The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-07-31
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
HE Champlain sea serpent is over

due.
DR.. H. C. DAY has been in Greenfield,
Mass, this week.
MRS. E. H. MOORE has returned from
few weeks visit out of town.
MRS. LONG of Cleveland, Ohio, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Dwight II. Gates.
Miss TUFFY of Troy, N. Y, is the
guest of Miss Katie Roche on Union
street.
Miss CARscALLEN of Philadelphia,
Penn, has been visiting Miss Sara Hawks
this week.
DON'T gulp cold water simply to cool
yourself off. Pour it on your wrists and
sip little.
JOHN ROBINSON, sheriff of this county,
has been ill for several days, confined to
his bed, but is better.
SEE bargains in housekeeping line
Saturday, in Graves, Root & Comprny's
space in another column.
THE Revs. Geo. D. Silliman of Hoosick
Falls, N. Y, and E. Tibbitts of Hoos-
lex, were in town Monday and Tuesday
of this week.
MISS MINNIE BUHER of Troy, N. Y,
is visiting her parents for few days.
She is accompanied by Miss Jessie
hlCnarQS OF Troy.
CHARLES BRADLEY supplements the
raising of his walk last week by new
awning in front of the Noyes block prop
erty on Main street.
EDWARD E. LONG of the Lotus Glee
Club, Boston, with his wife, is passing
the summer vacation in this village with
Mr.. Longs parents.
MISS SoPHRoNIA COLLINS went to-
Rochester, N. Y, for a. vacation. Her
mother has been there several weeks and
will return with her daughter.
w. G. HITCHCOCK is taking vacation
for a few weeks among the Adirondacks.
Miss Mabel Hitchcock returned with him
to her home in st. Regis, n. Y.
WALBRIDGE is cleaning out his stock
of furniture and is offering some good
bargains. 1t will be worth while for
anybody to step in and see his prices.
IT is frequently remarked outside these
days, how deficient in local news the Re
former has been since the BANNER
changed its publication day to Friday.
SIX couples of young people enjoyed
themselves on Thursday last in the
woods near Camp Comfort. This picnic
was given in honor of Miss Carscallen.
THE Sons of Veterans camp of North
Adams. which was invited by Camp Ray
to be present at the celebration, has ac-
cepted and will be in camp here at that
time.
WHEN the new walk on East Main
street is completed it will be good ex-
hibition of individual opinions upon the
merits of the different kinds of side
walks.
MISS FANNIE SIPPERLY has returned
from a two weeks visit at Melrose, N.
Y, and will make her home during the
season with Mrs. G. A. Wattles, Main
street.
THE Citizens band was out on parade
Monday night and played a number of
selections in front of the Putnam House.
They are improving rapidly and make
excellent music.
Miss RUTH SQUIRE gave progressive
euchre party Thursday evening. There
were nine tables, and a nice party of
young ladies and gentlemen passed a
pleasant evening.
MELVIN WADswoRTH lost his purse
Monday morning, containing about 50. 70
in silver. 1t was found and restored to
the owner by George Remington, clerk
for D. S. Packark.
IT will be seen by our East Arlington
items, today, that the Rev. y. Marten is
absent for week, camping in the Green
Mountains, accompanied by his sons and
the Rev. G. G. Cook.
carroll D. PARTRIDGE is making a
short visit in Burlington. Fred Fergu-
son is again filling the position temper
arily of assistant secretary of the Y. M.
G. A, lately held by him.
THE Tiffany Hose company has Sc
cur ed the suffers privileges on the
grounds during Centennial week. The
mess-tent, for officers, has been sub
let to James Smith of Woodford.
GEORGE F. CoRBIERE of New York is
in town. He will remain in the country
during the heated term and expects to
pass the greater share of the time here,
of course being in Bennington during the
great week next month.
A NEW dental office is to be added to
business interests of the village August
LIST. j. j. Reardon, d. D. S., announces to
open an Office in the Sibley building at
that date. He will do all classes of den
tai work and will doubtless receive a
good patronage.
A LOCAL correspondent sends in the
following note for publication: UNLESS
the pig pens which are near the review
stand are seen to by the board of health
before the 10th, we are afraid the Presi-
dent and guests will think more of what
they smell than of what they see in that
locality"
THE Bennington and Rutland and
Lebanon Springs railroads will run their
annual Providence Island excursion from
Bennington and Chatham Saturday,
AugustS 8. The special train leaves Ben
nington at TAO a. m. and returning
reaches here at 9:15 p. M, making one
of the most enjoyable trips of the whole
summer. The patronage these excur-
sions to Providence Island have received
in years past attest their popularity. The
prices are as usual, S1.25 for adults, and
65 cents for children under twelve years
old.
THE fact that Commissioner Valentine
is so roundly denounced by some of the
papers strengthens our conviction that
he did some good, and had he been al
lowed to keep to work he might have
accomplished much more. He was just
getting things into running order when
his plans were nipped in the bud.
There is no doubt but that If our real es-
tates has advanced any in market price,
or if there has been any marked adj
vance in the amount of sales Valentine
had considerable to do about it.-West
Randolph Herald and Netos.
THE fellow who gives his name here as
James Howard, and who is in Jail await
ing the action of the Grand Jury, Is
quite a character in criminal annals.
His offence in Bennington is that OF
sneaking in and stealing lot Of silver
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