The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-08-22
Local..

Miss BERTHA E. GRIswoLD is visiting
friends in Weybridge, Vt.
Miss CARRIE SEELYE of Troy, N. Y,
is visiting with Miss Julia O'Donnell.
Mr.. AND Mrs. PHILIP MCGLYNN of
New York City, are visiting friends here.
MRS. NJ. B. HoUGHToN and child, have
gone to Round Lake to stay three or four
weeks.
MISS LIZZIE DAMON of Troy, N. Y, lie
visiting with Miss Josie Grennan Of this
village.
THE ringing of the bell indicates that
the Bennington wooden mills run on ten
hours time per day.
MISS CORA SIBBLEs and Belle Towle, Of
Cohoes, N. Y. are visiting the family of
Mr.. William Toomey,
THE L. S. R. R. run an excursion to
Camp Comfort from New Lebanon next
week Friday, Aug. Both.
THE EMILY E. Cook" house has been
sold to Henry w. Putnam by A. j..
Dewey, real estate agent.
Miss MAGGIE NEILAN of Hoosick Falls,
N. Y, is visiting during her vacation
WIN MISS Nellle whitney,
MRS. A. B. PERKINS has recovered so
that she rides out, and her case is assum-
ing a very hopeful condition,
Miss KATIE FURGUsoN and Miss Hat
tie Corbin of Hoosick Falls, are in town,
the guests Of Miss Agnes Nolan.
1T was cool 10th, but ten years ago,
that is to say, on the 10Th Of August,
1879, snow fell on Mt. Anthony.
Miss MAMIE and Katie Pickett, both
Of Troy, N. Y, passed their vacation
with the family of Michael WEIGH.
Miss LIZZIE GRANT of Hoosick Falls,
N. Y, is enjoying her vacation with
Miss Maggie Gunsbannon of this village.
POLICEMAN WILLIAM MYRTLE, wife
and daughter, of Brooklyn, N. Y, are
passing few days with Mr.. Charles Nc.
Cure.
Mr.. A. LIVINGSTON THOMPSON of the
Richmond and Danville railroad Office,
Washington, d. c., is visiting at Mr.,
James Bassett's.
THE fire department is called together
Saturday evening at the Stark hose rooms
to arrange for field day and review
next month some time.
THE excursion to Camp Comfort yes
terday from Rutland, was not largely
attended, owing to the threatening
weather of the morning.
j. L. FINN is again at work, having
narrowly escaped an attack OF fever last
week, an illness which confined him to
the house for several days.
Miss II. j. MORGAN is out of town for
her summer vacation. Just before she
left she received visit from her aunt,
Miss Morgan, of Poughkeepsie, N, Y.
JOHN P. DALEY is home from his
"down east" trip, and is looking better
than for long time. His health has
greatly improved during the summer.
THE Second Congregational people
were treated last Sunday to two vigor-
Gus services, showing the good the three
weeks vacation had done their pastor.
Miss MAGGIE G. RILEY. daughter OF
Frank Riley, president of the village OF
Hoosick Falls, N. Y, is spending part
of her vacation with her cousin, Mise
Mary Sullivan.
MRS. SAMUEL JEwETT and daughter
are spending few weeks with her son
in New Haven, Conn. Mrs. Grin Adams
accompanied them, and will pass a part
of the time at the sea shore.
MRS. w. II. ROBERTSON has rented
her house and blacksmith shop on School
street and moves to Hartford, Conn. The
premises are for sale. Frank Robertson
goes with his mother to Connecticut.
The old seats in the Methodist chapel
we're sold last week to go to Camp Com
fort. This will afford more seating ca
pacity at that popular resort. The new
chapel will be furnished with chairs.
THE Rev. S. d. Towne, formerly OF
this town, now of Maine, is enjoying his
summer vacation in the woods of that
state. He is writing some interesting
letters to the Bangor Wing meanwhile.
THE new chapel of the Methodist
Church will occupy the basement of that
edifice, and will be great improvement
on the old one which has been torn out.
There will also be convenient ante rooms,
etc.
Ex.SHERIFF MCCALL, who has pur-
chased the old Baptist parsonage, is busy
getting il ready for removal to West
Main street, near his present residence.
The house is to be sawn into two pieces,
and thus treated its removal will be
much facilitated.
THERE was very large attendance
upon the evening services of the Metho-
dist Church Sunday evening, the occa.
sion being the singing of a choir, com
posed for the occasion Of these voices
Mrs. Geo. F. Graves, Miss Nina A. Nor
gan, MIR. Edward E. Long and Mr.. HUI
bert w. Downs.
knights Templar of the United States
will be held at Washington in October,
and arrangements are already being
made to send large delegation from
Vermont. Several members of the local
organization will attend with Eminent
Commander Lewis and the full board of
Grand CUmmandery officers, and Rut-
land will be the starting point of the en-
tire party.
The refitting of Masonic hall in this
village nears completion, and when done
there will be none finer in the State
The carpet is an elegant affair, and Is
being made to order, which will postpone
the opening Of the hall until October.
Just what the committee will decide to
do is not now known, but we suggest
that a formal opening, with the public
invited, would please large number of
our people.
THE friends of Mr.. Chas. g, Cole, OF
the firm OF Cole & Burt, clothiers, will
be pleased to know that mis- health is re-
stored, and that he is again at work in
the store. They have carpenters and
masons busy arranging counters, tables,
shelving, and putting heater in the base
ment, as they bave to economize in room
in order to make place for the immense
stock Of fall and winter goods which Mr..
Burt is selecting this week in Boston and
New York.
THE proceedings of the Doth annual
convocation of the Diocese of Vermont
have been published in pamphlet form.
We are pleased to note the leading posl
ton accorded to st. Peters Church in
this village by the Bishop, not only in
his mention of the new chaDcel furui.
ture. but also in the number OF baptisms,
combinations and services held-the un-
erring tokens of advancing religious life
in the parish. The Rev. VIM. B. Walk
er, rector, well deserves the word Of
praise thus given.
THERE are some twenty towns in YER
mont which could accommodate Swej-
ish colony of from 80 to 90 families. The
only trouble with this State is that her
sons have for fifty years been leaders in
developing the great west, leaving no
one to take their places. Could people
be induced to come here from Europe
and 30 repopulate Vermont (even should
their sons also go west), would it not
solve the question This and other things,
are the principal topics Of conversation
in the State to-day.
THE Burlington Independent says "a
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