The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-09-08
NORTH BENNINGTON.

NORTH BENNINGTON.
Miss Lima Tozer is teaching in the
Sodom school district.
Mrs. Warren Loomis and daughter,
Addie, are visiting in Bennington.
Will Wright has closed his fruit and
vegetable store, under the Morse build
ing.
Miss Alta Tozer returned to Saxton's
River this week to attend the Vermont
Academy.
A portion of the sidewalk on West
street is being fixed to put down an
asphalt walk.
Mrs. Ravens of Bridgeport, Commits
visiting with her niece, Mrs. L. b. New
ton, for a week or two.
Rev. w. w. Ranney returned to
Phillips, Maine, on Thursday, after a
pleasant visit with his father.
The officers of Tucker Lodge recently
went to Arlington and conferred the M,
M. Degree on candidate for Red
Mountain Lodge.
Edward Hall has moved into the Cole
house, occupying the west part. In the
spring he will move to the Murch house
on Houghton street.
Miss Nellie Gooding and brother Lewis
started Thursday for Boscobel, Wis,
where she expects to remain as dress
maker She has friends and acquaint-
ances there, and many regret her going
from her home here.
w. J. Hurley, E. H. Burgess and Geo.
Houghton, left on the 5 80 train Monday
for the Worlds Fair, via. Rotterdam
Junction and the West Shore r. R., and
Mr.. Houghton will visit his sister in
South Dakota before his return.
The Bennington correspondent of a
Troy daily paper, spoke of fatal case of
diphtheria in North Bennington. The fact
is the only fatal case from this disease
was a mile and half towards Benning-
ton, and off of the direct road. There
has been but one case of the kind here.
The trustees are putting down asphalt
walks in different parts of this village,
at an expense of $500, as it was voted
they could, if on examination it was
thought best. 1t is much cheaper than
marble, if it proves to make as good a
walk, and lasts as long Time alone can
tell.
The officers and several members of
Red Mountain Lodge No. SO of Airing
ton, came down and conferred the E.
A. Degree for Tucker Lodge on two
candidates; after doing the work very
nicely, the visiting members were es-
corted to the hotel to partake of ban
quet
The farm barn of John Harlan burned
on Wednesday about o'clock p. M,
with most of its contents. The first that
was discovered was smoke issuing from
the roof, by men in the vicinity. How it
caught is not known, but it is supposed
the children, who had been playing IN it,
accidentally set it. Barn and contents
were insured.
The Cambridge fair has been we'll at
tended by people from this village and
vicinity. The attractions were greater
this year than last, and Wednesday, with
its football game between the Union and
Williams clubs, and the grand balloon
ascension with the descent by the para
chute from an immense height, was a
red letter day.
We are glad to find our good friends
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Hawks feeling as
well and strong as they do at the present.
If it were not for Mr.. Hawks eyes failing
quite fast, we could speak enthusiastic
cally of their condition. Last week,
each attended a day at the meeting of
the Baptist Association in Manchester,
the first of the kind they had been to in
the last fifteen years.
A horse of G. w. Roberts, ran Tuesday
afternoon from the depot where it was
hitched to a car while a load of box
board had been unlOaded A train of
cars started, frightening the horse which
broke the bride and ran down Hough-
ton street, overturning and leaving the
box near the track. The hind wheels
and reach were left in front of j. G.
WTight's, and the horse after running to
the stone mill, was headed into H. T..
Cushman's barn, who happening to be in
it with G. A. Bruffee, barely escaped be-
ing run into.
W. j. Tombs, on going to his shoe
store Tuesday morning, found it had
been broken into and robbed. Just how
much had been taken could not be told,
but some twenty or more pairs of gents
shoes in boxes, and other goods it was
noticeable had been stolen. The thief
or thieves entered through a window
which they raised, after having tried an
other one, and also the cellar door, both
of which resisted their efforts to open
them. This is third time his store has
been thus entered and the previous in
truder has but recently been liberated
from Windsor prison.
The lecture of NJ. G. Robbins, on the
Columbian Exposition, to have been
at Bank Hall last evening, but the rain
was so constant that but few came out.
Mr. R. who is a gentlemanly and well
educated man, told those present he
would exhibit some of his views of the
buildings and their contents and come
again in about week to give the regu
lar lecture. The views presented were
very fine, and created such an intent in
the audience that they unanimously
wished him to come again. His pleas
ing manner and manifest acquaintance
with his subject, giving information Of
the Worlds Fair with more than 10C
beautiful stereOptican views, will draw {
full house.
The Graded schools, of which we have
reason to feel so proud, opened on Mon
day Of this week, with full complement
of scholars. The board of teachers il
the same as last year, with the excep
ton of the grammar department, in
which Miss Mary L. Worrals, a graduate
of the New York Normal school, will
be the teacher. 1t is gratifying result
of the painstalking and efficiency Of tn,
principal, Prof. II. Dressed, that tho
High school is even larger than for tn,
last two years. The number Of outside
scholars is very large, seven coming
from Arlington, while but one went Il
the school north of there IL is desired