The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-10-14


Weston, are visiting the editors family
this week.
C.M. LAMBERT went to Boston Friday
on the excursion, making business trip
with Others.
A HEAVY frost visited this section
Sunday night, but it came too late to do
much damage, if any.
Mr.. AND MRS. H. NJ. STAFFORD of
Granite City, Iowa, are visiting her
brother, A. W. BREASTED.
ST. PETERS GUILD will meet on Mon
day evening az s O'Clock, in the Parish
Hall. A paper will be read.
HoN. AND Mrs. ]. q. COLEMAN of
California, are visiting at Mr.. S. NJ.
Sibley's, their daughter Miss Sara,
accompanying them.
Mr.. AND Mas. CHAs. ABBOTT of Port
Schuyler, N. Y, visited Sylvester Plank
and other friends in town this week. 1t
was their wedding trip.
JOHN CASEY, farmer residing in the
west part of the town, sustained a
fracture of the leg just above the ankle
Friday by jumping from wagon.
n. L. HOVER was called this week to
Schodack, n Y, to attend the funeral of
his sisters husband, Joseph Bell, who
died Sunday and was buried Wednesday.
A DESPATCH from Montpelier of Tues
day says that Edward L. Bates has been
reappointed by Gov. Fuller as special
prosecutor for the town of Bennington.
MRS. F. D. RANNEY, formerly of Ben
nington, now living at the North village,
has gone to New York for treatment.
Her many friends here will hope for her
complete recovery.
AT the Battenkill Valley Fair the PAGER
Frank B., owned by Merritt Burgess,
took first money in the free-for-all race,
beating the grey stallion Highland, who
has pacing record of 2:25.
THE 3Oth session of the Grand Lodge
of Good Templars of Vermont began at
Barten Wednesday and closed yesterday.
Bennington Lodge of this village was
represented by M. B. Morgan.
WE were misinformed as to the in
surance on the Mrs. Canedy house in
West Bennington last week. There was
a small policy on the house so that its
destruction by fire is not total loss.
On Columbus Day, Oct. 21st, there
will be special services as set forth by
the Bishop, at 10 a. m. Citizens and
organizations are courteeusly invited to
NEXT month there will be sale of
elegant chrysanthemums in the Parish
Hall of ST. Peters church. The plants
are in superb condition, full of buds and
include thirteen of the choicest varieties.
The Centennial book, edited by II. L.
Stillson and printed and published from
the BANNER Office is said to be by those
who are supposed to know the finest
gotten up work ever produced in Yer
mont.-Troy Press,
AN excursion train of seven cars from
points on the Central Vermont railroad
above Rutland came over the Benning-
ton and Rutland railroad Monday. The
train was drawn as far as North Ben
nington by two engines.
THE Military Committee of the Legis-
lature is expected to be in town the goth,
and when they come the formal pre-
sentation of the Soldiers Home chapel
to the State will be made. 1t will be an
interesting occasion.
THE local tribe of Red Men, Mohegan.
No. 6, celebrates its fourth anniversary
on Saturday evening of this week, with
a clambake. A number of friends of
the "braves' have been invited and an
enjoyable time is sure to be had.
THE meeting of the Fortnightly Club
on Saturday of this week will be in
charge of Miss A. G. Park, Chairman of
the Committee on History and Travel.
Papers will be read upon America in
1892, Traits, superstitions and legends
of the Indians.
THE Northfield NecS speaks very COM
plimentary of lady who has just come
to Bennington to reside, as follows:
Miss Edna Bremmer, apprentice at the
Neps Office, has secured good position
in the BANNER Office at Bennington.
There is good demand for compositors
as proficient as Miss Bremmer has proved
herself"
HENRY W. PUTNAM, ESQ.,, has re-
turned to New York for the winter.
His opera house and new block here are
great improvements. Both will be COM
pleted before spring. The opening of
the former is expected to occur about
Christmas, and the stores will be COM
pleted in time for the opening of the
spring trade.
THE following is list of letters adver-
tised in the postoffice at Bennington for
the week ending Oct. 9th, 1892: e. D.
Griswold, II. c. Jameson, Roscoe Smith
(2), Daniel Sullivan, Tim Thompson,
Mrs. E. G. Williams. These letters will
be sent to the Dead Letter Office Oct.
22nd, if not delivered before. In calling
please say advertised" giving date of
list.
SEYMOUR VAN SANTvooRD has pre-
sented the Guide Board school with an
elegant flag and is erecting flag pole
for use Columbus Day. The district had
expected to procure small flag to use
on the inside of the building-a cheap
affair-when Mr.. Van Santvoord hearing
of it, at once stepped forward, and with
his usual liberality provided the school
with this handsome outfit.
MERRITT BARBER, formerly of Pownal,
but now Colonel in the regular army
and stationed at st. Paul, Mimi, was in
town this week. Col. Barber went to
Washington, d. c., Tuesday with the
remains of his first wife, Catherine
Roberts, who died August 10th, 1865.
This removal has been talked about for
some years but has not been accomplished
until now. His lot is in the Soldiers
cemetery.
SUNDAY, Oct. 10th, will be Sunday
School Sunday" coinciding with ''Colum-
bus Sunday" The joint observance will
be kept at st. Peters church by special
services at 1890 a. M, and sermon by
the Rector on "The Columbus Cele-
bration, Patriotism and Home Edu-
cation" Members of the G.. A. R., and
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