The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-06-05
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
HEATH, the jeweler, put in new shO

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case in his store this week.
THE Grand Jury were here on thei
annual inspection visit yesterday.
THE New York Central Hudson sun
mer timetable goes into effect Monday
THE village improvements are CROWN
from week to week. Let the good worl
go on.
MAJ. MOSES HARRINGTON has painted
his cottage and is making other improve
ments.
Mrs. CHARLES KEHoE and two son
have gone to Huntington, Mass, to visi
a sister.
Mrs. II. S. BINGHAM returned las
week from two weeks visit in Cleve
land, Ohio.
JOHN Wool GRlswoLD and family
have arrived in Bennington Centre Il
lpass the summer.
G. II. SMALLEY, the Burlington life
insurance agent, has been in town this
week on business.
SAMUEL b. HALLS home in Benning
ton Centre is reported to have been rent
ed for the summer.
Mrs. MARY PARTRIDGE, NJ. D., has
friends i'll Burlington.
THE Father Matthew's society hold
their regular meeting Monday evening
and request full attendance thereat.
THE S. of VS. camp of this place will
hold their usual picnic on the Fourth OF
July IN the Soldiers Homo grounds.
DURING the storm Tuesday afternoon
a large tree on the corner of River and
Depot streets was almost wholly de-
stroyed.
THE residence of Mrs. F. c. White on
Silver street, shows to much better adj
vantage since the removal of the front
fence.
FRED THOMAS removes from Mrs.
Hiram Bingham's house on Union street,
this week, to Mrs, Collins house on Elm
street.
Mrs. JAY GREENsLET of Glens Falls,
n. Y, is visiting her son and daughter,
Frank Greenslet and Mrs. AmidOn, and
other friends.
THE Rev. Father Michaud was in Rut-
land a few days this week. He leaves
one week from Sunday for brief vaca-
ton in Canada.
WORK has been commenced at the
brick building, corner River and North
streets, which has been in prospect for
some time past.
AT the State Homeopathic Medical
Society meeting in Montpelier this week,
DR.. E. l.. Wyman of Manchester was
elected president.
A NEW 1900 incandescent light machine
is being placed in the electric light works
A., - IL L.,
their already large facilities.
MICHAEL CRoNIN has been grading,
removing fence and otherwise improving
his place, corner River and Depot streets,
and it now presents a fine appearance.
THE change in railroad timetables
hereabOut to the summer schedule will
not occur until June Goth, having been
postponed from June It'll, as expected.
WE have always noticed, not only at
present but in times gone by, how well
cared for are the gro unds of Mrs. Asahel
Booth on Union street, who has great
taste for flowers.
FRANKLIN BLACKMER of Bennington
Centre is improving his home by having
store was removed the view has been
much improved.
THE double tenement on Willow street,
now being built by r. o. Goldsmith, is
making good progress, the frame being
already erected. 1t is to be two and one
half stories in height.
THE quarterly meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary of the Young Mems Christian
Association will be held in the Assoca-
ton rooms at o'clock, on the afternoon
of Thursday, June 18th.
. MRS. LUMAN S. NORTON and daughter,
after having passed the winter in Wash
ington, have returned here for the sum
mer. Her husband holds responsible
position in the Navy Department.
AT the regular meeting of Custer Post,
G. A. R., May 30th, a vote of thanks was
extended to E. d. yelling, Hon, A. p.
Childs, the children, and all who helped
to make the Memorial service grand
success.
THE late Jerome B. Parmenter held an
insurance of $1,000 in the Connecticut
General Life Insurance Company of
Hartford, which was paid this week by
their general agent, G. H. Smalley of
Burlington.
LATEST news from the Vermont Bap-
fist Sunday school convention at Bur
lington,is the election of Rev. Marten of
Bennington to the presidency for next
year. This is deserved compliment to
a worthy man.
OWING to the unpleasant weather
Wednesday evening, the entertainment
given by st. Mary's Guild in Parish Hall,
was not very largely attended. However,
a pleasant evening was passed, with good
financial results.
The storm on Tuesday afternoon
somewhat damaged the receipts of the
circus, but the estimate number was
1000 in the afternoon and 5000 in the
evening. 1t is reported to be a some
what superfuous affair, to say the least.
FOLLOWING are the names of those who
attended the Home Missionary meetings
at Saratoga, from Bennington and vicin-
ity: Rev. G. r. Seymour, Rev. NJ. L.
Severance and wife, Henry Hall and
wife, Mrs. Henry Cushman, Miss S. Z.
Park, Mrs. Mary Kinsley and Mrs. c. S.
Hurlburt.
Rev. w. S. HAWKES., Home Missionary
Secretary for Utah, Idaho and West Wy
Oming, spoke in the Old First Church
Sunday morning, and in the Second Con-
gregational Church in the evening. His
description of the field and work, partic
ularly among the Mormons, was very
interesting.
A NEW school house for the Church of
the Sacred Heart is in process of erection
on the corner of School and Gage streets,
the site of the burned barn in the rear of
the old house. 1t is to be two stories in
height and will have two grades. The
name of this school will be "Parochial
School of the Church of the Sacred
Heart" The Rev. Charles E. Provost
is in charge of the building.
E. Z. HART & Co., the wide-awake
mill store merchants, are announcing
some "bed rock" prices nowadays, and
are enjoying the brisk trade consequent
upon the display of common-sense and
enterprise. They advertise literally, and
the results amply justify their judgment.
Advertising does pay, as the liberal adj
7ertiser realizes with joy and the fossil
lied 'do-as-his- grandfather-did" has to
find with profound regret when the
spiders spin their webs across his door
and are never disturbed by any chance
customer.
| A WASHINGTON despatch of the 10th,
says: Commander X. b. Bradford has
been detached from the Bureau of Eavi-
cation and ordered to command the
United States steamer Bennington. {"
The gunboat is named after the battle
of Bennington. 1t was therefore proper
that the seals of the three States Of Yer
mont, New Hampshire and Massachu-
sets that participated in the battle, be
among the decorative work of the inter
Tor. We are told that these carvings or
decorations were contributed by patriotic
officials and of the three States, but have
been unable to verify the report.
THE regular meeting of the trustees of
the Graded school was held Monday
evening, all the trustees present. A
petition from the scholars asking for a
holiday on Tuesday lcircus daYl. was