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Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-10-23
HooSick. N. Y.

Mrs. Caroline Parsons is visiting at
W. f, Babcock's.
Potatoes are bringing at this station
S1.l3 per barrel by weight.
Lewis G. Brown returned last week to
Washington to attend the Columbia Law
School.
The work meeting of the Ladies' Aid
Union was held at Mrs. Haley's last
Thursday.
LA. Folger of San Francisco is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. LeGrand G. Tibbits.
Their mother is also with her.
The work of shifting the railroad
tracks here is being rapidly pushed, and
the work of constructing a new depot
and freight house will soon be begun.
Miss Rhoda Hills has been very i'll,
but is some better. The cause of her ill
ness was accidently pricking her hand
with a mourning pin. DIR. Deane at
tends and now pronounces her out of
danger if nothing new sets IN.
The fair and general entertainment
given by the Wornan's Auxiliary of the
All Saints Church, Wednesday and
Thursday afternoon and evening, proved
a decided success. The proceeds are to
be used in fitting up the old church hall
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East Arlington.

II. T. Eaton has recently set monu-
ment in Evergreen cemetery, in the fam
lily lot of c. l.. Shaw.
The Rev. D. Perry was absent in Bos,
ton last week, and was detained over
Sunday by the funeral of friend.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Con-
gregational church is to meet with Mrs.
George Stafford, ON Wednesday after.
noon.
The subject of the meeting on Sunday
evening at the Congregational church
was: THE Sunday school, its progress,
and the need of its continuance and
hearty support"
Shingling and other improvements
are going on at Hale Company's Chair
shop. The shingles which were long de-
layed, it was found, were sent to Airing
ton, Virginia.
Hiram Barton of SALISBURY, spent a
part of Saturday and Sunday with rela-
tives and friends near the village, return
ing after service on Sunday on his wheel.
The bicyclists have been improving the
beautiful weather of late, by some live
ly spins.
Ruell Walker has been making sundTy
Improvements on his house, including a
new pOrtiCO. r. II. Andrew has had fine
new windows put in, in part of the
rooms in his house, thereby making the
rooms much pleasanter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney Burt, Mrs.
Joseph Burt and Master Curtis Burt
drove from Bennington, one day recent
ly, to spend part of the day at Henry
Burt's. Mrs. Joseph Burt is the widow
of the man who died so suddenly at
Henry Burt's some time ago.
A bouquet of greenhouse flowers from
Griffith's of Dandy, was placed near Mr..
Fields pulpit last Sunday. The roses
and carnations were beautiful. They
were brought by Harry Shepard, who
has a situation in Dandy as station
agent, during the absence of Mr.. Wight.
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The Good TempIars.

The Grand Lodge of Vermont. I. o.
G. T., held its 33d. annual session at
Lyndonville, the 10th and 18th, insts,
There wasi a large attendance. There
has been an increase in the membership
of over 800 during the year, and thirteen
new lodges have been instituted. The
total membership $3.50.
There is balance in the treasury of
over $500.
The delegation in attendance from
Bennington Lodge consisted of Miss
Mabel c. Frost and Miss Lillian l. Frost,
representatives; Mrs. Eliza F. Cutting,
Supt. Molly Stark Temple, No. IS; NJ. B.
Morgan, chairman Mileage Committee,
and Geo. A. Wattles, p. G. C. r.
On Thursday evening temperance
mass meeting was held in Music Hall,
and some of the best speakers in the
State addressed the meeting. The next
session of the Grand Lodge will be held
at RichfOrd,
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for a gymnasium and place of entertain
ment. The net proceeds of the fair was
$3.50.
The old established and we'll patron.
lied hostelry, the Babcock House, ceased
to be public house October LIST, w. +.
Babcock the present owner and proprie-
tor having leased the hotel property for
five years of John Sherwood Hyatt of
Ian singburgh, who with DR.. H. G. Deane
the popular physician there, will occupy
it. The site is the finest in the village,
and improvements nave already been
commenced on residence, outbuildings,
and grounds, and when completed will
be a beautiful home.
The Babcock House was opened to the
travelling public in the autumn of 1865 by
Nelson p. Babcock, more familiarly
known as "Uncle Nelse," and continued
in his possession until December, 1898,
when he passed to that bourne whence
no traveller returns, beloved by every
body for his kindness and philanthropic
deeds and doing unto others as he would
have them do unto him. No one was
ever turned from his door hungry whether
they had money or not.
"Whoeer has travelled life's dull round,
Where'er his stages may have been,
May sigh to think he always found"
Ghe warmest weleo &c at Uncle Nelse's' Inn.
Mr. Babcock makes the change in or
der to devote his entire attention to his
mercantile business in which he recently
purchased his partners interest.
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A Darkened Home,

