The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-08-01

place Friday morning bound for Camp
Comfort.
THE Worthwhile, N. Y, correspondent
OF the Troy Press says that ''Mrs. A. j.
Cooper OF Bennington, arrived in town
Saturday"
THE Bennington County National
Bank and the Savings Bank have been
renovated inside in connection with the
work in progress on the Park block.
J. 81. RUSSELL has arrived in town
where he will pass his annual vacation.
His wife and daughter preceded him q
couple Of weeks as noted in these col
umns.
THE Hon. Geo. A. Hartman and Mrs,
Hartman of Bennington are boarding at
the Otter Greek House in Plttsford,
where they arrived on Tuesday. So says
the Herald.
CAPT, ANsEL DICKINSON OF Ashuelot,
New Hampshire, prominent citizen of
Cheshire county, died Wednesday. He
was a subscriber to the Bennington Bat.
tie Monument.
The Lebanon Springs and the Ben
nington and Rutland railways will run
another Of their popular annual excur-
sions TO Providence leland, Lake Cham
plain, via Burlington, August 9th.
THERE are several rum cases in the
judicial mill, two Of which are set to be
ground out Saturday of this week. and
the other, involving the Stark House, is
continued to Thursday of next week.
MAJOR MERRITT BARBER, A. A. g., U.
s. A, formerly OF the 10th Vermont, is
assigned TO the department Of Dakota,
in the new assignments Of assistant ad-
jutant generals,t to take effect October 1st
next.
THE Covenant Band" Of the First
Baptist Church has been merged into the
Society of Christian EndeavOr. This IS
the case, we understand, with the young
peoples organization of the Methodist
Church, also.
PROF. CHAs. s. DAVIS, the new super
intendent of the Bennington Graded
schools, will occupy the handsome cot
tage on Union street lately owned by
George Gavin, and now the property Of
Geo. r. Dakin.
THE knights Templar of this county
are to have field day at Bennington the
last Of August or early in September.
In anticipation of this event there is q
general overhauling of old and purchase
Of new uniforms.
THE St. Agnes Guild of St. Peters
Church anticipate holding a cake and
flower sale August 10th. Ladies' deslr-
ing any special kind of cake will please
notify Miss Nellie Rice, Main street,
prior to August sth.
The double Hat" built by III. N. Clapp
on School street, will be ready for occu-
Pancy sept 49, IL Is suppned win all
Gne moueTh SonVenlenceS Oh oa'h rooms
WIN not ana coio water, etc'-qu'te an
ADVANCE on ordinary country tenement
houseS'
THE announcement is made that the
Vermont Gettysburg monument /" to be
dedicated Oct. 9TH, 1889. The veterans
and others here are beginning to inquire
what the rates Oh rallIoad rare are TO De
ana what otner arrangements are 70 De
naue 10 take the boys uo"h anu re-
turn
| THE Burlington correspondent Of the
Herald, wrote to that paper Tuesday |:
Maj. A. B. Valentine is in the city to-
night in consultation with General Wells
regarding the calling Of the annual
meeting OF the soldiers Home winch
snouid occur on the "a TUESDAY IN sep
TEMPER
The Rev. NJ. l., Severance, in view OF
the absence Of the Revs. G. r. Seymour
of Bennington and G. II. Peck of North
Bennington, invites the congregations Of
the respective churches of which they
are pastors, to attend service at the old
m0ther church, Bennington CENTER next
oaooath'
On our outside to-day we print an item
concerning Prof. James Il. Garfield and
the National Teachers Association,
which was crowded out OF our last issue.
Prof. Garfield is the son of the Rev. E.
Ii. Garfield. d. D., OF Arlington, and
was elected president OF the body OF
which be has for years been secretary
and the moving spirit.
CASHIER GEO. F. GRAVES has broken
ground for the foundation OF his pro-
posed residence, corner of Washington
Avenue and Elm street, near his fathers
mansion. This is to be handsome
dwelling and from its location will face
all sides, but the front Is to be upon
Washington Avenue. The expense Is
estimated at about $1,000.
THE Poultney Journal thinks it has
reason to congratulate itself, and its
readers should thank its editor that he
did not intiict upon them any OF the pa
tent plates giving the disgusting repre-
sentation OF Sullivan and Kilrain in their
british acts. II the press will cease
pandering to this depravity, it will lose
its hold upon the community.
THE family OF George B. Sears expec,
to move to BROOKLYN N. Y. in about a
month, and are nearly ready to 90. They
will reside ON Wierfield street. near DAM, /
j. Cronin, formerly of this town. Mr..
Sears has a permanent situation with
the Manhattan watch company, and
hence this removal is probably per-
manent one. The family will be greatly
missed in circles where they have 30 long
moved.
THE last issue Of the 1ambrido.. N v.
County Posi-. saws "a younS man of
this place who entertained thee of hIs
ycupg lady friends from Bennington ON
Wednesday with a DAYS outing at Laud.
erdale, evidently had delightful time.
but as consequence It cost him trip
to Bennington and return that evening,
as they reached here 100 late for the
tram VINO was this do not all speak
at once
THE members Of the Lotus Glee Club,
Of Boston, of whom Edward Z. Long OF
this village, Is one. were among tire pas
sengers by the City Of Berlin, which ar
rived in New York on Saturday from
Liverpool. They had very successful
season In London and are under con-
iao' 70 Ie'uIn tneLe next year wneh
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les on the CONTINENT under the manage
ment oil M Vert'