The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-07-10
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

is visiting in town.
CHAs. T. BURT has been in New Yor
this week purchasing goods.
THE rife range is completed. II.
Hover has had charge of the job.
REV. N. j. WOOSTER of New York
visiting (. B. Griswold and family.
MRS. H. E. BRADFORD and Mrs. Fran
Gage, have gone to Round Lake for
week.
E. d. FILLMORE arrived this weel
from California, where he passed tn
a winter.
WE notice the grounds of Hon. Geo
w. Hartman are looking very fine thi
season.
MISS B. MORGAN of Poughkeepsie, N
Y, is visiting her cousin, Miss Ii. j
Morgan.
PRoF. FRANK B. YATES, wife anC
child are in town, the guests of Mrs
Col. Scott
MRS. ANN DAVIS of Utica, N. Y, is
visiting her son, Prof. Chas. S. Davis OF
this village.
EBEN HARRINGTON and family, Of
Worcester, Mass, are visiting at Col. L.
F. Abbott's.
THE Rev. j. S. Michaud is making a
gravel sidewalk in front of st. Francis
de Sales church for present use.
Miss BERTHA GRIswoLD is visiting in
Middlebury and attending convention
of the Epworth League societies.
THE many friends of Mrs. Chas. T.
Burt are pleased to see her out riding,
she having so far recovered as to be out
little.
THE Guild Of S. Agnes anticipate a
sale of cake, also Japanese lanterns at
the Parish hall on Saturday afternoon
and evening, July 18th.
LoRING BINGHAM, E. c. and Charles
Bennett went to Barnum's circus at Rut-
land Thursday. They say Nero's spec
tacle was a grand thing
THE Troy Press of Wednesday has this
item: captain James II. Lloyd last
night enlisted Olin w. HARDWOOD in the
Twenty-frst separate company"
APATHY of fifteen young people went
to Camp Corfort on the Fourth, and but
for the dampening conclusion to the
days festivities, enjoyed themselves
well.
THE Rev. J. S. Michaud returned last
week from vacation trip through
Canada, coming home by way of New
York and Boston. He officiated in
church Sunday.
F. L. BOWEN is going west on account
of his health. He will go as far as
Colorado, and perhaps to the Pacific.
We hope he will enjoy the admirable
trip planned.
THE fence remaining about st. Peters
church property, came down Wednesday
evening. G. G. Merchant of Bennington
Center, has also, with many others,
"fallen into line"
HEREAFTER two blows of the fire
alarm will be struck between II and
O'Clock each day as test alarm to see
that the apparatus is in working order.
Don't run for it, therefore.
CAPT. ]. H. MiMMs of st. Adams,
was here on Monday and Tuesday, max
ing arrangements for Co. b, on the week
of the 10th of August. While here he
was the guest of Capt. II. d. Fillmore.
PROF. JAMES NORTON and wife of
Chicago, arrived in town this week, and |
will stop with their cousin, Mrs. Henry |
S. Bingham. Frederick Tuttle and bride
from Germany, are also guests of Mrs.
Bingham.
THE Bennington and Rutland railway
company are widening their road-bed |
north of County street and laying side
rack into the lot on the west side,
ready for increase of business in
August.
ONE of the books in the Free Library
would be of value to all property owners,
and will repay careful reading. 1t is
Warnings Sewerage and Land Drain
age" subject which Bennington must
of necessity consider soop.
EDITOR A. J. McGUlRK, of the Rut-
land Herald, was in town on Tuesday.
He was accompanied by his wife, but the
rainy day interfered with their sight
seeing programme. Come again-the
weather here is not always rainy.
Miss FRANCES E. SLILLsoN of the
Bennington Graded schools, passes her
vacation in New York city and New
Jersey. She will return in time to go to
Glens Falls, N. Y, summer school clos
exercises and to receive her diploma
from that National Teachers Institute.
A NUMBER of Benningtonians are in
attendance upon the National Christian
Endeavor convention in Minneapolis this
week. The Baptist society is represented
by Rev. u. Marten, Edward and Miss
Emma Norton; the Methodist society by
W. D. Newton and wife and Miss Eva
lockwood.
THE Graded school board set the ex-
ample and now the Second Congrega-
tional people follow in the way of thin
ming out superfluous elms. The two re-
moved this week in front of the parson-
age make decided improvement. st.
Peters parish should likewise take out
two trees at least from their yard.
A PARTY composed of Rev. G. r. Sey-
mour, John Seymour, E. b. Patterson
and Miss Eddy of New York city, went
on a Notwithstanding expedition to
Greylock mountain Thursday. They re-
port delightful time, with generally
beautiful weather. Mr.. Seymour and
son remained over one day.
LAST Sunday the Baptist Christian
Endeavor society elected officers as fol-
lows: President, Wills White; Vice
President, Lena Norton; Recording
Secretary, Russell Graves; Treasurer,
Minnie Rudd; Corresponding Secretary,
Flora Durham. This society reports
good work and is in flourishing condi-
ton.
THE bills are out for the excursion of
st. Peters Sunday School to Lebanon
Springs next Tuesday. The special
train will leave here at 8 o'clock and the
return trip will be made leaving the
Springs at about p. m. This is fine
opportunity for days outing at small
expense.
Col. WILLIAM BEALs, public decor
ator of Boston, who was here during
1877, is soon to be in town on the same
business. He comes to confer with the
committee on decorations, of which viii
G. Bull is chairman, but private indi-
viduals can obtain decorations also. This
is an opportunity our people will not be
slow to accept.
JOHN MILLER and Miss Maggie Lun
dergan were married in St. Francis de
Sales church Wednesday afternoon by
the Rev. J. S. Michaud. They left at
once for carriage trip to New Haven,
Conn, where they will spend a few days.
They are excellent young people and the
congratulations Of many friends follow
them.
MAJ. A. b. VALENTINES resignation
as member of the Board of Trustees Of
the Soldiers Home, to take effect the
10th, inst, has been sent in. Maj. Valen-
tine has been connected with the Home
since its foundation, has done good
work in connection Herewith and the
board will be 10th to accept his resigna-
ton.
THE finishing touches are being placed
on the walls Of odd Fellows Hall these
days. 1t has been quite deliberately re-
touched. and to the new furniture is
added canopies for all the four stations
Of principal offcers-heretofore the N.
G.fs chair being the only one with
canopy. The Order will have tent
headquarters as well during the Cen
tennial.