Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-04

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A. G. HALsEY, now of Boston, spent
Sunday with his family at the Putnam
House.
THE annual inspection and parade of
the Fire Department will be held Sep
TENDER 18th.
Miss ALICE FORD of Coboes, n. Y,
spent Sunday with Misses Florence and
Edith Walbridge.
Mr.. AND MRS. HORACE WOODMAN are
away for a few days, visiting relatives
and friends in various places.
UNDER law of Congress just enacted,
fourth-class Postmasters are empowered
to administer oaths to pensioners.
DEPUTY SHERIFF Coon of Salem, N.
Y, was here Friday and Saturday taking
a short resting spell at the Putnam.
Gov. BINGHAM of Stowe still remains
in precarious condition. A trained
nurse from the Soldiers Home at Ben
nington is helping care for him.
THE pleasing announcement is made
that E. J. Hall, who has been i'll at the
home of his uncle in Springfield, Mass,
for number of months, is improving.
THE badges given to the members of
the Sunday schools, who participated in
the field day and picnic, Saturday, were
presented to them by j. Ed. Walbridge.
QUITE large party from here visited
Hoosick, Friday evening and had dance
and supper at the American House The
party returned at an early hour Saturday
morning.
SINCE farmers out in the West have
taken to feeding their hogs with wheat
instead of corn the po1kers ought to be
well bread by the beginning of the kill
ing season.
CHARLES HAMBLIN of Huntington,
Mass, has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
John Dennally. He expresses himself as
much pleased with Bennington and its
surroundings.
THE Rev. Hobart Cooke, North Pow
nal boy, now rector of Trinity church,
Plattsburgh, y. Y, has just returned
from a three months trip to Europe.
Mr.. Cooke was sent abroad by his church,
they paying the expenses of the tour.
THE North Bennington cornet band,
and our village drum corps, not to ex-
clude our City band, made creditable
showing during the exercises, Saturday.
The appearance of the drum corps shows
that there is good material for such an
organization here.
BAIL in the case of Walter Bronson,
who was recently arrested and taken to
Salem, N. Y, for hearing charged with
kidnapping a half-witted fellow from
that village, was placed at $1,000. His
fathers well to do farmer of SALISBURY,
furnished security for that amount. 1t
is expected that the case will be settled.
THE excursion, Saturday, to Lake
George from points on the, Lebanon
Springs and Bennington and Rutland
railroads was quite well attended. There
were over one hundred from the first
named railroad. The excursionists en-
joyed three hours ride on Lake George.
The train arrived here on its return
about $50 p. M, and all reported an en-
joyable time.
JUDGE WHEELER of Brattleboro held
court in Montpelier, Friday evening, to
naturalize foreigners. Fully 100 took
the oath of allegiance and as many more
took out preparatory papers. The Off
Gals present were United States District
Attorney j. II. Senter OF Montpelier,
District Clerk johnson Of Burlington
and United States District Marshal Emo
ry S. Harris of Bennington.
THE arguments in the Battle Monu-
ment suit before Ex-Governor Dilling-
ham were concluded Friday forenoon,
w. B. Sheldon, counsel for the parties
bringing the suit, having the closing
hours. This case which occupied good
share of the time for four years may be
considered as practically closed.
The report of the special mas
ter will be made to the December court.
JOHN SULLIVAN, an inmate of the Sol.
diers' Home hospital, died there Sunday.
He was u years of age ard was admitted
to the Home September 18th, 1885, from
Middlebury. He served during the war
in Company E, Goth New York, and Com.
pany K, End Vermont. During the Next
can war he served in the United States
Navy. The remains were taken to Mid
dlebury for interment. His death was
number A at the Home.
THERE is man in Columbia county,
New York, who always pays for his pa.
per in advance. It'll reported that he has
never been sick day in his life, never
had any corns or the toothache, his pc.
tatoes never rot, the frost never kills his
corn or beans, his hens lay all winter
his babies never cry in the night, and his
wife never scolds. He is known in his
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Let this be an example for you and dc
likewise.
SAMUEL KEYEs, Elijah Downs, Capt
David Paddock and A. D. Stewart, prob
ably the four Oldest men in town, and
who have been voters over sixty years
have always voted the straight Demo
cratic ticket. Enos Adams, another old
resident and for sixty years engaged in
business here, and which he now daily
attends to, has always voted the same
Meket except once when he voted fol
General Grant. All appear to be hearty
and well preserved men.
EsTABEooK, the granite dealer, is now
finishing up at his shop, on Main street
handsome monument of the cottage
style for Frederick E. Wolten of Orange
Mass. 1t is in memory of his wife who
was drowned April 23d, last, and who il
buried in the Orange cemetery. The
weight of the monument complete will
be about two tons, and on each of the
four sides are finely cut emblems EN-
blematical of Knights Templars, the
32' of Masonry, Knights of Pythias ano
Order Eastern Star.
ROBERT j." G. j. Hamlins wonder
full PAGER, achieved imperial honors il
Fort Wayne Friday, dethroning Nancy
Hanks and smashing her 2:04 record. He
was sent against his record of 2:041, al
the Fort Wayne, Driving club, and fin
ished the mile in 2034, the greatest rec
ord in the history of light harness racing
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