The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-06-17
The cottage that Walter Durham is
building is quite stylish.


rived at their summer residence in Ben
nington Centre for the season.
Miss TIBBETs and friend from Troy,
N. Y. have arrived at the Walloomsac
summer hotel, Bennington Centre.
SOME fine grading is being done
around Lasher mill, from dirt that is
being carried from the Stark house exca-
vations,
Mrs. GREENsLET, who has passed the
winter with her son, Geo. B. Greenslet
in Glen Falls, n. Y, has returned to her
home here.
THE Rt. Rev. Coadjutor Bishop-elect
Michaud, goes to Montreal next week to
make his retreat, preparatory to his con-
secration June Goth.
MAJOR CoFFEY is building fence of
wire netting (which looks nice), on the
Soldiers Home lot lying between Coun-
ty, Depot and Hunt streets.
Col. E. D. BENNETT, the Rev. VIM.
Bogert Walker, Alfred Robinson and j.
A. n. Williams represented Bennington
Masons at Burlington this week.
So they go; George Utter and family
have removed to Bennington, vt. One
more family gone, one active citizen less.
Cheshire, Mass, items in North Adams
Transcript.
THE Grand Jury paid its annual visit
to the Jail and Court house in this vii
lage last week. We presume they will
condemn the building as usual, but what
does that amount to?
CUSTER PosT, No. AZ, will have a
campfire next Saturday evening, pre-
vious to which five recruits will be mus
tered into full membership. The post
is also arranging for field day August
10th.
Miss LULA ]. HOLDEN graduates from
Wilbraham Academy, June 23d, and her
brother, Arthur ]. Holden from Wesley
an University, June Goth. John S.
Holden will attend both Commence
ments.
THE advertisement of the Boston
Journal, in another column, should at
tract the attention of our readers. The
Boston Weekly Journals still furnished
subscribers to the BANNER for 40 cents,
or S1.95 for both papers.
THE 9th Annual Convention of Yer
mont Congregational Churches was held
in Burlington this week. Among those
noted as present from Bennington were
Rev. Chas. r. Seymour of the Second
Congregational and Deacon Alfred Rob-
inson of the First Church.
FRANK G. MATTIsoN displays good
taste in bank of flowers on the north
end of the Bennington and Rutland
freight office. We hope to see the time
when they will be seen on the street
corners and convenient places, on lawns
as they have them elsewhere.
: MORE building is going on in this vii
lage this summer than before in years,
Notwithstanding the boom of the past
few seasons. On nearly every street
from one to three houses are being built,
and the demand for carpenters and la
orars of all kinds eau hardly be supplied.
The Odd Fellows Lodge at Manches-
ter, instituted last evening, was attended
by good delegation from Bennington,
The work was done by Killington Lodge,
No. 20, of Rutland, and the instituting
officer was Grand Master L. j. Retting
of Brattleboro, assisted by Deputy Grand
Master II. c. Farrar of Rutland.
THE Hon. Geo. w. Hartman returned
last week from an extended trip through
the West. He says that Vermont is the
place for him to live in. The wet season
in the far West had retarded agricultu-
raj operations but farmers were hopeful
of good crop of corn, although planted
early in June.
The Sodality of st. Francis de Sales
church have presented their retiring
pastor with his bishops pectoral cross.
1t is of solid gold and one of the finest
ever made, costing oyer 5000. We are
told that the Tiffanys, New York, are
making Bishop Michaud's episcopal sig
net and that it is to be equally as fine.
The last as well as the first are to be gifts
from friends.
The ordinary staid old New York
Tribune, the favorite newspaper of gen.
erations and one of the New England
household oracles, must have been real
excited and Hurried from joy over the
nominations last Saturday, because it
failed to hoist the ticket of the party it
has championed so long and ably. The
Weekly Tribune is furnished free with
the BANNER to all advance paying sub
scribers.
AN unique entertainment was given in
Library hall Saturday evening under the
auspices of Stark Lodge, l. o. OF. 1t
was entitled, "Odd Fellowship Illustrat-
ed" The programme consisted of
music, vocal ana instrumental. tableaux,
readings by Prof. Frank Bradford,
stereopticon views and drills by King
Saurs body guard, which was composed
of - young ladies', suitably uniformed
and armed.
THERE seems to be demand from all
parts of the State that Gen. John G. Nc
Cullough be the Chairman of the Repub-
lican State Convention next week. Re-
ferring to this the Free Press says: "If
Gen. Mccullough of Bennington is
elected for the Chairman of the Repub-
lican State Convention, as is announced,
not only will an able and dignified pre-
siding officer be assured but the Con-
Vention will be pretty certain to listen to
one of the most forcible and eloquent
speeches of the campaign in Vermont"
THE Herald correspondent says: "H.
W. Putnam and family are occupying
their summer residence on North street
During the summer Mr.. Putnam will
build a handsome brick opera house on
the site where the Stark house and where
the so-called Noyes block so long stood.
The Stark house has been removed, and
the Noyes block is being torn down as
fast as possible. Mr.. Putnam will also
build block on West Main street, i'm
mediately adjoining the Putnam house.
Both buildings will be of brick, one and
a quarter million of which have been
contracted for"
THE body of Lawrence Mitter was
brought here this week, and the funeral
was held from St. Peters Church yes
terday forenoon. It will be remembered
fbaf Mr. Miffar [voo uai1ad NTH brain