Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-07-24

SOME girl can obtain good situation
at Thompson's laundry. See notice in
another column.
WHITcoMB's ms. Agency (Burlington),
advertised in another column, paid policy
holders last week $5,S77.0S.
DIR. II. G. LAKIN of Philadelphia, Pa,
is passing his vacation in Bennington.
He was here two years ago.
THIS is musical week at Round Lake,
Among those who are to take part are
Messrs. E. G. and Chas. 81. Bennett.
FRED CoRBErT has resigned his posi-
ton as assistant postmaster at Eagle
Bridge, and accepted a position in
store here.
MRS. @. A. WOODWARD of Fordham,
N. Y, is in town and will pass the sum.
mer with Miss Woodward and Mrs. DR..
Streeter, North street.
WE are in receipt of the advance sheets
from the Register Company of Middle
bury, "The Morgan Horse" illustrated,
This is work that our horsemen and
others will want.
THE Union meeting next Sunday even
ing will be held in the First Baptis st
church, and the Rev. A. III. Putnam, now
supplying the Second Congregational
pulpit, will deliver the sermon.
THE eldest children of E. E. Hart,
Misses Hildred and Hazel, are contem-
plating visit to their grandfather's in
West Arlington, during the vacation of
school.
THE Leroy Hose Company that took
the first prize at the muster, last week,
have made the fastest time ever made in
NnCbira Noru
York, and are the champions of those
States.
MRS. DIR. GREENE and daughter Lot
tie, are visiting in town. They are for
the present with Mrs. Greenes sister,
Mrs. Robinson. Miss Greene has been
for some years the music teacher of St.
Agnes school near Philadelphia.
THE continued warm weather for the
past ten days has brought vegetation
rapidly forward. All growing crops are
in good condition, but more rain is need
ed in most sections. Late planted pota-
toes will do better than the early.
MRS. MESSENGER and daughter, her
sister and daughter, with Miss Messen-
ger of New York, accompanied by few
others, are to enjoy cottage life at Round
Lake for time. They went down yes
terday.
Miss CORA B. WHITNEY has a class in
dancing of the little folks of the village.
1t meets in Odd Fellows Hall twice a
week. Miss Whitney is quite competent
and it is a fine opportunity for the little
boys and girls of the town.
THURSDAY the railroads run an ex.
cursion to Burlington and Port Kent, N.
Y, and return the same day. The spec
| ial train leaves Chatham at a. M, Ben.
nington at I. 40-fare on l.. S. R. R. $1.50
children 75c; on B. & R., S1.25 and 6S
| cents.
THE Bennington and Rutland railroad
| will sell excursion tickets from stations
on its line to those who wish to attend
the Father Matthew picnic, August 10Th
| also to the annual muster of the Nationa
| Guard, which will be held in Brattleboro
August 10th.
ACCORDING to orders just issued from
Adjutant Generals Office, Sergeant L. L
Armstrong of Company K, is selected az
one of the National Guard team that il
to compete at the coming match with the
team from the U. V. NJ. that is to taxi
place August 10th ON the camp grounC
at Brattleboro.
MISS CARRIE CARPENTER was at homt
to a number of her young friends, at thu
residence of her fathers on Union street
Monday evening. The guests we're il
full evening dress and were received b!
Miss Paddock of Pownal, a cousin OF tn,
fair giver of the reception.
THE Democratic County committee, o
majority of them, met here, recently
and decided to hold the County conven
ton at Arlington about August Sth
The call for election of delegates will b
announced later. The chairman of tn
committee is I. Hoxie Hall, Postmaste
at Pownal.
AT the fourth annual meeting of tn
Metropolitan Association of Amateu
Athletic Unions held in Saratoga, Satur
day afternoon. In the pole vault TO
height of which G. H. Bowman, N. Y.
A. G. was champion, with record of
feet inches; II. H. Baxter of Rutland
won 10 feet inches; Frank Bowman
second, 10 feet l inch; George Casey
New Jersey A. G. third, 10 feet. MI
Baxter than gave an exhibition of pol
vaulting and made 10 feet inches.
RUSSELL & MARCH have taken the cor
tracts to build two houses in New jersey
One is residence for W. A. Root il
Lakewood, and the other is cottage TO
H. G. Root in Hackensack. The Lake
wood house is to be quite an elaborat
affair, furnished with all the modern in
provements, and of nice style of arch
lecture. The contractors are firm VIII
have an enviable reputation and MI
Root can rest assured of good work. TIL
cottage is to be of more ordinary KIND
but good one.
THE practice of DR.. II. W. Burgess
veterinary surgeon, is growing rapidly
: he is in demand for the treatment 9
, fine stock and of this there is getting t
be more and more in this vicinity. d.
Burgess is graduate of the Ontari
Veterinary College at Toronto, Canadi
class of 1873, and is the only " s. in thi
vicinity that is such graduate. AS tn
laws of the Dominion are framed, to b
a graduate of the Toronto institutio
implies full course parallel to that {
an NJ, D. We are glad to note DR.. Blu
gess's success.