The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-09-29

is visiting Mrs. q. w. Demlng, OF North
Adams, Mass.
JOHN MEIER was fined S2S in police
court Monday for an assault Sunday up
on companion.
DANIEL ROBINSON of New York, who
has summer residence at the Centre,
has returned to the City.
MORTIMER BATES, formerly the leader
of the Bennington band, but now located
in Pennsylvania, is in town.
THE Fortnightly will be entertained
by Mrs. A. B. Valentine on Saturday
afternoon from to o'clock.
WILL BARRON is able to be out again,
after an illness of several weeks, caused
by taking cold at the Pottery fire.
LIEUT.. W. G. RICHARDSON has re-
turned from the Worlds fair. He had a
| fine time and will have something to say
about it later. 49,.
THE Pennington pottery company has
a large storehouse and shed nearly COM
pleted to take the place of the one burned
August 10Th.
HON. H. G. Roof of Bennington is in
Washington and stopping at the Ebbtt
for few days. So say the Washington
notes of Vermonters.
TIFFANY & Sons have begun the cree
ton of brick building to be used as an
Office and storehouse. The building will
adioin their plant near Stafford street.
MRS. HENRY d. FILLMORE, who has
been ser ously i'll for two weeks, has
more favorable symptoms, and some
hopes are now entertained of her recov-
cry.
SEVERAL Benningtonians were favored
with the sight of handsome deer,
weighing 232 pounds shot in the Adiron-
dacks, which was being shipped to Ber-
lin, N. Y.
THE Bennington water company has
begun digging for the extension of its
main to Bennington Centre. A little
more than mile and half of piping
will be laid.
THE laying of the sewer pipes several
feet under the Walloomsac river at the
Benton bridge was completed Monday
1t was difficult undertaking and re-
quired day and night gangs of Italians.
MONEY is so plenty in New York City
as to be drug. But the subscription tC
the BANNER is to be held firmly damned
down to the low price of $3.50 year il
advance, and the Weekly Tribune
thrown in gratis. Read another column
LAWRENCE RILEY died at his home
Sunday of consumption. y The funera
was held from st. Francis de Sales
church, Tuesday. at $50 a. m. Mr.. Ri
ley was a citizen much respected.
daughter is seriously ill of the same dis
ease.
A. X. RITCHIE has settled with the in
surance companies for his loss in the fir,
of few weeks ago. The companies of
fered him $4,000, which he declined t.
accept, and appraisers were selected
The amount agreed upon is not mad
public.
THE Methodist church here is under
going some needed repairs. A new roo
is going on, and the plans contemplate
some steel concentrations of the steepl
and corners. In the interior new carpet
will go down, and this house of worship
will be greatly improved.
THE attention of the street commits
sioner is called to hollow place on De
pot street, near the railroad crossing
where water gathers after every rain
and becoming stagnant creates menac
to health in that locality. This Shout,
be filled up at once.
CARDS were received by friends here
} recently, announcing the marriage @
| Louis Pease Haight to Miss Grace Can
penter, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Gordo
, G.. Carpenter of Waterford, N. Y. TIL
J wedding took place the 2lst, inst, bu
further particulars have not been re
ceived
OUR readers should remember the spec
: ial village meeting at Free Library ha
t tomorrow afternoon. In this couneC
/ ton we note that three insurance comps
MES, headed by the Old Vermont Mutua
, represented by Booth and Harris, offer
> reward of $500 for the arrest and convit
t ton of the incendaries causing our lat
fires.
THE Vermont United States Distrit
Court will convene at Rutland Octobe
4. Judge II. II. Wheeler will presid,
= Among the cases probably to be tried
: that of the United States against AlDel
5 Woodward of Bennington for trying [
D.. obtain money fraudulently by use of I'll
Q mails.
THE Masonic meetings next week arr
: Mt. Anthony Lodge, Tuesday; Mt. Al
thony Chapter, o. E. s., Wednesday
Taft Commandery, Thursday evening
; Temple Chapter, Monday, Oct. 8. The
; is work in all these bodies, and gene
al attendance is requested by the presi
: ing officers. The new ritual of the con
y mandery will be promulgated.
b DEPUTY UNITED STATES MARSHAL
S. STEARNs of Rutland was here Satu
I day and subpenad the following juror
n at the coming session of the lutte
;. States District Court: From BENIN
9 ton, NJ. w. Stewart, P. NJ. Sanders; fro
. North Bennington, Fl. S. Walbridg
4 from Pownal, Harry Thompson, Edmur
s Lille.
k The change of time on the Leblanc
9 Springs railroad for Oct End, is noted
d another column. The summer ira
o from Lebanon springs is taken off, ar
II the afternoon train to Petersburgh Jun
q ton to connect with the Boston TIA
r leaves Bennington at 2.10 p. M, inste;
Y of 225, and returning, arrives at 3.20
e stead of 3.35. All the other trains II
y as usual.
. A MEETING of the Green Mounta
"a Club stockholders was held in New Yo
d this week. 1t was voted to purcha
the property of the Summer Home Coz
pany, and committee was appointed
arrange the necessary details for t
he transfer This con5umates the deal a.
b, assures the continuance of Camp Co
I fort" as a summer home, backed by I
requisite capital.
v THE death of Mabelle ALA Newtc
: Sunday, aged nearly Z years, is a S