The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-07-29
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
North bennington.

Miss Wills and another cousin, from
Windsor, Conn.,, have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. ii. G. Simmons.
William Park of Boxford, Mass, and
Miss s. Z. Park of Bennington spent
Tuesday of this week, with Mr.. and Mrs.
II. D. Hall.
Mrs. Edward Hinsdill, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Towsley, from
Michigan, is with her daughter, visiting
her parents here.
Miss Carrie Robinson of Bennington
Centre has been while with her sister,
Mrs. G. B. Hall, for rest, her visit is to
be prolonged yet.
Since the safety cycles have come into
use. they are becoming quite common,
and both sexes are learning the art of
riding them. Roberts and Hinsdille of
Bennington Falls are introducing both
kinds.
The roads are being improved by good
gravel being drawn upon them, and the
bitches cleaned and repaired. Would it
not be well for the Trustees to employ an
agent to purchase half dozen wicks, so
that all The lamps could be lighted of an
evening?
The ladies of the NJ. E. church at
Hinsdilville, will hold a lawn party Tues
day evening August End, on the grounds
of L. r. Brown at Riverside. The Shafts
bury band will be in attendance. The
public are cordially invited.
The Congregational church is being
re-slated by contractor David White of
Troy, N. Y. The work is being pushed
vigorously, and from present appear
ances will be well executed. Mrs. j. G..
Mccullough and Mrs. +. B. Jennings,
seeing the need of new roof, very kind
ly offered to pay the expenses, whose
generosity is highly appreciated by the
church and congregation.
There has been considerable activity
of late in arranging for camping, by
several parties on the shore of Lake
Ben-cush-mat-hall, in North Dorset.
Materials, including lumber, furniture,
tents and bedding have gone from Ben
nington, Rutland and here in quantities
to furnish quite an encampment. Several
carpenters and other help have been al
work for several days.
A tramp was noticed on the tender OF
one of the Railroad engines here, who
had smuggled his ride from the west
lying among the coal, "from every care
set Free" AS the engine took water, by
some manipulation the steam came il
contact with him and aroused him a:
quickly as if he had been asked for his
ticket, and he was not long in getting tC
ttiile ground. AS the next train was start
ing for Bennington, the same tramp was
discovered seated on the front of th(
engine, and did not propose to leave
until he was kindly impressed by the toe
of the fireman's boot that it was hi
duty to or pay his fare in the passenger
coach.
Mrs. Sophia Winnie of Albany, N. Y.
was ninety-fve years old on Wedpesda.
of this week, ard is likely che 1ides
person living who was born in town
Her mind is clear and she converses a
in her younger days, and is still ;
pleasant correspondent Her father wa
Stebbins Walbridge of this town, anC
she has a sister who now resides will
her, in her eighty-seventh year, and
brother, Ebenezer Walbridge, who re
sides in Oswego, N. Y, in his eighty
second year. Mrs. N. M. Robinson, tn
mother of Judge Alfred Robinson is il
her ninety-fourth year and she has
brother Mr.. Uel Hicks of Mexico, N. Y.
who is eighty-one. These families 0
Walbridge and Hicks, we think, have il
size and longevity, taken the pain
of any that have lived in town. Fo
many years there were six in each famil
vino had attained to great age, but the
are now reduced to five in both. Th
families inter-married and have bee
among the most respected in town.