Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-07-23

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VIM P. VAN ARNUM and wife of La1s-
ingburgh, N. Y, are guests of Joseph
Child.
School DIRECTORS and Road Commits
sioners order books at the BANNRR
Office
WIN. O'DoNNELL and wife of Troy, N.
Y, are visiting his father, Jerry O'Don-
nell on County street.
Miss EMMA CARTWRIGHT, of Troy, N.
Y, visited friends here and in North
Bennington Sunday.
DIR. ]. A. WILDER of st. Peters hospi-
tai, Albany, is spending a portion of his
summer vacation here.
THE Street Commissioner is putting in
much needed cross walks at the inter-
section of Gage and Park streets.
THE Aldine Knitting Co. mill, which
has stood idle for several years, is now
advertised for sale in another column.
A NUMBER of the young ladies of the
village have issued invitations for
dance in Odd Fellows Hall this evening.
JOSEPH CHILD picked green corn from
his garden yesterday and had the same
for dinner. the first reported up to date
this season.
j. W. KEMP, with A. X. Richie & Co.,
= % finr, in nyHr Vnply
and Springfield, Mass. Mrs. Kemp will
follow next week.
LIEUT. Col. MERRITT BARBER, Asst
ant Adiutant General, U. S. A., now
stationed in Chicago, is east on a leave
of absence, and was in the village today
calling on friends.
ARTHUR j. DEWEY has secured lu-
crative position as travelling agent of the
American School look Company, and
will this week begin to canvass northern
New York in the interests of the firm. .
PROF. DAVIS leaves this week for his
new home in Amsterdam, n. Y, his
household goods having been shipped
Saturday. Mrs. Davis left for Utica
Monday, to await the arrival of the goods.
Mrs. E. D. BENNETT, g. II. Bennett
and their guest, Miss Blair, leave Thurs
day for Round Lake, to attend the mu
SIC festival. Next Monday, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bennett and family and their guests
will visit Lake George for a few days.
THE Castleton correspondent of the
Fair Haven Record says: Mrs. Burt,
widow of the late B. W. Burt, on account
of continued i'll health has been obliged
to close her pleasant home here, and
Thursday left town to reside with her
son, G. 7. Burt in Bennington.
j. R. MACDONALD of Hoosick Falls,
N. Y, has rented the rooms in the Opera
House Block, recently vacated by L. S.
Frost, and on Thursday will open boot
and shoe store. The place is being
handsomely fitted for the purpose.
w. P. CLARK and wife, of Boston, are
spending portion of their wedding tour
with the Misses Park. Mrs. Clark is a
daughter of Mrs. Cummings, of Maiden,
Mass, sister of the Misses Park. Mr..
Clark is connected with the public school
department of Boston.
The Rev. Matthias S. Kaufman of
Providence, R. l., gave two very inter-
esting discourses at the Second COngre-
gational church Sunday. Rev. W. A.
Evans of Maiden, Mass, brother-in-law
to DR.. Kaufman, will preach next Sun
day.
MISS L. A. CUNNINGHAM and Miss Sta
cia O'Connell, accompanied by Mr. JOS
eph Murphy, returned to their home in
Bennington last evening, after spending
the past few days with Mr. and Mrs.
VIM. Cassidy of Crombie street.-Bur-
lington Free Press.
News was received Monday of the
death in Pownal, Sunday, Of J. A. Con-
key agent of the Fitchburg railroad at
that place. He had been sick with con,
sumption some time. He was mem.
Der of Temple Chapter, R. A. NJ, and
Taft Commandery of Bennington. His
funeral was held to-day.
The merits of those who took part in
the bicycle race on Saturday last, are be.
ing discussed quite freely since that time
and the people will look forward to the
coming meeting Aug. 10TH, at NORTH
Bennington, where the great handicap
race will prove which is the best man.
THE Rutland Herald of this morning
says: contractor Frank L. Allen, O.
Worcester, Mass, will arrive in the cit!
tomorrow and will begin to lay thu
trunk line sewer Thursday" Mr.. AlleI
will be remembered as the contracto
who laid the sewer pipes in this village
H. M. BAssETT of Bennington, arrived
/, in the city yesterday, with his wheel
{ which he has ridden between four anC
five hundred miles during the past week
: He left his home last week Monday ant
rode out to Oswego, N. Y, coming tt
Burlington from Pittsburgh by tn
boat. He left here last evening on hi
f way home.-Burlingto Free Press.
: EDWARD KNAPP, Geo. Cox and VIM