Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-09-10


JOHN P. GAVIN of Hall street, entered
Albany Business College, Monday.
Miss BALL, for two or three years a
teacher i'll the Graded Schools here, has
accepted position in the schools at
Amsterdam, n. Y.
Miss MARIE THIBoDEAU has closed
her manicuring establishment on
Main street, and will remove her bust
ness to North Adams.
Mrs. EDWARD FORD of School street,
who has been sick for the past three
weeks. is still confined to her bed, and
not improving very rapidly.
As stated IN fridays issue, S25, 200 has
practically been subscribed to the capt.
tai stock of the Bennington Electric
Street Railway. and the company will
effect an organization this week
MR.. AND Mrs. JOHN r. PILLING of
Cohoes, arrived here yesterday on visit
to their old friends. Mr.. Pilling re-
turned to-day, but Mrs. Pilling will re-
main for more extended visit.
REV. ALAN II. PUTNAM of Boston who
has been the guest of his brother, DR..
w. E. Putnam for the past week, re-
turned to Boston Monday. He preached
in the Baptist church Sunday morning
and evening.
j. L. FINN was at work yesterday
morning for the first day since his re-
turn from Boston, in attendance upon
the Knights Templar cOnclave, week be-
fore last In attempting to board a
crowded train, the day following the pa
rade, he was pushed from the car fall
ing to the ground and spraining his
wrist.
The following notice has been issued
by the Treasurer of the town, village and
Graded school district: Pay your taxes
before Sept. 2Sth, and save 4 per cent.
discount, and upwards of 80 per cent.
additional costs. Village poll tax, with
discount out, S4.43; town poll tax, with
discount out, 1922; North Bennington
poll tax, with discount out, $1.92. c. H.
Dewey, treasurer, at Bennington County
National Bank"
LIST of letters remaining uncalled for
in the Post Office at Bennington, for the
week ending Sept. 9th, 1895: Miss Ger
trude Dunn, Mrs. A. S. Cook, Miss Rose
F. Kane, Mrs. S. A. Norton, Miss Mary
Seymour, E. w. Baldwin, Wallace
Brown, Hon. H. Henry Prest, II. X.
Wright. These letters will be sent to
the Dead Letter Office, Sept. 23d, if not
delivered before. In calling for above,
please say "advertised," giving date of
list.
IN the markets there is an abundance
of all kinds of fruits and vegetables The
musbmeon season is at its height, and
the melons retail for five to twenty cents
each. Watermelons are gradually disap-
pearing, but good specimens are still
obtainable. Peaches are of fine quality,
and the best may be bad for Sl.35 to
SLIGO basket. Pears are selling for 75c
or 50 cents a bushel. Large pumpkins
bring ten cents each. New potatoes are
coming in abundance and sell for 80 to
40 cents bushel, while sweet potatoes
are had for 35 cents peck.
THE Lebanon Springs Railroad will
run special excursion trains to Chatham,
N. T., Wednesday and Thursday for the
benefit of those desiring to attend the
Columbia County Fair, to be held at that
place, the 10th, 18th, 18th and 18th.
Tickets will be good going and returning
on all regular and special trains on each
day of the fair. Premiums to the
amount of 50, 900 will be distributed, en-
surfing grand display of stock, fine
poultry exhibit, an instructive art gal
lery, a big fruit and flower show, and ex-
cellent colt races, trotting races and run
ming races. Round trip fare from Ben
nington will be 81, excursion trains leav-
ing at 40 a. IN.
Mr.. AND Mrs. F. S. HILL celebrated
the 18th anniversary of their marriage on
Friday evening, Sept 9th. There was a
very large attendance of friends who
were served with a bOuntiful supper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hill were the recipients of
many and useful presents. The follow
ing is list: Sideboard, set silver knives
and forks and salad dish, from the en-
ployes of the Cooper Manufacturing Co.,
of which Mr.. Hill is foreman; parlor
lamp, Mesdames Frank Norton, John
Crystal, Joseph Langdon, Walter Rock
wood, laurence Slattery, Maggie Sibley,
and Misses Nellie Mcqueen, Kittie Nc
Queen, Della Parson, Mary Langdon,
Lizzie Crystal bon bon dish, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Cooper; silver sugar shell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Tiffany; silver berry
dish, Mr.. and Mrs. James Burke: tea set,
E. J. Tiffany; set silver knives, Louis
Short; set silver nut picks, Mr.. and
Mis-. Coulter, South Salisbury silver
napkin ring, MI and Mrs. Geo. Jepson;
silver orange set, Miss Hannah Hackett
and Miss Agnes Hurley; l doz. silver
fruit knives, Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Wick
ham; 8 silver dessert spoons, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Morse and son. set vases, Mr..
and Mrs John Foster: parlOr stand Miss