The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-06-23
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CHAs. MAURER is home for short va
cation.
GEO. H. SHURTLEFF has been quite ill
for few days but is improving.
Mrs. F. o. HoPKINsoN of Brattlebore
is visiting her parents in this village.
THE Water Company are extending
their mains west and south on Dewey
Avenue.
WILLARD FILLMORE of California is
visiting his brother, Capt H. D. Fillmore
of this village.
Mr.. AND MRS. Wilcox, returning from
their wedding trip to Atlantic City, were
it town this week.
MRS. HEATING and children of New
of New York, are expected tomorrow.
They will pass the heated term in Wood
ford.
Miss S. E. PARKS Sunday school
class enjoyed its annual visit and tea
with their teacher, last Monday after
noon and evening.
N. M. PUFFER, colonel commanding
the Patriarchs Militant of Vermont, at
tended the brigade elections at Manchss-
ter, n. H., last week.
THIRTY Italians are at work on the
sewer contract. The contractor expects
to increase the force to one hundred be-
fore the close of the week.
Miss A. M. CLARK, accompanied by
Misses Sophronia Collins and Bessie
Root, leaves Monday for the Worlds
Fair. Miss Clark will also go to Den
yer, Col, where she will spend several
weeks.
THE sidewalk on School street should
be fixed. As it now stands it is a per
petual menance, inviting accidents to
life and limb. The writer personally
called the attention of the proper officers
to this matter two weeks ago..
IT is reported that the jury in the Nc
Dowell case stood two for murder in the
first degree, four for murder in the sec
ond degree and six for manslaughter
When this case is tried again the State
will have some newly discovered evidence
to put in.
MRS. MINDo VULCHEFF of Sistor
Bulgaria, has been guest at DR.. E. W
Putnam's this week. Mrs. VulcheH Ii
the American wife of Prof. Vulcheff O.
Sistor University, who visits her native
land this summer for the first time il
six years. She returns to Bulgaria il
July.
Col. E. D. BENNETT has received the
new Handbook" the Varmont Ma
sonic Monitor, and members of the Fra
ternity can obtain them by calling upor
him. The large sizes are 80 and the
small ones are 81 per copy. 1t is cred
table work, and will he appreciated by
the brotherhood.
AT the election of officers of the F
NJ. T. A. B., hello. on Sunday the follow
ing were chosen: President, John f,
Guiltinan; vice-president, Matthew En-
right; recording secretary, M. A. Roach
corresponding secretary, James II
Archer; financial secretary, D. A. Gull
tinan; treasurer, A. j. Griffin.
In the line of early "Garden sauce,
we believe that VIM. r. Graves leads
this year. He had early potatoes Sun
day, June IS, and on the Goth a mess
was sent to the BANNER, together will
green peas, lettuce, etc. This for vege
tables grown in the open ai- is re
markedly early date.
BUNKER HILL DAY was generally oh
served throughout Massachusetts Satur
day. The carnival parade in Boston wa
abandoned because of rain. Bunke
Hill Day was celebrated at the World
Fairgrounds in Chicago by the Sons ant
Daughters of the Revolution. Chaun
cey NJ. Depew was the orator
THE Fitchburg runs Sunday eXcur
sion to Sal atoga Lake, the 25th.
special train leaves North Adams at 7.3
a. M, with fare S1.25 from all station
west to Hoosick Falls, for the rount
trip, and a less rate from Hoosick Fall
and west, arriving at the Lake at $50
The return train leaves Saratoga at 49,
p. m.
CAPT. n. o. WILCOX, with the Waite
A. Wood Company and located at Roch
ester, N. Y, sends us an item that ap
pears under our SALISBURY news in an
other place to-day. He is employed a
an expert, and has been with this com
pany several years. The Captains Ben
nington friends will be glad to hear o
his success.
THE delegates, elected by the vestr
of st. Peters church to the special dioces
an convention, held in Burlington yes
terday, were: L. p. Norton, L. f. All
bolt, H. o. Harwood, j. T. Shurtlefl
Alternates, Charles Barnes, G. G. Kim
ball, J. II. Norton. Those to the regula
convent IN which met Immediately pre-
ceeding on Wednesday and Thursda
were: J. T. Shurtleff, II. o. Harwood
L. P. Norton and II. L. Stillson, with a
teTnates.
THE Troy Times says: civilian Y
Reynolds, receiver of the Leblanc
Springs railroad, which runs from Ber
nington to Chatham, states that it wi
be three or four months before he ca
wind up the affairs of the road so as t
pass it into the hands of the new con
pany, recently organized in Me-
York. Indications are that the neV
company will purchase the Benningto
and Rutland railway, with the object G
consolidating the roads"
SEVERAL horses from here are entere
for the races to be trotted at Rutlan
July 4-6, under the auspices of the Ru
land Driving Park Association. Anon
them are Frank Burgess, record 2:25i
Joan, record 2:37f Blanche Peacemake
record, 2:37; Walton, Rose, Dougla:
and others. There are 1876 entries fC
the different purses, some of the horse
entered having records of 2:l64. I'll
meeting promises to be the largest an
best ever held in the State.
THE Mortified NeWs's report of til
inspection of the Norwich Universit
cadets is as follows: "The N. U. corr
of cadets went into camp on paTaC
grounds Saturday. On Monday the
were inspected by Capt. H. A. Tutherl.
U. S. A., in behalf of the State, and b
Col. r. p. Hughes, U. S. A., inspectC