The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-10-13

street,
EDWARD PARKER, who has been visit
ing in West Rutland has returned to
Bennington.
QUACKENBUsH of Troy, makes an an
nouncement of late styles to. day that
will interest our readers.
FREAR's great reduction sale of new
and seasonable underwear, in tO-day's
issue, will attract attention.
SCHwARz seems to have solved the
problem of how to sell a 81 shoe for
$3.50. See his new advertisement.
THE sewer pipes are nearly all laid,
the principal work to be done before the
job is completed being to put III a few
manholes.
The funeral of NJ. j. MOrrissey was at
tended from st. Francis de Sale; church
Saturday morning. Rev. A. j. Barron
conducted the services.
THE Rev. E. Dudley Tibbits of Hoo
sick Falls and Mr.. and Mrs. LeGrand G..
Tibbits of Hoosick left Tuesday for the
Worlds fair.-Troy Times.
MARDEN WARNER of Arlington, has
been visiting G. l.. Harwood. He is a
son of Z. P. Warner formerly of the
Putnam, now of the Arlington House.
Mrs. ]. II. LEvERICH has left for New
York en- route to Panama, for which
city she sailed this week. She leaves
her daughter in school at Andover,
Mass.
G. G. COLE, of the spot cash store,
! Opera house block, meets the reduction
sale of the city stores, in the matter of
underwear. See what he says on our
first page.
THE Sixth Corps, W. r. c., hold their
regular meeting next Wednesday even
ing. Under the head of good of the or
der" Mrs. George II. Bunch and Mrs. o.
Slack will entertain.
j. ED. WALRRIDGE has the only com
plete line of window curtains in town.
See his new stock just opened. 1t takes
car loads of stock to keep up such store
as Mr.. Walbridge carries, and his prices
defy competitor.
AMONG the improvements to be made
in the Methodist church at the present
time will be the substitution of electric
lights in place of kerosene, and refresco-
ing the walls and ceilings, new carpets,
ETC., will be laid
THE following from here recently reg
istered at the Vermont building at the
Worlds fair: L. P. Norton and wife,
Mrs. Eliza Draper, Misses Lizzie Jepson,
Nellie Moore; from North Bennington,
Misses Ii. S. and Alice NJ. yelling, Mrs.
Helen G. Cole.
NORMAN A. BUsHLEY died at Norwich,
Chenango county, N. Y, September 23d,
aged 10 years. He was a cousin of Hon.
Edward Rice of this town, and moved
from Bennington about 20 years ago.
Mr.. Bushley was Union veteran, a
pensioner, and a man greatly respected.
In our notice last week of the finding
of War medal, belonging G. N. Russell
of Company A, 14th Vermont Regiment,
we omitted to say that the finder, Miss
Luck Jeter, resides in Fredericksburg,
Va, whera those interested may write
Comrade Russell enlisted from Benning
ton.
J. K. PORTER and wife of Prague, Bo,
hemia, spent Sunday here. Mr.. Porter
has been a missionary there some time
He has recently been married and or
his return will take back his bride. Al
the session of the Second Congregation
al Sunday school he gave an interesting
account of his work.
| MARY, the little daughter of Thomas
Lyons, aged 8 years, died suddenly
Wednesday night. She had had diph
liberia, but was convalescing, and in {
fair way to recover, since last week
TIE funeral was held yesterday after
noon. 1t is a sad loss to the parents be
ing the only child,
3, THE members of the Young Woman's
Club meet on Monday evening Oct. 10th
to organize the class in gymnastics in
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Frances Coleman as pianist. Or
Wednesday the 18th inst the regula
business meeting will be followed by
practical Talk on Friendship" con
Quoted by Mrs. Hitchcock.
THERE will be no preaching service il
the Methodist church next Sunday, tn
pastor, the Rev. A. D. Heaxt, taking
needed vacation. The repairs on tn
auditorium of the church building give
him the opportunity to be away. TIL
Sunday school and Christian Endeavo
society will meet as usual in the lectur
room.
THE report of the proceedings of tn
State Fireman's association has beef
issued from the BANNER job rooms
The financial statement of the st. AL
bans tournament shows the receipts t,
have been $1,670.99 and the disburse
ments $1,5S491, the net profits beinj
$S6.OS. There is now in the treasury o
the association $685. There are 10
members, of which So are life members
THE two cases of typhoid fever in thi
village are better. There is but on
case of diphtheria reported in the village
and that lad of 10 named Pratt, Of
Branch street. Our people will do wei
to look up the law relative to quarantine
J and obey the same, else some one vii
find themselves in trouble beside tn
heavy fine imposed.
, On tuesday evening at o'clock, tn
Rev. Chas. r. Seymour united in mar
riage Mr.. Robert $. Elliott and Mis-
, Emma F. Harrington. The ceremon
; was performed in the presence of fey
, friends, aside from the families united
at the home of the bride on Silve
street. Edward Robinson was best man
} and Miss Jennie Harrington, younges
sister of the bride, acted as bridesmaid
+ Itwas quiet but happy occasion. TIL
young couple were handsomely Iemem
! bered by many friends, and the displa
, of presents was quite elaborate. MI
, and Mrs. Elliott departed on the lat
train for weeks trip, after which the
will return and reside here. Mr.. Elliot
i is one of the trusted statesmen with e. L
4 Hart &. Company, and with his wife ha
many friends in town. Co1gratulation
q are extended by the BANNER.
5 THE Troy Telegram of Wednesda
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