Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-07-06

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Miss A. L. WHEELER of Wilmington
is visiting her sister Mrs. @. G. Kimball.
WILLIE WILCOX has so far recovered
from his terrible accident that he rides
out.
THE Misses Putnam, with Mrs.
Sharpe, are in the Adirondacks. The
Putnam cottage is at New Russia.
ROSCOE G. BURcH is visiting for a
couple of weeks with Mr.. Younghan's
people at Eleazerville, Columbia county,
NY
ONE hundred and sixteen connect ons
have been made with the new sewer and
permits have been granted for twelve
more connections.
Mrs. JOHN SHAW returns to her home
in Weybridge, the last of this week, and
her brother, Lawrie, returns with her
for the summer vacation.
CHAs. COOPER and wife went down to
Round Lake, where they have cottage,
last week, and Mrs. Cooper will stay
there for some time. Her health is
somewhat improved.
SUPERINTENDENT R. j. CoFFEY ac-
companied Maj, A. B. Valentine on his
trip to Raponda, in his own conveyance.
The latter returned home by cars Mon
day.
CONDUCTOR j. M. BURT and wife pass
ed last Sunday at Round Lake, and Mrs.
Burt is visiting for the week in Mechan-
icville, n. Y. They expect to pass next
Sunday in Saratoga, and Mrs. Burt will
be absent, in all, two weeks.
A. S. NEWTON of Springfield, Mass,
who has been connected with A. P.
Childs in that city for the past six years
as bookkeeper and secretary, will have
charge of the New York Life Insurance
Office here for the present, under the di-
rection of Mr.. Childs.
The First National bank has declared
a semi annual dividend of five per cent.
The Bennington County National has
declared one of three per, cent, and the
Bennington County Savings bank one of
two per cent. Quite a sum has also
been carried to the different surplus &C
counts.
A PARTY of dozen of our peo-
pie expect TO 60 to Old Orchard Beach
the latter part of this month, for a two
weeks outing and cottage life at the
seashore. Among those booked for this
trip are Mr.. and Mrs. N. M. Puffer, Mr.
and Mrs. 1. E. Gibson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. II, Burch.
THE first religious services of the sum-
mer in the great Auditorium. at Round
Lake, were held Sunday, when. Mr..
Heaxt, the pastor, delivered sermon on
"The Unspeakable Riches of the Gospel
of Christ" which contained magnificent
passages. In the evening John Coon,
exhorter, delivered such powerful exhor-
tations that ten or dozen persons took
their position at the mourning bench,
although the night was excessively
warm.
THE Sunday school of St. Peters
church go to North Dorset Lake next
Wednesday, July 18th, for days ex-
cursion. At Arlington, st. James's
church school will join the party. This
is splendid place to go for an outing,
and, as an opportunity is given for
Others to go too, no doubt large party
will be made up to go. For particulars
see advertisement in another place to-
day.
SAYS the Troy Times: "Several of the
Bennington knitting mills are running
short of orders, and it is feared that
they will shut down unless there be
speedy improvement in the condition of
the general market. 1t is reported that
the Valentine Knitting Company is pre-
pairing to shut down. AS yet customers
show no disposition to operate in
quantity way, but prices generally APP
pear well sustained"
The line of march for the Firemen
the 10th, is announced. Form on the
lot at the intersection of
County and Depot streets, march
through Depot to River, down River to
Mill, Mill to Main, and to Stafford,
through Stafford to Gage, and to Park,
Park to Pleasant, through Pleasant to
North, North to County, and thence to
the grove. The people are requested to
decorate along the line of march, and in
general through the town. The order
of procession will be announced later.
NEXT week there is to be change of
time on the Bennington and Rutland
railway that will be we'll for our people
to note: The Troy morning train will
leave at 1925 instead of 1877; the noon
train at 1910 instead of 1896 p. M. the
flyer south at 1926 instead of sos; the
flyer north at 2.40 instead of 2.20 as
formerly. There are, also, few imma-
terial changes of few minutes in the
arrival of trains from both ways. The
early morning train north that ran
through the winter, leaving here at 6.15,
lately at Cos, will now leave at 6 o'clock.
There are no other changes from Ben