The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-05-20

"JUNE training for the Rifles is APP
pointed for June 9th. Several of the
officers of the Regiment will be in town
on that occasion.
DIR. H. S. GooDALL has been visiting
in town. He is one of the rising young
physicians of the Metropolis, and re-
turns to the city, Monday.
JOHN II. AYREs has caught the i'm
provement fever, and is recovering and
painting up his building and residence
on Main street. A decided improvement.
Mrs. VIM WlNsLow and Mrs. Archie
Norton went to New York this week.
The former to visit her daughter and
the latter to attend her husband who is
sick.
THE Rev. NJ. L. Severance, is taking
his vacation, and will be absent about
three weeks. There will be services
in the First Congregational church next
Sunday.
THE fire Saturday evening proved to
be a part of Lindley's saw mill situated
near the Hathaway bridge. The fire de-
partment quickly responded but the
damage was not large.
GRAND REPRESENTATIVE N. NJ. PUFF
FER and Dr. II. J. Potter, jr., represent
ed the local Odd Fellows in The Grand
Bodies at Montpelier, Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week.
THE Odd Fellows entertainment will
be given in Library hall, Friday evening,
May 9th. As stated heretofore in our
columns this promises to be very en-
joyable occasion, and, no doubt, will be
well patrOnized.
THE Misses Swift, futile and Keyes
will render vocal and instrumental Sc
lectiOns, and Mr.. Austin will speak at
the meeting for young men at the Young
Mems Christian Association rooms next
Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
The Congregational Conference, that
was set to meet next week in East Ar
lington, has been postponed to June 7th,
on account of the probable absence from
the State of several of the speakers. Our
readers will please note this change.
THE Listers will meet at the town
clerks Office next Monday afternoon,
May 23d, at 2 o'clock, to hear grievances
in relation to property that may be
claimed to have been estimated too
high. Our readers in interest should
make note of this.
Miss WEsTFALL takes the position of
book-keeper and stenOgrapher with H.
S. Bingham June 1st. She has just
completed her studies in photography
and is an accomplished amanuensis.
Her many friends hele will be glad to
know that she is coming again to Ben
nington to reside.
OUR readers are requested to make an
effort to place the New York Weekly
Tribune in the hands of their neighbors
and friends. They can do no better
work for the progressive Republican
party, and, then, Democrats want to
know what such paper says. See our
advertising columns for terms.
E. II. BROWN has invented an attach
ment to Looping machines, that is not
only great saving of expense but en-
ables the operative to do more work in
day. From the appearance of things
there is considerable money in this in
genious device. We hope Mr.. Brown
will make good thing out of this in
vention.
A. c. SWEET has opened his new
market in the Adams building, South
street, in the store lately occupied by
Chas. Il. Burt. He has notice in
another column that will be read with
interest. He will keep a frst-class
market and is an experienced man in the
business. Give him your trade.
THE contention between the c. V. and
d. d H. railroads as to freight tariff
inures to the benefit of the b. & r. The
first day some 40 extra cars came down
from Rutland and this haul may be in
creased to 200 or 300. There is no reason
as we can see why Vermont railroads
should not command the carrying of all
there is of freight from their respective
lines. We hope this arrangement may
become permanent.
The list of letters remaining uncalled
for in the postofiice at Bennington, for
the week ending May oath, 1892, is as
follows: Frank b. Erwin, Edwin V.
Goodwin, James Keeleher, Miss Hattie
Ellsworth, Mrs. Ella Becker. These let
tiers will be sent to the Dead Letter
office, May 28th, if not delivered before.
In calling please say advertised and give
date of list.
For some months Geo. NJ. Marsh has
had the care of Hon. Luther r. Graves
nights. Since spring opened he has fed
the birds that collect in the morning
about the Graves residence. On a recent
morning at 4 o'clock, there were nine
varieties of wild song birds in the feath-
cred throng that came for breakfast,
and one curious thing about it is that the
birds seem endowed with considerable
intelligence. Mr.. Marsh is quite proud
of his family.
BISHOP BIssELL made an official visi-
tation to ST. Peters church last Sun
day and confirmed eight persons. Ow-
ing to the scarlet fever at Bennington
Centre and sickness in several families
in this village but part of the class was
confirmed. The Bishop was entertained
while here by Dr. John r. Shurtleif and
he expects to come again in the autumn.
At the morning service Bishop Bissell
gave an interesting address to the newly
confirmed and congregation present.
GEN. VIM. L. GREENLEAF and wife,
of Burlington, are stopping in town.
The General took few days vacation,
and as he has never been here except
during the hustle of the annual encamp-
ments, he asked his wife to come down
with him and enjoy visit to Benning-
ton. Sensible conclusion. This morn
ing Major Coffey accompanied them in
visit to the Battle Monument and ride
about town. Gen. Greenleaf will always
receive a cordial welcome to Bennington.
WHEN the UId Stark bank building
was demolished this week-to make
room for the proposed improvements
west of the Putnam House, on the
Graves d Root property-Wm. r.
Graves picked up a copper cent of the
issue of 1918, that was placed by Daniel
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