Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-09-07

THE Rev. DR.. Phillips and wife re-
turned to their home in Illinois, Thurs
day.
MRS. ARTHUR CooP of Northampton,
Mass, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Burt
Willard.
ROBERTS Post G. A. R., of Rutland,
picnic on the Soldiers Home grounds,
tomorrow.
Mrs. FRANK GRITMAN of Bennington
is visiting friends on Park avenue, says
last nights Troy Press.
MRS. DICKINSON lies very sick at the
homel of her daughter, Mrs. Lucius
Buss, on School street.
JOHN LYONS has given up his position
at the Putnam House, and entered the
Normal school at Castleton.
TUESDAY, Miss Allie Potter returned
to her home in Pownal after visit with
her aunt, Mrs. G. A. Hawks.
CUSTER Posi- has recently purchased
new flag which daily flies to the breeze
from the staff over their post rooms.
MRS. R. M. KENNEDY of Amsterdam,
N. Y, is the guest of Mrs. B. f. Wood.
Mr.. Kennedy was, until two years ago,
foreman at Cooper's.
LEILA MCINTYRE is assisting in the
Kirmess festival now in progress at
North Adams, Mass, under the auspices
of Sanford Post, G. A. R., that town.
JOHN WILSON of Northampton, Mass,
and daughter, have been visiting his
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. NJ. Marsh for several weeks. He
returns home this week.
ALBERTS. NEWTON, who has been for
several years in A. p. Childs' Office at
Springfield, Mass, has accepted perma-
nent position in Mr.. Childs' office here,
and will soon move his family to Ben
nington.
EDWARD DoNNELLY has an engage
ment with Harry Lacy, in ga man from
the West" now running a season in
Philadelphia. Mr.. Lacy was here in the
"Still Alarm" and M. Donnelly has a
good position with the company.
THOSE who know the little Misses
Hope and Ruth Graves do not need to
be told that when our types make their
grandmother an aunt, big error has
been allowed to go in the paper. But it
was election day and some things hap
pened, Tuesday, this among them.
AMONG the recent arrivals in town, are
Mrs. Augustus Walbridge of Brooklyn,
N. Y. She is making her annual visit to
her brother, Barker F. Vail, at the old
homestead, in the west part of the town.
Her niece, Miss Marion j. Vail, who has
been spending the past two months with
her, at seaside resort, has returned
home much benefited by the change.
THOSE who subscribe for the BANNER
received their paper Wednesday contain
ing later and fuller election news than
any of the dailies of that morning. See
what you make on such an occasion by
taking paper that is newspaper. Even
in our weekly form, we have beaten all
our contemporaries, and in the Semi
Weekly they have competitor against
which they do not stand up.
A MEMBER of the firm of Holden,
Leonard & Company i'll conversation
with BANNER representative, day or
two since, said that at no one time since
the change in the tariff had begun being
advocated had they received so many
countermanding of orders, as since the
passage of the German bill, so called.
They are now working their utmost to
fill what orders they haveon hand before
any more are countermanded.
A PART of the town schools began this
week and the others will commence next
Monday. The following teachers have
been secured: School l, Ella Parsons;
school 9, Emma Goodrich; school 8,
Anna Hathaway; school 4, Melissa
Morse; school 6, Maude Wheeler; school
I, Laura Stafford; school s, Hattie Mat
tison; school 8, Katie Griffin; school IL,
Jessie Smith; school y, Agnes Rudd;
school IA, Ethel Bratton; school 16,
Maggie Silk; school 10, Ella Daley.
THE Rev. Geo. T. Berry and wife re-
turned this week from journey around
the world. Mr.. and Mrs. Berry were alb
sent fourteen months. The trip was a
wedding journey. From Europe the
route was via the Mediterranean and
Red seas, visiting Palestine and Egypt,
to India and by way of Ceylon to China
and Japan, and thence TO San Francisco.
In California eastward progress was de-
layed by the railroad strikes, and the
travellers improved the time by taking
the Alaska trip. Mr.. and Mrs Berry are
at the residence of her father, Geo. A.
Packer on Seventh street, Troy N. Y.
As we closed up our Tuesdays issue
the people of this town were celebrating
with Representative Bingham, the great
victory of that day. On Wednesday
evening the same populace, reinforced
from many other towns of the county,
paid Senator Gibson call. Arthur j.
Dewey presided, and among the speak
ers were: Mr.. Gibson, Judge Carney,
Hons. j. K. Batchelder, w. b. Sheldon,
States Attorney Bates, Judge Darling
and County Clerk Cushman. A gener-
Gus hospitality closed the evenings ex-
ercises. The City band gave excellent
and patriotic music.
THERE appears to be considerable
building going on in the village and car
penters are now busy, as they have been
all summer. Among the better classes
of residences now in process of erection
are, that of E. L. Bates, $1,000, and NJ.
". Stewart about 80, 800 on Silver street.
On Dewey street John S. Holden is build
ing house that will cost about $1,000,
and the house that Holden, Leonard &
Company have been building for the use
of the superintendent of their mill, is
about ready for occupancy. 1t is one of
the most complete residences in the vii
lage. At the corner of Elm and Wash
ington F. o. Graves has begun the cree
ton of a house that it is said will be the
finest in town. Mr.. Graves has also Just
finished up two tenements on Washing
ton street, that are first-class in every
respect, one of which will be occupied
by him until his new houseis completed.
There are also quite number of houses
that are undergoing considerable altera-
tiOOS and imDrOuamanta