Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-07-17

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Mrs. G E. Convey.
QLITE delegation from the Chester
Fire Department will be present at the
tournament, Thursday.
THIS evening, tomorrow and Thurs
day, the fire alarm will strike the test at
s O'clock as we'll as at noon.
THE hottest day of the year, so far as
reported, was Friday, when the Their
mometer registered go in the shade.
THERE are still several places in town
that should be cleaned up. Don't wait
until sickness comes or the Board of
Health get after you, but fix up things
now.
THE Ever Ready Hose Company, No.
2, of st. Adams voted, Saturday night, to
attend the tournament. A delegation
from the Weldon Hose Company will &C
company them, also one from the From
tier Hose Company of Richford.
Mrs. JAMES MANGAN, of Main street,
left Saturday for two weeks visit to
her daughters, Mrs. Lasher of Hudson,
N. Y. From there, accompanied by her
daughter, Mrs. Mangan will go to Coney
Island to visit son who lives there.
NELSON NoURsE, an inmate of the
Soldiers Home, leaves tomorrow for a
two months trip to Europe, during
which time he will visit London, Paris
and other cities on the continent He
will sail on the steamer, City of Paris"
TWENTY members of Custer Post, G..
A. r., attended the funeral of Comrade
Irving G. Burt in Pownal, Monday. The
G. A. r. burial service was rendered by
Post Commander R. NJ. Houghton. The
bearers were George Wilcox, Andrew
Downs, Seth Lawrence, Dwight Rudd,
David Bartlett and Arthur Collins.
ALMOST car load of fakirs of differ
ent kinds and pursuing different avoca-
lions arrived in the village this morning
on the first train from Troy. By to-
morrow the village will be filed with
them, and we would suggest to each and
every one, look out for them. The gang
that arrived this morning, ''were hard
looking set"
THE New England Decorating Com
pany of Rutland, has established head
quarters at the Putnam House, andi a
specimen of its skill may be seen on that
popular hostelrie. In response to the
general request of the firemen for the
people to decorate along the line of the
march, Thursday, this house should en-
joy good patronage.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Postoffice at Bennington for the
week ending July 10th, 1894: Claus
Grinone, James Mccoy, ii. II. Ryan,
Miss Mary E. Arthur, Gratia Benham,
Mrs. Peter Bourgeois, Geneva Geuard.
These letters will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office July 30th, if not delivered
before. In calling for above, please say
advertised" giving date of list.
THE young mems meeting at the Sec
ond Congregational chapel last week has
resulted in the organization of Bible
class of over forty young men, and the
front of the chapel is being partitioned
off into parlors for its use. By the way,
the Sunday school of that church is
booming right along under the supervis-
ion of S. B. Hawks, superintendent and
his associates. The attendance last Sab
bath was 237.
THE New England Ensor Club, No. 1,
of this village celebrated its first ami
versary with literary and musical en-
tertainment in the Odd Fellows hall,
last evening. There was quite good
attendance of those interested in the
club and friends. The programme pre-
pared was changed somewhat from the
original arrangements and embraced adj
dresses from John V. Carney, A. S. New
ton, music both instrumental and vocal,
broom drill by the Methodist Broom
Brigade, etc., etc. The club have every
reason to feel satisfied with the success
attending their first entertainment.
The town fathers, under the direction
of F. NJ Crawford, first selectman, are
doing good job at the the intersection
of Putnam and Elm streets. The course
of the Dewey brook has been changed SO
that it runs directly across Elm street,
and this removes an unsightly place, its
former bed, converting the same into a
building lot Then, provision is made
for the probable extension north of Put
nam street. The culvert is stone arch,
fifty feet long, constructed so it will last
centuries if not removed. Lawrence
O'Toole is the boss mason on the job.
The sidewalk approaches are to be pro-
tected by parquette wall of blue stone,
and the whole expense will come within
the estimated cost of $3.50, The arch is
so feet long, the span is II feet and the
height 81 feet The rapid settlement of
that locality makes this improvement
one of the most needed in that part of
the village.
THOSE who witnessed "Rosedale,' in
the Opera House, during the season just
closed, will be interested in the follow
ing item from Boston paper: Joseph
Haworth has entirely recovered from his
severe attack of appendicitis and is at
Nantucket, gaining strength for his star
ring tour, New York, on September 10th.
During his convalescent period at the
City Hospital he grew so tired of read
ing that to vary the monotony he wrote
an article on the LAST Days of John
Mccullough" and sont it to Editor
Quinn of Donahoe's Magazine, who ac-
cepted it without hesitation. No man is
more competent than Haworth to write
on this subject, for he was not only near
to the heart of the great impersonator of
Virginius, but was the leading man in
his company when his mentality COM
menced to fail. The article will appear
in the August number of Donahoe's,
which will also contain life of Haworth,
by George Fl. Brennan, who will be the
actors business manager next season.
THE Union services of Sunday even
ings are drawing audiences which fill
the churches. The singing is of the
simple gospel kind led by the organ and
precentor. The discourses thus far have
been practical, the subjects having been
chosen to fit the circumstances. Last
Sunday evenino at tha Rantist ohurch