The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-09-15


Chicago two months, returned home
last week.
MISS GRACE ]. DAY of Greenfield,
Mass, is visiting her father, DR.. H. c.
Day of this village.
G. P. NILES returned from the Worlds
fair last week. He went and returned
with Judge Darling.
MRS. H. w. BooTH goes next week to
Oneouta, N. Y, to attend the marriage
of her niece, Miss Moody, about Octo-
Der 1st
Miss BELLE MCCALL began her school
in Rupert last week Monday. A CORE
spondent from that town speaks very
highly of her.
G. P. NILES is filling the place of Miss
Carpenter in room No, IL, of the Graded
school. Miss Carpenter is confined to
her home by sickness.
THE Rutland county fair will open at
Rutland, October Sd and continue three
days. There will be six races, two each
day. The entries close September 20.
Mrs. L. E. DAVIS and daughter re-
turned this week to their home in James
town, N. Y, after a visit of several
weeks, to Mrs. Davis's mother, Mrs. S.
J. Potter.
Hon. J. K. BATCHELDER has gone
this week to attend the Windham coun-
ty court now in session at Newfane. OF
the "a cases for trial he is counsel in
quite number.
GEN, STEPHEN THOMAS calls a meeting
of the survivors of the Sth Vermont
Regiment to meet at Montpelier, Sept.
2Sth. All the railroads will sell round
trip tickets at reduced rates.
The New York Life Insurance Com
pany paid the policy and dividends, on
the life of the late James B. Meacham,
ESQ.,, ON Monday of this week through
the agency of Childs and Powers.
r. S. DILLON & Co., are now engaged
in canvassing for the first city directory
of Rutland, which will contain the
names of all persons over IS years of age
of both sexes. The canvass in Benning-
ton has closed and the book is in the
hands of the printers.
DR.. H. J. POTTER, Jr and wife returned
last week from ST. Adams, where, for
ten weeks, the Doctor has been engaged
in the Ensor Cure, both in the institute
at that point and elsewhere in Vermont
DR.. Potter does this as vacation and
will retain his practice here.
The Readsboro Enterprise of last
week, says this of Hartwellville: 81.
n. Evans of Bennington was at E. b.
Fuller's this week. He came over to see
about his wooded land S. W. Webster
met him here and together with Mr.. Full
Ter they surveyed the line between SIAM
fore and Woodford."
Mrs. E. j. ORMsBEE, wife of ex-Gov.
Ormsbee of Brandon, and known to sew
eral of our people here, has been ap-
pointed by the Women's congresses to
deliver or read paper at the Columbian
exposition at Chicago, tomorrow on
Samoa, the habits and customs of its
people.
NEWSPAPER editing is very funny
business. If you give man a puff, he
never sees it; but let one line against him
appear, and he sees it before the paper
is off the press; and while he would not
have time to stop on the street and say
"thank YOU" he has time to run all
over town to denounce the editor who
seeks to print all the news.-Exchange
THE Columbian postage stamps are
practically thing of the past. People
are as eager to give them up as they
were at first to get them. No more are
ordered here ard business men every
where are discarding them. Their artis-
tic merits could not atone for their size.
The Columbian stamped envelopes how
ever are liked and their use will be con-
tinued for time longer.
SEVERAL of the Italians employed on
the sewers became drunk Sunday after
noon and after getting into their camp
started row with some of their fellow
workmen. From words they came to
blows. Knives and stilettos were drawn
and the ringleaders were arrested.
Three were arraigned for disturbing the
peace and being drunk and were each
fined, including costs, SIS. They paid
the fines and were discharged. The man
who was cut and bruised will recover,
his injuries not being serious.
THE following is the list of letters re-
uncalled for in the Postoffice
at Bennington, for the week ending Sept
9th, 1893 Jas. Crom, Geo. f. Green,
Richard Immersion, Edward Laranges-
ter, J. Mechan, w. f. Moore, Fred H.
Petit, II. II. Smith, Mrs. A. L. Barrows,
Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, Miss Jennie Ora
ham. Mrs. M. E. Hale, Mrs Celeste
Spaulding, Mary Streeter, Neuaujis del
seguois. These letters will be sent to
the Dead Letter Office Sept 90, if not de-
livered before. In calling please say
advertised" giving date of list.
THE special ceremonies connected
with the Columbian Liberty bell at Chi
cago Saturday, attracted great throng.
1t was Grand Army day and many veter-
ans were on the ground when the bell
was rung for the first time. The bell is
set in front of the Administration build.
ing the most prominent site on the
grounds. Clinton H. Meneely, of Troy,
\. Y, received this dispatch from his |
wife regarding the dedication: BELL |
dedicated and covered with glory. |
around it." Col. Mcdowell |
sent the following:. "Glory Hallelujah.
Fourth of July beaten. Success beyond |
every hope"
JOSEPH ARTHUB's strong, practical |
and successful melodrama will be the at
traction at the Opera House Thursday
September 21st. Its interesting story
and sensational incidents have often |
been the theme of complimentary men,
ton and therefore require little addition |
al notice now. As long as "The Still |
Alarm" is we'll cast and mounted it will |
find admirers in plenty among play.go-
ers. The fire engine scene loses nothing |
by being seen the second or third time.
Ii is too full of action and excitement |
and thrilling possibilities to ever pail up |
on the pubic taste. There are other !
features in the play which contribute to !
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