The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-05-22
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in town over Sunday.
Mr.. G. ELLERY DUSTIN of East Wal
lingford, is visiting Chas. Greenslet.
FRED FLAGG of North Adams, Mass f,
was guest of A. P. Childs over Sunday.
Mr.. AND Mrs. JOHN Hustled and son
of Georgetown, Colo, are visiting DR..
and Mrs. A. S. NJ. Chisholm.
L. F. ABBOTT and 1. E. Gibson went
South Saturday on business trip that
may be extended several weeks.
Mrs. JAMES BAssETT and daughter
Lizzie, have gone to Brattleboro to be
absent couple of weeks, visiting friends.
WE are told that Prof. Fred. N. Squire
expects to start on his tour to California,
spoken of short time since, next week.
MRS. CHESTER REYNOLDS of Chicago,
arrived in Bennington Friday last and is
stopping with her mother, Mrs. H. E.
Bradford.
On the principle, we suppose, that two
negatives are equal to an affirmative,
little lemon juice on your sour strawber-
ries will sweeten them.
F. A. MITCHELL, formerly of Little
Falls, N. Y, now of Wisconsin, is visit
ing his brother-in-law, H. c. Lindloff of
this village. His wife accompanies him.
The genial marketman, c. c. Thomp-
son, has been fishing for trout, looking
for the large "catch" predicted. At last
accounts he was still Hooking" for that
three pound trout.
The Young Peoples Society of Chris
tan Endeavor of the Methodist church,
will hold "pine apple" social at their
parlors next Wednesday evening. A fine
social time is anticipated.
MEMBERS of the Ladies' Sodality So
ciety can find at A. Drysdale & SONS,
white illusion yelling in SO and 54-inch
widths, black gloves in LOffeta, silk and
kid; also, the correct thing in medal
ribbon.
ATTENTION is called to the notice in
another column of an auction sale of
houses by the building committee of the
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tention now is to clear off the grounds
about the monument and begin the
grading of the park.
THE subject of the Rev. Mr.. Chap
mans sermon in the Methodist church
next Sunday morning will be 1.-THE
Nations Memorial to Her Preservers,
Dead and Alive" In the evening the
subject will be "The Anthem of Spring"
THE G. A. r. and kindred societies,
will attend church next Sunday in the
evening, going to the First Baptist from
their respective halls as noted in Col.
Puffer's communication last week. The
Rev. Mr.. Marten will give patriotic adj
dress suitable for the occasion.
S. S. ScoTT, aged II years, has cele-
brated this spring by painting his resi-
dence himself. This feat for a man of
his years is somewhat remarkable-al-
most as much so, only with more truth,
as the fish stories others are telling of
exploits. Mr.. Scott has been retired
from active business life a number of
years.
r. S. BAHAN is home for a vacation of
two or three weeks. He presided at the
Baptist organ in this village last Sunday
with great acceptance. Mr. Bahan has
developed into an accomplished musi-
clan, and is engaged from June LIST to
play the Methodist organ in Valley
Falls, N. Y, and will reside in that vii
lage.
THE musicale, postponed from last
week, was held at the residence of Mrs.
F. N. Squire Monday last, and was a
very pleasant occasion. A short but
select programme was given by men,
bers of the club, and delicious refresh
ments were served. The next one will
be held at North Bennington, at the
home of Mrs. Hiland Hall.
A LOCAL branch of the Wayne Build
ing Loan and Acculating Fund Associa-
ton was organized at Bennington last
Monday evening. The officers elected
are: Cyrus D. Gibson president, John
W. Bentley vice president, Levi s. Lewis
secretary, Sheldon H. lockwood treas
urer. This association declared four
quarterly dividends in 1880. One of
four per cent and three of five per cent,
making an aggregate of 10 per cent for
the year.
THE Fitchburg railroad have issued a
coupon ticket around the world in 20
days" The conditions are that these
coupons with tickets attached show the
cash price of tickets from place to place
over the route around the world. The
direction is west from Boston, via San
Francisco, Japan, Italy, Paris, England,
and to New York and Boston. The ex-
pense in the aggregate is $S72.1 10 and the
free ticket mot good for passage" is an
unique advertisement for the Hoosac
Tunnel line.
The S. o. V. Drum Corps have secured
D. H. Reno's stereoptican exhibition Of
original war views for Thursday even
ing the Goth inst. For particulars see
the small bills. Mr.. Reno was member
of the Ellsworth regiment, the 4ith N.
Y, served during the war, and partici-
pated in the scenes of which he speaks
in his lecture, illustrating the whole
with calcium light Several local views
have been prepared fer illustration-the
Battle Monument, Soldiers Home, etc.
This will be very enjoyable lecture and
the cause for which the proceeds are
going is a worthy one.
THIS week Tuesday John Hurley went
to Troy and his wife attended the mar
ket. While she was absent at dinner
three lads, Arthur Penfield, Dewey and
Norman Vanderberg, broke into the rear
door and stole about $i1.00 out of the
money drawer, about $1,000 of which
was recovered. The boys went up to the
eastern part Of the village, where they
were found short time afterwards and
arrested. When they found that appre-
hension was probable they threw the
money from them. Mrs. Hurley was
away from the market less than twenty
minutes, and the whole proceeding was
very bold on the part of the boys, who
were seen and suspected by the neigh
bOrs. Yesterday young Penfeld was
sentenced to the Reform School, and wal
taken up this afternoon. The other
were each fined 81 and costs, which vert
paid and they are at liberty.
THE Greenfield Gazette of May 18th
has the following item: sylvester z