The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-04-24
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


MRS. ]. H. LoRING and Miss Tuttl,
have both been i'll lately.
HENRY A. HARTMAN of Rutland, &C
companied by his son, visited in tow
over Sunday.
MRS. D. E. PURDY and daughter
Louise, was in town over Sunday, re
turning Monday.
The reception of Prof. Greene's dane
ing class will occur April 80, and music
will be furnished by Goldsmith's orches'
ira. ....
THE Rev. VIM. B. Walker has been
quite indisposed, but is better now. He
has large class ready for confirmation
next month.
COLLINS GRAVES is cOnvalescing from
a severe attack of inflammatory rheuma-
tism. He has been confined to the house
for about six weeks. ....
THE Second Congregational church
have put in the city water this week.
This was the cause of the digging up of
Main street. .-..
R. H. WINNIE has been promoted to
the run from Troy to ST. Adams, one of
the most important in the National Elk
press Company's service.
As WE go to press we learn that Miss
Cynthia Gardner has not been so well for
afew days, and her condition is matter
of great solicitude to her friends.
Miss CYNTHIA GARDNER is slowly con-
valescing, but the improvement is very
much retarded over the promise of few
days after the pneumonia left her.
WE hear of quite number who have
gone to Washington, d. C., taking adj
vantage of the Fitchburg and New York
Central excursions, recently advertised
in our columns.
FRED WINsLow has sold his corner lot
and the house thereon, to W. D.Newton.
Mr.. Winslow reserves a building lot for
himself on Silver street. and will erect n
new house soon. 81 ~.
FRED. NJ. HUTCHINs, of the Stark
House billiard rooms, was pulled"
Tuesday for SELLING the ardent" and
his trial is set for next Tuesday. Mean
time he languishes in custody. $3.50.
THE fire wardens of the village met and
organized last week, electing A. c.,
Patchen president of the board, and f.
T. Griswold secretary. They adjourned
until this evening. ..
THE Art Exhibition of the Singer Sew
ing Machine Company will commence
Saturday, April Goth. 1t is free to all.
Don't miss it, at RockwOOd's art store,
Adams block.
THE members of the Bradford hook and
ladder company gave a clam supper to
invited guests Thursday night Music
was furnished by Goldsmith's orchestra
and local talent
Miss JULIA A. WHITE has been out of
school for week, ill with the humps.
Miss Fannie L. Abbot has filled her
place in the Graded school faculty very
acceptably.
THE Rev. VIM. J. Chapman has re-
turned from Conference and will remain
with this charge another year. This
was to have been expected in response
to the unanimous request extended by
the church, and the record of last year.
WE notice among the names of ladies
who sang at the meeting of the Method
list Home Missionary Society, that of
Mrs. f. B. Yates. The Conference meet
ing at Saratoga and anniversaries attend
ing, were very interesting.
THRoUGHA A. p. Childs, Esq, many of
our business men received an invitation
to join the excursion to Cardiff, Tennes-
see, this week. In addition to Mr.. Glib
son, noted elsewhere, AIessrs. L. F. Alb
bolt and Frank A. Gleason took in the
excursion -I-.e c-,,,,-:
THE new insurance firm, Messrs. Booth |
& Harris, havean advertisement in an
other column to-day. These enterpris-
ing gentlemen have a fine business al
ready They are the treasurer and sec
rotary of the new loan and building asso-
citation.
LAST Friday was red-letter occasion
for Oriental Temple, Mobiles of the Mys-
tic Shrine, Troy, N. Y. There was a
large. delegation present from Vermont
and New York city, and the Troy
Fratres did themselves proud, as is
their usual custom. From Bennington
there were in attendance II. S. Bingham,
Ed. L. Bates and John T. Sawyer.
AN occasional correspondent says: "A
very acceptable solo was sung by Mrs.
Frank Yates before the Woman's Home
Missionary Society, at the afternoon ses-
sion of Troy Conference at Saratoga, N.
Y, last week. This estimable and tai
ented lady is employed by the Methodist
Episcopal church of Saratoga as musical
director"
l. Z. GIBSON has gone to Cardiff, Ten
nessee, which town is now having
boom to the detriment, it is said, of |
Fort Payne, Ala, short time ago favor
lite boomer. The excursion was from |
Boston, and some hundreds of people |
have gone there to see the sights and to |
invest. For the sake of Vermont pros |
pectOrs we hope the Cardiff boom will |
not repeat the Fort Payne affair.
THE list of subscribers toshares in the
Cooperative Bank, a building and loan
association of which branch was or
ganized here last week, increases daily.
On the part of the home office, of course
the primary object is to invest money
safely and at good rate of interest, but
the local organizations go into it to help
the town, and they deserve encourage
ment ''''
THE reading room of the Y. NJ. c. A.,
has been lighted up an evening or two
lately and presents a very cheerful APP
.pearance. The apparatus for the gym
nasium has arrived and will be placed in
position at once, although the rooms
will not yet be opened. The outfit is a
good one, better than that of Troy, NY,
but it was bought at bargain and the
price is not stated. 4
THE managers of the Riverside Driv-
ing Park have issued code of rules to
govern the track this season. None but
holders of season tickets will be allowed
ION the track; driving on the track should
he avoided when it is soft OF muddy;
4'always turn out to the left when driving
on the track jog horses the reverse
way and always on the outside. The
track is in an excellent condition and is
great thing for Bennington. We are
indebted for this park to Henry W. Put
nam, John S. Lyman and others.
PRoF. CLARK, whose coming was an
nounced last week, is at the jewelry store
Squire & RawsOn, and viii remain dur