Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-04

Montreal, are the guests of Miss Josie
Grennan.
WE are glad to know that Edgar B.
Niles is convaIescing from bis attack of
typhoid fever.
MISS EDNA L. GEORGE has returned
from jamestown, N. Y, where she has
been for several months.
Miss RITA Poor and little brother have
returned from a visit to their grand
mother, in Andover, Mass.
E. A. FREEMAN, for two years an en-
ploye of Holden, Leonard q Company,
left, this week, for Lancaster, N. H., to
enter the creamery business.
THE Eastern Star Chapter meets to-
morrow, Wednesday evening, in Masonic
Ball, and a good attendance is requested
because of work in the degrees.
MRS. EDWARD FoRD's little child is
very sick and she has gone to her moth
Ell at Canaan, n Y, in hopes the change
of air will restore it to health again.
MRS. RICHARDSON, principal of the
Emma Willard Seminary, returned to
Troy, N. Y, yesterday, after a three
weeks visit to her son here, Rector Rich
ardson of st. Peters church.
JAMES BAssETT started to-day for
New York and Brooklyn, to visit his
daughter Lizzie, the first time he has
been down to see Mrs. Comstonk since
her marriage. Hugh Bassett accompa-
MES his father.
AT the field-day under the auspices of
the Labor Unions in Rutland, Monday,
H. D. Mattison of North Bennington
won the half mile open bicycle race,
time, 20. he also won the mete open
race. Time 2:46.
THE elegant silver tea set, won by j..
Elmer Ayres as the first prize in the
races mentioned last week, was on exhi-
bition for few days in his fathers store
on Main street. 1t is an elegant exhibit,
and worthily won.
MRS. L. L. TIFFANY has been ill for a
long time with rheumatism, and we are
sorry to say that the report of her con-
valescence does not prove to be true. AS
soon as she is able a change of climate
will be tried, and, possib(y,a trip abroad.
THE Connecticut river is lower this
season than ever before in 80 years. The
Deertield is also very low and many of
the mountain brooks are entirely dry.
No rain has fell of any account in two
months and vegetation has suffered bad
ly.-Readsboro Enterprise.
C. j. REYNOLDS of Chicago, ILL.,, was
in town for few days, and returns to-
morrow to Chicago, accompanied by his
wife and children. Mrs. Reynolds and
children have been here during the sum-
mer visiting her mother, Mrs. H. E.
Bradford, and other relatives.
GEORGE THOMPSON and Herbert Has
kins of North Adams, Mass, were here
Monday, during which time they exhib-
tied fifty grey squirrels shot by them in
Arlington between Sunday morning and
Monday noon. The lot was the largest
that has been seen here in years.
ALL day Sunday there hung over this
village, as we'll as over all New England,
a heavy cloud of smoke, driven east by
the winds from the great forest fires Of
the Northwest, which have already des-
troyed hundreds of lives and millions of
property. 1t was repetition of Septem-
Der 9th, 1881, and of the dark day. of
the last century, each caused, probably,
by the same causes.
MBs. EMILINA MADISON of North
street, is visiting her brother in Ben
nington.-Mrs. Jackson and daughter
of Bennington, are visiting Mrs. Bros
seau of Willow Dell.-Miss Katie
ONeil of North Holden street, is visit
ing relatives in Hoosick, N. Y, and Ben
nington. r. Hamer was in Ben
nington, MISUNDERSTANDING North
Adams Democrat.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Postoffice at Bennington, for the
week ending September Sd, 1894: B. W.
Anger, George G. Bump, K. j. Kimball,
E. L. Parsons, A. H. Wilson, Mrs. Geo.
P. Haynes, Miss Sarah Knapp, Miss Liz
zie Rogers. These letters will be sent to
the Dead Letter Office September 18th,
1894, if not delivered before. In calling
for above, please say advertised" Civ
ing date Of list.
THE Rev. George Shepherd, formerly
pastor at North Bennington, for five
years pastor of the Baptist church at
East Marion, n. Y, made us a call yes
terday. He is away on his annual vaca-
ton of three weeks, part of which he
takes to make short visit to friends
here. Since his last call on us he has
taken trip to his old home in England,
and hopes to go again next year. Mr..
Shepherd has recently accepted call to
the church in Worcester, N. Y, a large
and flourishing society in a prosperous
community. We congratulate Mr.. Shep-
herd upon his call to an enlarged sphere
of labor.
ALICE, the only child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Moore of Depot street, died at her
home, Friday, after severe illness OF
about three weeks in duration. The at
tending physician pronounced it to be a
type of spinal meningitis. The little
one was five years old in June and was a
great favorite with all who knew her.
Her death is severe blow to her parents
who have the sympathy of many friends
in their hour of trial. The funeral which
was observed Sunday afternoon from st.
Francis de Sales church, was one OF the
largest attended In town in years. The
spacious edifice was filled with friends.
The display Of floral tributes were many
and beautiful, the casket and grave be-
ing completely hid from view by them.
The interment was in the Catholic GENE.
terry at the Centre.
There has been considerable talk in
Bennington, says DR.. Day in Troy Times,
that the HoOsick electric railway com.
pany contemplates extending its line to
Bennington. Just how much founda-
ton there is for rumors afoat is moi
known. 1t is certain that the people OF
Bennington would be pleased to have
the villages thus intimately connected
and doubtless would contribute money
and influence to promote the scheme. II
has not been fully decided that the com
pany could enter Vermont under the
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