DIED, at the family residence, in Odell, Tues
day, Sept. 10th, 1895, after a serious illness,
Mrs. Joseph French, ST., aged 6S years and one
day.
Mrs. French, whose maiden name was
Catherine Robinson, was born in Ben
nington, VT, September 14th, 1926. Her
parents were from the earliest settlers of
Vermont. This lady was married to
Joseph French, March LIST, 1S4S, and
came to Odell during April, 1856, and
has siuce resided in this village. She
saw this place grow up from an entire
wilderness to its present condition. She
reared family of three sons-two of
whom are holding lucrative positions
with the Chicago & Alton Railroad, and
the other following the vocation of his
parents and Notwithstanding near
Pontiac. She leaves loving husband
and three sons to mourn her death. But
the harvester of death was on his mis-
sion, and the ripe sheaf of purest sowing
and growing and care was in brightest
readiness for the garner-house of God,
and was gathered in from amid the happy
household and the singing of the angel
chorus of their sweetest Harvest
Home. "-Odell, ILL.,, Times. Deceased
was daughter of Capt. Henry II. Rob
insOn, granddaughter of Aaron Robin.
son, and is related to many of the old
families of the Centre, including Col
Olin Scott Of this village, and Mrs. Ben
lah Gage of East Boston, Mass
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ReadShOro.

The following items are from the En-
terprise: Miss Bessie Reynolds and her
aunt, who have been living at S. ]. Faux
ner's for quite a long time, have gone
West to live.-The officers of the vii
lage paid $1,000 on the water bonds last
week This amount was not due until
December but the money had been raised
by tax and by paying now a small
amount was saved in interest. The next
payment does not come due for five
years, and meanwhile taxes ought not to
be so high.--Mrs. A. G. Fay left Mon
day of last week for a twO-weeks' visit
among friends in Westford. She was ac-
companied by Miss Esta Reed.-The
ola paint shop near the chair shop dam
has been moved to the corner of the
shop and is TO be connected with the
main part by a tramway-The fishing
on NewtOn's pond seems to be better
this year than ever before, juding by the
immense strings of pickerel, bass, suck
ers and cells that r. A. Flood logged
from there nearly every day last week
On Friday last he caught bushel basket
full, besides giving away several baskets
full TO other fishermen who did not have
the right scent for their bait and so failed
to catch any.
The latter item is to be considered
with the explanation that the person
named is "Flood, the Printer"
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The State Flower,

Last year on two occasions the BAN
NER published articles on the National
flower, and, later, on a State flower to
be chosen by each commonwealth and
territory, the whole to be woven into a
National garland. The latter undertake
ing is now in progress. and Vermont
will choose its flower Nov. 1st In the
meantime the people will vote on the
subject, and bill has been introduced
into the Legislature, as an act of cOur-
tesy to the ladies engaged, so that when
the choice is determined by vote, the
blank in the bill can be filled in with the
name, and after It's passage our State
will have State flower, legal and of
right.
We early took sides for the white clio
yer, arguing it was not hay, nor weed.
The buttercup is the choice of many,
and still others think the daisy the prop
er choice. The latter, like the fad of the
golden rod,is an unmitigated nuisance to
farmers, and State flower should be a
source of delight to all classes. We are
glad to know that our choice is ahead,
and, of course hope it will win. The
school children of the State have already
spoken or voted, and now it is under
stood that for one week, beginning to-
morrow at Free Library, the voting will
continue for those who have not express
ed a choice, already counted, and any
who may wish to vote. The local mem
Der of the State Committee, is Mrs. II. S.
Bingham, to whom inquiries may be ad-
dressed. We note that the National by
laws restrict the voting to American sub
jects-native flowers. With these re-
marks we urge our people to vote their
not occur again, and should be intelli-
gently improved.
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North Bennington.

