The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-05-22
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

mALANsoN WILCOX is building cellar
wall for new house on Hall street, near
his residence. l..
ALL owners of cemetery lots will Of
course have them put in order this week,
for Decoration day.
HENRY w. PUTNAM is erecting two
double Queen Anne cottages on the north
side of Gage street.
MRS. WIN. WEsTFALL of Schodac, NJ
Y, is whiting her daughter, Mrs. IL. L.
Hover Of this village.
THE marriage of Miss Grace Hubbell
Conkling to Mr.. James G. Colgate is an
nounced to take place June 4th.
THE window just finished on the south
side of the new Roman Catholic church
is probably the finest in the state.
THE installation of the officers of Can
ton Bennington will take place next
Monday evening in Odd Fellows hall.i
WIN. E. HAWKS is preparing to build a
house on the mobiles lot on County
street, between Depot street and North
street.
JAMES (, HURLEY has purchased the
Frank Ray place on South street and
will erect house thereon some time this
season.
THE condition of Col. jerome B. Par
menter, who has been seriously i'll for
some time, remains unimproved we are
sorry to say t'}~ y f.'9.."i
: !. MRS. HARRIsoNI. MORTON gives re-
ception tomorrow evening to invited
friends from to 10 o'clock. 1t will be
an enjoyable affair.
MRS. JoHN wYLIE and her mother,
Mrs. C. S. Clapp, are visiting in New
York and New Jersey. They were ac-
companied by Mrs. L. L. Tiffany.
MRS. CHARLES CoNovER was taken
seriously ill Tuesday morning Mrs.
Conover is sister of Mrs. G. b. Sibley,
The latter is still very sick.
E.S. CHANDLER has lately filled two
orders from Boston, Mass, tor. his de-
Icious dried beef. This is point for
home customers to made note OF.
THE Eastern Star Grand Chapter
meets at Newport June 4th and 9th.
From Bennington, Pownal, Manchester
and Pawlet party of ten will proDaoly
attend. .--.
MISS ANNA c. PARK, Miss Nina MGR
gan, Mrs. Charles Cooper, and Miss Liz
zie Cooper attended the w. C. 7. U. con-
vention that was held in Trinity M. E.
church at Montpelier last week.
LIP. NORTON has an advertisement in
another column, of the old and reliable
Northwestern Life Insurance Company,
which is fast accommodating large bust
ness here under the general agency OF
Mr.. Norton.
d. B. HAINEs presents the BANNER
with a bottle of his Bohemian Root
Beer which is getting great run in
town. He is selling from 100 to 200 bot
ties daily.
AMONG the prominent Odd Fellows
who attended the dedication OF the new
hall of that order in Rutland, last even
ing, was Col. N. NJ. Puffer, of the Patri-
archs Militant.
PAUL Goldsmith is home for short
time. He has, during the winter, filled
an engagement in Jacksonville, Fla, and
is to pass the summer at Saratoga
Springs. Mr.. Goldsmith is musician
that Bennington has reason to feel
proud of.
MRS. GEO. A. PACKER and Miss Carrie
Packer were in town last week. The
family sailed yesterday for Europe on
the Measland, of the Red Star line. They
do not expect to return before Septem-
Der. Miss Rankin of Troy went with
them.
THE annual muster of the Vermont
National Guard will not be held during
the same week as the Breeders meeting
at Rutland, as was first reported; but
the militia will 60 into camp on We'd
day, August Goth, and will break camp
on the following Tuesday, August Goth.
THE Democratic caucus to elect eleven
deleg ates and eleven alternates to the
State Convention, May, 10th, will be held
in Library Hall, Saturday evening OF this
week. The convention will meet in Bur
lington, and the District Conventions
will be held at the same time and place.
NEXT week Tuesday afternoon the
ladies of Miriam Lodge hold a sewing
society in Odd Fellows hall. Supper
will be served to members Of the Order
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special request the ladies and others who
participated in the "Deestrick Skewl,"
and merchants Carnival" will be given
a supper and reception at this time.
The Putnam House repairs and i'm
provements are nearing completion.
The Office is ceiled with white wood,
wainscoted and trimmed with cherry,
the finish being natural wood. 1t is by
far the handsomest hotel office in the
State. We are pleased to know also that
the rooms are being engaged for the
summer.
THE music prepared by Prof. Squire
and his double quartette, to sing at the
Memorial services in the First Baptist
church, next Sunday evening, is some
thing out of the usual course, partaking
of the memorial rather than of the
'patriotic" type.
THE Band, Rifles, Canton and fire de-
partment, nothing daunted by the rainy
weather and muddy streets of the past
two Saturday evenings, propose (weather
and mud permitting) TO hold their dress
parade on the corners" Saturday even
ing, May oath, bugle to sound at .
o'clock, The ''clerk of the weather" does
not appear thus far to smile on this pro-
posal.
II. p. HAvILAND, formerly an en-
ploye in the BANNER Office, died at hii
home in Danville, VT, May 14th. HI
had laryngeal consumption, and passed
the winter in California in the vain hop
of recovery. He returned about fv'
weeks before his death. He was tn,
only son of Mrs. Flora E. Haviland, I
Past Grand Matron of the Vernon
O.E.S.
A LETTER to "the Editor from Pana
ILL.,, announces the death at Sparta, tina
State, of Mrs. Kinsley Brown. Mrs
Brown died the ninth of May. She wa
a sister of Mrs. Ruth Godfrey and rela
tive Of Leon Rice. Mr.. Brown left Ben
nington 80 years ago, and visited her
in 1875, and the family are pleasantly re
membered by several of our elderl,
people.
JAMES II. CHAPLIN and family, VIII
have lived on the Fairbanks place mort