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

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iting Mrs. E. B. Griswold.
NOTE the advertisement of the Stat,
fair 10 another column 10 day.
E. L. NICHOLS, wife and son, have re
turned from their trip to the seashore.
Miss ALLIE CLARK presided at thu
organ in the NJ. e. Church last Sabbath
JOHN MESSENGER, wife and thre,
children, Of New York City, are visiting
at Mr.. g. K. Morse's.
MISS JULIA WELLINGTON goesto Albany
N. Y, to visit Mrs. Vanderburgh, anC
will be absent two weeks.
MISS MAUDR WHEELER is passing tn,
month of August with friends on the
east side OF the Green Mountains.
EDWARD E. LONG of the Lotus Glet
Club OF Boston, is passing his month";
vacation with his parents IN Bennington
ALBERT PARSONS, superintendent o.
the monument, has been in Sandy Hill
for a week on business connected there
with.
A. j. COOPER and his sitter, Miss Liz
zie, spent Sunday at Worthwhile, N. Y g..
at the home OF his wife's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ressieue.
MRS. JAMES E. BowEN's condition fol-
few days has been more hopeful. Sh,
has been critically i'll aud ut one time
life was despaired of.
MISS BRIDGE MEAGHER clerk in Drys
dale's store is passing her vacation with
her grandmother, Mrs. Michael Madden
of North Bennington.
GEO. BARRETT and wife Of Hartford
Conn.,, wss IN town in this week, max
ing short visit to his mother. He is 9
conductor on the consolidated railroad.
OUR readers are requested to just mote
that that old and reliable house of G. "
s. Quackenbpsh g Co., Of Troy, N, Y.
have something ID say in another col
umn TO our people. ~ A. 49, l.
JOHN d, AYREs has gone to Hebron
H., stopping over a day or so at Elkhart
Indiana. His mother will return will
him the first Of next week, to make hel
annual visit to Bennington. ....
MRS. DIR. GREENE and daughter Lot
tie, of Haddonfielj, N. j., are in towr
for month. Since leaving here in 1882
Miss Greene has completed her educs tior
IN Philadelphia, aud is now preceptress
OF st. Agnes Hall, a boarding school fol
girls in Haddonfield.
Miss LIZZIE BAssETT Is home on a va
cation, her leave of absence from heI
desk in the dead letter office at Wash
ington being extended to allow Of hel
hoped for restoration to health. The
Washington climate does not agree with
her as we'll as the Green Mountain air.
THE union excursion of the Methodist
and Baptist Churches yesterday wen
out of here with eight coaches and thret
hundred and fifty-one passengers. The
day at Lake Pleasant was greatly en-
Joyed. 1t is fine place to go and is Q
noted resort for the people Of westerr
and central Massachusetts,.
THE new church of st, Frances d.
Sales, although work has been retarded
on account of rainy weather, has reach
ed the window arches on the walls, anC
the roof Of the chapel is partly boarded
This looks like good progress, and the
imposing nature of the architecture
proportions begin to appear.
The Graded school trustees have
placed another Fuller, Warren & Co
heater in the school building, making
three new ones now which supply the
place of six old ones removed, at a cost
of $500 each. 1t Is hoped that with this
expenditure the building can be heated
Originally there were eight heaters.
j. Ii. LEvERICH, accompanied by HE
wife and daughter, arrived in town from
Honduras, @. A., last week. The two
latter will remain some little time with
Mrs. Leverich's mother, Mrs.. F. @ White,
and Mr.. Leyerich viii be here a portion
OF the time. He returned 10 New York
Monday, and from thence sailed to Peru,
s. A.
THE change In the L, s. R. R. time
table next Monday changes two trains as
follows Leave Bennington 0, 1880 a
m. and 6:45 p. M Returning arrive at
1890 a, M, 1850 and 6;1O p. m. The
11:30 train makes close connection for
North Adams, and 5:45 also for North
Adams. See corrected advertisement
next week. H.le
THE Vermont State press association
meets in Burlington, August 10th even
ing, to start upon their excursion the
10Th, to the Adirondacks. Dinner will
be taken at Saranac Lake, and the bust
ness session will be held at some conven.
lent hour during the trip, which is by
boat to Plaitsburgh, N. Y, and thence
by special train TO the north woods.
THE Rev. a. Marten reports as one of
the experiences Of his vacation on bi
cycle that the highways Of our town are
far superior to those of the adjoining
sections OF other states. This is pretty
certain test of the matter. Nothing
helps locality more than to possess ex.
cellent country roads. which are at once
an attraction and delight to the people
and their summer visitors.
On saturday afternoon next the Ben
nington R fies are to give an exhibition
of drill and skirmish practice on the
grounds Of the Soldiers Home, ending
with dress parade at 8 o'clock at the
"corners," Main and South and North
streets. Canton Bennington has been
invited to participate, also the fire de-
partment. Capt. Tiffany OF the Patri
archs Militant has called special meet
ing in Odd Fellows hall this evening to
make arrangements for this event.
THE funeral of Willard Hodgkins, who
died Of dysentery last Saturday, was
held Monday afternoon from the resi-
dence of Mr.. John II. Flagler. The de-
ceased had boarded at Mr.. FlaglerIs for
some time, and when he was taken i'll,
the family did all in their power to al
leviate his sutferihgs. Mr.. Hodgkins
was a quiet, transformations man, a car
penter by trade and good citizen. His
pastor, the Rev. VIM. j. Chapman, off,
ciated. He survived his wife several
years, and leaves one son. Clifford N.
Hodgkins.
A VERY fine society event ia down for
next week Wednesday evening. The
ladies constituting the Auxiliary Of St.
Peters Church are to give a "Mid-Sum-
mer Fete" on the lawn of Mrs. Luman P.
Norton. on that date. Anyone at all
with former achievement OF
these ladies will anticipate something
out Of the common order, and our word
for It, they will not be disappointed.
The committee, and Auxiliary as soci-
ETY., extend cordial invitation to every
body, and for particulars refer to the
small bills to be issued in few days.
MRS MICHAEL BANRAHAN has been
sorely afflicted within short time
buryiDg her husband and six children,
the former and two children within four
Obituary OF the last one is in
another column 'tc day. 1t will be re-
membered that the family formerly re-
sided here and moved to Adams, Mass.
From thence the bodies OF Mr.. Haurahan
and daughter, aged IS, were recently
brought here for burial. Returning
here to live the mother has now lost by
death another cherished member OF her
household. She will receive much sym
patty from many friends.
Nor long ago we mentioned the in
ducements offered by the military Off
cials OF our State, in prizes by companies
for excellence in rife practice and target
ah0Otin0 IL VIVA urOad that com maniac