The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-08-25
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Mrs. G. A. WooD has returned this |
week from visit of some weeks out OF |
town.
Miss JESSIE DAVIS has returned this
week from visit to Bennington.-Rut-
land Herald.
THE Bradford's shut down their upper
mill last Friday. The brick mill is run
ing this week.
R. j. CRAwFoRD has begun the cree
ton of a new residence on the extension
of Grand View street.
THE Rev. P. r. Tower and wife, of
Jackson, Penn, are visiting at q. +.
Posts ON Union street.
Mrs. L. F. ABBOTT and daughter Liz
zie. returned from their visit to the
Worlds Fair last week.
OUR Wilmington correspondent says
that the agricultural society of that town
are to hold fair Oct. 4.
THERE is a good prospect of Sc yeral
nice residences being built on Elm street
extension the coming season if times
will permit.
EDITOR DODGE of the Burlington In
dependent, has been appointed Inspect
or of Immigration, in place of Gen. w.
w. Henry, resigned.
IT is announced that George II. Smith,
now in business in Castleton, will open
a grocery and hardware store in this vii
lage about November LIST.
STREET COMMISSIONER FUTILE has
finished the street improvement on Elm
street extension, and that street is fast
becoming favorite route for driving be-
tween Bennington Centre aud this vii
lage.
The Misses Ted and Lou Purcell left
Thursday evening for three weeks
trip, during which time they will visit
Rutland and Bennington, and Albany
and Troy, n. Huntington Independ-
emit
THE Odd Fellows have cancelled their
engagement of the Schubert quartette,
OF expect to do so. The manager can
not make a date for Bennington early
enough in the season to ensure the
greatest financial success of the venture.
THE new time card on the B. & R. rail-
way this week discontinues one of the
three freight trains run for some time
past, on account of business depression,
but does not affect the passenger service.
The passenger business on this line is
good.
Col. n. NJ. PUFFER, one of the dele
gates to the National Encampment, G.
A. R., at indianapolis early IN Septem-
Der, starts week from tomorrow to at
tend that body In another place to-day
the BANNER gives a historical review of
the Grand Army of the Republic, illus
trated
THE same old story. Jersey City
woman withdrew $500 from savings
bank and hid it in a mattress. House
took fire, woman forgot about the money
and it was burned up, leaving her penni-
less. Moral: Don't take your money
out of the banks.
THE Valley News of North Adams,
Mass, has these personals: Tracy Pot
ter, who has been to the Worlds Fair
and Chicago, returned home Wednesday.
Ralph Potter, who has been visiting
friends in Bennington, returned home
Wednesday, Harwood of East
Quincy street is visiting friends in Ben
nlngton.
The Vermont Journal at Windsor,
says: DR.. H. J. Potter, Jr., of Benning-
ton, assistant superintendent of the En-
sor Institutes in the State, was In town,
Wednesday, and inspected the local In
stitute, which he found making highly
satisfactory progress under its very eff
cient management.
The rates at the Raponda, Whining
ton, for the balance of the season, have
been reduced to 81. per day and $40 pei
week. See their advertisement in
another column. This resort is an un-
usually nice place to go for longer OF
shorter period, and seems to be the
favorite for Bennington people this year
The following horses from this town
are entered at the races at the Cam
bridge, N. Y, fair to be held mex
month: For foals of 1891, CHI, C. Sable
son, by George F. Leonardo for foals Of
1890, CHI. S. Sidney Veneer, and for foali
of 1889, b. m. Ruth Wilkes, by Il. c
White.
List of letters advertised for weel
ending August 10th: DR.. E. E. Blood
II. E. Harris, J. Mehan, Eugene Pierce
Mrs. Mary Cook, Mrs, Harry Hibbard
Miss Mary Cooney, Miss Nellie Gilman
Miss Jennie Gresham, Miss jennie Hill
These letters will be sent to the Deat
Letter Office Sept. 2nd, if not delivere'
before. In calling please say "adveI
tised" giving date of list.
AT the Opera House on August 18th,
new melodrama will be presented en-
titled 1.-The Fire Patrol" This play wa
DIOuuCtu III NtW OIh Olby ldbCly
was warmly received. 1t serves to il
- troduce fire-p patrol wagon and seen
. showing the interior of gold STAN
mill in the Black Hills, where the ore
crushed as it comes from the mines
Lovers of that kind of plays will be full
supplied with realism, and will no doub
turn out in force.
THE Rifles returned from muster 8
Rutland, last Saturday. They made
good record in camp. In the shootiD
match for the centennial trophy Thur
day by the National Guard the teal
from the Bennington company score
eighty-two points out of possible l0'
being seventh on the list. The follow
ing gentlemen received medals for Ion
service in the guard: Fifteen years. Sc
vice, Major G. w. Evans; ten year
Provost Sergeant r. s. Bnss; five year
Lieutenant g. f. Burnham, Sergeant v
A. Barron.
The annual meeting of the BENIN
ton Historical Society was held Saturda
morning, adjourned from the 18th.
p. Norton was elected to fill the vacant
caused by the death Of Alfred Robinso
otherwise the officers were reelected
follows: President, Hon. George
Hartman; vice-president, Luman P. No
ton: second vice-president, Major A.
Valentine; third vice-president, j.
Shurtleff; corresponding secretary,
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