Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-08-31

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made, notify the publishers
READ the Sunday Budget and Boston
Herald next Sunday.
MRS. W. G. HITCHCOCK is home from a
four weeks stayiat Block Island.
SEE that your name is on the registry
list tomorrow. 1t is the last day.
Col. ANDREW POTTER of North
Adams, Mass, visited here Wednesday.
W. H. BRADFORD was registered at
the American House in st. Adams, Tues
day.
THE regular meeting of the Kings
Daughters will be held Friday, Septem-
Der 9th.
MRS. FANNY MCLEOD spent Sunday
with her uncle, Henry Kimball, in Cam
bridge, N. Y.
MISS DENNALLY of North Adams, who
has been visiting her brother, returned
home Thursday.
ZEBINA MOSES of the Postoffice De-
partment, registered letter division, is
visiting here few days.
THE Misses Saddle and Jennie Guilt
nan of Saratoga, N. Y, are the guests of
bllCll tbuDU, 4uLo Ius OlOhutbhs
MISS BLANCHE SIBLEY has returned
from her vacation at Norwich, Conn,
Block Island, R. l., and Albany, N. Y.
CHAs. P. SoUIREs of Burlington, Ia,
accompanied by his wife, is in town for
few days. They are former we'll known
residents, and have many friends here.
THE old house of Prof. F. N. Squire
has an advertisement in to-day's BANNER
that is of interest to those who need eye
glasses, spectacles, etc. Read what he
says.
THEo. THOMAS, for the past three
years in the employ of Holden, Leonard
d Company, has been promoted, and is
soon to take position in the Boston Of
flee of that large manufacturing firm.
FRED SMITH has just returned from
the city with full line of the latest and
the leading styles in fall and winter hats,
ties etc. Watch his show windows for
his display of hats,
THE payments to Northwestern policy
holders during the past month through
the agency of L. P. and L. S. Norton have
been: SIS, 576.16, including $4,000 poll
cy ON the life of Howard E. Mitchell, the
famous occulist of Troy, N. Y.
THE common schools of the town be-
gin the fall term September 10th. This
does not apply to either Graded school.
The town system works admirably here
and our people will dislike to see any
change. Give the new system fair
trial. 1t cannot be tested in two years.
THE earth is so dry that at the bottom
of the sewer trench, now dug at the
Hupf place on Main street, the dirt is the
dryest dust possible-it is worse than
dry ashes in appearance, and no one eyer
saw the ground in that condition before
at so great a depth, it is said. Certainly
we have never seen such condition be-
fore.
J. j. CHILDs and family of Lansing
burgh, are visiting Mr.. Joseph Childs, in
their own conveyance. While descend
ing hill about four miles from there
the whiffltree broke, letting the carriage
horses were somewhat frightened, Mr..
Childs kept them under control until a
couple of men that were near by came to
his assistance, and after making temper
airy repairs the family finished the trip.
RUSSELL 81 MARCH, the leading build
ers of Bennington, have a change of adj
vertisement in another column to-day.
They are just finishing an elegant resi-
dence for Fl. r. Hartshorn, in Peters
burgh, N. Y, and have large force of
men erecting a nice dwelling for w. A.
Root at Lakewood, n j., as we'll as a
cottage for Hon. H. G. Root in Schraa-
lenburg, that State. Several of the best
buildings in town this year, were, also,
built by Russell & March.
Ex-MAYoR S. A. GREENE of Boston,
Mass, accompanied by Geo. L. Balcom.
wealthy resident of Claremont, n. H.,
were here Thursday. They have enjoyed
a carriage drive through a part of the
State, leaving Claremont last week. They
were shown around the village by Mai.
Coffey and also visited the Soldiers
Home, the Battle Monument and the
battle ground. They left for Williams
town on their return home Thursday af-
ternoon.
GEORGE REED of Rupert, who has
been in jail here few weeks, charged
with attempted criminal assault upon
Mrs. Dorr in Arlington, and Samuel
Northrup, the latter held on the charge
of burglary at North Bennington, were
brought before the Municipal Court
Tuesday, upon information filed by E. L.
Bates acting for States Attorney. They
pleaded guilty and were sentenced to
two years in the State prison. Sheriff
Wilson and Deputy Nash took them TO
Windsor this morning.
THE members of the Bennington Lodge
of Good Templars and their many friends
may congratulate themselves upon the
success of their lawn party, held last
Friday evening on the grounds of the
Graded school. The evening was warm
and clear, the air delightful, the attend
ance large, and people were generous.
Pleasant indeed was the scene with peo-
pie moving from place to place under
the long line of electric lamps and jap
anese lanterns, enlivened with singing,
speaking, and music furnished by the
City band. Socially, and financially,
the lawn fete was a success.
THE Troy Press of last evening said,
the item being under the head of Ian
1.-THE result of the autopsy
performed by Drs. Magee, Bradbury and |
Dickinson yesterday afternoon on the
body of Susan Maglll, who committed
suicide at the residence of Andrew Berg
mann, will be made known at the inquest |
Tuesday night. The stomach was re-
moved and it is probable that an analysis |
will be made. The remains will be taken |
to Bennington, tomorrow morning, |
where two daughters of the deceased re- |
side" Mrs. Walter Cutting and sister |
are the two daughters referred to.
THE Hoosick Falls Democrat, of yes
teTdaV attemDtS TO give orr local DamOc-