Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-09-06

MRS. i. E. ROYCE has returned from
her vacation among friends in Boston
and Ware, Mass.
MISS JENNIE PATTERSON and Miss
Mabel Hurley passed a couple of weeks
at Asbury Park, N. j., returning We'd
nesday.
MISSES BELLE CRAWFORD and Jessie
Loomis returned Wednesday, after two
weeks vacation with friends in New
York City.
JUDGE AND MRS. G. H. DARLING left
Wednesday for a two weeks vacation at
the seashore resorts in the vicinity of
Boston.
THE Boston Sunday papers next Sun
day will have complete accounts of the
races between the Defender and Val
kyrie. Delivery at 900 a. m.
WE call attention of our readers to a
L. S. Norton illustrative of the differ
ence in dividends in different companies.
MRS. TARRANT SrBLEY and daughter
of the Centre, expect to move to the
vicinity of New York City within few
weeks. Their home house, barns, land
etc, are for sale,
The annual inspection of the Fire De-
partment occurs Saturday, the 18th inst
| Committees from the different compan-
les meet tomorrow evening to complete
the arrangements.
A. S. NEWTON, will give the Junior de-
partment of the Y. NJ. c. A. days out
ing at Barber's Pond, Pownal, tomorrow.
Boys will meet at the rooms at o'clock,
each one provided with lunch.
EDWARD WILLIAMS and wife of San
Jose, Cal. ARE visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. SIN .Sibley. Mr., Williams is a proml-
nent Knight Templar of California and
came East to attend the conclave at Bos-
ton, last week.
SOME big attractions are advertised
for the annual fair of the HOosac Valley
Agricultural Society in North Adams,
the 18th, 18th and 10Th, $4,000 being Of
fered in prizes for the various racing
contests. See advertisement in another
column.
SERVICES in the Methodist church at
the usual hours next Sunday. Morning,
preaching by Rev. j. j. Noe; evening,
the pastor will preach on the question,
"May Those Accustomed to do Evil
Learn to do Good?"
A NUMBER of agents of the New York
Life Insurance Company, met at the
Bardwell House, Rutland, yesterday, to
talk over insurance matters. Dinner
was served at o'clock and was followed
by a general business talk. Those pres
ent from Bennington were A. P. Childs
and II. L. Hover.
HAVE you favored all your absent
friends with copy of the BANNNR Sup
plement? Nothing has yet been pub
lished that gives so good a conception OF
Bennington's present appearance, as
does this supplement, consequently every
former Benningtonian will highly prize 6
copy.
F. o. GRAVES has completed the laying
of a flag stone walk around his premises
corner Washington and Elm streets, the
walks having been brought up to the
grade. The grounds around the house
have been filed up and graded. His
new residence will be completed as
quickly as possible. Then he will have
what he intended it should be, the hand
soonest place in the village.
As will be seen by the report, in an
other column of the laying of the corner
stone of the new Chapel at Pleasant Val
ley, the structure is to rest upon true Re
publican principles, for, under the cor
ner stone were deposited copy of the
New York Tribune and of the Benning
ton Semi. Weekly BANNER. The BAN
NER appreciates this significant compli
ment.
THE Troy Press of last night says il
its report from the Cambridge Fair
"C.G. Henry of Bennington, who engaged
lunch stand quarters beneath the granC
stand, closed his doors after two days
business and skipped the grounds anc
place, leaving behind him several credi
tors, including his help, who have re
ceived no pay. An attachment was
served on his goods this morning"
THE Troy Press Wednesday, in its re
port of the Cambridge fair had the fol
lowing: As was suspected and antici
pated, the famous shell game fakirs hav,
arrived in Eagle Bridge, and in larg,
numbers are making their annual haul
They are accompanied by fully twenty
five or thirty cappers. Tuesday after
noon there arrived at Eagle Bridge al
apparently slick" young man, about 2
years of age, whose home is in Benning
ton, and who intended to visit the fair
He was young man, who from appear
ances should know better, but he coulC
NOT resist the temptations. The capper
were drawing in the VS. too fast, and re
CARELESS of the advice of his friends h
must "buck the tiger" and he did
Now he is minus SIS, is stranded ant