The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-08-26


Edie Dixon, are taking a weeks camp
ing with friends in the Southern part of
the town.
THE Democrats will have a big rally
Saturday evening. September Sd. The
speakers will be F. W. McGettrick of
st. Adams, Seymour VanSantvoord of
Troy, N. Y, and probably A. p. Childs
of this village.
Miss MINNIE B. PRICE of New York,
sang again in the Second Congregational
church last Sunday evening, and played
the dismissal at the close of the service.
Her singing is greatly enjoyed by the
congregation and she is a finished
musician.
Miss ANNIE BURKE and sister Rose,
have been visiting Mrs. Q. J. Sibbald.
On Wednesday evening Mrs. Sibbald in
vited a number of friends in to meet her
visitors and a very enjoyable occasion
was the result.
THE funeral of Mrs. H. S. Norton, who
died suddenly Monday, was held
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. W. Bogert
Walker of st. Peters church officiating.
There was large attendance, Mrs. Nor
ton having been member of one of the
oldest families in town.
The Democratic Caucus to nominate a
candidate for Town Representative and
Justices of the Peace will be held in the
village rooms this evening. Only one
man has been suggested as a candidate,
Richard Houghton, the present incum-
bent, so says the Democratic CORE
spondent of an exchange.
QUITE little excitement was caused
one morning this week by a team belong
ing to Taylor & Niece. They were
coming down South street hill, hitched
to double lumber wagon, when one
horse kicked over the pole. Although
soon extricated and nothing hurt. the
squealing of the horse, which was badly
scared, could have been head long
distance.
Col. OLIN SCOTT has asked and re-
ceived the consent of the trustees to
place in the east end of the chapel of the
Second Congregational church, a
memorial window in memOriam of his
children. There had been proposal to
cut window in the east end of the
chapel to get more light, when Col.
Scott came forward with his request
From what we know of Col. SCOTT and
his family we think he will regard this
as great privilege and the window will
be very fine work of art.
o. D. ADAMS represented MOhegan
tribe No. 6, Improved Order of Rcd Men,
at the grand council held in Boston this
week. Mr.. Adams, who was one of the
leading men in the organization of the
tribe here, is a member of the grand
council and is deputy grand saclem for
this district. He also attended the cele-
bration of the 250th anniversary of the
founding of the city of Gloucester, Mass.
which occurred this week and in the
procession there were over 1900 Red Men
in line.
MRS. E. L. NICHOLS and her son Les
ter are going to Europe next week to be
absent until October or November The
| trip is taken on account of lester S
health which has begun to be frail
They leave town aDd pass week ia New
York before they sail, Mrs. Nichols,
meantime, expects to purchase a fall
stock of goods. Mr.. Nichols has re-
turned from his outing and has ecov-
cred from his late severe attack of sick
ness. He is much better than for long
| time.
THE new ballot law is as simple as A,
BIC. People of Bennington are fanil-
| lar with it, having used it twice each in
towns iu the n6nnty orc IS try it fo1the
first time September 9th. For the 'ene-
| fit of all we print in another place asam-
pie ballot, such as will be used in the
| South shire of Bennington county. All
there is to voting is to put cross in the
space designated in the margin of The
| ticket after the name of every man or
whom you wish to vote. That's all
there is to it.
AS we go to press Sheriff RobinsQ
and Officer Nash have just arrestd
Chas. Jepson, Ella Russell and Mr..
Frank Stevens on the charge of stealiIt
sheets from the clothes line of Buck Cas-
who lives in the Pratt house, Sout
street. Sheriff Robinson searched tn
Stevens premises the day before yester
day and found some of the stolen sheets
The respondents claim that the bedding
was theirs They were arraigned before
Judge Darling this afternoon.
A CORRESPONDENT says: lone of the
events of last week was the reunion Of
the seven sisters of the late Edward
Gregory at this place August 10th. These
seven sisters are scattered in different
States and some of them had not seer
each other for several years. They
| didn't any of them know of each other s
coming to Bennington until they had al
assembled at Mrs. Phillip Casey's or
Maple street, who is one of the sisters
1t was very glad reunion, as they be
long to one of the old families in town
Mrs. Patrick Whitney being the Oldest Of
the sisters"