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

Miss Cartwright of Troy is spending a
short time with Miss Eva Roster.
Miss Eagon of Brooklyn is boarding
for short time with Mrs. j. Skinner.
Mr.. Case and sister from New York
c. P. Mckay.
Mrs. NJ. j. Colvin is spending two
weeks with her mother, Mrs. Cox, in
Walloomsac, N. Y.
Mr. Gaynes of Cohoes, n. Y, a cousin
of Miss Edith Sherwood is visiting at
Mrs. Newman's, his grandmother's.
The races on the driving park last
Saturday were quite numerously at
tended, giving entertainment to those
who enjoy such sports.
James Laurette of North Pownal,
whose family went from here in the
spring, has been in the village lately.
He seems to be well suited with his
present situation.
II. G.. White has been painting his
house and extensive outbuildings, taste
fully, which adds new luster'' to his
already pleasant premises. He is also
erecting new building on his factory
grounds.
The camp meeting at Lebanon is at
tracing attention in this neighborhood.
Eleven went from here on Wednesday to
spend the day, and speak of the ride as
being enjoyable, and the meetings as
we'll attended.
Rev. A. S. Gilbert and daughter of
Penacook, N. H., are visiting friends
here, stopping with Mr.. and Mrs. j. o.
Bangs. 1t will be pleasant for his old
congregation and friends to listen to him
again from the pulpit, if they are per-
mitted.
The musical and literary entertain
ment, on Saturday evening at Bank
Hall, by Prof. S. B. McKeen and wife,
promises to be pleasing one. Mr.. Nc
Keen is blind graduate of the Institute
of Batavia, N. Y, and is in need of the
sympathy of the public. 1t is free to all,
though silver collection will be taken
during the evening.
Mrs. Sophia Winnie now in her ninety
sixth year, and her sister Miss Charlotte
Walbridge both of Albany, N. Y, are
visiting their nephew, Col. J. II. Wal
bridge. Both aunts are unusually in
teresting correspondents, and the pen
manship of the younger would certainly
do credit to the ability of any young
Miss of sixteen. 1t is pleasure to many
of their friends to meet them during
their visit here, and in conversation re-
call the events of the past.
Col. Walbridge returned from Brook.
lyn Wednesday, where he had been to
attend the funeral of a cousin of much
promise, who was here this spring,
hoping the mountain air would he con-.
ducive to health, but was obliged to re-
turn home. The following is from the
New York Tribune of Monday: "Augus-
tus G. Walbridge, well-knOwn builder,
died after long illness, yesterday, at
Centre Island, Oyster Bay, l.. l. He was
a son of o. G. Walbridge, senior member
of the firm of Calhoun, Robinson & Co.,
of this city, and was born in New York,
March Sd, 1856. When he was boy his
parents moved to Brooklyn and he was
educated at the Brooklyn Polytechnic
Institute and in the School of Mines of
Columbia College, from which insti-
tuition he was graduated in 1876. For a.
time he was engaged in railroad engi-
neering, and helped to build the Third
Avenue Elevated Railroad and the Coney
Island and Brooklyn Railroad. For
fifteen years he had been builder and
erected many large structures in New
York and Brooklyn. His last work was
the new Brooklyn Eagle building. Mr..
Walbridge had six brothers and one
sister. His widow and four children
survive him. The funeral will take
place on Tuesday, at p. M, at his late
home, No. 1923 Garfield Place, Brooklyn,
and the burial will be at Greenwood
Cemetery"