Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-08-10
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
North Bennington.


Miss Lottie Madison returned Monday
rom three weeks visit in Boston and
vicinity, spending portion of the time
at Winthrop beach, and visiting many
places of historical interest, among
them old Plymouth. She reports a de-
lightful trip.
o. F. Mattison is putting nice little
addition on to his house. G. w. Wal
worth is doing the work and has it
nearly completed.
A. j. Noyes has returned home after
a seven weeks visit in Madison County,
N. Y.
Frank and John Pratt of Cambridge,
n. Y, are visiting with A. j. NOyes and
L. Brown.
Water in the WalloOmsac is the low
est for years.
Mrs. NJ. Noyes of Paper Mill Village
has had her cottage painted in fine
shape.
Ed. Barrett of Paper Mill Village is
building fine hot house.
Mrs. NJ. Simpson is building a new
house near the old ore beds.
Prof. Glover who gives the entertain
ment in Bank hall on Saturday evening,
has one of the most wonderful machines
in the world. 1t is the Bettini-Micro
phOnOgragh. 1t reproduces sounds and
fills the halls with as much volume as it
would have contained if the origin of the
sound or music were in the hall. He has
the only one before the public doing con-
cert work. The entertainment will be
one of the best given in the hall for years.
The accumulation of water in Lake
Paran during the past few days, will run
the mills the rest of the present week.
The II. T. Cushman Manufacturing
Company is sending out statesmen. II. A.
Hulet is now in Georgia, W. r. Madison
will soon start for Michigan and another
will soon go to Ohio and Indiana.
The Rev. Chas. H. Peck is on short
vacation, visiting his mother at New
London, Conn. The Rev. L. G. Part
ridge formerly pastor of the Congrega-
tional church Will supply the pulpit the
coming Sabbath.
The Vermont Mills Co.. is making
some needed repairs, removing one
worn boiler and re-setting another. This
company is running its mills all the panic
will allow, giving employment to its help
all it possibly can.
Frank w. Roberts is soon to enter AL
bany Business college.
The Rev. K. B. Tozer is at Mortified,
Mass, attending the Moody meetings.
Columbus Huling has made alterations
and Improvements on the interior of his
store.
The Stark Paper Co., is laying new
trunk and otherwise repairing the water
power connection of their paper mill.
Robinson Hall will enter the Vermont
Academy at Saxton's River, beginning
with the fall term. Others from this
village will go to this institution. At the
same time George D. Atwood and Roger
c, Peck.
W. C. Spafford will return to North
field when he has been appointed bugler
for the coming year. Carrie NJ. Huling
will return to Wesleyan Academy at Will
braham, graduating this year.
The members of the North Bennington
cOrnet band desire to express their ap-
probation of the many kindnesses ex-
tended to them by the citizens of the
village on the occasion of the recent lawn
party. There were so many favors done
them that it would be difficult to emu
merate. Suffice to say, it will be the aim
of the band to make the place happy
with its music, doing its level best not
to make single discOrd.
James Madden and Samuel Wright,
both of G. V. S, Quackenbush & Co.,
Troy, n. Y, are here at their homes on
a short vacation.
Henry D. Hall and wife have returned
from Saratoga. They report flourish
ing season, and many interesting attrac-
tions, The Home of Pompeii," The
Argosy, etc.
H. G. Simmons has completed the
work of putting steam heating apparatus
into the Congregational parsonage.
Tenor L. Park and family. who are
now at the Equinox, Manchester, are ex-
pected to spend a few weeks here with
Mrs. L. B. Jennings at Fair View.''