Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-08-14
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
North Bennington.

MISS jennie ROBINSON Is Sp6uuluS a
few days with her sister, Mrs. S. B. Hall.
Miss Mabel White is in New London,
Conn, with Miss Ruth barrow for
couple of weeks.
Mrs. Barrett and two sons, of New
York, are boarders with Mrs. j. Skinner
for few weeks.
Pat Ryan is driving in our streets
very fine sorrel or light chestnut colt, of
his own raising.
Miss Grace Newton will enter the bust
siness college of Troy, to complete some
branches of education.
Joe S. Heartt and sister Fanny, are
spending few days with the Misses
Mccullough, at Hall Farm.
Mrs. c. E. Houghton and Mrs. H. Cole
are making their annual visit to Queen
City Park, near Burlington.
Mr.. Perry and friends of Buskirks
Bridge, made Col j. II. Walbridge and
wife visit on Saturday last
Miss Case of New York, is visiting
Mrs. C. j. Mckay. They spent Satur-
dap at Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
Misses Amy Surdam and Susie Matti-
son will attend school at Wilbraham,
Mass, when the fall term commences.
Mrs. S. B. Hall is slowly improving
from her late sickness, but is unable to
see any but her most intimate friends, as
yet
Ed. Morrissey is building a new house
on River street, Just out of the village
limits, using the old one as a kitchen
part.
Miss Marian Ketchum of North
Adams, Mass, is visiting Miss Grace
Newton.
The two Misses Forester of Troy, N.
Y, are spending few days with Mrs.
E. E. Hall.
Mrs. DIR. F. R. Hudson of Hoosick
Falls, N. Y, called on friends here on
Friday last.
Henry Roster is making improvements
in the interior of his store, and is also
contemplating making alterations on his
front piazza.
DR.. G. T. Gale has been absent for a
week at his former home in Townshend.
His short stay among us has made for
him many friends.
The alterations, and tables which have
been placed in the Huling shoe store,
are for clothing which Is to be added to
the present stock.
Eugene Green has moved into the new
dwelling he has lately built above
Greenwich street. The view from his
south piazza is fine.
The more that is seen of the heavy
coping about the residence on the Hall
Farm, the more one realizes it is big
thing, at least money wise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Jennings of New
York, have been spending some time
with his mother, Mrs. l. Jennings. He
left yesterday morning for the city.
w. R. White, who has taken out his
old overshOt wooden water wheel, is to
put in its stead Victor turban, which is
said to be an excellent wheel.
W. r. Mattison, salesman for the II.
T. Cushman Manufacturing Company,
starts to-day for his trip through Michi-
gan and other portions of the West.
The improvements on the Varley
house, as began by Chris Topper, have
Come to a stand still, but it is expected
will be resumed and completed in the
fall.
E. NJ. Wrisley has lately been visiting
here. He is residing with his daughter,
Mrs. Frank Loomis, in Pennsylvania,
and spoke of the great depression in
business there.
Mrs. DR.. Reed of Carmel, N. Y, with
her son and daughter, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. j. II. Walbridge. Mrs. Wal
bridge is mother and grandmother re-
spectively of the guests.
The band reminded the citizens Fri
dayevening of their qualification at the
generous patronage of their concert, by
playing some of their finest pieces in DIFF
farnOt partc IF tho uilla1a
The private creamery at the farm
house occupied by L. P. Sheldon at
Fairview, is model of dairy art, and in
sures with the care given it, the best
product of the best of milk
We are glad to find j. S. Bracket
using his crutches about the house, with
good prospect of soon going out-of-
doors. The plaster case has been taken
off the broken limb and everything
looks favorable.
1t is quite disappointment that VIM.
Wright should feel it necessary to close
business at the Walworth stand. 1t will
be difficult to find an opening as central,
where customers can be accommodated.
Mrs. Sophia (Walbridge), Winnie has
removed her residence from Albany, to
that of her nephew, Edward Walbridge,
at Bennington Falls. She is now in her
ninety-eight year and in the enjoyment
of very good health.
G, W. Roberts is not running his pulp
mill at Bennington Falls, but is devoting
his attention to his late patent for an ap-
pliance to increase production, to be at
tached to the usual pulp machines. He
has them made in Cohoes, N. Y, and
they are sold as fast as turned out,
The II. t. Cushman Manufacturing
Company is fitting up the store near the
mill, and will occupy it as an Office,
thereby adding more room for manu-
featuring, which is greatly needed. An
inclosed passage way will be built from
the office to the mill for better conven-
fence.
The photograph exhibition, given by
Prof. Glover in Bank Hall, Saturday
evening, was we'll attended. The audi
ence were well pleased with most of the
reproductions, which far excelled some
thing of the kind presented here year
or two since. The speaking into the
machine by one of our citizens, and
having the same distinctly repeated a
few moments afterward by the instru-
pent, seemed almost marvellous. The
treasury of the Y. p. S. G. E. was aug
mented by the receipts.
The Rev. L. G. Partridge, former
minister here, now of Jellico, Tenn,
preached in the Congregational church,
Sunday, both morning and evening. An