The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-05-08
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
s A. Holt is convalescing from his
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right eye.
Miss EVA MORGAN of Poughkeepsie,
NY, is visiting Miss H. j. Morgan of
this village.
A RUPERT correspondent says: Miss
Belle Mccall is teaching in Bennington
again this spring"
MRS. G. B. SBLEY is lying critically i'll
at her home on Union street She is
threatened with apoplexy.
THE frame of the Shurtleff residence is
up and the fair proportions are already
beginning to become apparent.
THE notice of E. Norton & Co., in ar
other column, will attract the attention
of those desiring nice turnout.
''MANUPRINT" is a new word which
has been added to the language. 1t sig
nifies work done with the typewriter.
EDWARD w. BRADFORD intends put
ting on large addition to the north side
of his already fine house on Upper Main
street.
Mrs. WIN. A. Roof of New York, was
in town over Sunday, called here by the
illness of her father, Hon. II. G. Root,
Mr.. Root is better.
GEoRGfs F. GRAVES will move into his
new and elegant residence on the corner
of Elm street and Washington Avenue,
within few days.
WIN. BATES and wife have returned
home from a winters sojourn with their
daughter, Mrs. G. r. Moody, at Wauke-
gan, Ill. They enjoy excellent health.
THE regular meeting of Mt. Anthony
Chapter, No. l, Order Eastern Star, next
Wednesday evening, May 14th. A full
attendance is desired.
JOHN T. SAWYER has moved into the
Bingham house, corner of Silver and
Union streets. Mrs. Sawyer has just re-
turned from a two weeks visit to New
York and Brooklyn.
THE Sons of Veterans drum corps con-
template an entertainment the last of the
month, the Goth. 1t consists of war
scenes by means of stereoptican and
fine lecture.
THE vicinity of st. Francis de Sales
church 1.-THE new edifice) is busy place
these days. The tower is to go up this
season and as much of the building fin
ished as is possible.
IT is understood that the Fitchburg
railroad company will again run the 6;l5
p. M, train from this city to North
Adams. The train was run last year for
the accommodation of summer travel to
all points between this city and North
Adams.-TrOy Times,
THE ST. Agnes guild of st. Peters
church give an ice cream sale at Parish
Hall next Wednesday evening, the 14th,
inst The young ladies of this Guild re-
quest us to say that all are invited and
will be made welcome.
THE advisers of men are busy with
gratuitous counsel about going West and
South and going in all directions. The
fact is, the man who is going all the
time never gets anywhere. The man
who stays, nowadays, is the successful
one, but he must keep his eyes OPEN
Rutland Telegram.
The New York Tribune of Monday
says: "This is the season when the hard
worked title Vermont maple sugar is
made to cover multitude of brown
sugar sins" The remedy for this plant
is to send orders early each year to Yer
mont farmers, who will be only too GLAD
to supply our city friends with the pure
article.
THE line at the dress parade Saturday
evening will be reviewed by Col. L. d
Bennett of the Governors Staff, Maj
Robert j. Coffey of the Brigade Staff, N
G. ", Maj. Valentine, the engineers o.
the fire department, and other gentle
men connected with the organization
represented.
JOHN KIERcE, brakeman on Conduc
tor Andrews train, b. & r. railway
smashed his left foot Monday afternoon
at North Bennington. He had cut OF
the engine and slipped and one wheel
the tender passed over the foot diagon
ally, taking off the flesh. 1t is hoped tn
foot may be saved but it is a seriOu
hurt. Mr.. Kierce lives at Arlington ant
was taken home.
THE Sons of Veterans fair in the III
terest of their proposed Memorial Hal
May 18th, 10th and 17th,, promises vel
There is to be an entire change of pre-
gramme daily, and the fine piano now o
exhibition at j. Ed Walbridge & Co.
will be awarded. From present indicf
tons their appeal to the public will nc
be in vain. We bespeak satisfactor
financial success to this enterprise.
THE chairman of the Listers, I'll
Hon. John V. Carney, with the tow
clerk, is extremely busy these days
making up the Grand List from the il
ventories of the taxable inhabitants {
the town. We expect to publish the T.
suits of the work of the Board of Listei
as soon as possible, probably next weel
just now it is impossible to make al
prediction as to the amount of the Gran
List.
THE preparations are nearly perfect'
for the summer season at Camp Comfol
and one of the hotels will open ne
week with the same landlady as la
year. The fishing season calls for tn
early opening, and the prospects for &
summer promise much more than Ia
year-prosperou as the first season "
at the Adirondacks of the Green Mou
tains.
OUR Troy exchanges note that IN
Elizabeth Bailey, the estimable wife
Engineer William Bailey OF the Rank
steamer, died Saturday evening fro
typhoid-pneumOnia She was born
Bennington, VT, but had resided in q
city many years. Her kind words a
sympathy for those in distress and
quiet, transformations acts of charity "
for her the admiration and devotion
all who knew her. Her husband, a 1
and two daughters survive"
In recent issue of the BANNER tn
was published as book notice. an
tract from Adirondack" Murray's 1
book on Lake Champlain, in which
was denied that Benedict Arnold was
Ticonderoga when the fortress was
rendered to Ethan Allen ''In the Ba
of the Great Jehovah and the COntir
tai Congress" This has called out
Hon. George W. Hartman, in another
umn to-day, in an exhaustive histor
article which will be read with much
terest in connection with his other v
able contributions to early Vermont