The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-08-04

guest OF -lne htN. w llilah IL U"iASA
few days.
Mrs. C. A. HOLDEN of WATERFOWL, n,
Y, who has been seriously i'll at the
home of her brother, Charles S;bley, is
little better at this writing.
In the case of State VI Mrs. John Els
terley, in the Municipal Court, respond
ent was discharged. The charge was
of stolen goods from Jos. Grohart.
FRANK HILL of SALISBURY and Frank
Dennis got into free fight in front OF
the Putnam, Tuesday. Dennis was
fined $40 and costs, and Hill So and costs
Hill took an appeal.
MRS. PERCY CoOIsToCK of Brooklyn
N. Y, is making few weeks visit will
her parents here. About the first Of
September Mr.. and Mrs. Comstock will
start for the Worlds Fair.
Mrs. CHAs. ADAMS and son Wayne
have returned from New Centreville, N
Y, whittier Mrs. Adams went some
weeks ago to attend and care for hel
mother during her last days.
Mr.. GEO. w. SHEPARD of Troy, N. Y.
and Miss Belden of Cohoes, N. Y, art
visiting at Isaac T. Pratt's. These
ladies have many acquaintance and
friends in town. They return home to
morrow.
THE ladies of the First church at the
Centre gave pleasant tea and lawT
party in the old Mount Anthony Semi
Diary grounds Wednesday evening. The
attendants included a number of sum
mer guests from the Centre.
DIR. j. W. RACETTE is new physician
lately settled here, with an Office anC
residence corner of Gage and Schoo
street. He is genial man to meet and
is starting in with fair practice botE
among our French residents and Other
people.
Hon. A. G.. PARKER of Pownal, was il
town Wednesday. This is his first visit
to town since the dedication of the Bat
tie Monument in 1891. Mr.. Parker
holds his age well, and is as active as
many men of many less years.
THE Catholics of Manchester and vi
cinity will hold their first annual picnic
for the new Catholic church, in the grove
near Dellwood Cemetery, on Thursday
afternoon and evening, August 10th
Music by Relies orchestra of Rutland.
DIR. CHISHOLM and wife, and f. NJ,
Tiffany and wife, contemplate triI
over the mountain, to Stamford and vi
cinity. At this season of the year g
drive in the Green Mountains, witt
camping out as an accessory, is a de-
lightful way of passing short vacation
MAI. FRosT's show windows in the
New Opera house block, attract atten
ton these days. Especially fine was his
''cod fish, window few days ago. lie
rings the changes daily at his model fish
market. Just see how much of show
ing can be made of fish and Other
things.
JOHN H. SANBoRN, aged Is years, the
New York Sunday Press boy, by the
way, recently fell from a window in thf
Robinson House," where his parents
Mr. and Mrs. L. j. Sanborn, reside, 201
feet, and was quite badly injured. HI
is now able to be around. The attend
ing physician was DR.. Bennett. The
family were formerly of Arlington ant
moved to Bennington from that place
last spring.
THE Good TEN 2lars elected officers al
their meeting last Friday evening, as fol
lows: VIM. E. Frost, g. t.; Miss Gertie
l.
P. G. Clifford, F. S.; Miss Eliza A. Puff
fer, T.; Edward A. freeman, c.; Mr.
Parker, NJ; Miss Laura Stfflebean, G
These and the appointed officers will bt
installed this evening by M. E. Watson
L. d. The representatives to Crane
Lodge will be elected. This Lodge
having about 175 members is entitled tC
two delegates, and is in fourishinf
condition.
THE Commissioners, appointed by the
States of Massachusetts,, New Hamp
shire and Vermont, to fix the boundary
lines between those States, met in Bos
ton last Friday and organized by the
election of Col. Kittredge Haskins o.
BrattlebOrO, chairman. The prelimi
nary arrangements were concluded anC
the Com mission adjourned to hold sec
ond meeting on the 10th, inst. The Com
missioners, on the part of this State, ar,
Hon. Kittredge Haskins, Jas. K. Batch
elder and L. NJ. Reed. With the matter
for Vermont left in the hands of thest
gentlemen, we are sure our State inter
ests in the disputed territory will be pro
tected and conserved.
LtE nov ~ VI IN OLllo; vi blOOhnOlu
Mass, died on Monday night of hear
disease, after short illness. He haC
been in feeble health for many years
and since about 1870 had held no regula
pastOrate. He was a man of quiet dispo
sition, deeply cOnsecrated to religious
work and not DESTROYS for publicity o
worldly reputation. He was capable
writer and man of strong intellect ant
will. He was born in the western par
of Virginia, in 1909, and during his boy
hood, the family removed to Coleraine
Mass, and soon afterward to Benning
ton, where Mr.. LOOMS fitted for cOlleg
in the Bennington Academy. He wa
graduated from Williams college durin,
the presidency of DIR. John Hopkins
He had no children, but leaves a widow
THE manager of the Fred Solomon
Opera company of New York, writes di
rect to the BANNER that that compan,
will start shortly on trip through thu
country and that Bennington is one 0
the places down on the list. He says
'Rehearsals from ten in the morning un
til ten at night, are now being gon
through by the company, and when i
STARTS Ou tOuI WIFI llS roper JOIle
operas, which includes Erminie, Nadjy
The Brigands, Nine Favart, Poor iona
than, Nell Gwynne and Rillee Taylor, i
will be the most thoroughly equipped
organization on the road. They vii
carry the original New York Casin
plant of costumes, scenes and effects ant
will present the above named operas i
this city during the coming season.
The attention of our wideawake mana
ger, Capt. Frank NJ. Tiffany is called t.
this announcement.
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