The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-06-27

]. P. gibson of Saratoga is visiting
with Mrs. A. French on Main street,
Mrs. CURTIS WOODWARD has been
quite seriously i'll, but is reported better.
AMONG the fourth class" postmasters
appointed this week is Dea. G. NJ. Sykes
of Dorset, and B. E. Grape of Walling-
ford,
JOHN II. SHELDON of Dorset spent a
few days with the family of his brother,
the Hon. W. B. Sheldon of this place,
last week.
PROF. CHAs. S. DAVIS. the new super
intendent of the Graded schools, is in
town and will stay through the COM
mencement exercises.
MRS. ELI TIFFANY and other friends
were suddenly called 20 New York yes
lerday by the alarming illness of the ell
der Mrs. Cooper, her mother.
FRANK EDGERToN, foreman, received
severe injuries to his right hand Monday,
while at work in Lindley's mill, and he
was struck in the breast with a stick.
WILLIAM PLUMB of Cory, Pa, many
years ago a resident of this place, was
in town Sunday visiting old friends. Mr..
Plumb now publishes paper at Cory.
Miss H. j. MORGAN is making run"
on millinery goods at reduced prices TO
''close out" spring and early summer
stock. Read her notice in another col
umn.
EDWARD B. HULING of the Mt. Pleas
ant Military Institute ION the Hudson) is
passing the summer vacation with HE
grandm other, Mrs. Sophronla Huling of
this village.
The local Odd Fellows expect to pic
mic in Hunts upper grove" on Friday,
July 5th. 1t is a society" or family
affair, and all members of the order are
invited to participate.
LANDLORD COLLINS at the Green Noun
tain View House, Marlborough Point,
N. Y, gives ''press dinner next Sun
day to the editors of Western Vermont
and Northern New York.
In the class of 80 of the Troy Confer
ence Academy at Poultney, we find the
name of Lynn p. Armstrong, BennIng-
ton boy of much promise. His "class
poem" at the late commencement was
80 good that the Poultney Journal prints
it entire.
WIN. L. BARNES has the State whole
sale agency for the o & o. Tea Com
pany's products. We m ,de mention of
this last week. Drysdale is the local
agent and others are being appointed as
fast as he gets around to the towns. It
is good tea ; try it.
THE Sunday school excursion to Camp
Comfort to day from the Baptist Chui CHI ,
Lansing burgh, N. Y. 400 strong, was a
grand success. Manager Martin is to be
congratulated upon this the inaugural
of about a dozen similar excursions al
ready booked for this charming resort
AMONG all the plans of our people for
the Fourth of July celebration the picnic
and field day of the local camp of the
Sons of Veterans on the Soldiers Home
grounds should not be forgotten or over
looked. This organization advertise a
nice bill of fare" and ought TO be well
patronized.
SATURDAY the Festival of St. Peter
will be appropriately observed by the
members of St. Peters Church as the
Name Day of the parish. There will
be Celebration of the Holy Eucharist
at 10 a. M, Evensong and address at
1880 p. m. and the annual parish recep-
ton at $3.50 in Apollo Hall.
THE Crown File Band Company to-
day received their patents on the i'm
provements they made on the file bands
invented by Judge SIbley. Excel
lert as these bands were originally, with
the improvements they are much more
serviceable, and the company are meet
ing with deserved success.
DIR BABBITT of Manchester. N. II is
in town in the interest of his profession,
e -. 4.
eral times before and many or our people
will recall him IN this connection. He
makes specially of good goods and good
work with square deal, and, as per his
card elsewhere, cansultat 'Ons are free.
The Stark House has been sold to
Chas. n. Powers. This is the outcome
so far. of the surveying done about the
premises last week. While there is con-
siderable speculation as to what Mr..
Powers or other parties may do with
this property, it is not made public as
yet what, if anything, may come of this
real estate transaction.
THE Band concert last evening was a
great success financially. some hing over
5000 being realized This will pay for
the band stand and have moiety for
other purposes, The picture brought
! 1888 in round numbers. and was award.
ed by over 900 votes TO Mr.. Ell j Tiffany
of the Tiffany Bros. mill. His ma jDrIty
was a little over one hundred.
THE Troy Press says: THE Putnam
boys were the only cam at Hoosick Falls
Saturday who ran the who'll course
without dropping man, and they lost
the race through a mi ,hap. The rope
holding the coupling to the cart broke,
throwing the end Of the hose, as it came
off the reel, high in the air, and ten sec
oBd+ were lost IN recovering it,"
WE are requested by DR.. II. U. Day,
town superlnt,n dent of schoUls, to say
that the registers must be in his hands
July LIST, or the dIlatory districts will
lose their share of the public money
The new law shortens up the time be-
tween the delivery Of the registers and
The distribution of the money 80 thai
promptness must be insisted upon.
A VERY exquisite stole and set of
"hangings" for the Trinity season re-
placed the old set at St. Peters Church
last Sunday. The material is heavy
corded silk, light olive green in shade,
and embroidered with appropriate en-
blems and designs. The entire work
was done by ladies of the parish, and
reflects great credit upon their taste and
skill.
WE are requested TO call the attention
of the seleCtmen to the condition of the
highway in this town, leading v est from
the WalloOmsac House towards Hoosick
The probabilit es are that all the other
travelled roads being in such excellent
repair that this locality appears worse
| by contrast than it otherwise would. No
doubt imme date action will be taken in
this matter.
THE mother of Sam BDwtelI, formerly
employed in this Office, now of Rutland.
was knocked over in the yard at that
place Monday by a switch engine and
severely injured. She was watching
another train and did not see the loco
motive, but was fortunately thrown off
the track instead OF under the wheels.
She is reported to be now in hopeful
condition for recovery.
THE Vermont State Medical Society
holds its semi-annual meeting for 1889 at
Brattlebcro the 9th and 10Th of July.
There are to be papers from prominent
men and specialists. The annual address
by the vice president will he delivered
on the evening of the 9th-subi-tt
Thrombosis and Embolism of the Pull
monary Artery" DR.. F. w. G DILL Of
this town is the vice president Round
trip tickets for one fare wi be on sale
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