The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-06-16

MASONIC CLUBS are Delng OrBaulzeu III
several of the larger towns of the State.
MRS. o. R. BENNETT is visiting her
parents here, Mr. and Mrs. NJ. w. Stew
art.
Miss JENNIE DRYsDALE, i'll with
brain fever, is better. Her condition
was at one time critical.
GEO. B. SEARS and wife of New York,
arrived this morning and will visit
friends hero for two weeks.
Col. OLIN SCoTT has gone to Chicago.
Mrs. Scott goes to the White Mountains
this week for a short sojourn.
As a precautionary measure school
No. 10, on the North Bennington road, is
closed. owing to several cases of diph-
liberia in the district.
NICHOLS, Bennington's dry goods
merchant, is out with notice this week
of seasouable goods. You will find his
stock large and we'll selected.
Col. E. D. BENNETT, Rev. W. B.
Walker and F. G.. Matteson represented
the local Masonic bodies in the Grand
Bodies that met at Burlington this
week.
HART & COMPANY will "move goods"
| during the balance of the month if
prices are any criterion of prophecy.
| Just see what is said in another column
to-day.
Mr.. ARTHUR RUSSELL and Miss Nina
Morse, both of Bennington, were united
in marriage by the Rev. 2. Marten at the
| Baptist parsonage Tuesday evening.
| Congratulations are extended.
AT the recent County Conference of
| al ohm h. halA in Dnrtl
Miss Anna c. Park made an interesting
report of the work done by the ladies in
aid of the cause of missions.
c. DART GREENsLEr has the con-
tract to decorate the ceiling 1.-THE new
steel work), and interior of the court
house in this village. He commenced
yesterday, and will do good job.
HUDsoN's is the place these warm
days and evenings to enjoy delightful
GOODNESS. Ice cream and delicious arctic
drinks served in spacious parlOrs, in the
Opera House block. Call and see if
this is not true.
THE Rev. Chas. r. Seymour and the
Hon. II. g. Root represented the Second
| Congregational church in the State Con
vention at Montpelier this week. Mr..
Root was chairman of the finance com
mittee, and Mr. Seymour preached the
| Convention sermon.
SATURDAY afternoon about forty in
mates of the Soldiers Home were ten
! dered an excursion TO the Bennington
battlefield by Col. DIN Scott, who fur
nished special car for their transpor-
tation. Col. Scott and wife accom-
| panied the veterans and there was also a
number of invited guests. The occasion
was an enjoyable one.
THERE is to be a campfire at A J.
Noyes's, North Bennington, on Friday
evening, June %. A large number of
Veterans will go over from this village
and several will come down from the
north The City Band will furnish
music and there will be speaking, Grand
Army songs, refreshments, etc. Com
rade Noyes extends cordial invitation
SAwrELLE's Pavilion Theatre is com,
ing to Bennington next Monday staying
all of the week. Their bill for Monday
night will be the Golden Giant Nine -
changing nightly thereafter. The com,
pany is said to be an excellent one and
will give fine performances. The pa
vilion will be erected on Dewey's lot
West Main street Popular prices o.
admission.
THE demand for houses for the sum
mer at Bennington Centre is hint tt
our builders and capitalists. One hun
bred dwellings could be rented for thu
| summer II the residences could be oh
tanned. Why not make Bennington Hills
equal in Accommodations to the Berk
shire Hills, as they are far superior il
point of scenery and climate, especially
evenings?
TIE Star, the paper published by oul
Graded Shoots, will be out the first o.
the week, eight pages in form. Its col
umns will TEEN with good things from
the pens of faculty and pupils and an in
terestng feature will be the full pro
gramme of the Commencement week ex
ercises. This issue of the Star will ranl
with any of the school publications W.
know of.
THERE is an apple tree in town OF
which are three perfect, full blown ja
ponicas. They have been seen by /;
large number of people in the past few
DAYS. The leaves around them are per
feet japonica leaves, and they arr
surrounded with small green apples
There is not another blossom or bud OF
the tree. No one can understand this
freak of nature, as no japonica plants
have been known near the tree. '
TUESDAY was the 116th anniversary oil
the adoption of the Stars and Stripes
The day was generally observed by the
schools throughout the United States
The flag staff of our graded schools haC
not been repaired and SO our children
did not observe the day. Work haC
been begun to replace the pole, broker
by the Shirkshire of April Dist, last, bu
not completed. 1t will be in order be
fore Commencement day next week.
THE annual Jail delivery at Manches
ter this year occurred Sunday morning
The prisoner escaping was Napoleal
Gaudette and the Jail is dilapidateC
structure and has been condemned b,
the Grand Jury several times. Gaudettl
found rotten place in the floor ant
with his foot made a hole, through
which he easily escaped. Henry Nc
Dowell, who is awaiting trial for murde
refused to accompany Gaudette. Tn
latter's absence was not discovered TO
nearly two hours, as the man who wa
guarding the Jail had gone TO breakfast
At last accounts no trace of Gaudett
had been found.
THE County Fair" at the Oper
house Monday evening was greeted by
full house. The matinee in the after
noon was almost as well attended. Ii
the evening every seat in the house wa
sold and nearly 100 stood up. AS tn
| Opera house will seat about 1000 som