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

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DIR. H. j. POTTER, JR., and G. F. Van
Week are away for few days on fish
ing trip.
MRS. FREDERICK HARRINGTON of
Brooklyn, N. Y, is visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. S. NJ. Sibley.
MRS. SoMERGILL of Brooklyn, N. Y,
is here and will spend the summer with
her sister, Mrs. John Ayres.
H. H. LAKER has closed his meat mar
ket in the Stewart Building on Main
street, owing to poor business.
MRS. ALBERT C. HUBBELL is seriously
i'll at the home of her son-in-law, James
T. Birdsall of Somerville, N. j.
JIG. COLGATE came up to his summer
home from New York, Saturday, for a
short stop. The family will come for
the summer soon.
TRENoR L. PARK has been chosen a
trustee of the Burnham Industrial
School, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Henry LeGrand Cannon.
EZEKIEL, xiii-a part of the 18th and
goth verses:
Thus saith the Lord God, Woe to the women
| that sew pillows to their arm-holes. Wherefore
thus saith the Lord Cod Behold am against
your pillows and will tear them from your arms.
THE Misses Bessie and Mary Root are
at their grandfather II. G. Root, for
the summer. Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Root
will also spend portion of the summer
here.
THE entertainment committee of the
Bennington Lodge, L. o. G. T., is plan
ming very interesting programme for
the next session, and hope all members
will make a special effort to attend.
Miss MAUD MILLER has been appoint
ed valedictorian of the High School grad
uating class, and Miss Nettie NJ. Pierce,
salutatorian. The general average of
the former was 03.66 and of the latter,
91.65.
THE little son of Rev. A. Macgeorge
was quite badly bitten by pug dog be-
longing to DR.. II. j. Potter. The little
fellow stopped to pat the dog, when it
jumped and buried its teeth in his face
making a cash some three or more inches
in length.
DURING the present hot spell large
quantity of the "new temperance drink
advertised in another column, was sold
at Gibson's Bakery. This drink has
plenty of life to it, most agreeable taste
and is highly recommended as most
healthful and refreshing for the hotsum
mer months.
ELECTRICIANS have just finished wir-
ing portion of the Graded School build
ing, and at the coming commencement
exercises, the assembly hall and the hall
ways will be lighted by electricity. Be-
fore another term the whole building
will be wired.
CARDS have been issued announcing
the marriage, Tuesday evening, June
25th, of F. W. Endress, proprietor of the
Imperial Laundry, and Miss Myra, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Phillips of
North Bennington. The ceremony will
take place in the North Bennington Bap-
fist Church.
MARTIN CONE, for a number of years a |
we'll known resident of the village, died |
at the Retreat in Brattleboro last evening |
at 8 o'clock. The deceased, who had |
been in failing health for some time, was
taken to the Retreat few weeks ago, at |
his own request. Since then he has been |
visited by members of his family, but |
his health has gradually given away since |
he went there. The remains will arrive |
here to-day and the funeral will be held |
tomorrow.
THERE were three coaching parties at |
the Walloomsac yesterday. The first |
was composed of Frank N. Ray, wife son
and daughter of North Adams. The
second, which drove four in hand Eng
lish brake, consisted of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
B. Wilkinson and party of five with |
coachman, and the third was Geo. E.
Dodge and family of New. York. Both |
of the latter parties are summering at |
Willlamstown.
THERE will be large attendance from
abroad at the Centennial State Conven-
ton of the Congregational churches,
which begins this evening in the Old
First Church. Several clergymen of that
will be present and partic.
ipate in the services who are upward of
ninety years of age. Among them are
the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Noble of Salem,
the oldest living graduate of Williams
College, and the Rev. CALVIN Granger of
Poultney.
THE Troy Press of Saturday had the
following: 1.-THE hearing in the divorce
suit which the Rev. T. A. Snively of Chi
cago, formerly rector of st. Johns
church of this city, has instituted
against his wife, will commence Tuesday
before Charles L. Alden, as commission
er, The Rev. Mr.. Snively is represented
by Judge Vincent of Chicago, John B.
Gale of Williamstown, and Henry j.
Speck. Mrs. Snively's attorney is Geo.
B. Wellington. The hearing will be held
in the law chambers of King and Speck."
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