The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-06-19
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

| Soldiers Home.
DIR. ROYCE, now at the Putnam House
has couple of interesting reading
notices in other places to-day.
AMONG the list of graduates of the
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute, we note
| the name of Arthur Brown Gardner of
Bennington.
WE are glad to note the recovery of
Jos, II. Loring from his recent illness.
He has been about our streets as usual
for several days.
Mrs. W. A. ROoT and family, and Miss
Elizabeth Root of New York City, have
arrived in town and will spend the sum-
mer with Hon. H. G. Root.
HART & COMPANY come to the
front this week with a grand reduction
sale. 1t will pay our readers to read
what they say in another column.
THE contract for building the new
residence of Prof. F. n. Squire, has been
awarded to Robert Pilling. Mr.. Pilling
is the builder of several residences here.
THE Rev. A. S. Gilbert of North Ben
nington, will address the young men
next Sunday afternoon at the four
o'clock meeting at the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms.
HENRY G. CAMP has been quite i'll of
late with rheumatism, complicated with
his old army legacy. We hope he will
soon be well again. Mrs. Camp has, also,
been sick.
DIR. S. r. WILCOX removed tape
worm from child of five years one day
last week. He has had a good deal of
practice in this line, but seldom upon
one so young.
| WIN. WINsLow will have change in
his advertisement next week. He has
all the seasonable goods in his line and
is man who keeps up with the process
sion of modern trade.
L. C. HoLToN is to devote the whole
of his time hereafter to his business in
terests with his father. He has been
Iconnected with the B. & r. railway for
many years. The firm of l.. NJ. Holton
& Son are doing fine floral business.
II. A. TAYLOR is erecting barn in the
rear of his residence on Main street.
This homestead is what was known as
the damon dwelling" and although
built in 1850, is a fine specimen of the
architecture of former generation.
THE death of Mrs. Chas. McNary
formerly Abbie Barney of Arlington), is
a great loss to her husband and friends. |
The funeral was held on Sunday after |
noon, at the Chapel of the Second Con-
gregltional church.
EDWARD L. LONG has been in town
this week. After visit to Boston of a |
few days, he will remain at his old home
here during the summer He reports |
that the Lotus Glee Club of which he is
a member has had a very successful sea-
son.
THE report that scarlet fever patient
EXPOSED one of the rooms of our Graded
Schools last week was not correct. There
has been but one case of the sort in town,
as we can find, and that was so long ago
that there is no danger and no one caught
the disease from the child.
WIN. W. BENTLEY, son of John W.
Bentley, and late assistant superinten-
dent of the wooden mills, was given sur
prise party Monday evening by the EN-
ployes. They presented gold ring and
iocket watch charm as token of appre-
citation. Mr.. Bentley goes with his
father to Philadelphia, Penn.
THE souvenirs presented to the late
superintendent of the Wooden Mills were
an elegant silver ice pitcher engraved:
"John W. Bentley, presented by the en-
ployes of the Bennington Wooden Mills,
June 18th, 1891" gold headed ebony
cane, with name, and gold handled
(natural wood stick, umbrella with name
"John W. BENTLEY"
SUNDAY was the centennial anniver-
sarv of the adoption of the Stars and
Stripes as a national banner. In honor
of the occasion the Putnam House dis
played two flags upon its front piazza.
we do not learn of any further obser-
vance in Bennington, and doubt if any
other town in the State did any better.
As we went to press last week Philip
Donnelly was reported as more comtorta-
bic. He rapidly grew worse, however,
and died Sunday as stated elsewhere to-
day. Mr.. DOnnelly was an excellent
workman and owned blacksmith shop
here carrying on large and growing
business. He leaves a wife and little son.
The funeral was held from st, Francis
de Sales church on Tuesday.
THE press dispatches of the 18th, say:
"The annual encampment of the Bat
TALON of Norwich University Cadets
began to-day and will continue until the
goth. The camp is named Jesse McCar-
ter, in honor of the former commandant
of the college, now Lieutenant in the
Third Cavalry, U. S. A. Lieut.. Kimball
of the Twentieth Infantry, U. 5, A. is III
command of the camp"
ROBERT PiLLING of Hoosick Falls, N.
Y. and who has built several dwellings
in Bennington of the better class, like
Frank Crawford's, is to move his family
here and take up his residence among us.
This is as it should be. Bennington
offers particularly excellent opportuni-
ties for business and investment, and |
several wide-awake gentlemen, like Mr..
Pilling, are quick to observe the signs OF |
the times.
On Saturday afternoon, June 20, the
North Bennington Driving Park Asso-
citation will hold race upon the grounds.
There are three principal classes, the
$50. 2:4O and 3-year-old colt, besides
which there are to be peg and foot races |
and numerous other amusements. Prizes |
are offered for all races, and the whole |
affair will doubtless create much inter
est. 1t is for the benefit of the assocla- |
ton. Races begin at Up. m.
THE elaborate bill of fare discussed |
these days at the Sunday dinners, by the |
guests of the Putnam House, are mar |
vel of excellence. While this house en-
Joys an increasing volume OF patronage, |
yet it is noticeably increased Sundays. |
Not only transients, but our own people |
L
notes sociability, the number during last
Sunday being well on toward one hun |
bred.
THE ''boys" or others who have been
mutllating and destroying the time-caris
on the letter boxes about town are in
dangerous business, The penalty is state |
prison and a fine of $1,000. This will be
enforced strictly to the letter. Last year
complaint was made Of this and now that
the new cards showing the hours of col
lection have been defaced several stand
in danger of prosecution. This notice
should be an effective warning to all.
The printed figures on these time-cards
are great convenience.
Col. L. F. ABBOTT and l.. p. Norton
represented St. Peters church in the
Diocesan convention at Rutland this
week. Rector Walker was detained in
Brooklyn, N. Y, on account of the muir
der of his brother, Maj. Walker, as stated
in another item to-day. Bishop Bissell
was not present, being confined to his
bed with heart disease, at his home in
Burlington. The action of the Standing
Committee was equivalent, says the
Herald, to refusing the confirmation of
Rev. Phillip Brooks, D. D.
NEXT Saturdays base ball game is to
be between the Benningtons and Black
intons. The home team have secured the
presence of the well-known Blackinton
Glee Club, who will sing on the grounds
and will also give an out-of-dOOr concert
/ in front of the Putnam House in the
evening. This will be a pleasure to all
our people and the ball club deserve
thanks. We only hope that the dead
beats who take advantage of the alb
sence of fence at the grounds to escape