Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-08-31
In THE LOCAL FIELD.
North Bennington.

Miss Eddy and friend are with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Simonds few for days.
Miss Mabel White has returned from
New London, Conn.,, where she has been
visiting friends.
The Rev. C. Fl. Peck has returned
from his vacation and will occupy his
o,'l-.i+ 40 rsual navt Sunday.
Edward Phillips and family are with
his parents for while, and he is assist
inc Franz Powers in his barber shop.
Mrs. c. w. Roberts has gone to South
Valley, Oswego county, N. Y, called
there by the sickness of her grandmoth-
er.
Mrs Frank Martin, who has been an
invalid for some time, is now confined to
her bed, needing Tie constant care of a
nurse.
Mrs. J. A. Cummings of Maiden,
Mass, and Miss A. G. Park of Benning-
ton, were over to lunch with Mrs. j. u.
Mccullough, yesterday, Thursday.
The two Misses Douglas, daughters of
William Douglas, formerly OF this vii
lage and now of Allentown, Pa, are WIS.,
ting their relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. E. d.
yelling.
Mrs. Barrett and her two sons left on
the morning train to-day for their home
in Flushing, L. l. Their stay here for
month has strengthened their wish to
make another visit next year.
We understand the new uniforms of
our village band have arrived and will
be worn at the Sunday school field day
exercises in Bennington tomorrow, Sat
urday. They are said to be fine suits
and very tasty.
M. F. Walker of Hoosick Falls, n. Y,
has gone into Ohio and other Western
States as a salesman for the Fl. 7. Cush-
man Manufacturing Company. He has
left his son to take charge of his meat
market here, in his absence.
The danger of the fine elm trees, set
about the hotel of P. H. Mccarthy this
spring, dying on account of dry weather
has not yet passed. We hope the con-
slant attention given in watering may be
means of saving them.
The new iron trunk and fume with
Victor water wheel, in the grist mill of
W. R. White is model of neatness and
utility. 1t is from the Stillwell-Price
and Smith Vale Works of Dayton, Ohio,
and insuTes fine grinding power for
many years to come.
The Graded school commences its fall
term Monday. Miss Clara Norton has
been secured to take charge of the gram
mar room. Miss Norton is well known
in this vicinity and comes highly recon-
mended to the position. The other de-
partments retain the teachers of last
year.
The McGibeny Family, consisting of
thirteen members, will give one of their
notable concerts of vocal and instrument
tai music, in Bank Hall, Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 18th. 1t is seldom troupe OF
so fine artists deign to come to our small
village. and it will be a great pleasure
for the people to give them hearty well
come.
The temperance meeting held on Sun
day evening by the Congregational
Christian Endeavor Society was highly
interesting up to the point of the break
ing out of the fire, spoken of TUESDAY.
The meeting was led by Arthur II. Cush-
man who spoke of the Importance and
need ofimmediate action by Christian
people. Harry G. White, Jr., gave a
very interesting Bible reading on
Christ's first miracle, relating to the
wine used on that occasion F. W. Rob-
erts spoke on the church and the tenn
perance question, giving an account of
the noble stand taken (as the report of
of his views was first given, by Mgr.
SattoH, and others of the Catholic
church, urging that the example be fol-
lowed by other churches. The music
was under the direction of John II.
Cushman. A solo by Miss Florence G.
Towsley was much enjoyed, as was also
the song by Mr.. Cushman, the leader.
The alarm of fire deprived the meeting
of listening to remarks of the Rev. M.
L. Brown on temperance work among
the Indians of the West, where he has
been laboring for several years.