The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-07-24
LOOAISNFELLEfNcE.

Mrs, r. J. CoFFEY has just returne
from two weeks visit out of town.
Miss GRACE GREENsLET is yisitir
Miss Nellie Chapman in Cambridg
MY.
MRS. JAMES c. WoRDEN of Brooklyn
n. Y, is visiting her sister Mrs. E. {
|. Spear.
MISSES LIZZIE WHTrrLE and Mari
Hogan were visiting friends in Saratog
last week.
THE Baptist Sunday school enjoyed
picnic at the Soldiers Home gro 70 o
Tuesday afternoon.
j. HERMAN MORGAN of New York,
visiting his mother and friends here-hi
annual visit of two weeks.
Mrs. WILLIAM J. BLAIR of New York
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. Winslow OF this village.
Mr.. NJ. CRMBLE of Cohoes, N. Y,
former resident of Bennington, was visit
ing several days last week with Newton
johnson.
MISSES MAGGIE Hogan and Jennie
Finland of Bennington were visiting
their cousin, Miss Bella Robinson in AL
bany last week.
AT their last meeting the Good Temp,
lars voted to "hold open house" at their
hall during the celebration, in order to
fifty receive all visitors of their organiza-
ton.
SPEAKING of music at the Centennial
the news comes that Leader Merrill of
the Montpelier Military Band has OBJ
tanned twenty new marches for the occa-
sion.
ALTHOUGH the rain fell in discourag-
ing quantities Monday evening, yet the
Christian Endeavor "fan festival" was
well attended and most of the goods
were proftably disposed of.
THE Rev. b. W. Atwell, for some time
home missionary for the Episcopal
church in the counties of Bennington
and Windham, has accepted the charge
of the Episcopal church at Shelburne,
and will move there in September.
CAMP RAY, S. of ", has invited the
following Camps to he present at the
celebrations: Samuel King, No. AZ, Lam
singburgh, N. Y; Townsend, No. /, AL
bany, n. Y; Byers, No. 90, Hoosick
Falls, N. Y; and Lincoln, No. o, North
Adams, Mass.
THE life insurance due the widow of
Trenor P. Harbour was paid to her yes
terday, and she acknowledges the COM
pany's prompmess in another place to-
day. 1t was $1,000 policy in the New
York Life, Messrs. Childs & Powers,
agents. This act speaks well for both
the agents and the company.
REV. z. MARTEN returned from his
trip to the west Tuesday evening. He
varied the route home by visiting in
Quebec, Montreal and other places of in
terest. A union meeting of the Christian |
Endeavor societies is contemplated, to be |
by Mr.. Marten in relation to |
the recent convention at Minneapolis, to |
which he was delegate.
ONE of those accidents which are
bound to occur happened on Wednesday |
afternoon on South Street near the post |
office. Two teams collided, in one of |
which were Judge White and daughter. |
They were thrown out on the ground and |
one forward wheel badly broken. No
harm was done beyond frightening tho
1t was an unfortunate ac-
,ident where nobody was to blame.
II L. P. Norton "edits the insurance
department. of the BANNER" as stated in
5he last RefOrmer, it is proper to inquire
20 which portion of the al ticle appearing
IL last weeks issue and copied uerbdtim
rom the Troy Press he gave his closest
personal supervision. Was it the letter
If A. p. Childs, or the comments upon
t by tho Editor of the PreSs-or both
hat met with his sanction and common
lation?
AMONG the attractions that will be
placed before the theatre-goers of Ben
lington next season, is that unique and
American play 1.-THE Witch"
It's success in New York was phenomenal,
md as a dramatic novelty it has taken its
)lace in the annals of tho stage. 1t is
ounded on the famous withcraft delu-
lions in Salem, Mass, in 1892, and is said
o be full of intense human interest
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for
he sale of tickets to the Grand Army
at Detroit from all sta
ions on the line of the Bennington &
Rutland road. The fare will be SIS by
quite No and Sl3 by route No. 2. For
urther information enquire of the sta
ion agents. In our last issue we printed
he general order giving the official route
md train via Central Vermont and its
from Rutland.
WILL f. LEWIS of Rutland, well known
% some of our people here, was married
Tuesday of this week to Miss Annie NJ.
Weed of that place. The wedding was a
Iuiet one, with only few family friends
present. After the ceremony wedding
was served, and the newly
married. pair took the Boston train.
They 90 to Nantucket, to return in about
,wo weeks and will reside in Rutland.
THE NeW England Magazine for Au-
rust will contain an article entitled:
bennington and its Battle" by Edwin
A. Start, the author of several papers on
be fully illustrated, and is especially
timely in view of the dedication of the
great memorial which occurs on the 10th
IF August. This magazine will be found
10 be of interest each issue and should
ind welcome in many homes.
THE following named soldiers of the
ate war have recently been granted PEN
,ions through the agency of Thomas
White of Bennington, at the rate of
Twelve dollars per month and back pay
1T that rate from the date of filing declar-
alton: John McMullen Co. b, 18th, VT;
Benjamin Townsend Co. A, 14th, Vt;
Henry johnson Co. H, It'll, Vt; Elijah
Beagle, Co. A, 125th, NY; Caleb Lille,
Tather of G.. II. Lille of Co. A, 4th, Vt,
who died in the service.
TICKETS for the banquet are now on
sale at Shurtleff and Gibson's. The COM
mittee's announcement that sales close
August LIST appears in another place.
In III great many people were shut out
from the banquet through failure to pro-
cure tickets in time. Those who expect
guests on this occasion should secure
their tickets at once. This banquet is to
be popular affair and it remains for
every individual citizen TO do his share
in making it so. Therefore, do not de-
lay until the last moment, but secure
your places now.
THIS year the usual picnic given by the
Father Matthew T. A. B. Society is to
be held Saturday, Aug. 18th, in Hunts
Upper Grove. The attractions and
are all on a new plan, and
the managers promise something unusu-
ally rich. The bills and posters will be
out about August LIST, and other an
will appear in the papers,
so the public will be fully informed /
thereof. The militia will be encamred |
here, and their presence will be an added |
The affair promises to be a
great success.
On our first page to-day we give an ar I
ticle from the New York Sun entitled: !
'The Punishment of the les, which we
commend. The Journal Of Education
says that Boston follows New York in 3
upon the baptismal name. So
do we, and it has been the rule of the
BANNER for years to print the exact