The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-06-30
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day for the Worlds fair.
FRED JONES of CastletOn visited
friends here Friday and Saturday.
COLE tells us In another column, how
"spot cash. knocks high prices out.
GEO. F. LEONARD and wife have re-
turned from their trip to the Worlds
fair.
Miss ELLEN CANFIELD has notice, in
another PLACE, thar will be OF interestto
many. "
THEMisses Alden of New York city
are visiting their sister, Mrs. Louis A.
Graves.
THE last time-card of the L. s. R. R.,
will be found in another column, cor
rected to date.
THE fountain at the Soldiers Home
having been repaired the water was
turned on Sunday afternoon.
THE Kings Daughters meet with the
President, Miss Harriet j. Sibley, July
It'll. A good attendance is desired.
Two persons will join the Second
Congregational church on profession of
faith next Sunday morning and one by
letter.
Mr.. AND MRS. EDWARD KIRK MEARs
of Albany, n. Y. have been visiting Mrs.
Mears parents here and returned home
Tuesday.
IT is announced that the Rev. A. J.
Barron will conduct the services at the
Soldiers Home chapel next Sunday af-
terno0n.
A LARGE delegation from here will at
tend the races at Rutland next week.
Some of the fastest horses owned here
are entered.
AT the recent Commencement exer-
cises oflWilKams college the degree of
A. b. was conferred upon Lynn P. Arm
strong fthis town.
MISS LAURA B. RICHARDSON of Wills
boro, n. Y, is visiting Miss E. jose
phine Moore and was present at the
Commencement exercises of last week.
THE annual reception of st. Peters
church was held last evening in Parish
Hall, st. Peters Day. Services were
held appropriate to the day, morning and
evening.1o Z.
In attendance upon the Commence
ment Of Norwich University this week
from Bennington were: Col. and Mrs. E.
D. Bennett, Chas. II. Bennett and Chas.
W. Pierce. ~,
WE have an advertisement of "Huy-
ler's Candies" running, and now along
comes Van Week 81 Potter with Huy-
ler's formula for ice cream soda, that is
warranted delicious. Try it.
Mrs. s.. H. NORTON and her little
daughter, Louisa, who have been in
Washington, d. c., for some time visit
ing her sister, Mrs. William French, are
expected home about July 9th.
THE scientific name for the bicycle
stoOp is ''Kyphosis Bicyclistarum." I'm
der such AT, awful load it will not be at
all surprising if devotees of the wheel
become more round-shouldered than
ever.
THE Father Matthew Total Absti-
nence Society will give their 10th annual
picnic in Hunts upper grove August 16.
1t is expected that the principal attrac-
ton will be = troupe of imperial Japan
csc acrobats.
CONTRACTOR ALLEN has large force
of Italians at work constructing the
sewers and more are being added every
County street and the pipe is laid from
the outlet to nearly opposite the Sol
diers' Home. 81 ..f,e.- ...,t.. D..
WALBRfDGE tells where to buy stoves,
ETC., in another place. Ore of our citi-
zens said yesterday that it was astonish-
ing what wagon loads of kitchen ware he
carted away from his Household Fur
nishings Department, nearly opposite
the Baptist church.
Mr., II. W. PUTNAM, with his accus-
toned liberality, hearing that the Hins-
dillville Methodist church people had
been envGhvoring to repair their house
of worship, sent them donation of $50.
Acts like this show the character of the
man better than columns of eulogy.
MORE houses are being built here this
year than during any previous one, ex-
cepting last year. One contractor is
building nine, and every man that can be
employed is at work. There is hardly a
street in this village that there is not one
or more houses being erected on, and
more are being planned.
OUR banks are in good condition and
prosperous. The First National and Ben
nington County National declare their
usual semi-annual dividend: the former
tive'per cent. and the latter three per cent.
Both carry handsome sum to surplus
account in addition. The County Saw
ings bank declares sSmi-annual divi-
dend of two per cent and, Also carries
quite sum to surplus account.
On June 25th, there were registered at
the Vermont building of the World
fair, the folloWing people, well known
to many OF our readers: Jennie NJ.
Wrisley of Denver, Colo, formerly of
North Bennington; Mrs. Z. NJ. McEl-
vain of Evansville, Wis, Mrs. DR..
Phillips of Kankakee, ILL.,, formerly of
Bennington; Miss Kate Leonard, recent
lyof our Graded school and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Randall of SALISBURY.
On Saturday afternoon, at the paro-
chial residence, st. Francis de Sales
church, by the Rev. A. J. Barron, Mr..
Louis NJ. Whitney of Albany, n. Y, and
Miss NJ. Agnes Leonard of our Graded
schools, were married. Following the
ceremony the happy couple left town
going to Richmond, Vt, the home of
the brides parents. Both have many
friends and many good wishes will at
tend Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney. They will
reside in Albany.
THE North Adams Transcript says:
prizes for the 4th of July bicycle races
are offered as follows: Three mile open,
first $50 cup; second $40 timer. One
mile open, first S25 gold medal; second
$40 medal. In the afternoon there will
be a race for the North Adams cham
pionship If there are enough entries; II
not the race will be made open. The
prize is a s25 gold medal. Entries have
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