Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-25

September 9th.
HENRY w. PUTNAM will not return to
New York until next month.
MRS. G. B. WALL, jr., goes to Maine
this week to visit for n couple of months.
THERE are several cases of cholera in
fantum in town but no contagious dis
eases.
CARDS are out for the marriage of
Miss Alice Almira Holden, daughter of
John S. Holden, to Geo. Hamilton Bick-
ford. October 9th, at 7 o'clock p. M, at
the Second Congregational church.
DEPUTY, SHERIFF GODFREY and Sey-
mour Van Santvoord, spent Friday and
Saturday in Arlington, hunting for birds.
They brought home with them ten birds.
Game of that kind is not plenty this sea-
son.
RUTLAND is the wickedest town in
Vermont. Five hundred rum cases in
county court, lots of improper houses
and next month the theatre is going to
run ''living pictures" Awful town,
Rutland. Gazette.
SHOES at cost, and no old stock is
what Evans, the North street shoe dealer
says, will continue for few days at his
store. Note prices in another column.
There is no 'humbug sale'' in this an
nouncement.
THE question, when will the twentieth
century begin? is already agitating the
minds of wise people, whether January
LIST, 1900, or January 1st, 1901. Can
there be any reasonable controversy
about this? Did not the first century be-
gin January 1st, in the year l, and will
not the 10th century begin January LIST,
in the year 1901?
MYRoN 81. WOODWARD started for
Illinois Monday noon, to attend the fu-
neral of an uncle, the Hon. Alvah Wood
ward of Poplar Grove, Ill. Mr.. Wood
ward was vermont boy'' who had
made himself fortune, and won an
honorable name in the home of his adop-
ton. Miss Lulu Woodward had been
with him since last May.
A MEDICAL journal offers a suggestion
for keeping out those nuisances-hies:
expose little oil of bay in saucer on
your window sill, or coat your doors and
windows with any color of paint you
like containing as little as four per
cent. of oil of bay, which is far from ex-
pensive, and can be had anywhere, and
not single fly will enter your house."
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Postoffice at Bennington for the
week ending September oath, 1894: Ka-
leb j. Kimball, Nathan Whitney, Mrs.
Jesse 7. Carpenter, Mrs. B. G. O'Hare,
Miss Ida M. Pratt. These letters will be
sent the Dead Letter Office October sth,
if not delivered before. In calling for
above, please say advertised" giving
date of list.
THE Deacon Fl. 81. HARDWOOD place, oc-
cupied by Burt lockwood, has been re-
paired and reprinted. The house is 1913
years old and the original clapboards
were removed to make room for the new
ones. These were fastened by hand
made wrought nails, some of which have
been preserved. 1t was on this spot, so
some one says, that the first child was
born in Bennington.
THE initial text on the published pro-
ceedings of the tenth annual meeting of
the Woman's Suffrage Association of
Vermont is "Christ hath redeemed us
from the curse of the law" This seems
to have taken the matter out of the
hands of the legislature, but, notwith-
standing, that body will very likely be
beseiged for further relief and redemp-
tion.-Hardwick Gazette. The publica-
tion has reached our table, also, and
this excerpt is sufficient acknowledge
ment.
IT having been intimated that John
Harris of Hardwick, the wit of the Yer
mont press, was after an office, Editor
Harris replies: 1--WE are glad to be able
to inform our good friend of the Barre
Leader that we are not of the stuff of
which Democratic customs collectors,
cOnsuls and postmasters are made in this
State. We do not claim to be nearly as
good as these distinguished officials, but
just the same we do most emphatically
thank God-seeing who and what has
gone before-that we are not eligible to
an appointment under this administra-
ton"
SAYS DR.. Day, in the Troy Times:
"The long drouth is thoroughly broken.
The rainy skies have filled the noisy
streams, and the idle springs are at work
once more. Over the hundreds of fields,
Drowned by the fires of the sun, the
grass is shooting green and tender as in
spring. These are busy days on the
farm, and one can see every where a
vivid picture of the autumn with all its
varied occupations. Nearly all The corn
is cut and the potatoes are dug. The
apple crop is large, and the deep blush
is stealing over the south side of the
Baldwins and Northern Spies. Out on
the wooded hills gray squirrels are plen-
tiful, but winged game, like woodcock
and partridge, is scarce and hard to
shoot. But everywhere in the forest,
now clad in the warm, rich colors of
early autumn is heard the bang of guns
and the baying of dogs"
ONE of the pleasant events of the sea-
son was the entertainment given by
Miriam Lodge, D. of R., in Odd Fellows
hall. Friday evening, and at which there
was quite good attendance. The pro-
gramme as carried out was as follows,
and all who were present enjoyed it:
Piano duett, Mrs. George W. Keeseman
and Mrs. j. NJ. Burt; solo, ''Sleep baby
Sleep" Leila Mcintyre; piano solo,
"The MILL" Miss Estabrook; reading,
Alice Gibson; solo, "The fatal wedding
William LOOMS; solo, banjo accompa-
niment, Leila Mcintyre; solo, "Say au
revoir,' Mamie Sullivan; reading, Alice
Gibson; solo, "Leonore," May II.
Loomis. Following the entertainment
was a sumptuous supper, after which
cards and dancing were INDUCED in until
the 1--WE sma' hours" reminded those
present that the hours of enjoyment
must end. Of the many entertainments
given by Miriam Lodge, none have ex-
celled their last.
OUR readers will he Glad tn know that