The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-07-21


in Dorset and Dandy.
Mrs. DAVID E. MOORE and son,
Robert. are visiting friends in Whining
ton and RapOnda.
CONGRESSMAN RANDALL OF Massa-
chusetts, is visiting at j. Wool Grls-
wold's, Bennington Centre.
Miss MEREA c. RICKART has returned
from her trip to the West, during which
she visited the Worlds fair.
THE Houghton and Phalen liveries
are to be consolidated, making a very
strong combination of fine turn outs"
THERE was large audience present
at the benefit of the f. NJ. T. A. B., So
ciety in the Opera house Saturday even
ing.
DAVID E. JACOBS of Montpelier, n. j.,
has been visiting his sister, Mrs. William
Morse. He was accompanied by his
grandson, Karl Rowland.
PROF. C. S. DAVIS left this week for
Utica where he will remain some time
and from there will go to Chicago and
spend three or four weeks at the fair.
SERVICES will be held as usual in the
First Baptist Church, next Sunday, the
pastor having returned from his vaca-
ton. The choir will present some fine
music.
CHAs. II. POTTER has been laid up
from active work for a time, the result
of an injury to his right hand from the
kick of horse. He is beginning to at
tend to business again.
Ell. GRAVES and family of Cleveland,
Ohio. arrived in town this week, and
will remain for their usual summer visit.
We are glad to note that Mr.. Graves has
been fully restored to health.
A FEW Castleton boys are camping
for two weeks at the lake. Master
Harry Burt, formerly of this place, now
of Bennington, is with them-Rutland
Herald Correspondence.
THE Rev. G. II. Krikorian of Galatia,
Asia, addressed the Congregational Sab
bath school Sunday. He is raising
funds for the purpose of building and
endowing a high school in Yozgat in
that country.
AMONG those registered at the Worlds
fair-Vermont building-Monday, were
Mrs. Jesse Burdett, Arlington; Mary
A. Benedict, Manchester; Henry Dietel,
Bennington; George Pillsbury of Clin-
ton, Iowa, formerly of Manchester.
D.B. HAYNES, letter carrier, has gone
on a weeks vacation at Highgate
Springs, and Mlssisquoi Park-near to-
gether He attended the firemen's
State gathering at st. Adams, going up
Tuesday. He will take the other week.
vacation, allowed by the government
later.
THE neighborhood of the wooden mills
was treated to what nearly proved to be
tragedy Saturday evening last. John
Kerwin had two bullets fired into his
thigh while walking near the mill by an
unknown assailant. DR.. W. E. Putnam
extricated one bullet but the other could
not safely be reached.
THE following is list of letters adj
vertised in ii e post office at Bennington,
for the week ending July 10: DR.. j. H.
Giles. ]. Goldberg, Ernest Seiwerett
Mrs. John Quigley. These letters will
be sent to the dead letter Office July 20
if not delivered before In calling
please say advertised giving date OF
list.
THE Bennington Bicycle club is max
ing arrangements for race, to come OF
the 10th of August, and prizes aggregat
ing $500 will be offered. The races viii
take place on the North Bennington
track. Already there is considerable
enthusiasm manifested, and there viii
be large number of entries and good
time assured. Further particulars soon
PROF. FERRIN of Manchester, having
removed from the county, has resigned
as County Examiner of Teachers, anc
d. X. Simonds of Manchester has beer
appointed to succeed him. Teachers
examinations will be held at the usua
, places in the county, as soon as arrange
ments can be made, of which notice will
be given in the county papers.
, DAN II. JOHNSON for two years pas
, clerk in the general freight and passen
ger department of the Lebanon Spring
railroad, has secured a situation i'll tn,
, auditors department of the New Yorl
and New England offices at Boston, ant
went there this week. Mr.. johnson ha
: made good business record here ant
, the change is IN the line of promo
! ton.
WIN. +. BUTLER, an inmate of the Sol
diers Home. died Saturday after an i'll
ness of several months. He was mem
= Der of Company F, LIST Vermont cavalry
/ enlisting from Br ttleboro. He was
+ past commander of Sedgwick post, G. A
, R., of BrattleborO. The remains wer
g taken there Saturday in charge of Com
= rade H. L. Franklin. His was the 81
, death at the Home.
UNION religious services were held /
the Methodist church Sunday evening
A. w. Milbury, secretary of the Indus
+ trial Christian Alliance, who has re
: Gently attended the conventions of tn
:. Epworth league in Cleveland and til
= Y. p. S. c. Z. held in Montreal, gave a
' interesting account of the proceeding
of the conventions and of the work {
7 both organizations.
), THERE is little probability of the me-
+ comets becoming brilliant spectacle
1t NAV be seen for week or ten days i
= the same portion of the sky, remainin
= above the horizon until half past tie
y o'clock, moving constantly to the lei
= but not getting out of the space Ell
u closed by the diagonal of the bowl c
L the Dipper, carried vertically down
4 wards, and the line of the pointers
= carried to the left.
y The Directory of Bennington an
IS North Bennington by r. S. Dillon & Co
d of Albany, who published our first d
s rectory in 1891 are now making a hous
to house CANVASS for the next editiO
n which will embrace the names of all pc
Il sons Is years of age and upwards of bot
3 sexes. The new work will include
K canvas of roads running in all direction
II from the villages in our township.
e school map of the township will be il