The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-07-24
EDwAan HAYDrS is visiting friend

visiting IN town.
d MISS MAUD WHEELER is visit
friends in Boston, Mass.
o. Mrs. A. X. Richie and children Ia
: gone to Pittsfield, Mass, for a f.
weeks.
/. Mr.. AND Mrs. GEOC +. GRAVES ha
!. gone to Saratoga and Lake George fol
few days.
n JOHN TEMPLE. who has been Visitil
4 Scotland, sailed from Glasgow for hon
this week.
, The cross walk, corner Of Gage al
4 North streets will be appreciated
pedestrians.
: MISS HATTIE SWEET OF Shushan, N. Y
, is visiting her cousin, Miss Matte Blu
on School street.
CAPT. RALPH HoYT, u. S. A., VIII
has been detailed to inspect the N. G.. V
will visit Co. X. August 9th.
Mrs. ADDISON MINER and daughter
Windsor, Mass, are visiting Miss Nell
Miner at Mrs. Geo. Burch's.
DANIEL HURLEY has purchased
building lot on upper Union street, an
will erect fine dwelling house soon.
WAI. II. PARK OF Charleston, Mass
was in town this week. He returns mex
week, but is coming up again in August
MRS. ANNIE WHITEWATER, the well
known writer, public speaker and Pas
National President, w. r. c., become
one of the editors Of Home and COuntr-
in August.
LIST of letters advertised at Benning
ton, VT, postoffice, for the week endinj
/ Tulxr 1Qth 1901. Mice Mnrxr Mnrpfg,,,
w. II. Childs, Ashley Lord, Mr.. Jerr,
Sullivan, Mr.. Richard Watson, Mr.. Fred
| Williams. - !
NICHOLS, the popular Main street DIR,
goods merchant is not going to fall be
hind others in fixing up his fine building
Its new coating of paint will MAKE the
premises quite attractive. Mr.. NichOl,
has something of interest to our readers
in another column.
THE local Good Templar's Lodge is
enjoying "boom' of prosperity Just
now-four being initiated at the last
meeting and thirty more applications.
This revival is all the more gratifying as
there appears to be no diminution of
runs aggressiveness.
THE Troy papers of last evening state
that letters of administration on the es-
tate of the late Col. jerome B. Parnenter
were that morning granted by Special
Surrogate Griffith to Emeline A. Par
menter, widow of the deceased, and
Franklin j. Parmenter, his brother. The
petition recited the fact that the estate
of the deceased was valued at $40, 200.
THE venerable Uel Hicks, now of Mex
leo, n. Y, was in town this week, called
here by the death of his grandson as
stated elsewhere. Many friends were glad
to greet him and he endured the journey
very well. This gave him an opportuni-
ty to see the battle monument a privilege
he never expected to have. We are glad
he came, but exceedingly regret the
cause of his coming and the sadness to
him consequent thereupon.
SATURDAY at North bennington, when
the express from the through baggage
car was transferred to the truck to be re-
loaded for Bennington, it was found that
there were "ten beers to one of dry
goods as was remarked. That is, there
were barrels and kegs of beer, suspicious
packages in various shapes, and one soil
tary legitimate article of merchandise in
sight, in the whole truck load. This
would imply that considerable quantity
Of contraband wet goods is required for
our people. Isn't it about timo that the
order of the ten to one was reversed?
DURING some evening of this past
week someone, evidently with malice
cut down the large grape
vine on DR.. +. W. Goodalrs premises.
It was villainous, cowardly act, and
'ichly deserves punishment to the one
who did it. There is altogether too
much vandalism around town of late. |
The Congregational and Methodist peo-
Die both have several times attempted to |
rain vines of woOdbine oyer their church |
and in every case the vines |
rave been cut off just as they begin to
Lttain some size.
DORSET as Summer Homo" is a
lainty little booklet from the pen of r. |
VI. CAMPBELL of that charming Vermont
hamlet. Dorset is a veritable haven of |
est in region replete with points of
historic interest and scenic grandeur. 1t
s easily reached at small expenditure, !
md board rates are remarkably low. Try
Dorset if you are in doubt where TO 80. |
-New York Sunday Press. A booklet
souvenir of Bennington is in press for
iale next month by a Boston lady, artist, |
/ friend of one of our fair daughters.
THE fire department rules and regula-
ions call for an annual field day and in
spection about these days. This year in
stead of the usual annual affair involving
expense it has been determined TO have
1 parade and inspection only. This was
decided at joint meeting of all the
companies held in the Stark Hose House
asst Friday evening. The date fixed was
next week Friday, July 31st. 1t is pro-
posed to meet in the early evening, say
rom four to five o'clock, pass in review,
ing an alarm and drill the firemen in
he various duties, as well as the Hooks
n the use of their ladders, etc. This
will be sensible thing to do.
THE hearing in the Bennington monu-
nent case, adjourned from July 9th, was
aiken up to-day, ex-G0v. Dillingham;, the |
special master appointed by the Court of
Chancery, presiding. Testimony was
aiken until yesterday, when.a recess UNI
Ill next week was had. The case began
with Mr. Chas. NJ. Bliss ON the witness
stand. Chas. S. Chase is the stenogra- |
oher. The counsel for the defendants,
he Battle Monument Association are
Batchelder & Bates, for the plaintiffs,
ihe Hartford Company, William b. Shell
Ion and Joel G. Baker, for Mr.. Bliss,
Charles H. Darling and for Mr.. Bliss
brother, James b. Meacham.
THE Vermont Centennial March, which
was briefly mentioned last week, is a
stirring composition by Mr.. Rudolph
one Of Bennington's best
musicians, and the leader Of both the
Goldsmith Orchestra and Bennington
Citizens Band. The march is appropri-
ately named General Stark" 1t is pub
Iished by Goldsmith & Wood and as pre-
pared for piano is printed on the highly
tinted "chromatic' paper, making a very
catchy sheet. The Centennial Hymn
is introduced at the last. Beside the
piano form Mr.. Goldsmith has arranged
the music for brass, and has sent copy
10 all the bands which are expected TO
Mr.. Goldsmith is preparing
for some very striking effects in the mu-
steal line, under the advice and consent
Of the committee, and Bennington peo-
pie may be glad that this most important
branch of the celebration is to be so
represented. Good music
and lots Of it is the keynote to success
on any such occasion.
FROM the Adams, Mass, Freeman the
is taken, which, relating TO a
former resident Of the town, will proba-
bly, be of interest: Thursday evening
last Henry II. Potter of Balston Springs,
N. Y, and Miss Edith Plank of Maple
Grove, were united in marriage at the
home of the brides parents at Maple
Grove, the Rev. X. o. Sherwood, pastor
of the Baptist church officiating. The
bride was attircd in beautiful costume
of white cashmere, trimmed in blue
china silk, while largo bouquet OF pink
roses set off her beauty to perfection
The wedding was private, only Immediate
friends of the bride and bridegroom be-