The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-06-30

CLYDE L. PERKINS OF SprlnRhelui ID
visiting relatives in town.
On Tuesday party for the Worlds
fair consisted of Misses A. E. Clark,
Bessie Root and little Mary Root.
THE Rev. C. Il. Peck of North Ben
nington conducted the services at the
Soldiers Home chapel Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. WALKER, mother of the rector
of st. Peters church, is coming next
week to make a visit to Bennington
friends.
THE Rey. Mr.. Severance being out OF
town Rev. Mr.. Conover preached at the
First Congregational Church, Benning-
ton Centre on Sunday morning last.
B.F. WooD and wife have gone to
Chateaugay, N. Y, to be absent couple
of months. Mr. Wood has a contract
there that will take some little time to
complete.
TIE chairwomen of the ''Fortnightly
are busy getting their programmes
ready for next winters work. The out
look for profitable as we'll as pleasing
afternoons is very fiattering.
"NEARLY everybody once owned the
smartest dog in the world" says an ex-
change. Yes, but when the selectmen
are looking around after one of these
smart dogs who has been too familiar
with some farmers sheep, nobody owns
him.
THE engagement is announced OF Miss
Emily Z. Storm, daughter of Azariah
Storm of HinSdale, Mass, to Lynn P.
Armstrong of this town. Mr.. Armstrong
is a member of this years graduating
class at Williams college and will next
year begin course of theology at Yale
Divinity school.
CASHIER GEO. F. GRAVES and wife re-
turned from the Worlds fair Wednes
day evening, and yesterday Mr.. Graves
resumed his place in the First National
bank. He has been out nearly two
months on account of i'll health, but is
now fully recovered.
WE hear a good deal of complaint OF
potat bugs, whole fields being injured
within few days, and hardly before the
owner knew the beetles had arrived
Evidently the frosts of last winter did
not exterminate the pests as was an
ticipated.
MAJ. L. S. FROST was in Boston last
week and while down east" made ar
rangements to receive vegetables, etc.
direct from the Eastern Massachusetts
gardens. His fish trade is assuming i'm
mense proportions. 1t is not true, as is
stated in an exchange, that he is going
into the Ensor Institute business in
Maine.
THE "warm wave" that Potter adver
tised on his bills to-day, must have
melted the copy" promised for his
change of advertisement this week. Al
any rate the document did not put in ar
appearance, and our readers are referred
to next week. Meantime goods have
took a tumble at the new furniture
store of c. H. Potter, Main street.
WILLIAM CoNLIN, while being taken
to the work house at Rutland last
Wednesday to serve out a 40-days' sen.
tence, escaped from the officer who had
charge of him while waiting for the
train at North Ben n ington. He made
his way to Hoosick Falls, N. Y, where
officer Nash found him Friday and thai
night landed him safely in the institution
at Rutland.
WHO wants to take summer boardersf
Those who do, if they will leave theiI
uames, stating the number, price pei
week, etc., at the postoffice in Benning
ton, the postmaster will be glad to refer
enquirers to them, and thus assist boil
parties. One thing is certain this year
the Accommodations appear to be made
quate to the demand, and, possibly many
families would afford Accommodations il
they knew where to enquire.
DIR. H. G DAY, in the Troy Times
says: 1.-THE friends of the Bennington
Graded schools fully realize the grea
loss that the school sustains by the res
ignation of Miss Agnes Collins, who by
her untiring devotion to its interests hal
made friend of every student and
parent. In leaving Bennington, thii
bright little lady takes with her the
best wishes of every family for hel
future sue less and happiness. Her pop
ularity as teacher has been rarely
equalled and never excelled."
THE Raponda hotel at Wilmington,
was opened last week under new anC
experienced landlord, NJ. G.. Wilcox
Under Mr.. Wilcox as manager it will bt
delightful resort. Many improve
ments have been made about this famous
resort, inside and out, launch put upor
the lake, and every appliance introduced
10 enter ain parties. The Forest anC
Stream club, also, opened their attrac
tive club house for the season the 30th
A new three-story building has just beef
completed containing billiard anC
bowling room, with modern appliances
The club has stocked their new ponC
with trout.
THE st. Adams Messenger of Saturda,
says: "The Commissioners on the re
vision Of the laws meet here Monday Il
lay out and arrange their work. Tit
County Judges have placed the Judges
room in the Court house at the dispose
of the Commission. The Commission
ers are Hon. A. A. Hall, Hon. p. X
Gleed of Morrisville and Hon. o. NJ
Barber of Arlington. They are to b.
assisted by Ashton r. Willard of Boston
son of the late Congressman Willard
who was clerk of the Commission oil
revision in 1880. His experience in thu
work will be of great service to tn,
Commission"
THE marriage Of Miss NJ. Agnes Leon
ard, at noon, Saturday, as noted in an
other item to-day, suggests further men
ton. Mrs. Whitney is we'll known here
having been teacher in the middle
grammar division of our Graded school
for the past eight years. She is lad,
of talent and character and one who ha
many friends in Bennington. Her res
ignation from the corps of teachers il
the Graded schoolsis, without question
one of the greatest losses which tn
school this year sustains in the volun