The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-09-11

WE hear that Remlck thompson con-
templates moving his laundry from
upper Main street to the Stewart block.
Miss SUSIE ROGERS is Assistant Teller
in the Bennington County National
.BEHle-while Chas. H. Dewey goes onhis
two weeks vacation. q lrs> ~ .lora1
'CnAs. e.. RocKwooD contemplates
building house on Gage street and If
he does SO, will remove permanently.
to this village from his farm. 49,. p
Mrs. pr. GREENE and daughter
Lottie, of New Jersey, are making a
short visit to Bennington this week.
Miss Greene's school begins next week.
AFTER the summer recess Mt. Anthony
Lodge of Masons resume labor this
month and will hold its regular com
munication in Masonic hall next Tues
day evening e-F 5i.#
Miss H. J. MORGAN and Miss Jessie
Stewart are spending the week in New
York, looking up styles in millinery,
purchasing fall goods, etc. They will
return home in few days. ' r.a".
7. S. B. HAWKS returned to Pocatelle,
Idaho, this week. We are glad to hear
that in short time he is to return to
Bennington with his family (who are
here) to reside. va !. 81" 1' 2.'n
MISS MAUDE WILKINS, daughter of
the Rev. G. A. wilkins of Bethel, enters
school at Bishop Hopkins Hall, Burling-
ton, this autumn. She formerly lived
with her parents at SALISBURY. b p
EZRA w. BoUGHToN is recovering
from an injury sustained to his leg by
fall at his Bennington residence recently.
In two years will occur the fiftieth ami
versary of his eldership in the Second
Presbyterian church on Fifth avenue.
Troy Times 7s.. s...., .-s,.,..
MRS. WILLIAMS, wife of Mr.. Colgate's
farmer, who resides at the "Fillmore
farm" was thrown from wagon on
Main street Tuesday evening and frac-
tured wrist, throwing the arm out of
joint. Awkward driving was the cause
of the accident.
THE railroad commissioners, who are
inspecting the railroads in the south
eastern part of the State, will return to
Rutland Friday evening Saturday
morning they will go down to Benning-
ton to inspect the Bennington and Rut-
land d.-RNtlGnd Herald.
JOHN HURLEY, JR., has resigned the
place of substitute carrier at the Ben
nington postotice, and H. c. Godfrey
has been appointed to the vacancy. Mr..
Godfrey is "on duty this week while
Carrier Wakefield is absent with the
Citizens band at the Battenkill Valley
fair. .s.
THE street improvements have pro-
crossed east during the week, and peo-
pie. are beginning to ask if it would not
be well to borrow the money and com
nlete the cutters to Benton's bridge this
fall. If the late freshet is criterion
one or two showers would save all the
interest paid on the borrowed money if
it was to be done.
THE rust and rot are making havoc in
the potato fields in this section. The fire.
quent rains and heavy dews are doing the
mischief. Early potatoes have sold at
thirty cents bushel Pears, plums and
early apples are abundant and cheap.
Farmers are elated at the result of their
years labor. Full barns and granaries
argue general prosperity.
LEWIS WILCOX, son of Alfred Wilcox
of Hoosick Falls, N. Y, who went out
to Egypt last year for the Walter A.
Wood Company, has arrived home. His
trip was most successful one, and he is
now considering a like mission to South
America. He returned from Egypt via
the Mediterranean Sea, stopping in
France, thence to England and home.
Our readers will recall letter we printed
from him some months since.
IN another place to-day we print one
of the wittiest articles we have ever seen,
entitleds 1.-THE Census death rate" 1t
emanates from ST. Adams, and in some
of the papers is headed: "a Vermont
Census Agent defends his small NOR
tality list" The parts referring to the
editors and lawyers will be found ap-
plioable to places other than st. Adams,
although from our knowledge of their
personnel in the RAILROAD City" we
imagine the reading of this article there
was accompanied by several nudges, i'm
plying that the "coat fitted in spots at
least. Read the article and see each for
yourselves. ...,... A.,
On Monday in st. Francis de Sales
church Mr.. John P. Murphy and Miss
Mary WEIGH were united in marriage, by
the Rev. j. S. Michaud, in the midst of
a large congregation of friends. The
high contracting parties were in full
dress. The bride was attended by her
cousin, Miss Alice Sullivan, and the
groomsman was Mr.. Frank NJ Ryan.
The happy couple, took, the 5.t5 p. m,
train for a tour!to.Albany and New York.
They viii return and reside in Benning-
ton. Mr.. Murphy has been employed by
q, E. Bradford & Co., for along time, is
a competent and reliable citizen and his
wife enjoys the friendship of wide cir
Gle of friends. Congratulations are ex-
tended. The presents were numerous
and valuable. i-r .....-.s
ON Tuesday Miss Lynch, bookkeeper
for E. Norton & Co., lost gold watch
in one of our streets. She felt greatly