The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-10-06


the Wilmington fair this week.
EVERETT W. HARDWOOD aid his sister
Hattie, started yesterday for the Worlds
Fair.
MRS. E. II. SCOTT, Mrs. Hurlbut and
Martin W. LoYe have returned from the
Worlds FAIR.
WILLIAM G. MASON of Oakland, CAL,
who has been visiting c. D. Gibson, left
for home Wednesday.
Mrs. F. S. TAYLOR of Adrian Mich,
and Mrs. S. ]. Fleetwood of Lyons, N.
Y, are the guests of Miss Fl. j. Morgan.
EDDIE EVANS, about IL years of age,
while playing on a building last Thurs
day afternoon fell, breaking his left arm.
THE remains of Robert Hardenburg,
AZ years of age, who died in Albany,
were inferred in the Catholic cemetery
at the Centre.
INVITATIONS are out to reception and
entertainment by the New England En-
sor club Friday evening. 1t is for lnvit-
ed guests only.
A NEW time card went into effect on
the B. & r, R. R., Sunday. There are
few changes, all of which are noted in
another place to-day.
ENGINEER GOULD of the Lebanon
Springs railroad, accompanied by his
wife, is spending a few days with his
parents in Pittsfeld, Mass.
ADELAIDE MERRILL entertained eigh-
teen young misses from four to six years
of age at birthday party, Wednesday
afternoon from 3 to o'clock.
THE Rev. DR.. Hall accepts the election
of Bishop of Vermont, and his nomina-
ton now goes to the Bishops and Stand
ing Committees for confirmation.
IT is estimated that at least 200 pen
sion vouchers were executed here We'd
nesday. One notary public executed
| fifty, for which he made no charge what
| ever.
THE card in another column of Miss
Hermina L. Amyot, is commended to
our readers attention. Miss Amyot
comes highly recommended and she de-
serves share of your patronage.
THE Rev. Chas. S. Hale of Concord,
N. H., of the staff of non-parOchial cler-
gy of that diocese, officiated in St.
Peters church last Sunday. He will
supply that church during the month of
October. He boards at the Putnam
House. Et
THERE is case of diphtheria in this
village, in the family of Thomas Lyons,
corner of Gage and Maple streets. 1t is
his little girl, aged eight years. The
child is better, and all precautions have
been taken to prevent the spread of the
disease.
THE fall races of the North Benning-
ton driving club, will come off Thursday,
Oct 10Th. In the No. 1-2 As class the
purse is 500, and in the No. 2-free for
all-the purse is also 500. Entries close
Oct. ID, at II P. NJ. This will be an en-
joyable event.
BRAZIL LADD of East Rupert was ar
rested Thursday for selling liquor with
out having paid the government tax.
He was taken before United States Com
missioner johnson at Rutland for hear
ing, pleaded not guilty, and the case
was continued until October 20.
The State Board of Health have APP
pointed H. L. StillsoD health officer for
the n nth Bennington Graded school
district, which includes old District No.
l, of SALISBURY. Act No. 260 of the
Laws of 1892, creates that District a sep
arate health jurisdiction, hence the APP
pointment.
LOUIS e. WILCOX of Hoosick Falls, N.
Y, lately returned from Constantinople,
visited his uncle, DR.. S. r. Wilcox, this
week. He is considerably out of health
This is the young man we spoke of a
year or two ago, who had had such sue.
cess in the East with the business of the
Walter A. Wood Moving Machine Com
pany.
MISSES CARRIE WALL and Sophronia
Collins entertained about fifty ladies
from the different women's clubs at a
book charade party, last week Friday
afternoon. Prizes were awarded as fol
lows: For the Shakespeare club, Mrs. A.
K. Richie; Dickens club, Mrs. II. L.
Hover; Round Table Reading club, Mrs.
Frank Harwood, and to Miss Sibley
who is a member of no club.
PROBABLY as interested an audience
as the Zulus had last evening, were the
BANNER printers. The whole company
assembled the front stairs supposing it to
be the side entrance to the Opera House
and were piloted around to the Pleasant
street entrance by one of the members
of the force. For once the BANNER of
flee was captured by Africa.
THERE was quite scare over reported
diphtheria at Bennington Falls, Tuesday
An investigation disclosed the fact that
Skerry's, and that had been properly
qrarantined. The school in No. 16, ran
down to eight scholars in an attendance
of 80. 1t is all right to take proper pre-
cautions, but prompt reports to the
health board will result, as in this case,
in an investigation that will settle the
matter and reSssure the people.
A LARGE delegation from Custer Post,
G.. A. r., visited Past Commander A. j.
Ioyes at his home Tuesday evening to
extend congratulations on his fiftieth
birthday. They took with them as a
token of their good will handsome G..
A. r. photograph and autograph album.
Each had on the cover medallion of
Gen. John A Logan and the badge of
the G. A. X. They were presented to
Comrade Noyes on behalf of the post by
Past Commander j. b. McNamar. Com
rade Noyes was one of the first to enlist
in Company A, second Vermont volul-
teers, and was the first man from Ben.
nington wounded in the rebellion at Bull
Run. Brief remarks were made by diff
ferent comrades, at the close of which
refreshments were served. The dinner
party, the same day, consisted of 10 rela-
tives from Salisbury, Bennington and
other towns. 1t was a memorable oc-
casion.
News has been received of the death
in New York Sunday of Asa Doty WEIGH,
formerly of Troy. and son of Luke G..
WEIGH, for several years a conductor on