09-12
Local..

MRS. NJ. LEONARD Is building q house
on River street.
E. TIFFANY & Sons machine shop Is
running on short time.
CHAUNoEY GOULD and wife visited in |
Lebanon Springs last week.
Miss ALLIE CLARK has returned from |
a pleasant visit at the sea shore.
L. D. HAMLEN is building a dwelling
on his lot at the head Of Union street.
Miss MANLEY, formerly a teacher in
our Graded schools, has been visiting 10
town. ,s,,
Miss AMY PUTNAM enters St. Agnes
school for girls in Albany, N. T.. this
month.
Miss H. JOHNSON of New York, is
stopping with her aunt, Mrs. French, on
Main street.
THE engine Of the Electric Light Com.
pany is $50 horse power, and will soon
be placed in position.
WE understand indirectly that Prof.
Ralph Bowles, Jr., has secured a posi-
ton in Buffalo, N. Y.
GALUsHA WEEKS, son of Mr.. William
Weeks, formerly of Bennington, now of
New York, is in town.
Mr.. AND Mrs. JOHN H. KELso have
gone to Boston, Worcester and South
Gardner for two weeks visit.
GEORGE GAVIN takes his old place as
baker for /. E. Gibson. He has rented
q part Of the Jason Smith house. ~.
Miss WHIPPLE and sister of Adams,
Mass, were guests of Mrs. Edward
Bradford for few days recently.
AYREs, the tailor, is rushed in his Gus
tom department these days having the
largest trade he has ever enjoyed.
SEVERAL weddings are reported as
booked to occur here in the near future,
three of which rumor places in October.
THE Putnam House water works have
given some trouble this week, bursting
in front of Thompson's market, but the
difficulty is probably remedied now.
WE have been shown a tomato from
the garden of Abel Wills on Willow
stI eet, which weighed twenty ounces
and was the largest one we ever saw.
THE State Sabbath School Association
of Vermont will hold its annual conven-
ton at Middlebury October % to "a. An
attractive programme is in preparation.
SERVICES will be conducted at the
Pleasant Valley school house ON Sabbath
next at $3.50 p. M, at which time Mr.,
Severance is especially anxious to see q
full attendance.
JARED HOWARD and wife have Just
returned from a trip to Connecticut, Wis
iting relatives Of Mrs. Howard, among
them her Oldest brother, r. Stratton Of
Hazardville. Mrs. Nathan Bottom &C.
companied them.
Otis STETsoN from Masss chusetts has
been working for Burgess & Nash. Mon
day night he filled up" (not with wa.
ter) and after being arrested by Sheriff
Pike, gave such good "leg bail" that he
cleared the State. Probably he will not
return voluntarily.
GoKAY, the artist, has isHued hand.
some and handy souvenir of Bennington
views of the town and its surroundings,
historic and otherwise, which he retails
for 81. This ought to command large
sale. One or two minor errors will be
corrected In next years edition.
| THE Rev. VIM. B. Walker and wife,
spend the week at Manchester, attending
the Diocesan Sunday school institute at
Rutland, Tuesday, the fair at Manches-
ter Wednesday, and visiting the balance
of the time. They went in their car
rage and will return the latter part oil
the week.
TUESDAY Mrs. DR.. B. G.. Jenuey had
narrow escape while out riding with
some friends. The dead limb of tree
caught into the carriage top and ran
into the back of the seat upon which
Mrs. Jenney sat, who was driving. Had
it struck her the consequences would
have been serious, but Fortunately a
slight injury to the carriage was all the
damage sustained.
| SELECTMAN HARRIS and Henry Bur-
CESS attended the late auction of ]. Il
Barney's and became the owners OF
prospect Maid" of the Belle of Brook.
lyn" by "Peacemaker" "Gene Thomp.
son" yearling colt, and "Hildsh,n an
other yearling-a PAGER. We understand
that Mr.. Barney pronounces "Gene
Thompson" one OF the likeliest and
most promising colts in the country.
THE discussion of displaying the U. 8
| flag over school buildings, and the claim
set up by Burlington, this State, to be
the pioneer city to do 90, reminds US to
say, that unless this was done p''ior to
1878, Bennington is one length ahead in
this patriotic custom. Since or Graded
schools were opened the U. s. flag bas
regularly foated over them ON oil specra
holidays as well as on school occasions
WE find the following in Boston <.
change, OF local interest in view Of the
protracted meetings advertised for nexl
month REV. Thornton Allen Mills,
Phi. D., will be installed pastor of Ply.
mouth Congregational Church, Provi
dence, September 10. DIR. Mills is the
brother OF the well.known evangelist
Rev. B. Fay Mills. and has had success
full pastorates in New York and New
Jersey He is "a years of age"
THE Vermont Journal has this item
"Franklin Scott IS chairman of the pro-
hibition party in this State. In recent
interview he soundly berated the Yer
for confiscating all the prohibition votes
after the polls closed, to help swell their
majority. But they won't do it again,
he said. If they attempt it. they will
have to gobble me, body and boots, be-
fore will see the vote OF my party con-
fscated'." We suppose reference is
made to our last election. He gives toe
much credit TO one quarter OF the board
who we're Republicans to six Democrats
making eight in all with half the Pro
hibition party looking on. Oh, yes the
wicked Republicans stole the election?
Mr.. ]. W. NoRDJREN Of Nebraska, q
prominent Swedish gentleman, arrived
in town Monday for the purpose OF in.
specting the lands in Vermont which
have been suggested as available for the
purposes Of colonization by Swedes. He
looked over Bennington, was at the Man.
chester fair yesterday, and, with Com.
missioner Valentine, will visit the sec
tions of the State which have been re-
ported, and published in these columns
heretofore. The Free Press of last week
says upon his report will depend to q
certain degree, the action of the proposed
colonists. Maj. Valentine was In the
city last evening, and he said that he
was being flooded with letters from peo
pie In other States making inquire.
about this land with view Of purchas
ing" 4,
The annual excursion from Benning.
ton and vicinity to Lake George, is sci
for September 25th. These outings
growing in popular favor yesrly, have
become a fixed institution, and we are
pleased to note by the bills that the Leb.
anon Springs line people are to be lei
into the pleasure OF this excursion. The
train will leave Chatham at S am,
Bennington TAO, Rutland 10 O'Clock
going thence via Whitehall to Baldwin
The excursionisls will sail on the steam
er Horizon to Caldwell, SO miles, where
they will retake the cars and return, ar.
irving in Rutland at 6p m, Bennington
at 6:l5 and Chatham at 1885. TIL,
tickets are limited to 700. The Sheldon
Icornat hand nf Rarlin aocnunany ~.