Mrs. James Rayner of Springfield,
Mass, daughter of Charles Hall. is
spending few days with Miss H. s..
yelling.
Rev. Mr.. Rigley of East Wallingford,
who followed Rev. R. 3. Tozer in his
ministry there, is visiting here on his re-
turn from the West.
The Rev. Mr.. Pierson of Veygennes,
church next Sunday, in exchange with
its paster, Rev. r. B. Tozer
Mr.. Stevenson, an upholsterer from Hoo
sick Falls, N. T., is plying his occupa-
ton at the stone mill, to aid in filling the
orders for fancy articles turned out there.
E. S. st. John, who was lately in the
employ of the II. T. Cushman Mfg Co.,
now of Castleton, has been visiting here.
They drove through tho country, bring
ing their young son with them.
The office of DR.. Newton has been 60
ing through general system of repairs,
walls, ceiling and furniture, and it now
presents an appearance attractive to the
eye and satisfactory to the most fastid-
ious.
The ladies of the Congregational So
ciety will commence the season with a
sociable on November 9th. Resolutions
have been prepared that order and quiet
behavior will be expected and enforced
during each session from persons of all
ages.
Arthur Il. Cushman was invited to
Bennington, Saturday, to carry into prac-
tice, by drill in foot ball game, the in
formation he had before given theoreti-
cally, to the young men at the Y. NJ. G.
A. rooms.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-10-23
A Wonderful conqueror.

No disease is more common among the
people than scrofula. Handed down
from generation to generation to genera
ton, it is found in nearly every family,
in some form. 1t may make its appear
ance in dreadful running sores, in
swellings in the neck or goitre, or in
eruptions of varied forms. Attacking
the mucous membrane it may be known
as catarrh, or developing in the lungs it
may De, and often Isl the prime cause of
consumption.
In whatever form scrofula may mani
fest itself, Hoods Sarsaparilla is its in
veterate foe and conqueror. This medi-
ti o r"9 ecctl men tho nod anu W.
trace of impurity is expelled, and the
blood is made rich, pure and healthy.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-10-23
POWnaI,

Solomon Wright is putting into his
factory trial stocking knitters.
The Methodist parsonage has been re-
painted and the other church buildings
will be similarly treated.
Rena Harwood Blair, who was hurt by
the fall of tree nearly year ago, died
last week from result of the injury. She
was buried in North Adams.
The donation recently given to the Rev.
Thomas Arnold was a fine affair and
amounted to some 800. The gathering
was very enjoyable and the aid of the
ladies contributed very materially to its
success.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-10-23
Arlington,

Z. B. McAuley of Schenectady, N. Y,
spent Sunday in town with his parents.
The Junior Auxiliary will meet with
Miss Allied Dunton, Saturday afternoon.
The ladies' Sewing Society will meet
with Mrs. w. L. McAuley, Thursday
afternoon.
Miss B. Brownell, who attends the
Burr aud Burton Seminary, spent Sun
day with Miss Pauline Batchelder.
Mrs. Carnahan, Mrs. Burdett and Mrs.
j. r. Judson attended the State Auxili-
airy Meeting at Burlington, last week.
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Notice to Churches and Societies.

