Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-06-04
CITY SUPT. TooMEY of Troy, VISIT
friends here over Sunday.

u. w. LEONARD OF NeWLOuNllle, hdoo',
has been spending few days here.
EDWARD BUTLER of Schaghticoke, N.
Y, is visiting his brother, Thomas But
Ter.
MISS JENNIE VALENTINE is suffering
from spraned ankle, caused by fall
from her bicycle.
H. E. BURGESS has the contract to
furnish the poles for the electric railroad
to Camp Comfort.
G. N. POWERS is grading and fitting up
the grounds around his residence on
Gram View street.
LIEUT.. COMMANDER WELLS LAFLIN
FIELDS aud wife are visiting here, the
guests of the Misses Clark at Fernhusst
"Miss HATTIE S. WALKER of Benning-
ton, is visiting Miss Lizzie Morris on
North Main street." says the Rutland
Herald.
GEORGE F. DAVIS, who has been serv-
ing four years sentence in the Work
House, has returned home, his sentence
having expired.
EX-GovERNoR FULLER and wife are
expected to attend the Sunday School
Convention this week. They will be the
guests of II. S. Bingham while here.
THE annual convention of the Wind
ham and Bennington Counties AssOcia
tions of Universalists is to be held in Yer
non, Wednesday and Thursday, June 9Th
and 9th.
NEXT Sunday will be observed in some
of the churches as Children's Day. At
tine Second Congregational the service
will consist of carol entitled, "The
Call to the Children"
D. W. HYDE, graduate of the Rens-
salaer Polytechnic Institute of Troy, N.
Y, class of 1S41,. will attend the Com
mencement exercises and banquet to be
held at the close, June 18th.
ROBERT CHAPMAN, a boy about Is
years old, was stunned by the severe
thunder clap that was experienced here
yesterday morning. He was thrown to
the ground and was unconscious for sew
eral minutes.
The side walk of North street in front
of the premises of Mrs. Hurlburt is be-
ing laid with curbing, ETC., and so is the
walk on the east side of Silver str 1T,
from its junction with Union street to
the land of E. L. Bates.
GEORGE Roof was taken violently i'll
at his home here on Sunday. Dr. Put
nam was summoned and found Mr.. Root
had been poisoned by some canned meat
he had eaten for bis supper. He is re-
covering well at this writing.
QUARTER MASTER GENERAL GILMORE
and Capt. H. E. Tutherly, as inspecting
officer, will inspect Company X to-moi-
row. The dill, ETC., which will be in
the morning, will probably be held on
the Soldiers Home grounds. The after
noon will be devoted to target shooting.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Post Office at Bennington, VT, for
the week ending June Sd; Mrs. R. H.
Allen. These letters will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office June 18th, 1895, if not
delivered before. In calling for above,
please say "advertised," giving date of
list.
AFTER the drill of the Bennington Ri
fles last evening, Lieut.. o. W. Davis
and Sergeant Lyman Armstrong, who
have qualified as marksmen in the Ma
tional Guard, were presented with
marksmen's badges by Captain Fillmore.
Lieut.. Davis and Sergt. Armstrong have
made the necessary number of points in
rife practice to be classified as marks
men.
A CIVIL SERVICE examination for
clerkships and carriers in the. classified
lage rooms Saturday. Clerks John
Gniltinan and John Healy acted as ex-
aniners. The. - following appeared,
Misses Maggie Healy and Anna Dakin
for that of carrier.
DINE BENJAMIN was before the Munic-
ipal Court Monday, for intoxication. He
was fined the usual amount. He dis
closed on James Leorard who was
brought before the court for trial. He
was fined S2C0 and cost, with three
months at the Work House in Rutlaud
Leonard went out ostensibly to get his
dinner, accompanied by officer Dunn. He
secured team, left the officer in the
lurch and drove 10 Hoosick, where he
was located at last accounts.
W. D. NEWTON and daughter Nellie,
accompanied by his brother, John, of
Utica, N. Y, left last evening for Rut-
land, by train. They took their wheels
with them, and from that city will make
trip across the mountain to Hartford,
the native town of Mr., Newton. They
will go through Mendon, Sherburne and
Bridgewater, a large part of their trip
being by the side of the Quechee river.
They expect to be gone about week.