Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-18

MRS. E. B. CoNRow and daughter of
Philadelphia, Penn, and Mrs. @. Creigh-
ton of Brooklyn, N. Y, are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Vail.
OWING to a scarcity in the supply of
ice, quite number of families on the
outskirts of the village have been shut
off from further sale of the article.
AT the Troy Conference ministers
meeting held in 9Th avenue Methodist
church, Troy, Monday, the Rev. A. D.
Heaxt read paper entitled, Sermon
Making"
Mrs. j. Z. LEvERICH and daughter
and Miss Carrie White arrived here from
Panama, U. S. c., Saturday morning.
Mrs. Leverich leaves tomorrow for New
York en- route to Panama.
The Rev. Chas. r. Seymour conducted
the services at the Soldiers Home chapel
Sunday af'eYnoon. All who were pres
ent appeared to enjoy the singing of
Mrs. White, especially the old veterans.
MRS. CULLIToN, wife of Mortimer Cul-
liton, the Gage street grocer, who has
been i'll for some time with kidney dis
ease, was so i'll Sunday evening that it
was thought she could not survive the
night.
JUDGING from Vermont's experience
this years April showers were delayed
until September. However, the rains
which are now being enjoyed, will be of
inestimable value to farmers and boon
to the flocks upon our hillsides.
Now that the famous PAGER Robert j.
has lowered his record to 2:011. it is no
longer a problem as to whether or not
the record will ever be lowered to two
minutes. The only question now is how
soon that limit will be reached.
F. L. JOHNSON of Fitchburg, Mass,
has been suspended for sixty days by
the racing board of the l.. A. w., for
violating track rules. and Frank Robin
son of North Bennington, has been sus-
pended for sixty days for an infraction
of the novice rule.
THE six year cd son of Frank Hollis
ter, Jr., was bitten by Herbert Fields
dog. one day last week, and the teeth
entered the flesh in several places. A
cankered condition ensues, but the at
tending physician is hopeful he will
bring 'Dickie'' out of his trouble.
The ladies of the Rebekah Lodge give
a musical and literary entertainment, in
Odd Fellows hall, on Friday evening of
this week, to be followed by a supper
and social occasion. The written invl-
tations have been sent out and the men,
bers of Miriam Lodge will spare no pains
to make the event pleasant occasion.
The chorus of twelve voices that has
for several weeks been rehearsing under
the direction of Prof. Long, sang for the
first time in the Second Congregational
church Sunday morning, assisting the
quartette that has so long furnished the
music there. This new feature promises
to be quite success.
THE Rev. A. ]. Barron of st. Francis
de Sales church, attended the first re-
treat for the Catholic clergy of Vermont,
which began at st. Mary's cathedral IN
Burlington, last week Monday and con-
tinued until Friday morning. There
were p of the clergy present. 1t was con
Quoted by the Rev. John Pendergrast, S.
j., of New York. A second retreat will
be held at the same place the second
week in November.
DAVID BUCK of Salisbury, had a
large wagon load Of potatoes, Saturday,
from the top of which one-half bushel
measure was picked off and rounded up.
Some one proposed the counting Of the
potatoes in the measure, which was done
and the number was twenty-five. A less
number would have filled and rounded
the measure had the tubers been select
ed. We call the growth of that load
'some potatoes" Who comes next?
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the POstotfice at Bennington for the
week ending September 10th, 1894: P.
NJ. Clark, Doc. Daniels, Frank Fl. Dickey,
D. E. Fisk, Herbert Haywood, Friend
Kenworthy, Chas. Lewis, w. II. McKeon,
VIM. st. Lawrence, Miss Nellie Battin,
Christina DuIkee, Mrs. John Merry, Mrs.
B. C. o. Hare (2), Miss Lou Robbins Mrs.
Jane Wentworth. These letters will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office September
3lst. if rot delivered before. In calling
for above. please say advertised" Civ
ing date of list.
SUNDAY was the hottest 10th of Sep
TENDER experienced in years. At
O. clock in the afternoon the mercury in
the thermometer registered $40, and peO-
pie knew that it was hot without con-
sulting the instrument. The sitting at
mosphere contained 76 per cent. of mois-
ture. and that made it more unbearable.
In the middle of the afternoon shower
with a slight thunder and lightning &C
compartment cooled the atmosphere for
a short time, but the condition of sultri-
ness was resumed in the evening. To-
day is warm enough, but not up to Sun
days standard.
COMRADES A. B. VALENTINE, A. NJ.
Downs and Mart Morgan, who attended
the National G.. A. r. encampmcnt at
Pittsburgh, Pa, last week, returned
home Saturday. They all report splen-
did time, and the encampment great
success. The two latter spent one day
at Gettysburg, visiting the battle field
and the various points of interest there.
Comrade Downs brings back with him a
medal commemorative of the encamp-
ment connected with which is an Incl
dent that he does not frequently relate.
Soon after they boarded the train at
Jersey City, vender of medals. ETC.,
went through the car displaying his
wares. Among them were some medals
which he declared were quite rare, as
only few of them had been struck off
on account of their cost. Accosting
Comrade Downs, he explained fully how
they came to be made, and wound up by
telling him he could have one at half
price, fifty cents. Downs, who has a
penchant for G. A. R. memorials, could
not let the opportunity slip of adding
one more to the numerous collection he
had at home, so pulling out bright half
dollar that he took from home with him,
invested. He thought he had prize,
one that he would be glad to show the