Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-11-15
PERSONAL.

E. B. Hurlburt has been engaged as
organist at the Methodist church.
Geo. Bushnell and wife returned from
Montreal the first Of the week.
C. A. Nimmo, of Troy, G. W. p. A. of
the FItchburg r. R., was in town Tues
day on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Holden are visit
ing in Palmer Mass.
e. f. Boyd has the contract to erect the
new house of Albert Fisk, on Union st.
Mrs. A. II. Smith of Castleton is visit
ing her sisters, the Misses Ames.
Frank b. Edgerton moved into his new
house on Dewey ST., Tuesday last.
Miss Mamie B. Whalen, OF North Ad-
ans, who has been visiting Mrs. Leonard
of River st., returned to her home last
evening.
Miss Matte Horridge is confin ed to
her home, on Park ST., by sickness.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Macdonald and son,
Rowland a., of Hoosick Falls, spent yes,
terday in town.
James Mahoney, of North Adams, is
| visiting Mrs. John Chrystal on Grove st.
Mrs. John H. Ayres and son, Charlie,
are visiting in New York this week.
Mrs. Charles H. Dewey accompanied
Mrs. E. w. Bradford on her western trip.
They left Wednesday.
The wedding of Henry p. Lynch, of
| Division Place, and Miss Nellie COyle, of
Division ST., formerly of Greenwich, n.
Y, will occur in st. Francis de Sales
| church Wednesday, Nov 20.
Miss Bridgie Casey, OF River ST., is con-
| fined to the house by sickness
The marriage of Miss Angie E. LoOmis,
daughter of Horace A. LOOMS, of North
Adams, Mass, and David NJ. Durham, Of
Catskill, N. Y, occurred Tuesday even
ing at the home of the bride, who is well
known by quite & number of Bennington
young people. Miss Mabel Hurley, of
this village, was one of the bridesmaids.
Roy Convey, the lad who broke his arm
Saturday is rapidly improving, and is on
he street for a short time each day.
Tracy Potter, son of Col. A. Potter of
North Adams, will, it is said, soon wed
and take up his residence in Bennington,
where he will open law Office.
Miss Gertrude Russell has returned
from a visit to her sister in Lansingburgh.
The young peoples Whist Club held
the first meeting of the season, Wednes
day evening, with Miss Edith Dewey.
Harry Middleton, a child living with
his parents at the residence of Lyman
Harwood, Upper Main ST., is critically
| Ill with gastric fever
Miss Nellie Ahern, who recently went
to Florida with the intention of spending
the winter there, returned to her home
here Saturday last.
b. +. Smith, formerly of the Soldiers
| Home. is in town on short visit. He
has a situation in Manchester, N. H.
VIM. II. Bradford and Dr. B. c. Jenney
left yesterday for Michigan, where they
will spend a couple of weeks hunting.
Past Grand Master John ii. Whipple of
the Grand Lodge f. and A. NJ of Yer
mont, was in attendance upon the East
ern Star Convention Tuesday.
VIM. II. Harwood who left here two
weeks ago tor Los Angeles, Cal, writes
to his parents that he arrived there the
9th, after a pleasant trip. He found
George f. Leonard and family all well.
Luther Burt has just completed a new
barn for Frank MattisOn to replace the
one recently burned, in the west part of
the town
Miss Kittie Montague is visiting her
mother, Mrs John B. Hutchins, in Shu-
shan, n. Y.
Col. DIN Scott and wife, H. L. StillsOn,
w. +. Hawks A. b. Sibley. II. d. Fillmore
attended the meeting OF the Vermont So
ciety Sons of the American Revolution
held in Burlington yesterday.
Miss Agnes Horton has returned from
a visit with relatives in Schuylerville,
N.
Mrs. G. NJ. Roweli left yesterday with
her children for Rutland, to spend "a week
with her parents.
Mrs. h. b. Daley came in contact with
a red-hUt stove Tuesday evening, burn
| ing her arm IN a manner that is both Sc
rious and painful.
Edward E. Dewey has taken position
in the office of G. W. Roberts a. Benning-
ton Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Campbell entertain
a few friends at their home on Elm ST.
this evening.
Miss Eliza Howells went to Blackinton
Yesterday to remain during the winter.
Gilbert Burt, one Freight Agent Row
ellis assistants, has been seriously ill,
| threatened with typhoid fever, which the
physicians now believe they have under
control. 1t will probably be several days
before he will be able to resume his duties
Charles L. Fay, the representative of
the Waltham Mfg Co., makers of the
! Orient bicycles, was here Tuesday and
! Wednesday, looking over the town before
placing the agency for the Orient for '06
He Will return next month, show samp-
les and make arrangements with some
party to represent the company.
Manager f. NJ. Tiffany of the Opera
House is to give the ushers a benefit in
the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olin Scott attended the
reception gwen by Capt and Mrs. II. E.
Tutherly to the Society of the Sons of
the Revolution in the Van Ness House at
Burlington Wednesday.
Collins Graves is in Syracuse this week
attending the convention of the Delta
Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
Miss Audria Bowen will sing in the
Congregational church at North Adams
next Sunday at both morning and even
ing service. She will be the guest of
Mrs. Barber of Pleasant street while in
that city. 1t is also expected that Miss
Bowen will be the So rano sOloist at the
installation of the new Congregational
pastor in that place the goth inst
OBITUARY.
ABNER 5. DAVIS.