The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-07-29

MRS. L. S. FROST has gone to Wal
than, Mass, to visit her daughter.
Miss MINNIE EsTABRooKs of Hoosick
Falls, N. Y, is visiting friends in Ben
ningtOn.
Miss JOSIE MOORE is visiting Miss
Grace Day in Greenfield, Mass. She
has visited in Worcester.
MRS. CHESTER SMITH and two daugh-
ers, of Coleraine, Mass, are visiting at
the family of Wells Smith.
Mr.. GEO. H. WARREN and child re-
turn to Rutland this week, after visit
to the family of j. H. Warren.
II. H. HALLIDAY and wife, II. H.
Hanna and wife, all of Troy, N. Y, were
guests of L. G. Evans over Sunday.
THE second in monthly musical series
at the Second Congregational Church
next Sunday evening. Subject: Haydn.
THE changes and repairs in A. K.
Ritchie's store have commenced. The
Easements will be utilized for carpet
rooms, etc.
Miss CLARA r. CARPENTER of the
BANNER Office goes to her home in
Langdon, N. H., Saturday, for two
weeks vacation.
WITH next weeks issue comes La
pointe's grandest of all grand mark
down sales. Watch for his advertise
ment and reduced price list on all things.
N. NJ. PUFTER and wife, have gone to
the White Mountains for vacation of
two weeks. David E. Moore takes Col.
Puffer's place in the mill while he is
away.
THE regular meeting of the Kings
daughters will be held at Miss Lula Rob
inson's, No. II, Walloomsac avenue,
Bennington Centre, the first Friday in
August.
Col. E. d. BENNETT and wife passed
Sunday at Round Lake, where Mrs. Ben
nett and son passed a portion of last
week attending the Round Lake musical
festival.
JOHN WELLINGTON, who 80 years ago
was resident of the town, but is now
located in Seattle, Wash, is spending a
few days here. This is the first visit
in 20 years.
GEORGE L. Buck of Racine, Wis, is
East. and like many others in the West
he calls on his favorite paper and renews
its subscription. Mr.. Buck is prosper
GUS man in his adopted home.
THE weather was so hot yesterday
that work had to be suspended on the
Opera House block. Human nature
could not bear the heat, and at o'clock
this morning the masOns and tenders
laid off.
A ROAST of lamb graced the publish
| er's table yesterday, from the choice
stock mentioned in another place to-
day of A. c. Sweets market. Mr..
Sweet knows how to fix up roast par
excellence.
THE new front of the Free Library
block is completed, the bow window on
the side is in place and the east half of
the first floor is nearly for the reading
room to be moved in. 1t will be the
finest in the State.
AN anonymous letter to the BANNER
says that the Kings Daughters did not
bear the expenses of Mrs. Lyman Burch,
although they would have done so cheer
fully had it become necessary. We are
glad to learn that she is improving I'M
der treatment.
The Vergennes items in couple of
our exchanges say: Frank Knapp of
Bennington. in the employ of John
Parker of Charlotte, was convicted be-
fore Judge Roberts on Monday for steal
ing So from Parker Sunday and sentenced
to the workhouse for five months and
eighteen days, costs included"
The little five-year-old daughtor of
Geo. Schwab, last Sunday, narrowly es-
capped drowning. The child wandered to
the river near the railroad bridge and |
fell in. The people were just returning
from st. Francis de Sales Church and |
Thomas Nolan sprang in and rescued |
the child.
For nearly a week the weather here |
been the hottest known in years. Each |
day the mercury has ranged from 94o to
1902 in the shade, and yet the evenings |
have been comfortable and the nights |
cool, proving that our climate is unsur-
passed for summer visitors. They have |
sweltered in the Berkshire Hills and |
about us, but here and in the Green |
Mountains to the east of Bennington the |
delightful evenings and nights have |
been greatly enjoyed.
AT the regular meeting of Stark
Lodge, No. o, 1. o. o. F., held Wednes-
day evening, DR.. II. j. Potter, jr., re-
signed his office of N. G., and John E.
Walsh, the second officer was promoted |
thereto. M. E. Watson was elected to |
fill the 1acancy in V. G. The retiring |
presiding officer has occupied the chair
for one and one half years, during which |
time the dues have been collected up so |
that to-day there is not member of the |
Lodge in arrears for dues. A record to |
remember with pride.
CONTINENTAL Temple of Honor of
Hoosick Falls, N. Y, had their annual |
excursion down the Hudson last week, |
and it proved to be the largest that ever |
left the town-twenty-two loaded cars
containing upwards of 1900 people. A |
number Of people from Bennington were
among the number. The Citizens Corps |
Military band and Germania orchestra |
accompanied them, and every one en-
ioyed themselves to the utmost. They |
stopped in Hudson about an hour. The |
Temple will realize nice sum of money |
from the affair.
As a note of what the preparations for |
the firemen's State Convention were, we |
copy an item from the Plattsburgh, |
N. Y, Republican of last week. 1t says: |
"The Boxers of Burlington are spending |
every minute of their spare time in lay |
ing on muscle for the great squirting |
match at the Vermont State Firemen's |
Tournament in Middlebury. They are |
reported to have thrown stream last |
Monday night ITO feet against a strong |
breeze, and their hackers declare that |
with wind in their favor they could |
throw girdle of water clear around the |
earth. What do you think of that, little
Horizon boysp