The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-08-14

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her friend, Miss Katie Roche.
MRS. S. j. MALONE and two children
from Troy, and Miss Kitty McGurk of
Albany, are the guests of Mr.. Roche.
CAMP RAY, S. of ", is detailed to act
as escort for the Illinois society of the
Sons of Vermont during the procession.
MISSES ANNIE GALIPo and Lizzie Ia
barge returned Sunday from a lengthy
and very pleasant visit to friends in Mont
real.
VISITING Mrs. A. A. Norton, are her
sisters Mesdames Russell and Clapp;
also Mrs. A. w. Perrin and Miss Edna
Russell.
Rev. CHAs. r. SEYMOUR and wife re-
turned from their visit in Washington
on Wednesday, and are heartily well
coined back again.
LANE the florist is in town attending
to the department of floral decorating
The BANNER acknowledges a box of
roses with thanks.
G. d. BAKER and wife from DanbUy,
Conn.,, are in town Centennial week, re-
newing their visit of a few years ago.
Mr.. Baker is general secretary of the Y.
NJ. G.. A.
THE Rev. VIM. Bogert Walker has a
pair of candle shutters that came from
Col. Baum's camp; also, a thdIer of the
'Blood money paid the Hessians by the
English government.
A FINAL committee meeting is to be
held on Tuesday morning of next week
at the Soldiers Home. On Saturday
Gov Page arrives in town to remain dur
ing the muster week.
LANDLORD COLLINS informs us that he
is in no way connected with the officers
mess tent at Camp Vermont" having
all he can attend to to provide for the
demands upon the Putnam House during
the celebration.
THE Eminent Commander has called
special drill for Monday afternoon of
Taft Commandery, and a conclave to
meet in Masonic Hall, to complete ar
rangementi for the knights Templars
part of the Centennial.
THE reviewing stand in front of the
Methodist church is one of the best in
town. From it the procession can be
seen from Library Hall until it passes
the arch. The singing, also, can be dis
tinctly heard from this place.
PROF. R. II. BowLEs, JR., and wife,
are to be in town during the celebration.
They reside in Buffalo, N. Y, and for
vacation pastime have been visiting Mr..
Bowless father in Connecticut and Mrs.
Bowles's people in East Douglas, Mass.
THE Fitchburg railroad will have on
sale at all stations between Troy and
North Adams reduced rate tickets to
Lebanon Springs camp meeting, August
22d to 2Sth inclusive. This camp meet
ing is advertised in another place to-day.
TAFT Commandery and Mt. Anthony
Lodge, F. & A. NJ. have arranged to serve
lunch to visiting brethren in the lodge
rooms during the celebration. The Com
mandery has been putting in large
amount of extra drill lately, and will
doubtless present fine appearance on
parade.
CHAIREAN CARNEY says that there
may be banquet tickets obtainable the
10Th, but, if so, none will be sold near
the banquet tent, and no money will be
taken at the door. The committees de-
cision not to sell more tickets, in any
event, than there are seats provided will
be strictly adhered to.
To be entertained at the Sears home
stead in Bennington Centre during the
ScuJCullltl ID luo OlucoO WOuldu NOW NV |
ing born in town. 1t is Mrs. Emily Grin
nell of Georgia, Vt, a cousin of the late |
BENZ. II. Sears. She is 80 years of age, I
but, notwithstanding, has decided to at |
tend the celebration.
JOHN N. HILLS of Chicago, ILL.,, sends |
us copy of The Alaskan, mailed from |
Sitka, Alaska, and dated July 18th, 1891. |
The paper is five-column quarto and |
one of its local items, two columns long,
is the carnival of the Queen with two
hundred and thirteenlpassengers, among |
whom are the names of Mr.. and Mrs.
John n. Hills.
THE people of East Main street have
graded up to line in time for the great
day. Among those who have had to
hustle is Trustee Ayres, on account of
delay in freights. The NJ. E. Church,
Mrs Cone and others have graded up.
while Mrs. Harris has
made temporary improvements. West
Main street, with ample opportunity
should have been made to ''come to
time"
Mr.. AND Mrs. G. A. HEATING and
children of Dallas, Texas, arrived in
own this week en- route to Camp Com
'ort for a week Mrs. Heating was for
nerly Miss Nellie Joy and resided in the
BANNER building. Coming into town
after an absence of nearly thirty years,
the says her old home has nothing
familiar aboutit save the gable window
which looks to her just as it did when
Ihe went away.
A MUSICAL and literary entertainment
S to be given by the three Schneeloch
sisters in the Putnam House parlors on
evening. They are relatives of
Mrs. Samuel Jewett of this place, and are
highly commended by the press and all
Who have heard them. Misses Emma
md Mile are vocal duettists and Miss
Matte, the youngest of the trio is an
,locutionist. A meritorious programme
las been prepared, and the concert
hould be well attended.
THE name of Judge Hugh Henry of
hester, is being heartily endorsed
the State for the next De-
,artment Commander of Vermont G. A.
Z. Comrade Henry served in the 10th
Vermont Regiment and has been for
everal years one of the most active and ,
arrest workers for the good Of the Or I
Ter in the State. An eloquent speaker
nd many years experience in both
of the Legislature of Vermont |
would make him If elected to the posi- {
ion capable of filling it with credit to
himself and honor to the G. A. r. of
yermont.
THE reader should not forget the r.
4. T. A. B. Society's picnic tomorrow :
fternooon. Their strong man. is al
eady on the ground and so there will be
% disappointment in this, the leading 1
tar of the whole exhibition. Mr.. Louis
Tyr will lift twenty men in full view of ]
he multitude and will break the worlds !
ecord in heavy weights. in Hunts up
or grove tomorrow afternoon. He will I