Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-08-14

MISS BESSIE P. ROBINSON OF Delmar,
N. Y, is visiting friends here.
MRS. MARY F. HARRINGTON of New
York City, is visiting in town.
MISSES JENNIE AND ADDIE BOND, of
Searsburgb, are visiting Mary Cutler.
MRS. EsTEY of Michigan, is visiting
Miss Isadore Woodward of North street.
MISS MEREA RICKERT goes to Worces-
ter, Mass, this week for a two weeks
visit.
JOHN LYONS of Castleton is visiting
his brother D, J. Lyons, at the Putnam
House.
THE Misses Frost have moved from
Main street, to Mrs. D. S. Packard's, 307
School street.
Mrs. ALBERT PHILLIPS of Racine,
South street.
JOHN w. WILLIAMS moves into the
new house on South street, lately built
by Mrs. Donnelly.
Mrs. B. T. HENRY of North Benning-
ton, and son, passed the Sabbath at
Judge Thomas Whites.
SEYMOUR VAN SANTvooRD has left
town for his camp at Number Four,
Lewis county.-Troy Press.
Mr.. AND MRS. CHAs. COOPER are
among those registered at the Pawnee
House, Cottage City, Mass.
WHITCoMB's Burlington Agency of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society, paid
Policy holders, last week, SC, S20.92.
B. N. EsTABRooK, began work this
week as book keeper for the firm of
Winslow and Meredith of this village.
Mrs. A. EDDY, with her grand-child-
rem, Christine l.. Ward and Stephen A.
Robinson, is spending a week at the farm
of Dr. S. B. Pike.
JAMES WooD, jr., has gone to New
York this week for short vacation.
His father went down to the Metropolis
with him, meeting him en- route.
WE notice that Bishop Hall has the
date, Sept. 23d, down for Bennington. 1t
is understood that he will be in town a
few days, and we hope to be able to show
him our town.
BUSINESS at the Lasher stocking mill
is booming, work being conducted until
nine o'clock at night. Orders are con-
tlnually coming in and prospects are
good for successful and brisk fall
trade.
Miss II. J. MORGAN has gone away for
a month, going first to Ancram Lead
Mines, Columbia County, N. Y. She
will visit other places before her return
in September. Miss Edith Stewart is in
charge of her store.
In part of our Friday edition we
were made to say that the Arlington
convention, to see about surpressing
horse thieving was to be held the 18th.
1t is the 18th, next Saturday, as first an
nounced.
THE North Adams Valley News of Sat
urday, says: "The Father Matthew
base ball nine will 60 to Bennington
Thursday to play against the Father
Matthew nine of Hoosick Falls, at the
annual picnic and field day of the Ben
nington temperance society"
The selectmen have completed the
stone arched bridge across Elm street,
at the intersection of Putnam street, to-
day, and that thoroughfare is again open
to the public. This is by far the finest
drive to the Centre, and is destined to
become the boulevard of the town.
DON'T forget the popular Saratoga ex-
cursion via FitchOurg Railroad, on Sat
urday, August 18th. Special trains stop
ut Saratoga Lake in both directions.
This is the most interesting time OF the
year to visit this most delightful and at
tractive place. Apply to nearest Fitch
burg Agent for full information.
THE fact that cholera is in the air
should induce every householder to keep
his premises clear of all filthy accumu-
lations such as afford Judgment for dis
ease germs. 1t is well to remember in
this connection that the best absorbent
and disinfectant for closets, cesspools,
etc., is dry and pulverized dust which
caa be scraped up from the wheel tracks
on the roads in any needed quantity dur
ing dry time.
THE Rector of st. Peters church, the
Rev. Geo, L. Richardson, will deliver a
series of Friday evening discourses on
Church Doctrine" or the distinctive
principles of the Episcopal church.
These lectures are, primarily, for in
struction leading up to confirmation, but
are of general interest to others. We
look to see good attendance as many
not connected with this church will be
interested in this subject, especially
when presented in fraternal spirit.
WIN. E. HAWKS has purchased the
Joseph V. Hupf property on Main street,
price, 81, 125. The lot extends clear
through to Union street. Mr.. Hawks
has property on one side of it, and this
addition gives him frontage on both
streets of one hundred feet. 1t is the
intention Of Mr.. Hawks as soon as the
times will warrant, to erect brick block
fronting on both streets, that will be
used for stores and tenements, and that
will be an ornament to the village.
THE Hartland Correspondent of the
Vermont Journal, has this item: Few
poets have written on so great a variety
of themes as DR.. Issac Watts. There is
hardly a known subject he has not
touched upon. Here is one suitable to
be sung at the present time IN all Cleve-
landised Democratic assemblies.
"Plunged in gulf of dark despair
We wretched sinners lay,
Without one cheerful beam Of hope,
Or spark of glim'ring dayl"
THOSE who "kick' at reasonable quar-
antine regulations should read this item :
sit recently has been proved that the
bacteria of diphtheria could be held in
cheese. A dairyman in Alton, N. Y,
while caring for child i'll of this malig-
nant disease, MIXED his COWS and subse-
quently sold cheese made from the milk
then drawn. The result was the seizure
of several of the cheeses he made by the
New York health authorities, it having
been discovered that diphtheria germs
were living in that cheese"
THE Boston Record saws: ''In Yer