The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-08-29

visiting friends in town.
MICHAEL RILEY of Cohoes, N. Y, is |
spending his vacation here.
PETER MoRRIssEY of Cohoes, N, Y, is
spending his vacation here.
FRANK WIcKwIRE of Cohoes, N. Y,
IS visiting with friends here.
Miss MARY MOONEY of Cohoes is the
guest of Miss Maggie Burns.
Mrs. WALLACE and son of New York
City is visiting wit h Miss Nellie Purcell.
Mr.. MEREDITH of Boston is visiting
President Touzalin of the G. B. & N. w.
r. r.
G. P. SQUIREs and wife of Burlington,
Iowa, are in town, the guests of L. F.
Abbott.
SHERIFF BARTON and wife of Burling
ton, are visiting the Hon. Il. G. Root
this week.
Mrs. JOHN G. REEVES and son of Me-
N. T., is visiting Miss Mag
gle Corbett. -.. ....
Miss MARY BARNES of Cohoes, N. Y,
is visiting with Miss Maggie Lyons on
River street.
MISSES MARY and Bridge Morrissey,
OF. Cohoes, N. Y, are visiting with
friends here.
Mr.. CORNELIUS SULLIVAN has returned
from his vacation, which he spent in
North Adams, Mass 'E
Mrs. LIBBIE DEWEY SPRAGUE OF
Rochester, N, Y, is visiting her cousin,
Mrs. Geo. A. Wood.
MISS KATIE FLANERY of Rutland is
spending her vacation with John Nc
Cormick of this village. .
FALL goods are beginning to arrive at
G. B. Sibley's. His line of Cloths for
suitings is very complete. -
JOHN w. LYONS, formerly of Benning-
ton, now of Cohoes, N. Y, passes his
vacation with his parents here.
HARRY LYONS of Cohoes, N. Y, is
spending his vacation with his sister,
Mrs. VIM. Toomey, of Park street.
THE Eastern Star Chapter meets with
the Worthy Matron, Mrs. J. H. Loring,
next Wednesday evening, Sept. 4th.
MRS. E. E. VALENTINE and daughtt T
are visiting Mrs. Valentines mother,
and sister Mrs. Trentman of this village.
MEssRs. JOHN and Henry Scott, of the
firm of VIM. Scott & Sons, of Cohoes,
N. Y, are spending their vacation here.
FRANK WEAVER Is decorating the par
lors and other rooms in the residence of
Geo. lockwood in a highly artistic man
ner.
Mrs. w. c. RlDDELL and her sister
Mrs. Enos Gould and family, left to-day
for their home in Buffalo, N. Y. They
have been in Bennington for three weeks.
A PLEASANT party picnicked in the
Morgan grove yesterday, spreading
tables under the tall trees and beside the
running waters. 1t was in honor oil
Mrs, B. F. Poore's sister, WHO'S visiting
here.
WE are in receipt of the programme
OF the Island Park association races fol
the Troy and Albany circuit meeting
beginning September 9th and continuing
five days. The purses aggregate $500
and reduced rates are promised on the
railroads.
Mr.. WIN, HALL and wife, (nee Lucia
Cady) of Troy, N. Y, are at A. P
Childs's for two weeks. They have
their carriages and horses here, said tt
have been of the finest in Saratoga this
season, where Mr.. and Mrs. Hall wer,
during the two last months.
THE Guild of St. Agnes, connected
with st. Peters Church, will hold an
other of their pleasant cake and howel
sales on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 7th
on the rectory grounds, Persons wish,
ing any particular kind of cake are kind
ly requested TO leave orders with Mis-
Nellie Rice.
THE Bennington Creamery Association
will meet to organize and elect officers
at the court house in this village, Mon
day, September 9th, at 10 O'Clock a. m
Whether tine stock of this association
shall prove apaying investment or no
the movement will revolutionize dairy
ing in this vicinity.
THE Graded schools of this villag
open Monday morning of next week
Sept. I'd, with the board of teachers sub
stantially unchanged. Prof. Davis, tn
new superintendent, is here and will
take formal charge. All indication
point to large enrolment of scholar
and a most successful year for this in
stitution.
AS result ofMaj. Moses Harrington
recent letter in the BANNER relating T.
saddle horses" the story has grown il
the reportorial mind until the Iribun
now soberly announces that Vermonter
are going into the business of raisin
saddle horses. A wilder guess could b
made than this, for public attention ono
being called to good thing Vermonter'
are quick TO take the cue.
The Rev. Philip Estabrook of Hoosic
Falls, N. Y, supplied the pulpit of tn
Methodist Church last Sunday. 1t wa
; his 23d birthday anniversary. Mex
Sunday Lynn Armstrong is to preac
morning and evening. The Communio
services will be held the second Sunda,
in September instead of at the regula
time, the Rev. Mr.. Chapman being ex
pected home for the 9Th prox.
THE Rev. Mr.. Marten was accorded
royal reception at his church last Sun
day, on his return from a four week
vacation. The floral decorations wer
very fine and basket of choice flowers
presented his pastor by Carl White o
behalf of the primary classes, was CRATE
fully received as a highly priced expires
sion of regards from the younger mem
bers of MIR, Martens congregation.
AT the October term Of the Unite
States Court in Rutland large nunbe
Of cases are to be brought before tn
Grand Jury, and number of crimint
cases are to come up for trial, the mos
important of which is the Carney cast
which is a charge against a woman fo
: sending obscene matter through til
mails. Another case is that of the Uni
ed States vs. Wilcox for similar offencI
which was tried laat year and the jur
: disagreed. The docket will be issued /
about three weeks.
Col. OLIN SCOTT has just returne
, from an extended trip to the west. II
, was at the State encampment last weel
, although his name was accidental
! omitted from our list. Referring inc
, deDtqlly to the Scott & Roberts pull
/ grinder, Col. Scott informed us that tn
f increased production stopped the impo
! tation of and drove foreign pulp out {
? our markets within year of the time til
, firm fairly got to manufacturing the mi
chimes. Not only do those improve
grinders increase the wood pulp produ,
tion but they cheaper it 30 that nor
D others can compete with them.
SOMETHING like dozen of the moi
=. important of the historic localities
Bennington have already, since the TO
! nation of the Bennington Historical S,
: ciety, been marked, and in such wa!
for the most part. that the passer by ca
!, know at glance what took place at an
: particular spot. A great many NOR
however, are not so marked. Sometim
g since, a committee of the society drov
!. stakes at very many of the remainir
3 places. These, however, had nothir
by way Of designation on them At IL
9 last meeting of the society the subje
Q was brought up and another atteml