Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-25
-FOUR funerals in the village Sunday.

-FOUR luu6TdlS III Ill0 NllldSO Duuu"J'
Miss JENNIE DRYsDALE starts from
Scotland on her return here, Oct. 9th.
Miss ELIZA T. ABBOTT entered Mrs.
Piatts school, Utica, n. Y, this week.
MRS. SUNfMERGILL of Brooklyn, N. Y.
is visiting her sister, Mrs. John Fl.
Ayres.
H. j. HEMENwAY is absent this week
attending the musical festival in WOr-
cester, Mass.
RUSSELL & MARCH are having big
sale of the yellow pine lumber that they
recently received.
AT Riverside" in the family of Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. E. Brown, on the 18th, a
daughter was welcomed.
c. B. WALL is digging the cellar for
new building that he will erect on the
extension of Grand View street.
Mrs. VIM. Fl. CADY returned home
last week. Her son Wallace came up
from Troy and remained over Sunday.
T. F. MoLLoY formerly with S. Levi
& Company of Amsterdam, N. Y, has
accepted position with A. Drysdale &
Son.
N. E. GREENsLET is home for a couple
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turns to his home in Boston bride will
accompany him.
Mr.. AND MRS. j. W. KEMP started on
their return voyage September 18th, and
after leisurely trip are soon expected
back in Bennington.
Mrs. NORMAN GREENsLET is home
from the Adirondacks, where she has
been housekeeper for the Putnam cot
tage during the summer season.
A. K. RITCHIE announces that in the
spring he intends to move back the house
on Main street now occupied by the En-
sor Remedy Company and erect on the
lot brick block.
THERE was large attendance at Wal
loomsac Friday evening to witness the
100 yard dash between John Bowling
and Frank Sherman. Bowling won in
two straight heats.
G. S. PERRY of the BANNER job room,
accompanied by his wife and son, are
visiting in Brattleboro this week, for
short vacation. They will attend the
West River Valley fair.
THE sun crossed the equator Saturday
and for the next six months the nights
will be longer than the days. Accord
ing to the almanac autumn began at 2
o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Miss BELLE CRAWFORD seriously
sprained an ankle while coming down
the stairs Friday, in the Opera House
block. She was thus deprived of the
pleasure of the Rebekah entertainment.
M. N. CLAP of New York was here
over Sunday and returned this morning.
His mothers illness was the cause of his
coming. We are glad to say that Mrs
Chas. S. Clapp is recovering from her
late attack.
THE funeral of E. A. Moon was OBJ
served from the Second Congregational
church Sunday afternoon. There was
quite large attendance of friends. Rev.
Chas r. Seymour, pastor of the church,
officiated. The interment was in the
village cemetery.
THE excellent publication, Printers
Ink, remarks that when a merchant be-
gins to purchase advertising space he
soon finds himself in need of additional
space in his store" If you doubt it, try
the BANNER, which is read in most of
the families in the county.
AT the term of the Supreme court that
convenes in Montpelier, October 9th,
clarence P. Niles, who has been study
ing law with Judge Darling, will make
application to be allowed to practice in
the courts of this State. At the same
court the arguments for a new trial for
Charles Rufus Young will be heard. at
the last term of the county court Young
was convicted of horse stealing.
THE Vermont Ensor Remedy Com
pany have given up the lease of the
1.,,;l1;nrr ooo,,nioI hxy cinoo ~ lNapra,,
business here, and will vacate it the
last of the month. They will remove to
II cheaper location, but the business of
the company will be conducted under
the same management, at least for the
present. The hard times have affected
the business of the company very much.
SUNDAY was a perfect autumn day.
In conversation with DR.. Rogers in the
morning, he stated that nine years ago,
he accompanied by DIR. F. S. Pratt left
here in the morning to make a profess
sional visit to Woodford. 1t was showing
a little here when they left, but upon ar
irving at Woodford they found snow
some three or four inches deep, and al
though both wore overcoats, they were
actually benumbed with the cold.
THE funeral of Mrs. NJ. Culliton was
observed from st. Francis de Sales
church by large concourse of friends,
in addition to the mourners. The religi-
Gus services were conducted by Rev.
A. j. Barron who was assisted by Frs.
La Chance ofwNorth Bennington and
Paquet of Arlington. The musical part
comprised solo Ave Maria" by E. c.
Bennett; solo "Come We desconsolate,"
by G. H. Bennett, and solo, "Adieu," by
Mrs. DR.. Daley. There were many hand
some floral tributes. The bearers were:
John Nash, Eddie Morrissey, Dennis
Cronin, Nicholas Morrissey, j. McCor-
mick, M. S. Nash. The interment was
in the Catholic cemetery at the Centre.
THE Grand Army Campfire, held last
Thursday at A. A. Collins's in South
SALISBURY, says one who was present,
was very enjoyable affair. Although
the weather was threatening to rain, one
hundred and fifty-eight were present
"A good supper, with ice cream and cake,
was enjoyed, and the South SALISBURY
band discOuTsed excellent music. The
ladies presided at the tables and dis
pensed the generous hospitality afforded
by the occasion. Old army songs were
sang, and the readings by Misses Knapp
and Bowen, were finely rendered. a
recitation by Robert Moon: "When the
boys are gone" was excellent, Master
Burt McNamar was enthusiastically en-
cored. Remarks were made by several
present, and the campfire was pro-
nounced grand success.