The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-08-11

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MRS. ]. B. JosLYN of Cambridge, N.
Y, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Fred @. Van
Week.
SEVERAL tennis players from Benning-
ton will participate in the State tourna-
ment at Arlington next week.
Mr.. AND MRS. c. A. BEACH of Cam
bridge, n. Y, are stopping at the Put
nam. Mrs. Beach is the daughter of the
late o. F. Northup, formerly of this
place.
THE Vermont State building at the
Worlds Fair. on the 9th had these local
names: c. d. Greenslet, George Donnel-
ly, Bennington; Thos. H. Powers, North
Bennington.
THE foundation lines of the new dwell
ing of L. A. Graves, begin to show the
elegant site he has for his residence,
and the spacious lawns in the front and
sides of the lot.
THE Free Press announces the return
of the Coadjutor Bishop of Burlington
from his summer vacation. He passed
the moi tn in New Brunswick. Bishop
Michaud's Bennington friends will be
glad to hear of his welfare.
THE funeral of Philetas Morgan oc-
CURED Saturday afternoon. The ser
vices were conducted by Rev. Il. Marten
of the Baptist church. The bearers
were Edward Kinsley. Otis Warren,
Adolphus Richmond and Elijah Rudd.
THE widow OF Rev. G. r. Batchelder,
former rector of Zion's church, Man
chester Centre, is still living in the Brat
tleboro retreat at the advanced age OF
So years, having been an inmate OF that
institution for nearly 30 years.
THE village authorities are taking ac-
tive measures to put stop to the riding
of bicycles on the sidewalks and fast
driving through the streets. Two per
sons were fined 81 and costs Saturday
for the first offense of bicycle riding and
two persons 81 and costs each for fast
driving.
DIR. S. r. WILCOX and DR.. Goldthwait
of the Ensor Company, have been in
Milford, Mass, during the past few days,
and from the published accounts the
people of that enterprising Bay State viii
lage are taking hold of a local institute
in the same way our folks did here last
spring.
COMPLAINTS continue to come in that
people make a dumping ground of local
tiles to the north of this village owned
by the railroad company and others.
The penalty for such conduct is quite Sc
we're and the proper authorities assure
us that prosecutions will follow If the
practise is not stopped.
The 25th annual convention of the
State Sunday School Association will be
held in Rutland October %, "a and %.
This convention is non-conflned to any
denomination, and all the Sunday
schools in the State will probably be rep
resented. An elaborate programme is
being prepared for the meeting.
If the readers of the BANNER would
send in items of personal nature, like
the names of people visiting them, it
would make the paper much more inter-
esting. Will you do this? In the case
of old Benningtonians returning for a
visit it might give many friends an OPP
portuuity to call not otherwise afforded.
DURING the absence of the Rev. Chas.
r. Seymore on two weeks vacation,
the pulpit of the Second Congregational
church will be supplied by the Rev. Alan
II. Putnam, Pastor of the Elm street Bap-
fist church of Boston. This gentleman
is a brother of DR.. w. E. Putnam and
blluS ulo bOlO WIN bO a. AhoO7
ter of more than ordinary interest.
THE cellar hole" left by the Sibley
corner buildings removal, has been sur
rounded this week with a high bill board
for the Opera house pending the pr
posed erection of the Savings bank build.
ing next year. 1t is hard to say, as
opinions differ, whether the bare site OF
the bill board is the most ornamental
the latter certainly serves useful pur-
pose, however.
MONDAY evening, First Sergeant
Charles f. Burnham was unanimously
elected Second Lieutenant of Company
X. Vermont National Guard, vice Girls
void. resigned. This is the first time in
the history of the company that second
lieutenant has been elected without any
opposition. Sergeant William Barron
will act as first sergeant for the present.
The company is holding extra drills pre-
paratory to attending the annual muster
of the National Guard at Rutland next
week. Major c. w. Evans presided at
the election.
THE stockholders of the Walter A.
Wood Moving and Reaping Machine
Company of Hoosick Falls have received
circular of which the following is a
copy: lowing to the extreme financial
stringency now prevailing in every part
of the world the board of trustees of the
the company wish to announce that the
usual semi-annual dividend of three pei
cent. on the capital stock payable Au-
gust 10Th, will be postponed to date in
the near future. The company has
earned and will declare this dividend,
but the trustees deem it only the part OF
prudence at this time to defer action I'M.
til after the opening of the collection
season." The circular is signed by Dan
forth Geer assistant secretary of the
company.
THE details for the annual encamp.
ment of the Vermont National Guard at
Rutland next week are already complete
Quartermaster General Gilmore arrived
yesterday and personally superintends
matters. The encampment will be-
gin August 18th and continue through
the 10Th. 1t will be known as Camp
Governor Fuller, in honor of the Chez
executive. The governor and staff viii
arrive Wednesday, and on the 18th he
will review the command. Capt ii. E
Tutherly, First United States cavalry
will report for duty on the 18th. Cap
tain Morris G. Foote, Ninth United
| States infantry, commanding at Platts
burgh barracks. has been appointed by
the War Department inspector of The
troops, and at the close of the encamp
ment will submit report to the depart
ment.
THE date for the excursion to vii
mington of the Methodist and Baptis