Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-11


his mother in Castleton.
JEREMIAH SULLIVAN of Watervliet.N.
Y, is spending couple of weeks with
friends here.
THE residence of Samuel Reyes on
Main street is being improved with a
coat of paint.
Mr.. AND MRS. J. II. MOORE were reg
istered at the Exchange hotel in Mont
pelier, Saturday.
THE last day to save the four per cent,
on taxes, is September Goth. "a word
to the WISE" etc.
A. P. CHILDs has begun the erection
of new house on his lot fronting on
Grand View street.
AT the Cambridge fair, Friday, the b.
m. Trill, entered by f. ii. Burgess, in
the 240 class, took the second money.
The quarterly meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary will be held at the Y. NJ. G. A.
rooms, Thursday afternoon, September
18th, at 3 o'clock.
In the free-for-all race at the Cam
bridge fair Friday, Frank Burgess took
third money. There were four entries
The best time was 2,124.
MRS. GROGAN of Bennington, was
awarded the third prize to women on
horseback that took part in the parade
at the Cambridge fair Friday.
THE ladies of the Baptist church will
hold fair at the parsonage, Friday, Sep
TENDER 18th, from 3 p. m. until 10 p. M
A supper will be served at o'clock.
CHAs. E. DEWEY, teller in the Ben
nington County National bank, is on his
annual vacation. During his absence
Miss Susie Rogers is assisting Cashier
Cone.
LAST evening number of our citizens,
headed by the City band, paid their re-
spects to Rufus B. Godfrey, county COM
missioner-elect, and were Hospitality en-
teTtained.
JOHN KIRBY was before the Municipal
court Monday morning, charged with in
toxication. This was proved to be his
second offense and he was fined $40 and
costs, making a total of S16.0l.
OWING to smash up near North
Adams, Mass, the Boston Sunday pa
pers did not arrive here that day and
consequently were not delivered. They
will be delivered as usual next Sunday.
MISS JULIA WILCOX takes post grad
uate course at the Vermont Academy,
Saxtons River, and her sister Susie en-
ters this fall to take full course of
study at that institution.
Hon. Fl. G. RooT attended the State
fair at White River Junction, last week.
He says that in the years he has been
connected with the society he never at
tended better fair given under its aus
pices.
JUDGE THOMAS WHITE picked two
baskets of fine peaches from tree in his
front yard, Saturday. There were about
one hundred, large, lucious fruit. II. o.
Harwood's trees, also, bore we'll this
year. but his peaches did not grow as
large as Judge Whites.
AN excursion of the Sunday schools in
Proctor, came to the Soldiers Home
grounds, Saturday afternoon. There
were four car loads and they were ac-
companied by band. They picnicked
in the Home grounds and visited many
places of interest in and around the vii
lage.
SUNDAY evening G. B. March, of Rus
sell and March, hitched his team in front
of PattersOn's grocery store while he at
tended the temperance meeting in the
Congregational church. During the
evening the wagon was run into by some
one who was driving down The street,
overturned, thills broken and other dam
ages caused. There is no clue as yet, as
to who is the perpetrator.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Postoffice at Bennington for the
week ending September 10th, 1894: Mr..
Bradley, Mrs. Sylvesta Green, Mrs. Flora
D. Huntley, Mrs. Ridley, Miss Mary Pat
terson, Mrs. P. j. Walker. These letters
will be sent to the Dead Letter Office
September oath, if not delivered before.
In calling for above, please say "adver-
tised," giving date of list.
TOWNSEND II. FELLOWS has rendered
his resignation as basso in the choir of
Temple Beth Emeth, Albany, and sang
his farewell solo at Friday evenings SER
vice. Mr.. Fellows step was necessitated
by his business engagements in New
York City and elsewhere. Mr.. Fellows
is well remembered by many of our mu-
sicians, who have met him here and else
where.
THE first week of the Graded school
an unusually large number of scholars
were in attendance, nearly every desk in
every room being occupied. The num-
Der registered in the high school includes
every one OF the class at the last term,
and in addition there are two taking a
post graduate course. The School Ca
diets will soon begin drilling. Nearly all
the members of the corps are now uni
formed.
THE rain of yesterday was most CRATE
fully received by the parched earth. A
heavy shower that went north of us, in
the afternoon, is reported to have done a
good deal of damage in and about Man
chesterasgMore than 100 large trees were
uprooteaEphimneys were blown off, and
the belSsysof the Burr & Burton Semi
nary, and the roof of the Principals
dwelling, were taken off. The storm
was cyclonic in other places also.
THE Fortnightly has recently issued
from the press of G. A. Pierce & Com
pany, handsome pamphlet, containing
the name of the officers, the date meet
ings between October 9th, next, and
April 9th inclusive. There is also a
programme of the subjects to be con-
sidered at each meeting, also the name
of the committee arranging them. The
officers of the society are: President,
Mrs. Ella Seymour; vice president, Miss
Nina B. Morgan; secretary, Miss Mary
L. White; treasurer, Miss Harriet j.
Sibley.
AN adjourned hearing in the cases of
Loring Green and Albert Woodward
who were arrested the first of last week