Notice to Churches and Societies.
Hereafter patrons of the BANNER job
Office will receive notices in the locals,
proper, free as heretofore. All Others
will be charged ten cents line in the
business notices. This rule applies to
Obituary Resolutions of Societies or
Lodges, and to all entertainments Of
whatever name or nature where there is
fee asked for admittance, and the OBJ
ject is to make money, whether adver-
tised in the name of an organization,
committee or individual.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-10-23
New York Excursion.

The Fitchburg Railroad has arranged
for another popular excursion to New
York via Citizens Line Steamers for
Tuesday, October 30th, from Greenfield
and stations west. Tickets will be good
going only on train leaving Pownal,
North Pownal and Walloomsac at 5:24,
5 30 and $40 p. m, and returning to and
including Steamer leaving New York,
Monday, November 5th. Rate from tie
Pownais only 1925; Walloomsac, 50.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-10-23
OUR OFFER.
At the Rate of Less Than ONE CENT
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Total,
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This is an opportunity for securing a
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Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-10-23

and find it. The test will take place at
400 o'clock IN the afternoon. People
living in the surrounding country should
come in and see Mr.. Calef perform this
feat, as he is the only man living who is
capable of doing it. The formation of
the committee will be such as to pro-
clude any suspicion of confederacY.
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North Hoosick. N. Y.

Stevens & Thompson are making ex-
tensive repairs in their paper mill, which
is running on full time.
The Epworth League social was held
at the home of Mrs. Hugh Allen last
week Wednesday evening.
The Rev. Joel K. Wager, former pas
tor of this place, delivered temperance
lecture Friday evening in the NJ. E.
Church,
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SPECIAL BUSINESS LOCALS.
Extra Bargains to close.

Three hundred pairs of pants to close
at G. B. Sibley's. He can't afford to
peddle them, the price is too low. You
can afford to go after them. Store, Free
Library Building, Bennington.
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North PnwnaI-

Mrs. W. L. Armour of Chicago is the
guest of Marcus Whipple and family.
The Ladies' Aid Society was enter
tanned at the church parlors by Mrs. F.
Paddock and Patrell.
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-10-23

IB@To RENT,-House and barn on
Union street. Inquire of David Carpen-
ter. 26tf#
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-10-23

sB-It isn't too late to begin to clip
coupons for America Photographed"
Begin now.
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Lost.

Last week. heavy double cape. Suita-
BILE reward will be given for its return to
the BANNER Office.
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Deans Rheumatic Pills absolutely cures
rheumatism and neuralgia. Entirely vegetable
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PraYer and kYmnaI,s.

A large and handsome assortment of
the REVISED Prayer and Hymnals, just
received at the BANNER Stationery
Store.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-05
THE WORK IS STOPPED
ElmhurSt Boulevard Officers Called a Halt
on ShOddy Bridge Work.
iron IS OF inferior WEIGHT
The New Bridge at Nay Aug Falls
Condemned by the Officers of the
Elmhurst Boulevard and May Be
Torn Down-Not Up to Standard
of Specifications-Iron too Light
for Safety.

The officers of the Scranton and
Elmhurst Boulevard company have
discovered that some Of the iron put in
the new bridge at Nay Aug Falls is not
adequate for the strain which will be
upon it to insure public safety and
have stopped the bridge builders from
progressing further with the work. 1t
is charged that the bridge company is
not living up to its contract with the
management of the boulevard.
The specifications for the bridge were
prepared by Theodore Cooper. Of New
York city. an authority on bridge build
ing, and premier artist in his line.
The boulevard company accepted his
plans and specifications and gave out
the contract to the Pottsvi!le Bridge
company, the structure to be built in
aceoTdapce with these plans and under
the supervision of the boulevard COM
pany's engineer. G. c. Mates
The contract specified that the bridge
was to be completed not later than Au-
gust /, but there was no article of for
teiture included in the contract The
bridge company did not begin work on
the bridge until late in August, at
least fortnight after the date named
in the contract FOR the completing Of
the bridge
OPENING WILL BE DELAYED.
II weak quality of iron had not
been. used the boulevard would be
thrown open to the public by Oct. 10.
AS it is the delay has thrown many
dollars away from the treasury of the
boulevard company by missing the
traffic which the pleasant days Of the
end of summer and beginning of au-
tumn would bring, and they feel that
they have been badly treated. The
only recourse left is suit for damages
Colonel U. G. Schoonmaker, in con.
yersation with TRIBUNE reporter
yesterday, said that one would be
brought.
On tour Of inspection lately the
officers Of the boulevard noticed that
in the iron supports the material was
far lighter than the safety of the
bridge to the travelling public required.
Further investigation is now going on
to determine If any of the other work
is lighter than called for, and nothing
will be accepted by the company ex-
cept full compliance with the speci-
fications of Theodore Cooper.
The. boulevard company reserved
the right to cancel the contract with
the bridge company at any stage of the
progress of the work If the contract
was not being properly fulfilled. This
is what will very possibly be done, and
the bridge as far as it is built may b.
condemned and the contract awarded
to some other firm.
OFFICIALS ARE ANGRY.
The officials OF the boulevard are ex
ceedingly wroth with the Pottsvill,
company, and in the meantime th,
travelling public will be deprived Of th,
use of the boulevard.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-05

