The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-07-14

NlSlJlIlB III bOMus
FRANK WHITNEY and wife returned to
their home in New York this week.
MISS BELLE LUTHER of Beacon street,
Boston, is visiting Miss Lena Norton,
HoN. j. C. BAKER ofRutland, has been
in town this week, called here by the
land trespass suit we spoke about a few
weeks since, the location of which is in
WoodfOrd.
Ii the moving incident to our fire,
BANNER dated Jan. l, 1892, was lost.
Will some of our subscribers kindly see
if they can supply us with that number
to complete our files?
GEO. W. HALL of Colorado, has visited
his former home here for week He
returns West soon. Mr. Hall is one OF
the largest operators and miners in the
Empire State of the plains.
THE City band serenaded Eli Tiffany
last Monday night, being intended as a
courtesy before he goes to Europe, Mr..
Tiffany invited the "boys" in and dis
pensed generous hospitality.
JUSTIN KELLOGG and family of Troy,
n. Y, have arrived at their summer
home at the Centre. Mr.. Kellogg has
been the president for some time OF the
Village Improvement society of that
place.
THE Messrs. Oatman of the Sunday
Call, Pittsfield, Mass, met competition
with type set by machinery and double
paper Their rivals will have "hard
sledding' to keep up with the Call
procession.
THE residence of A. K. Richie is as
suming the proportions it is to become
I, ha
windows are in, and the interior is ready
to plaster. When done it will be very
attractive dwelling.
CORP. w. E. Sheldon, the BANNERS
long time Chicago correspondent, writes
with his left hand that he hopes to i'm
prove, and is better of the paralytic
hand, in the spring.
THE hearing in the Battle Monument
suit, begins again here next Tuesday be-
fore ex-Gov. VIM. p. Dillingham;. Testi-
mony has been taken before, at two PIE
vious sittings of the referee, the last and
longest of which was last February and
March.
WE publish on an inside page the first
| of series of bulletins from the State
Agricultural College that will appear
regularly. They are likely to contain
valuable matter and should be watched
by those of our readers interested in
agricultural affairs.
LIE. CALENDER, the genial mail
agent of the l.. S. r. R., is seriously i'll
at his home in Chatham. He has had
rheumatic fever, and this has developed
a consumptive tendency, which gives his
friends much solicitude. Mr.. Calender
has many friends here who will be sorry
to read this item.
THE new uniforms of the Stark Hose
! Company, obtained through Ayres, the
tailor, arrived Tuesday, and in the even
ing a grand "dress parade took place
at the hose house on Pleasant street.
The clothes are a nice "fit'' and will be
worn by the "boys' to the muster at st.
Adams next week.
LIST of letters advertised in the Postof-
flee at Bennington, for week ending July
Sth: Andrew Armstrong, Rufus E.
Brown, Mr.. HAYES, j. H. Holcombe,
Leonard Miglioma, o. j. Walker, william
Thomas, Mrs. Margaret Leonard. These
letters will be sent to the Dead letter
Office July %, if not delivered before
In calling please say advertised" giving
date of list.
THE general agent of the New York
Life Insurance Company, A. P. Childs
has taken the eastern suite of Offices in
the second story of the new Opera house
block. We spoke of these suites in q
late description, and understand that q
prominent law firm will undoubtedly
occupy the remaining offices. This will
fill up all the room on that floor We
are glad that Mr.. Childs again locates in
Bennington.
IT is probable that the annual meeting
of the Sons of the American Revolution
will be held in Rutland, on the evening
of the 10th of August. The annua
muster of the National Guard at thai
place during the week will call together
a large number of people. 1t has beer
suggested that Bennington people car
go up on the flyer that afternoon, attenC
the meeting and annual banquet and re
turn on the sleeper.
On Monday evening, about o'clock
while Patrick Whalen, son of wealthy
livery stable keeper in New York City
stood talking with friends at Camp Com
fort, where they were stopping for thu
season, he dropped dead, the result o.
heart disease. Mr.. Whalen had been ;
sufferer from this complaint for SOM
time and he was up to the Green Noun
tains for the benefit of his health. TIL,
body was sent to New York Tuesda!
noon.
THE next attraction at the Opera hous,
is 1.-The Hickory Farm" tomorrow
evening. This is brought out by til,
people who played the "Midnigh
Alarm" here last winter, assisted by
number of our local folks. The enter
talnment is for the benefit of that worth,
organization the f. NJ. T. A. B. Society
and merits full house. The ticket,
are on sale at Shurtleff's, a uniform
price being asked for any seat in thu
house.
} CONDUCTOR COLLINS of the Lebanon
J Springs railroad, met with distressing
accident at Chatham, Saturday. Will,
handling a large block of marble i
! slipped and but for fortunate snatchinI
him out from under by those near, Mr.
Collins would have been crushed. AS i
is the bridge of his nose is broken ant
he will be incapacited few days. Mr.
Collins runs in the New York express du
here Saturdays at 1910 p. NJ, returning
Sunday moons. His regular run is tn
short train at the South end.
: THE excursion to and through LAX
George, advertised by the Second Con
gregational Sunday school for July 26th
is already attracting attention. Fo
many years this has been favorite tri
, with our people, and the rate-S1.40 TO
] adults, IS cents for children-places tn