The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-06-03

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Mrs. GEO. r.. DAKIN is expecting a
cousin from England, to visit her this
month.
THE Methodist people enjoy straw.
berry festival this evening in the church
parlors.
STARK LODGE, 1. o. o. F., will confer
the Initiatory degree at its regular
meeting, June Sth.
BUILDING operations continue to boom
in Bennington, and the sound of the
hammer is heard on every hand.
THE B. & R. increase of freight tariff,
spoken of recently, continues to swell
the volume of that roads business.
Miss ELLA Cook, an old-time resi-
dent of Bennington, now OF MILFORD
Mass, will visit friends here arriving
some day next week.
THE Messrs. Cook, of Milford, Mass,
accompanied by their families are tc
visit Bennington for few weeks. They
are expected next week.
WE learn that John H. Ayres has re
signed the position of town liquor agent
and that Harry Willoughby is or will be
appointed to fill the vacancy.
JARED HOWARD starts next week on a
trip to the West, stopping on the way to
Kansas in Indiana to visit his son. He
expects to be absent several weeks.
WE regret to learn that scarlet fever
has broken out in the family of Alex.
Lamarree. We hope the children may
not be seriously ill with the disease.
THE Cohoes, N. Y, correspondent OF
the Troy Press, says in the Monday is
sue: "Charles r. Ford, book-keeper al
the National bank, spent yesterday in
Bennington"
Mrs. E. L. NICHOLS is again in New
York purchasing goods for this seasons
trade. She went down to the city this
week. Look out for change in the adj
vertisement next week.
E. II. WoRTINGToN, formerly in bust.
ness here. is pleasantly located in Troy,
N. Y, with O'Brien & Molloy, clothiers.
He resides in Lsnsingburgh, like a good
many other Trojan business men.
NEXT Sunday will be Whitsun Day,
and Monday and Tuesday, Whitsur
festivals. Wednesday, Friday and Sat
urday will be Ember Days. Services al
st. Peters Church 10 a. M, and 4.15 p
m.
THE young ladies of st. Katharine's
guild give a strawberry festival in Parish
hall, next Wednesday evening, June Sth
to which their friends and well-wishers
are cordially invited.
WE are glad &c learn that Mrs, NJ, L.
Severance is better of her late indispo.
sition. She was able to assist in the
care of the Sears children, labor OF
loYe that was greatly appreciated.
WITH the opening of A. G. Sweets
market, he has stepped at once into a
large trade. Mr.. Sweet knows how to
keep market and to put up roast OF
other style of meat in splendid shape.
Patronize him and see if this is not true.
DIR. H. J. POTTER attended the State
Convention of Eclectic Physicians at
Montpelier this week Wednesday. He
delivered paper on: "Cancer and its
treatment" DR.. j. W. Marsh of Man.
chester Centre was elected President.
SOME twenty or more members of the
Eastern Star from here will attend the
Vermont Grand Chapter Convocation OF
that order at Manchester Centre. next
Wednesday. A auartette from Mt. An
thony Chapter will furnish the music.
PROF. FRED N. SQUIRE is so well
pleased with the construction of his new
house that he has made the contractor,
R. E. Pilling, builder, present of gold
watch. Prof. Squire has very fine res
idence, and the best part of it all is that
the site is the land on which stood the
ancestral house of the family.
MRS. L. S. FROST and daughter, ar.
rived in town last Friday, the Major and
George having preceded them several
weeks. The family will reside here,
having returned after an absence of elev,
en- years. We are glad to welcome them
back to their old home. Miss Mabel
Frost is in business in Boston.
AMONG those of the Fraternity of Ben
nington, who will attend the Masonic
B. Walker, Col. Z. d. Bennett, Judge
The communications begin on Monday
evening, the 18th, and continue until
Friday night, the 18th.
THE following is the list of letters adj
vertised in the Postoffice at Bennington
for the week ending May 2Sth, 1892: W.
F. Cook, George ]. Bowers, A. B. Sykes
Robert Hamilton, Mrs. p. A. Mitchell
These letters will be sent to the Dead
letter office, June 18th, 1892, if not de.
livered before. In calling, please say adj
vertised, giving date of list.
H. P. BRADLEY, now living in New
Jersey, few hours ride from New York
via the Jersey Central, was in town
one day this week. He is looking
hale and hearty and he carries we'll his
advancing years. Mr.. Bradley was q
ieweler in Bennington for over 40 years
He sold out his property some time age
and removed to his present home.
THE Sunday Call of Pittsfield, Mass.
has opened popular department. thai
Editor Oatman has named: 1.-THE Growl
ers' Column, wherein matters of public
interest may be discussed. This col
umn is for the people, and the editor is
not responsible for any views expressed
therein; he only reserves the right tt
reject such as are in the nature of per
named to say the least, as many another
knows.
IT will be seen by another column
that the heirs of Louise PAMELA Bur
lingame, a lady who recently died il
| San Francisco, areI wanted. The lad,
who writes is President of the Rebekal
State Convention of California, /. o. o
F. She says that her deceased husband
name was Stanley G. Pangborn and tina
he died some fifteen months ago. w
have heard the name mentioned a
among the old residents of Bennington
and, no doubt, some one will be able t.
give the desired information.
EDITOR PERKINS of the Rutland Hen
aid was in town Monday. He writes a.