ans, who is the chief promoter Of the en-.
terprise, the property will be styled the
civilians Addition to Scranton" Accor-
ding to the engineers plans three avenues
to be called Brown, Wells and Comegys,
will extend through the property north
and south. and three streets Race. Dean
and Bates, will divide it east and west.
Race street will be the most southernly
thoroughfare and between it and the
Lackawanna river will be located private
pleasure ground at point now opposite
the park hotel.
The property altogether contains AZ acres
and will have 260 lots according to the
maps. The outside lots will be disposed OF
at once aud the interior held only reason.
able length Of time to invite maintenance
as q driving park.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-05
PLANS FOR DRIVING PARK,

What the New Owners Intend to Do
With It.
Since the purchase Of the Driving park
property by syndicate of local capitalists
from the Gilbert estate, speculation has
been rife concerning the purposes Of the
new owners.
Maps containing lots and streets have
been prepared by Engineer A. B. Dunning
for the company who propose to at once
divide the four sides Of the property into
building lots and eventually divide the
central portion into streets and lots unless
the track may be rented for driving OIL
athletic purposes. In honor of j. j. Will.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-05
PIGEON SHOOTING.
Last Fridays Great EvAnt to Be Con.
tinusd This week-Other Events.

tnued This Week-Other Events.
The Green Ridge Gun club has arranged
to finish the competition for prizes started
last Friday at the base ball park, and have
decided to continue the contest next Fri
day. The fourth, fifth, sixth and eighth
prizes are to be contested for on that date.
Several other events are announced fol
the same day, as follows:
Second event-ExSheriff Charles Robin
son and Alex Dunn. jr., will shoot their
match for $50 side.
Third event-C. G. Stackhouse and g.
Fl. Maddox will shoot their match for S2I
q side.
Fourth event-F. NJ. Spencer, Thomas
Eley and II. d. Swarts will give an ex
hibition in shooting at fifteen birds each
under the American association rules,
from five unknown traps, thirty yards
rise. They will use both barrels. This II
the way all of the champion wing shot o
the world shoot, and this event alone il
worth seeing.
Fifthsevent-Walter Jermyn and G. II
Maddox will shoot their match.
Four hundred to i've hundred pigeons
will be shot at.
The shoot will commence at 10 q. m. a,
the Scranton ball park. :"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-05
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Name Palmer, of Green Ridge
street, visited Montrose yesterday.
Miss Jennie Wright has returned from
Carbondale, where she has been visiting
friends for several days past.
City Editor ]. E. Kern, of the Republi-
can, is confined to his home by an attack
Of what is supposed to be typhoid fever.
John j. Murphy will leave today for
Georgetown university to take a post
graduate course at the law department Of
that institution.
R ]. Beamish, who was one of the mem.
bers Of the local staff of the Express, has
obtained position on the New York Her.
aid. He will do dramatic work.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-05
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