Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-08-28
MRS. A. B. GARDNER has gone to IL
ion, n. Y, for a short visit.

Wilson is laid on Jhe snelI,
German has "busted" Grover,
And Hill has "busted" himself
Miss JESSIE TEMPLE went down to
Cohoes, N. Y, Saturday, to make visit
to Mrs. John r. Pilling.
Mrs. GEO. B. SEARS has returned
home to New York, after six weeks
visit to Camp Comfort and friends in
Bennington.
FRED L. BOWEN returned to Brooklyn,
N. Y, Saturday. He has passed his va
cation with his family here, but was i'll a
part of the time.
THE Boston Herald of Sunday says:
Mrs. r. ]. Coffey, matron OF the Yer
mont Soldiers Home at Bennington, is
visiting in Montpelier
II. C. LINDLoFF passed Sunday with
his wife who is staying in Greenwich,
N. Y. Mr.. Lindloff is contemplating an
other trip abroad next year..
FIVE comrades of the G.. A. R. from
here went to Williamstown, Saturday to
the Veterans field day: "Dea. Bruffee,
A. j. Noyes, j. B. McNamar, Hiram Hall
and David Bartlett.
Mrs. D. j. CRoNIN of Brooklyn, n. Y,
is in town for few days. She has been
stopping for awhile in Pownal, but re-
turns home shortly. Mr.. CrOnin does
not expect to come up this summer.
N. M. PUFFER has sold his homestead
on Maple street, and is moving into his
late purchase, the Parmenter residence
on Union street. Mr.. Puffer will place
in repair this pleasant dwelling and it is
very fine location.
The lawn party given by the Willing
Workers of the Baptist church, Friday
evening, was a pleasant affair. The
grounds at the parsonage were hand
somely illuminated, the attendance was
large and all enjoyed themselves.
THE Republicans of Readsboro, no.
thing daunted, propose to send I. d.
Goodell to the legislature in any event.
Mr.. Goodell was unanimously nominated
for town representative at the caucus
last week. He has been there before and
will some day 60 as Senator.
I.G. PIERCE was called to Bennington
Friday, where his wife and child have
been stopping, by the sudden illness of
the latter. The little one was quite sick
but is now much improved. They re-
turned home Saturday.-Readsboro En-
terprise.
THE Sunday Globe has the following
from Williamstown: "This party of
Vermonters from Bennington were here
Wednesday: JAS j. Buers, Nellie Buers,
g. H. Lingham, Rose Buers. Other tai
ly-ho parties from Lake Raponda, Ben
nington and Lenox have been seen in
town."
G.N. PERCY of Hoosick Falls has
entered horses as follows in the Berk-
shire Agricultural races, to be held in
Pittsfeld. September 18th, 18th and 18th ::
$50 class for trotters, Sweet Wilkes, by
King Wilkes: Sweet Wilkes also in the
2.4O class; Ace of Diamonds, by Honest
John, in the free for all trotters and pac-
ers.
THE place where Gage and Stafford
streets cross each other was the scene of
considerable interest last week, from the
fact that the presence of very disagree
able odor fairly drove people out of the
locality. The cause was found to be a
smouldering chimney, and after the
burning SCOT was removed and buried
the trouble ceased.
FARMERS are lamenting the potato
yield, which is very light, and in many
cases total failure, not worth digging,
caused by drought. Many farmers are
digging late potatoes. the vines being
killed by the dry weather, causing the m
to be stunted and of inferior quality.
Berry. pickers report that late berries are
scarce and will be short crop on account
of the recent frosts on the mountains.
THE attempt of the local Democracy
to make capital for its candidate for
town representative by instruction to
vote for electric railway,is a vain device.
1t will deceive no one. Our candidate,
II. S. Bingham, needs the exaction of no
pledge-he is sound on this question as
well as many others. The Republican
candidate can be trusted every time to
vote for Bennington's interests whether
it be an electric railway or anything else.
THE apple crop in this section is very
abundant, larger than it has been for
years. Buyers from abroad were in this
section last week offering one dollar per
barrel taking them from the orchard af-
ter they were picked. Sweet apples fifty
and seventy-fve cents per barrel. Pears,
plums and grapes are very plentiful, be-
ing bought in many instances at the pur-
chaser's own price. All fruit is superior
in quality as we'll as quantity.
AN inland city exchange says: Ou1
Washington correspondent has called at.
tention to the fact that the Democratic
Tariff bill classifies musical instruments
among explosive substances" and sand
witches them between friction matches
and percussion caps. After all, it might
be said that the Democratic tariff blum
derers in this particular had builded bet
ter than they knew. No resident in g
fiat, with piano underneath and de
votee of the cornet overhead, would
question the appropriateness of this elias
sitication.
THE Free Press says: "a prominen
Huntington farmer, who was in the city
yesterday, said that he had had all O.
Growers Democratic clover times HI
cared for. In 1901 he sold his wool fo
% cents per pound, and now, in '94-af
ter two years of Grover-wool was wortl
only 10 cents per pound. The fellow
who voted for a change in 1892, h,
said, got it, but as for him he noticed
there had been decidedly less change il
his pocket since. He wanted no FREE
wool and thought all Vermont farmer
would concur with him in this respect.
THE official ballot bearing the name
of the State and county candidates TIL
year would be useful to place under car
pets. 1t is over foot one way by foo
and half the other, regular blanke
sheet, Columbian stamp of ballot AM
is probably constructed to be carried
around in a shawl strap. just thinl
what it would have been if it had carrie,
the prohibition State ticket!-Hardwicl