The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-06-09
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GEORGE McMAsTER has sold build
ing lot on Hall street.
Mrs. CHAs. DEWEY and Mrs. A. Buel
Sibley are at the Worlds fair.
MRS FRED HARRINGTON of Brooklyn,
is visiting her uncle, S. M. Sibley.
MRS GEORGE S. BRADFORD of Boston
will spend portion of the season with
w. H. Bradford.
DIR. H, G. DAY visited in Greenfield,
Mass, couple of days this week, re-
turning yesterday.
BENZ. BROWN has returned from St.
Lukes Hospital in New York much i'm
proved in health.
DUANE A. BALDWIN, brakeman of the
B. ar, received serious injuries while
riding his bicycle last evening.
MIssLULU, daughter of Mrs. Daniel
Robinson, gave an afternoon party 10 a
number of her young friends Friday.
RUSSELL & MARCH are building a
dwelling house on Scott street, near the
Tiffany mill for Mr.. LaFranchise.
TWENTY members of the Bicycle club
rode to White Creek, n. Y, Sunday,
where they passed the day, and had a
spread.
MAIL CARRIER HALLoRIN now de-
livers a portion of his mail matter on a
bicycle of the latest and most improved
style. He is an adept rider.
THE chimney of the Bennington wool
en- mills, blown down in the Shirkshire
of April 2lst, has been rebuilt and the
mills are now in shape again.
THE selectmen and town clerks Office
is now thoroughly furnished and settled
in the east half of the new Putnam
book on West Main street.
DIR. HEMENwAY of Manchester, we'll
known here, has had serious time
with the la Grippe but is getting better
and hopes soon to be able to attend to his
business again.
AT the annual meeting of the Vermont
association of Life Underwriters, held in
Burlington Monday, A. p. Childs was
elected one of the delegates to the ma
tional convention.
WALTER BAILEY, an, eliminate of
the Soldiers Home, was sent up to the
work-house for sixty days the first of
the week, in default of payment of a
fino of $50 for intoxication.
THE bride of the Bullis-Joh we'd
ding to be celebrated June Is, noted in
our SALISBURY items to-day, is a sister
of Dan johnson of the L. S. r. R., en-
ployed in the general Office in this vii.
lage.
THE family OF the late Bishop of Yer.
mont write that the statement in the
public press that Bishop Bissell had ex-
pressed preference for DR.. Cary as his
success or is erroneous, and they wish ii
corrected.
WIN. SHIELDS of Furnace Grove" has
kindly donated to the town, all the ma
terial that is needed to fix up our roads
Mr.. Shields, last year, also, donated a
large amount of gravel etc. These acts
are appreciated.
THE Great Sachem of the Reservation
of Massachusetts, Improved Order of
Red Men, who recently made an official
visit to Mohegan tribe, No. 6, in his re-
port says: 1.-THE wigwam of Mohegan
tribe is the most commodious and best
arranged wigwam in the Reservation of
the United States"
AN excursion to Rutland to witness
the Kirmess there, was one of the pleas
ant features of the fore part OF the week.
A number of the ladies of the party
were prominent in the Kirmess here.
Col. r. D. Bennett furnished reduced
rates of fare and attended in person to
the comforts of the party.
A LARGELY attended meeting of ciUi-
zens was held at the Ensor Institute Sat.
urday evening, when measures were
taken to form a stock company to in
clude the states of Maine, New Hamp.
shire, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
The capital stock was put at 5000, 000 in
shares of 800, and over $4,000 of it
taken.Sa&
NEXT Sunday will be observed in the
Methodist church as Children's day. At
the usual h5ur of morning service the
pastor will preach especially to the
young people and children. In the even.
ing appropriate exercises will be held by
the Sunday school. There will birds,
flowers and other decorations calculated
to render the services of the day pleas.
ing and attractive to children.
SUNDAY afternoon at o'clock, in the
Old First church. there will be Chill
dreR's Day carol service. There will be
professional by the Sabbath school,
singing, responsive readings, and recita-
tions. Both the larger and smaller
scholars will take part. One of the
poems to be recited will be the Corn
and the lilies" another, English vio-
Lett" etc. 1t will be an interesting oc.
casionJ
THERE is another change of time on
the Fitchburg and B. d r. railways, as
announced by us last week, that took
effect Sunday. In addition the L. S. R.
r. changed yesterday, but it was to put
back the 5.45 p. m, train out of Ben.
nington, and which by the schedule for
four days had gone earlier. We believe
the summer time cards are now in force
and give the arrival and departure OF
mails in another item to-day.
THos. Brown, an extensive manufac
turer of Rlufrewshire, Scotland, is max
ing few weeks visit to America. He
has been subscriber to the BANNEH
for some time and says it gives him q
knowledge of matters, that is quite
pleasant now that he sees this country
He was very much interested in tbs
Battle Monument Mr.. Brown is q
relative of Chas. CoOper's family and is
their guest while in town. We acknowl
edge his friendly call on the BANNER.
Col. OLIN ScoTT has authorized Su
perintendent Coffey of the Soldiers
Home to arrange for the transportation
of the members of the Home to visit the
Bennington battle ground. The visit
will be made Saturday next and will
take the form of picnic. There will
be a number of invited guests. The
train will leave here at s.. a. m, and
stop at the State line station, which is
ON part of the battle field. The time