The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-09-01

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| 'school suits" in another column. -
MISS MAUD PECK of Cambridge,
Mass, is visiting Miss Ruth Squire.
HART strikes off with "leader' in
| teas and coffees this week. See the
prices he quotes.
OUR farmers report a fair potato crop
this year. The potatoes are larger, but
not many in a hill.
MRS. H. L. FENToN and little daugh-
ter and Miss Minnie Buchanan of Pitts
ford, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs, ii. u.
Hudson.
MISS JOSEPHINE O'CoNNoR of Hoo
sick Falls, N. Y, who has been visiting
friends here the past week, returned
Wednesday.
PRoF. AND MRS. F. N. SQUIRE gave an
informal card party Wednesday evening,
in honor of their guests. Quite num-
Der of our young people were present
BENNINGTON has now an experienced
nurse, Miss Della A. Whitlock OF Castle
ton, having taken rooms at 442 Nam
street. She comes we'll recommended.
THE midnight Alarm" one of the
most popular plays ever given in the
New Opera house, will be repeated this
season, the date being next Tuesday, the
5th.
MRS. MARTIN DUNHAM, 300 Main
street. is one of the nurses of the town
who is in great demand. She has lately
been entertaining relatives from North
ern New York.
, MRS. H. w. ExLEY has returned to
her home in New York City, after four
months sojourn with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. McQuillan taking with her
fine eight weeks old boy.
SAMUEL L. STOCKwELL, of MooeIs,
N. Y, has been visiting his sister, Mrs.
Martin Durham, for couple of weeks.
He started Wednesday for the g. A. X.
encampment at Indianapolis.
THE preparations, are completed for
the reception and Entertainment of the
G, A. r. excursionists expected here to-
morrow. The prospect is good for over
thousand people, should the weather
be favorable.
THE Rev. u. Marten has returned from
his two weeks vacation, and will occupy
his pulpit in the First Baptist church, as
usual, next Sunday. For few days he
was the guest of Hon. Faxon l.. Bowen OF
South Readsboro.
SEVERAL. mills and shops in town are
running four days week, eight hours
per day. The manufacturers of Benning-
ton are trying to keep as many employees
at work as possible, and yet consider
able number, in the aggregate, have been
''laid Off"
LETTERS advertised for the week end
ing August 26th Joseph Bean, Allis
Maddis, j. Mehan, Albion Swift, Frank
st John, Mary Blair, Rebecca Bell:
These letters will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office Sept. 9th, if not delivered
before. In calling please say "adver-
tised," giving date of list.
YESTERDAY the large elms in front OF
the Calvin Norton place, on North street,
were cut down to make room for new
front to be placed on the present resi-
dence, part of which is used for tall
or shop. The present owner, VIM. Il.
Hawks, contemplates quite extensive
improvements to this property. fv
JOHN F. COLBY died at the Soldiers
Home August 26, aged rs years. He
served in company H, 4th Vermont reg
iment, and in the United States navy
He was admitted to the home from Dan
! vile May 81, 1887, being the seventh
member of the institution, and his was
the 34th death there. He was buried or
the grounds. ..r...H.
MRS. ARCHIE NORTON started yester
: day for the Worlds Fair, going by the
New York Central and Lake Shore route
At Albany she was joined by Miss Kate
| Leonard, who has been visiting her SIS
ter in that city, and who goes to the, fail
en- route to st. Paul, Minnesota, where
she is re-engaged for another year in thu
: schools of that city.
THE Fitchbnrg railroad will, OF
/ Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Sept
9th. 7th. and 9Th, run a special trail
leaving Hoosick Junction at $50 a. m.
, running direct to the grounds of thu
, Cambridge far; returning, leave the
fair grounds at 5 pm. Excursion rate
: including admission, only 90 cents
Tickets good September 9TH to Sth.
= THE story was current, Tuesday, thai
seven COWS belonging to Mrs. Jas. Board
. man had gone down the stream and wert
drowned by the high water of that day
We are told that the animals have beer
: found. The story probably arose from
l the fact that the current would SWEEP
ANYTHING off its feet. The COWS attempt
ed to cross the stream and some of then
4. landed on an Island.
, THE Bennington & Rutland railwa!
! announce the following low rates of far
: to Cambridge, N. Y, and return, in
Guiding admission to the grounds, dur
ing the fair next week: Bennington
{ S12O; North Bennington, 50 cents
+ South SALISBURY, $1.05; SALISBURY
S1.35; Arlington, SLIGO; Sunderland
$1.SO; Manchester, 50. There is pros
!. pect of large attendance from thi
q county. The list of trotting entries ar
! given in another column.
f Col. u. A. WOODBURY., president o
a Vermont State Society, Sons of tn
+ American Revolution, has appointed
: Senator Redfeld Proctor, Congressman
: Fl. H. Powers and W. w. GrouT, Gen. J
Q G. Mccullough of Bennington, and Col
Q r. j. Kimball of West Randolph, dele
Q gates to represent the Vermont Societ
C in the Centennial ceremonies attending
: the laying of the corner stone of the Ma
p tional capital, which viii take plac
: September 18th. ~
, THE Camden, N Y, Advance ant
! Chronicle has an item, under date of Aug
ust oath, that is highly complimentar
! to one of our business concerns. TIL
q Messrs. Gibson, spoken of, are |. e. an,
:. G. d. Gibson of this village, and Alonz
: Gibson of West Camden. The pape
; says: "Mr. Estabrook, of the EstabrooI
4 Granite and Marble Works of Bennine
: ton, was in town the first of the week
setting up fine monument on the Git
son lot in the village cemetery where tn
: loto Mre Hannah Gibson was buriad