Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-08-30
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
North BENNINGTON.

dlI IldNCl, LhrlNF' Wv LuLLuiNl ~ J"Js IVA
a short season at the seaShOre. they
came here for day or two and have re
manned for nine weeks, enjoying the
scenery and healthtul climate, going via
Rutland and Bellows Fails, he having
visited the latter place when boy.
Two of our expert fishermen, who can
tell fishing tales of most any size and
length, were quite in luck Wednesday.
when they could boast Ui catching tour
fine bass from Lake Paran. They n>hed
from the shore, thus being better able to
land their fish than If i'll Il boat. 1t would
be mere guess work to give the weight,
as there were no scales III the neighbour
hood, unless upon the fish.
Henry S. Walbridge is making i'm
provementS about his mill south of East
Main street. In addition to clearing and
dwelling up the yard, lie has built an al
dItiuu to the engine house, rendering II
cOmmUdious for his larger steam power
1t seems to be week of excursions
and rides for the children. At least two
vehicles filled with children, numbering
twenty to forty each, from different
places, passed through our village yes
teIday, all happy and gleetul.
DR.. Kenyon is making preparations to
soon leave town. He has dispOseu of his
soda fountain to hathaway IL Co., who
now have it III their store, and most Of
the drugs have been purchased by Z. ii.
HoughtOn " Co.
The b. & II. Railroad Co. have laid a
plank walk from the depot to the North
Bennington Hotel, recognizing the fact
that good public house Is being kept
there.
Eight from here attended the Christian
EndeavOr gathering at Peru ON Tuesday
of this week. They report an interesting
meeting, tOrty-fOur Endeavolels as dele.
gaCeS, and the pleasant liJtle church filled
in the evening.
Leander Towsley is to occupy the
house vi Airs. Witsie, when it is vacated
by DR.. Kenyon.
Any who listened to the music given by
our band from the stand Tuesday even
ing, will not wonder it las been engaged
To discourse music at the Manchester
Fair.
Mrs. VIM. Douglass and three children
from Allentown, Penn. are visiting with
Mrs. E. D. yelling and other friends.
The sound of the hammer and saw is
continually heard on the old uusightly
building, formerly blacksmith shop,
and under the energetic supervision OF
Mr.. Hay, he contract OF L. +. Boyd of
Bennington to transform it into nice
two story engine house, the upper story
for a good hall will be faithfully carried
out, much to the satisfaction OF the pub
lie.
The four in hand outfit, with bells
upon the steeds. bore the help of Fair
view and Hall Farm on "A ride to Hoo
sick and other neighborirg pleasant
drives last evening. 1t was reported as
a very enjoyable time.
Mrs. W ). Shaw returned from Cam
den, MINI. Tuesday, where she had been
with hel" adopted daughter, Ida Becker,
for several weeks visiting Mrs. Chas w.
Cady, formerly Miss Bessie G. MOsher.
7 he IatterS friends will be glad t. know
that she is well and happy in her western
home.
Joseph Niles of Salisbury. whose
funeral occurred On Tuesday OF this week
and whose age was seventy years, was
the son of John Niles, the oldest of
seven brothers, John, stephen, Charles,
Samuel, Joseph, David and Johnathan,
all but two of whom we're born in Rhode
Island, the home of their ancestors.
Reynolds Carpenter, late of POwnal.
father of David, of Bennington, married
one of the three sisters, and after her
death second one, the third having
married Elias Wheeler of SALISBURY.
One of the brothers, Joseph lived to be
ninety-seven years of age, dying about
since. Mr. Niles married Miss Thomp-
son of st. Lawrence Co. n. Y, with
who he became acquainted on his visits
in buying cattle. to take Tor sale into the
the vicinity aud territory of New York,
Massachusetts and Connecticut. The
fruit of the marriage }. Thompson Niles,
with whom the father lived and died,
and a daughter who deceased when ten
years old. Rev. Mr. Steele attended the
services and the burial was in Centre
Salisbury, the bearers being Clark
Stone, Richard Galusha, Milo Pierce and
G. p. Mattison.
We notice some farmers are cut
ting up their corn, which has
been ripening fast of late.
The Order of Eastern Star, by invita-
ton from that of Bennington, enjoyed
pleasant picnic at the Casino yesterday,
and were royalty entertained.
Mrs. Rodney Draper died Wednesday
at her home III the north part of the vii
lage. She was eighty seven years old
and has been an invalid for many years.
She was a native of salisbury, the
daughter Of Allan Draper, her name not
changed by marriage. and sister of Mrs.
Bangs, the mother of j. O. Bangs of our
village. Henry COrkins OF Mendoen, Ill.,,
who is visiting the scenes of his old
home after an absence of forty years,
married another of the sisters and she is
now with him. Mrs. Draper has been
kindly cared for in her last sickness by
Mrs. George Cole, who resided with her,
and the assistance of her many friends.
The funeral was held to-day from. her
late residence.
We had the pleasure of a call upon
Philorman Bates this week, who will be
ninety. five years old next month, and
found him bright and buoyant, recOg-
nizing his old friends as of yore with a
pleasant smile and pertinent joke. His
memory is better than that of multi
tudes twenty years younger. and CONVEX
sation with him, spiced as it is with
enough of humor, is very entertaining.
But for lameness produced bya fall sever
al years ago, he would 90 about as well as
most people at sixty. WIch the empha-
sis given by Joe jefferson in Rip Van
Wrinkle, we would say: May lie live
long and be happy"