Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-10-05

house by severe colo.
MISS JULIA A. LYNCH of New York is
visiting Mrs. W. A. Peart.
Miss JANE E. DAY goes this week to
Camden, N. j., for visit
Miss MAMIE SULLIVAN is visiting
friends in Hoosick Falls, N. Y.
Miss MAGGIE CoRBETT is visiting at
John Reeves in Mechanicville.
Miss LUCY HARRINGTON of Weybridge,
Mass, is visiting relatives here,
JA1LoR REED left to-day for a weeks
visit to friends in Pittsfeld, Mass.
Mrs. T. G. CHURCH of Valley Falls, is
spending few days with friends here.
WE understand that Fred G.. Hutchins
has been quito i'll for several days but is
better.
Mrs. LEWIS HICKS of Troy, N. Y, is
with friends in the village for few
weeks.
THE City band are agitating the sub
ject of giving a minstrel entertainment
before the holidays.
THE Eastern Star Chapter enjoyed a
social after its regular convocation,
Wednesday evening.
OUR types made us say sic when
twenty three was meant in relation to
the prizes won by J. Elmer Ayres during
the past season of bicycling.
C. II. MASON, John Nash and Fred
Godfrey have been before the United
States grand jury at Rutland as witnesses
in some of the cases before it.
Miss MARGARET EDGERToN gave a
party at her home, Tuesday evening,
Io,, IN, &c
Miss Maude Adams, of Arlington.
THE installation of officers of Canton
Bennington, No. 4, will take place in
Odd Fellows Hall, following the encamp-
ment meeting, next Monday evening.
DIR. GooDALL will be in attendance, as
a delegate from the Vermont State Medi-
cal Society," at the meetings of the New
York State Medical Association, next
week, in New York.
NJ. j. CAsLIN of Rutland, feather
weight champion wrestler of America,
won wrestling match in that city, Tues
day evening, from John T. Guiltinan of
North Adams, Mass. The stake was
800 a side. Caslin won in two straight
falls.
SENATOR GIBSON was appointed on the
Committee to canvass the election re-
turns printed in another column. twill
be noticed that the official majority of
Gov. Woodbury. is nearly 1000 more
than we claimed last month, and so the
avalanche rolls on.
E. W. BRADFORD and Judge E. L. Slb-
ley started Monday for hunting trip in
the State of Maine. They went North
going to Montreal and so east by the
Grand Trunk railroads. picturesque
route at this season of the year.
THE following persons are jurors at
the term of the United States court now
in session at Rutland: Bennington
Michael WEIGH, Thomas Kinney, Ed.
Walbridge, John Healey, Milo Huling;
Woodford-George Bickford; Pownal-
A. B. Gardner, E. j. Barber; Arlington
A. r. Brown.
AS an indication of the approval of the
people, it may be well to state that dur
ing the past three weeks, without solicit
tation, the BANNER has received over
sixty new subscribers, paid one year in
advance. The SEMI-WEEKLY BANNER
and the New York Weekly Tribune is a
combination that is appreciated by every
family who receive them. Both papers
for $3.50 per year in advance, and old
subscribers can have the Tribune on the
same terms if they will only pay at the
beginning of each year.
The coming reunion of the Four.
teenth Vermont, to be- held the 18th
inst, will be the first affair of the kind
that has ever been held here. The town
sent several full companies to different
regiments, had field and staff officers in
several regiments, and yet there never
been but two company reunions here,
and those were generation ago. The
coming reunion will be held in Custer
Post rooms as will be the banquet and
campfire. The resident members of the
Fourteenth are determined to make this
the most successful reunion yet held.
THE st. Adams Messenger of Monday,
has the following: "Mrs. W. D. Wilson
died early yesterday morning. There
will be a prayer at the house tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock and the remains
will be taken to Burlington for burial
Mrs. Wilson was an estimable woman
and a patient sufferer during her long
illness. Her many friends mourn her
death and extend their hearty sympathy
to her husband in his hour of sorrow"
Both Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are known to
some of our people, who will join in the
sympathy expressed by the Messenger to
Col. Wilson.
The Saturday Globe of Toronto, Can
ada, for July 26th, last, has an illustrated
supplement Isheet of Cobourg, Ontario,
views. Among these handsome half
tone prints we note the residence of Hon.
F. House, private banker and broker, a
former Benningtonian, and an old sub
scriber of the BANNER. The House
quarry in the south part of our town
takes it's name from the family, who once
resided on that farm. By the way, Mr..
House once thought favorably of pur-
chasing the homestead and living here
summers. Has the proposal been aban-
doned2 We hope not.
. On Wednesday evening, at the home
on Beech street, the Rev. S. Mclaughlin
united in marriage Mr.. Norman Edward
Greenslet, now of Boston and Miss Fan
ME Fulton Benton of this village. There
was quite a company of guests, both the
bride and groom having many relatives
and friends in this community, where
they lived as children, and there was a
fine variety of beautiful and useful pres
ents. Mr.. Greenslet was for more than
four years popular clerk in the Ben
nington pOstoffice, and for the past three
years has been in the employ of a large
machine works in Boston. The bride has
many friends and the good wishes of the
community will go with them to their
new home at the Hub"