The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-05-29
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

rived In Bennington centre for the sun
mer.
MRS. FRED. S. PRATT and eldest chill
have gone to Shelburne Falls, Mass, fu
visit.
MRS. w. r. PEIRsON has returne,
from Pittsfield, Mass, much improved
in health.
THE family of Mrs. Daniel Robinson
of Troy have taken possession of thei
summer residence.
HARRY SHIELDS of Troy, n. Y, wa
here over Sunday. His family will oc
icupy Mrs. Gardeners residence, as usual
during the summer.
THE passenger traffic on the Fitchbure
and Bennington and Rutland railroads
is very large, three locomotives being at
tached to sleeping train last night.
ONE day last week Ernest Patterson
was thrown from his wagon, by bolt
breaking, and injured to such an extent
that he was obliged to use crutches fol
several days.
II. H. ALLEN is the artist who is Civ.
ing the interior of the postoffice new
coat of paint. The woodwork was thor
oughly cleaned, and when done will be
greatly improved.
THE subject of the Rev. VIM. B. Walk
er's sermon in st, Peters church at
EvensOng next Sunday, is announced a:
''Belief and Unbelief; or Rational Faith
Possible to All"
WITH the attractions of Bennington
for summer boarders why would not a
fine hotel on the site of the old seminary
grounds pay as well as some of the in
vestments South and West?
COMPETITIVE speaking will be one of
the attractions of commencement week,
at the Graded schools in this village
Fuller particulars of all the events of
that occasion will be given later.
THERE is project on foot to organ
ize a Congregational club for this town,
and a meeting is to be held this evening
in the Chapel of the Second Congrega-
tional church to complete said organiza-
ton.
THE Rev. Mr.. Houston of Boston,
retired Congregational minister, accom-
panied by his wife, have visited this
week at Mr.. G. B. Griswold's. Mrs.
Houston is near relative of Mr.. Girls
void.
OUR three villages looked cleaner and
finer during the Centennial summer of
lCl Jlldll ONCl bClOlC vi blllCts AS IlllS
is a progressive age we certainly ought
to maze an a gain on that record. Shall
this be done?
E. L. NORTON and j. j. Nevils pro-
pose to give poor people good chance
to secure home by paying 800 down
and $40 a month thereafter until paid, AS
will be seen in their advertisement in
this paper.
HOosICK ENCANIPMENT of Odd Eel
lows is to be instituted at Hoosick Falls
June 10th, the Grand Patriarch of New
York and staff attending and perform
ing the Office of institution. Several
from Bennington no doubt will attend.
WAsHBURN & ARLINGTON's "Circus
and Wild West Show will exhibit here
June End, on the grounds of the Messrs.
Dewey on Putnam street, just above the
Aldine Knitting Mills. See advertise
ment in another column to-day
EDWARD Rock has been granted a
pension of Sl2 per month, with arrear-
ages from last August, the date of ap-
plication, through the pension agency of |
the Hon. Thos. White. This is one of |
those cases where the pension is very
timely.
HENRY S. MOWER, manager of the |
Plaza hotel, New York city, arrived Sat
lrday, stayed at the Putnam until We'd. |
nesday and is now at the Wailoomsac. |
He is a good deal out of health, cOnval-
escing from la Grippe. He has relatives
in town.
FRED RICKART, a youth of sixteen, on
afternoon cut his foot with
IN AK and he suffered the loss of good
leal of blood before the wound could be
,taunched, or physician obtained. He
was cutting pea brush. DR.. Wilcox
dressed the wound.
N. NJ. PUFFER, colonel of the regiment
Patriarchs Militant, accompanied by the
surgeon of the department, DR.. II. j.
Potter, Jr., went to Bellows Falls We'd
lesday, and organized a Canton of Odd
Fellows. The work was done by Can
on from Keene, n. H. They will be in
Bennington in full ranks in August.
The ''spring meeting of the Cam
bridge Valley Agricultural Society and
stock Breeders Association is to be held
Vt Cambridge, n, Y, June 2, 3, and 4th.
The managers advertise reduced railroad
'ates on the ID. and II. road; first class
rack, grand stand to seat all, and a
splendid list of entries.
THE June term of County Court opens
vt Manchester next Tuesday, the 2nd
Drox. Fourteen cases are set for trial
The first day, and among these we note
TWO causes, o. M. Barber VS.. James II.
Eleven are set for the sec
md day, and the State has twenty-seven
cases made up and assigned for the bal
ance of the week.
THE officers of the Woman's Auxiliary
If st. Peters Church, elected last even
ng, are: Mrs. H. w. Martin, presidents
Mesdames Chisholm and Norton, vice
Miss Helen Arnett, secre-
-ary; Mrs. Col. Abbott, treasurer. The
annual reception with collation. of cake
md ice cream will be held in Parish hall
next Wednesday evening.
THE old and reliable Troy house of G.
Y. S. Quackenbush & Co., come to the
'front.' this week with a reduction sale
hat will attract attention. A good
many of our ladies trade with this firm
rom preference and they enjoy the very
,nviable reputation of representing their
FOODS and prices just as the customer
will find them on visit. Call and see
Quackenbush & Co., when in Troy. 1t
will pay to go there and trade.
A PARTY of gentlemen were in town
this week looking up the attractions of
his vicinity with view to the summer
putting. These were Messrs. Ii. G. Jack
ION of Boston, r. A. Spaulding and son
If Lynn, Mass. Mr.. G. w. Leonard came
Up with them. These solid and sub
itantial business men express themselves
highly pleased with our town, but the
act develOpes that our summer hotel IA
,ilitieS are quite too much limited to
compete with other places.
THE Rev. Edward COnover supplied
5he pulpit of the Second Congregational
church last Sunday in the absence of the
pastor. The East Dorset correspondent
If the Journal says: 1.-THE Rev. Chas. r.
seymour of Bennington preached a very
inc discourse at the church Sunday, it
being soldiers day. The veterans and
of the relief corps were out in
ull force, and were greatly pleased with
he discourse and desire to thank the
preacher for the same"
THE american Journal Of the Medical
Sciences for May has an able article
rom the pen of DIR. Chas. G.. r. Jen-
lings, now of Elmira, N. Y, late of Ben
lington. 1t is based upon the death of
louis Valdez, in which an extensive
racture of skull was followed with re-
persistence of life as detailed
n our various reports of the trials fol-
owing the murder of Valdez. The ar
,icle is finely written and is illustrated
by cut of the skull as exhibited in
court. A perusal of this article brings
additional regret that DIR. Jennings
should have moved from town. He is
certain to make a high mark in the med
cal profession.
THE Rt. Rev. w. II. A. Bissell, Bishop
If the Diocese of Vermont, visited ST /