Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-08-28


MISS MAUDE GLAICE of Cohoes, N.
Y, is visiting r. o. Goldsmith's.
MRS. JOSEPHINE ALLARD visited
friends in Nottingham, last week.
Miss LoTTIE PATTERSON has gone for
a three weeks visit to Boston, Mass.
Mr.. AND MRS. DAVID HASTINGS of
Jacksonville are visiting friends here.
"GEN." JAS. CRANsToN of Birming
ham, Conn, is visiting friends in town.
MRS. FRED WINsLow is spending two
weeks with Mrs. j. NJ. STARTS at Atlantic
Highlands, n. j.
MASTERS HARRY AND LYNN HAYNES
and Perry Gokay have returned from a
two weeks visit at Dandy Four Corners.
JOHN R. BURTON, formerly of this Of
fee, now of Athol, Mass, was in town
over Sunday and made us a call yester-
day.
Mrs. G. F. HALLAM of New York has
been at her fathers, John Healy, with
her three children since June. Mr.. Hal
lam came up last week and the family
returned home Saturday.
THE Board of Civil Authority meet at
the town clerks Office on Satur-
day of this week to revise the check list.
Every voter should see that his name is
properly registered.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Postoffice at Bennington, for week
ending August 9th, 1894: Miss Eva
Baird, E. H. Pillings, Miss Lulu Spauld-
ing, Mr. W. S. Wilcox.
GEORGE W. WICKHAM has moved into
his new house, and Charles Adams has
taken possession of his. Both houses
are quite ornamental to the parts of the
village in which they are located.
FRED HoAG, who for two years has
been employed in the harness emporium
of C. T. Burt, sails for Europe on the
18th OF next month for two months
visit to Germany. He will take his BIZ
cycle with him and use it while there.
CAPT. M. E. WINsLow of Amsterdam,
N. Y, one of our oldest subscribers, has
taken cottage near us in Pownal. for a
few weeks summer outing. There is
quite party of the family, consisting of
the Captains children and grandchil-
dren.
THE town of Woodford puts in claim
of being the Democratic banner town of
Vermont. For % successive elections it
has elected a Democratic representative.
In 1892, however, the vote was very close
and Republicans are hopeful for next
week.
AS will be observed in another column
Bennington county has organized an
Anti-Horse Thief Society. There used
to be such societies in the West, and it
was notable fact that thief caught by
| them always refrained from stealing
horses in the future.-Poultney Journal.
THE alarm of fire Sunday morning was
caused by the burning of an clubhouse on
the premises of James Hogan on Dewey
street. The fire department responded
promptly but the fire was nearly out be-
fore the companies got there. The loss
was small. The origin of the fire is a
mystery.
JUDGE DARLING and DR.. F. S. Pratt
returned from Europe Monday. The
trip from England to Boston was on the
Cunnard steamer, Bothnia. Last Thurs
day night when the steamer was about
1000 miles from Boston, DR.. B. Grinhut,
one of the cabin passengers, committed
suicide by jumping overheard sometime
during the night.
THE Lebanon Springs Railroad will
run special trains from here to Chatham
September 9Th and 9th, during the Chat.
ham fair. The train will leave here al
$40 a. M, and fare for the round TRIP
will be one dollar. The road will also
run a train from stations on the road tC
connect with train over the Fitchburg
road for the Cambridge fair, which Oc.
ours the same days.
EMORY S. HARRIS, U. S. Marshal, re-
turned home from South Randolph Fri.
day, where he arrested John w. Camp
for selling liquor without a government
license. Camp was taken before U. s.
Commission, G. j. Gleason at White
River Junction for a hearing. He waived
examination and furnished bail in $500
for his appearance before the United
States District Court, which meets il
Rutland in October.
Mr.. AND Mrs. JOHN DENNALLY enter
tanned few of their friends at musica
Monday evening at their residence OF
West Main street. 1t was given in honor
of his sister, Miss Dennally, well know
pianist and vocalist from North Adams
Mass, and Miss Martha McAnnany o.
Huntington, Mass. There were variou:
musical selections from Miss Dennally
which were highly enjoyed. Refresh
ments were also served.
AT the time of the freman's tourna
ment, Mrs. NJ. Culliton of Gage street en-
tertained the members of Sylvia Hool
and Ladder Company of Greenwich, by
furnishing them lemonade and ice watel
etc., while they were resting on the lawI
in front OF her home. The boys appre
ciated her kindness. Monday there ar
rived for Mrs. Culliton, by express. ;
large and handsome silver ice pitche
with salver and cup, sent by the Sylvii
Company, the same being accompanied
with message from the company tina
the gift was token in remembrance o
the courtesles extended to the compan,
July 10th, 1894.
AS the free wool bill has passed lis nov
law1, and the ruin of the wool grove
is assured, it becomes them to deal tn
party that has inflicted upon them thi
wrong, telling blow. Simply scoldinJ
and raving does not amount to anything
A vote for Woodbury. and Mansur will
show your position far more than mer
denunciation. Vote for those who ar
your friends, not for Southern Bourbons
-Poultney Journal. And while you ar
about it, vote the straight Republican
ticket, and hurl back a potent protes
against the infamous bargain Of the Dem
ocracy with the Sugar and Whiske
trusts.
MATTHEW ANDERSON, one of the me
arrested at the State Line House, be
, tween Williamstown and Pownal, for il
legal selling of Intoxicating liquor, wa