Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-06-11


returned to their beautiful summer home
ben Venue" near Bennington Centre.
A FEMALE football eleven has appeared
in neighboring towns to play local teams
They seem to have passed by Benning-
ton.
BENNINGTON LODGE, No. 81, I. o. G..
t., has initiated two candidates at recent
meetings. Others are soon to be re-
ceived.
A VERY pleasant entertainment took
place at Mrs. Louise Warren's of the Y.
P. S. G. E. of Pleasant Valley Friday
evening.
THE quarterly meeting of the Citizens
League occurs Thursday evening, June
18th, at $50 o'clock, in the parlor of the
Second Congregational church.
RICHARD GOLDEN, the actor of Old
Jed Prouty fame, took the poor debtors
oath in Boston, Friday. He declared
that he had not a cent in the world.
THE State Committee on Odd Eel
lows Home meets in Burlington, We'd
nesday, to decide between Rutland and
Bradford as the location of the new
Home.
Mrs GEORGE JEwETT and son returned
on Wednesday, to their home in Chicago,
after visiting their mother two weeks, al
so Mrs. Crofut of New Haven, the mother
of Mrs. Jewett.
Mrs. N. GREENsLET leaves in a few
days for the Adirondacks, to remain till
the middle of September. She is to be
the housekeeper in the Putnam cottage
again this season.
Mr.. AND Mrs. GILBERT II. RANSOM
have returned from their wedding trip, a
visit to his parents, and are to reside
with Mrs. Ransom's mother, Mrs. Green
slet, on Pleasant street.
The Rev. Geo. L. Richardson conduct
ed the services at the Soldiers Home
chapel Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Geo. w.
Keeseman was present and officiated at
the organ, and Mrs. j. Ed. Merrill sang.
Several were present from the village.
THE Empire Male Quartette of Troy,
N. Y, will enjoy its annual outing at
Bennington, during the week commence
ing July 14th. The following is the
membership: Prof. R. s. Bahan, Fred
McCrae, George Gibson and Harry Hull.
II. NJ. RAMsDELL, of North Adams,
Mass, whose store was recently
closed by attachment, has been pc
titioped into insolvency. He recently
opened branch store in the Hawks
block, this village, but shortly afterward
sold out.
THREE large circus cars belonging to
Ringing Brothers passed over the Ben
nington and Rutland railroad early Mon
day morning on their way from North
Adams, Mass, to Providence, r. l. The
cars we're too tall to pass through Hoo
sac tunnel.
THE Rev. A. Macgeorge delivered his
farewell sermon in the Baptist church
Sunday morning. There was large at
tendance. He spoke of the pleasure he
had derived from his work here, of the
support he had received from the church
and society, and hoped that his success
sor, whoever he might be, may find his
lines drawn in equally as pleasant places.
FRIDAY, June 14th, will mark the
11Sth anniversary of the adoption of the
the Stars and Stripes as the National flag
of the United States and the day will be
observed throughout the
country by display of bunting from res
licences and places of business. We
would suggest to our citizens that they
make agenerous display of the National
colors on that day.
On Adoption Day, the City of Rutland |
adopted Harper's Readers, and Mines
Primary and Advanced Arithmetics.
Springs adopted Harper's
Readers, Mines Arithmetic, Primary
and Advanced Botany, Physiology and |
Algebra, American Book Company pub.
ications, and Wallingford adopted Har-
per's Readers and Biographies, Mines |
Arithmetics, Maxwell's Grammers, APP
pleton's Primary Geography. The above
Ire American Book Co.'s publications.
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
n the Post Office at Bennington, for the
week ending June 10th: Mrs. Z. F.
Green, Miss Eta Knapp, Miss Addie
Roberts, Mrs. Robinson, Miss Alice Will
ION, Mr.. George Frey, Mr.. E. G. Mason,
Geo. B. Smith, Mr.. Napoleon TJnges.
These letters will be sent to the Dead
Letter Office June oath, 1895, if not de-
ivered before. In calling for above,
please say advertised" giving date of
list.
THE State highway commissioners met
n Randolph, Monday, and will make a
our of inspection of the highways, meet
ng as many commissioners as possible,
going down the east side of the State to
3rattleboro and across the State to Ben
lington, from here to Rutland, Brandon
md Middlebury and across the noun
aims to Randolph again. This trip will